Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-08-05
THE STATE FAIR.


is to be State fair in Columbia next November.
In the absence Of organizations devoted to the
work of developing the resources of York and ad,
ding to their productivcncSs this fact is very like,
ly to slip frol the memory Of the continuity:
There seems to be general lethargy with regard
to combined efforts for making the daily .occupa'
tons Of our people more profitable. Not that the
various methods of carrying on these occupations
have been brought to such perfection that there is
no room for Improvement. Farmers particular,
are all willing to acknowledge that their crops are
not as profitable as they ought to be- Indeed.
many of them arc disposed to complain that they,
of all men, have the hardest lot; that they have
to do more hazd.work and get less pay for it, than
any other people
Yet they seem unwilling to make any combined
effort to increase their profits Those who have
other employments, when they find they do moi
pay, meet and consult to see.what is wrong, and to
Fcorreetit if possible This is the explanation OF
the strikes so frequent among the different trades
men at the North,. who generally succeed In gain
ing the object they have in view. yiz better pay.
Now farmers at the South have fully as much at
stake as Northern tradesuen, and have ten times
as many means Of redress They pve. tt. consider,
for instapce, plans for. increasing the quantity OF
their crops, their market value and the cheapest
mode of getting them to market Each man nay,
for HIMSELF improve his cultivation and raise larg-
er crops though even this can be better accom-
plished by consultation with others equally inter-
ested in the subject. But the securing of reliable
fertilizers and paying prices cannot beaceompllshed
by single handed efforts Why is it that the bulk
of the cotton crop always gets into the possession
of spectators just previous to rise in price? Is
it not because the spectators are combined to keep
down the price, while the producers are engaged
in a kind of skirmish fight, each for himself, in
which but few are able to get full value tor their
cotton? Couater combination, on the part OF
planters, would do much towards rectifyng this
evil
But while all such suggestions are readily owned
to be true, nobody seems willing to make practi-
cal use of them. The only chance, then, for ac-
complishing any improvements in the profits OF ag'
riculture and mechanics, is to interest ndiVduals
This chance is afforded by the approaching State
fair. twill be opened to all who have anything to
exhibit, which will testify to the productveness of
the soil Of South Carolina or the ingenuity Of her
people. Specimens of any kind Of work, manu-
factured by hand or nlachne1yr are desired, be-
sides farm produce whether it besamples Of crops
or specimens of live stock. The ladies viii have a
Conspicuous place, in whiehto exhibit their skill in
the mysteries Of the kitchen and household accorn
phshments.
1t is because individual competition is invited
by the fair, that we Call special attention to it.
We believe It viii be decided advantage to oil
who send articles for exhibition, which secure ia
vorable notice from the Executive Committee, 10
manufacturers Of articles for sale such notice will
certainly be certificate that they excel in theif
profession. Is not such an endorsement worth
trying for? There are many kinds ofaricles
uG,ctured in our midst for domestic use, and VIC
hope York will be well.represented at the fair
Let there also be full attendance Of visitors from
our county. Even if visitors have nothing to ex-
hibit, they may be benefited by seeing what 9th
ers exhibit. If no other advantage is gained the
cost of the trip will be we'll spent, if the visitors
bring back with them little Of that public spirit
which is 50 advantageous to any community, and
which, it nlust,be confssseh York decidedly lacks