Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-06

FAIR. II ws understand the matter cor
rsctly. it is simply because Davenport
don't want the State Fair. She can do
better. Scott county enjoys every fall the
best Fair in the State . larger display,
larger attend snss, larger receipts. aod lar
ger pro6ts than any other Fair-Stats,
District, Or county, held in the Ssate.-
Bringing the State BAir hses wsnld tsad 70
weaken the rssults sf the csnuty fair. and
it is net best = iopair % substantial To-
sal organization for sbs purpose Of intrs>
ducing concern that rslls absut the State
bieannually, On wheels, - blackmail llv.
ing out Of this, that, or the other city, town
or village. We can continue to support
and build up our home institution, and
that is our duty. Let those who banker
after State Fairs pay for the distinguished
honor, and snjey the result.
BY the way. this State Fair has become
. notorious bsggar. Net possessing merit
in itself suR cient to draw paying I.heuses,
it goes about hunting up . prscarious sup
pert. II ought to Be . proud institution
Of tho State. Instead Of prowlipg about
tho high seas ofths State armed with letters
Of marqae and reprisal. it ought to settle
down somswhere, and secure to itself .
name, > place, and reputation for doing
good. At Dss Asinss, for instance. It
sught to have . City acre tract. Or more.
That shsuld be ssuitably lfsncsd 10, and
handsome AMI csmmodeous halls. eficss.
stables, stalls and pens prepared. The
grounds should be preiusely planted With
trees, among which there should Be mile
course-fine drives and promsnads. Album
liant water convenient watering places for
man and beast, should be provided ; and
Ihsfe aheuld be . substantial stationary
'ngine located upon it. with abundant
'hafting passing through long buildings for
running machinery. These and numsr-
'us other things should bs done. to make
,p superior outfit. In ten years time Il
vsuld b beautiful grsvs-s magnificent
state Park-a place the people Of the State
veald delight 10 visit and to patrsnizs.
,smpsss ssch' . noble institu-
tuition with ths present clumsy,
Machine that gees grsanisg through the
state sn trucks; the one 10 lasting
'redit; the other living disgrace. II the
society must beg. let It beg loud Just ence
more and then quit. Let it say t. the four
u five centrally located planes in the State
he one that will give most - such . per
nansnt arrsngemsnt-sthsr thinss being
qusl-shall have the permanent lseatien Of
ss grounds ~ . permanent institution. |
should no more 60 numbering sbsut the
tate than should tho State Capitol itself,
be Insane Asylum, College Farm, or
tate Psnitsntiary-bu become fixed fact
omewhsrs - properly a. Des Moinss-
liant itsslf.-taks rost, grow up, and be.
ONE bright and glorious institutions Of
'roud, happy. and glorious Iowa
We submit these ideas, Aessrs. Mana
,ers for your consideration, hoping they
vill find favsr in your sight. You cannot +
xpect to do the State any good BY this
owing commission Of yours. Locking back
yer the track you have made in the past
welve yesrs, What have ysu accomplished |
II Auscatine you stepped . year Or two, +
nd it resulted in crippling her County
air, aud she has not had good one since.
It Oskalsosa the result vas ne better. At
eva City it Was dists, and at Burlington,
Dubuque aud Clinton, ne LEGAL results have
'esn achieved worth mentioning, but We
relieve the holding Of the State Fair at
hose and oil other points to have been
lstrimsnt to the local agricultural organi-
ltions. More than this. much valuable
ims has been lost that thsuld have been
in getting up permanent quar-
ers.
In view Of those fActs-and ksenly
what some wise Puritan
a.hsr has said about the rolling stone, ws
Earnestly suggest that the State Fair folks
hasten to anchor their institution in some
central lecAticn. and proceed to make it the
,rand agricultural Mecca Of the State,
, vhither we oil can travel once year and
Ise tho magnificent products Of Iowa
,andiwork and Iowa soil epacieusly
Irrayed in generous competition with that
If other states.
Orr DxBr. This ugly question coz.
inues to grow upon ". Every year it b.
comes more and moro pressing, and, ws,
he people, keep rstreating farther and far
her into the corner. What gsedt We
amt retreat always; some day We must
face the music squarelv, and that 10 sober
Earnest. OF course the people Of Dassn-
pert wsuld never think Of such thing ~
rspudiatiou even If it were 90, there 10
not the ghost Of chance. Davenport is
in no condition to plead bankruptcy. She
10 worth eight or ten millions Of dollars
essy. She owes $45O, O,o0O-sr about one
twentieth part Of what she 10 worth. No
room there for plsadisg psversY. fellow
oitissus. Kssnly approaching this fact, it
seems islly y presume that The crsditers
Of the city viii make any great reduction
Il any - all, On The principal. Some re-
duction, il 10 true. asd vsrv likely may be
gained upon the accumulated interest ind
The rate Of interest for the futurs may be
reduced-and " believe it
should be. That 10 ell 10 caa hope fer.-
That 10 I'll The hiehsst ceurt 10 the land
vill permit 10 70 expect. What then ?
Postpone the matter no lsusss, but strip
fer the emergency, and take right held sf
the weight before us and lit Il cut Of The
way - seen ~ possible. Nothing can BE-