The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-11

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| word. and are beyond tho man who plods
| along, picking up an income for himself but
the result of his labors being of no benefit to
his fellow-creatures. Meet this sneer then
with the remark We are working for others,
if was one of you, II am proud of being a
gentleman farmer"
DR.. Loring then gave Ek
The State Of Massachusetts the Farm and
tee Schoolhouse.-Co Needham said he was al
ways glad to respond for Massachusetts, for he
1nought she was the producer of great deal
OF American civilization, by sending abroad
more men as educators in all branches of
knowledge than any other, and he was certain
that New England was as proud of Massachu-
setts as Massachusetts, was proud of New Eng
land. When the New England Society talkei
ct coming to Maine they were told 1t was too
lar on; her population was 100 sl'ia an anu Az,
scattered for the long premium Ist, Dut tho
Presidents of the New England ana Name
Societies thought differently, and they have
given us the best agricultural exhDition we
have ever had-better cattle and more OF them;
better horses and fewer nays-and we have
never had such an exhibition as the one at the
halls, filling ten rooms with over 10, 600 articles
from more than 400 contributors. We shall
always feel we have met with a hospitality
and a cooperation we never expected, and we
shall never forget it to the last day of our lives
He thanked the Mayor for all the city had
had done, and the President of the Maine So
cety for all they bad done to make the Fair a
success and felt proud that during the whole
exhl6ition no friction and no envies had arisen,
out Inc whole had been complete triumph.
DR.. Loring said one of the great features of
the day had been the attempt to establish Ag-
rioultural Colleges. He called upon Gov. Co
burn to respond to
Our Aqricas:ural Colleges.-Gov. Coburn said
that he trusted the College at Orono would be
success, although the progress had been slow.
Dequest had failed them, owing to proviso
IN the will which had not been complied with
The labor system of the college was a success
IL toughened the boys up for their studies
The boys had taken an interest and not a sim
gle instance Of bad conduct had occurred the
past year. The number of scholors had been
thirty, and they might have had fifty if they
could have been accommodated. He believed
the time was coming when hundred farmers
could be graduated every year, carrying their
knowledge with them to every part of the
State. These fairs strengthen the interest of
the farmers in their employment, and an edu-
Gated agriculture was needed. He Nas ashamed
1T was the first of these fairs he had attended,
but it should not be the last
DR.. Loring said not only had the Senate
been we'll represented, but also the popular
branch Of our Legislature. He would there
fore give ......
Tie popular branch of OK National Legisla-
TIRE; may 1t dcays be trae to the highest inter
es.s Of a free and loyal people.-Mr. Perham said
he thanked the President for the sentiment he
had given, but as Maine had been so well rep
resented here this evening, he took occasion to
thank the society for coming to Maine, not on
ly for the success that had crowned their eff
forts, but for the stimulus that had been given
to agriculture all over the State; for the bring
ing together of all these productions of indus
try. He was glad to hear it had been one of
the most successful fairs ever held, and hoped
1t was only the beginning of future successes
Although our people had to work harder than
others, New England was not only of value to
the country in its productions, but it was of
value in the men and women it had brought
forth. Her boys carried their industrial train
ing to the West and the South, and, in fact,
wherever they had gone. He considered her
great Importance lay in the principles she was
stamping over the land. -.i
DR.. Loring said they had come round to the
point for which they had started, and he would
give
TIE honest merit of the Maine State Aqricul-
tu:dt Society.-HOn. Seth Scammon remarked,
in reply, that they could hardly expect him to
say anything that would interest the gentle
men who had preceded him and expressed their
views SO fully. But he was prompted to say a
lew words. The Maine society had been two
years making preparations for this fair. We
ley dormant four Years on account of the labor
we undertook to help put down the rebellion
After kind Providence had favored the Union
arms and placed the country on solid basis,
then We turned our attention to our interests
and to the formation of our prosperity as q ma
tion-agricdlture. So when, two years ago,
we commenced our preparations, we said the
New England Fair has been held in all the
Stales but Rhode Island and Maine; it meets
it must come to Maine. We had bids from the
different cities in the State. but Portlands lib
erality surpassed them ALL 1t had been his
province to work, not talk. He wanted to
make the affair success and prosper the insti-
tuition. Col. Needham had said they had
worked together harmonionsly, and they had.
He said they wanted a course of action to ina
press upon their boys that agriculture was an
honorable employment. He assented strongly
to Gen: Shepleys ideas about sneering at farm
ers, and wished the boys to understand that if
they could see the present assemblage, where
the leading men of the country praised agricul-
tural pursuits, and considered them entitled to
the highest honor, they would be more alive to
the desire to stay at home and become good
farmers; and he would like to have the girls
see it too. He then spoke of how in the dread
full tempest of the other night the President,
DR.. Loring and Col. Needham had gone out to
the fair grounds, and by their example and en-
ergy stirred up every man to work, and the
next morning the damages had been all re-
paired. He closed by stating the receipts of
the fair had been sufficient to pay the expen-
SEES, to pay premiums in full and leave mar
gin of profit.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Scammon's re-
marks, which closed the speech making, SEN
ator Hamlin called for three cheers for DR..
Loring, which were given with will, after
which DR.. Loring called for three cheers for
the Senator, which received like hearty res
ponse, after which the party separated.
We have rot been able to do iustice To the
speeches, owing to the want of space, but can
assure our readers they were highly interesting
and even brilliant