Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-18
The Progress Of Fairs and Industry.
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EDITORS LEDGER: We deeply feel thu
Importance of the effort now being made
all over the South and Southwestern
States to change the state of things We
rejoice in the creation of light, and
whether that light appears in the West OF
South We shall ever hail it with Joy. Blu,
we feel an honored pride when we see the
South, the land of our adoption and love,
standing up in the might God has given
her, and casting abroad that strong radi
ance it is her glory to shed. on
These reflections, Mr.. Editor, were
brought to my mind 10 reading late pa.
pers from different sections of the South
and Of this State of the great effort now
being made TO restore to our impover
ished country its former prosperity and
wealth, by giving new life and energy to
the cultivation of our soil, and by q gene.
raj reviving of agricultural and mechsn.
ical fairs and domestic industry.
a There is not newspaper we open,
whether from the North, East, West or
South, but we hear of the happy and sue.
cessful results of industrial exhibitions
and fairs. 1t seems that every city, vii.
lsge, hamlet or county has its fair, and
all prove productive, beneficial and, of
course, favorable to the march Of pro-
gress. 3 i4tf i1ss 1aii'A1i.
Nothing in these days Of go-a-head y
can be more popular and pleasing than
exhibitions and fairs, when we'll con.
Quoted. They are now considered as
the regulators of internal and domestic
improvements and promoters of CONNER
cial prosperity.
A correspondent from Florence, KY,
writes the following amusing paragraph,
He says; AN"'-
F" After two and half hours drive We
reached our destination, Here we found
the grounds crowded almost to sutfoca-
tion,, but beyond the great clouds of dust
everything was agreeable Every person
here goes to the fair. Merchants and
mechanics and their families 90 for O
country recreation. Farmers and their
wives aud mothers 60 to renew old
friendship associations. Stock men 90
to exhibit their stocks to the public. The
young men Of the country 90 to renew
their vows of love to the queens of
beauty, who are everywhere to be seen
scattered throughout the grounds. Many
of them 6nd graves ready to receive
their affections; many of them 6nd that
thorns upon one branch are hidden by q
rose upon the other. The notes of
Home, sweet home, have died away
the last assemblsge has dispersed; the
grounds are vacant"
Now. Mr.. Editor. the above remarks
are in good time. We will hope to find the
fair grounds Of the Shelby County So
ciety crowded with such visitors ss the
above correspondent mentions, bat really
we would not like TO see in these fair
grounds "many of them find graves
ready to receive their dying affections"
etc. We would guard, if possible, our
young men from such intrusion or mis-
hsps at our next fair.
q We are told by friend just from St.
Leuis, that there were two hundred
thousand people at the late exhibition.
This is glorious news for that city. We
will hope that Memphis one of these days
will make some display in the way of a
Grand Industrial Exhibition. We will
be satisfied to see fifty thousand visitors
here on such an occasion. Let the peo-
pie "rally" and sustain the enterprise
no,c making headway,"' and we will
promise them contamination of this
fact asafaeanf 81 ti Dr.. PLOUGH.