New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-03
STATE FAIR-NINTH AND
TENTH DAYS.

The rainy weather of the past two days
has greatly interfered with the exhibition
and the various amusements at the fair.
Comparatively few visitors were present
Sunday, and, owing to the continual rains
Of yesterday, which flooded the grounds,
few except actual exhibitors, and officers
OF the association who had to be on the
grounds, were present. Of course the
races, and all such outdoor performances,
had to be postponed until to-day. It is
hoped this, the closing day, may be a
| bright and joyous one to all who may
| visit the fair. OF course, a great deal Of
the interest attaching 10 the exhibition is
over with the awarding Of the pre-
miums, and the rain has shorn the
grounds OF their glory; but most Of the
interesting myriad of articles to which the
prizes were awarded, together with
those Of their unfortunate competitors, are
still to be seen, and their is great gain to
all visitors in being enabled to see by the
blue ribbons, precisely what articles are
supposed to have been the best ones, BY
the experts who are chosen to decide the
fact and award the premiums.
The contest for the first prize in many
articles exhibited at this fair has been IN
US ually spirited; and though it is a rather
general remark among the successful and
unsuccessful competitors, that SO fair set
Of men were never before known on award
ing committees, there is, as there always
must be in such cases, good deal of feel |
ing. It would therefore be we'll to consd- |
er whether prizes should be ofered.at all, |
or premiums Of any kind, Of many Of such |
wares as are constantly exhibited at fairs,
such as sewing machines, washing ma
chimes, pianos, cotton gins, ETC., for
the agents of these wares would evidently
be glad to put them on exhibition, and
thus afford persons the opportunity of see
ing them, and Judging of their merits
without the inducement of a premium.
TIE value Of fair ground as means for
advertising is very considerable; and it
may become question whether exhibitors
Of patent rights, and of various manufac.
tured articles, should not be charged for
exhibiting their wares, rather than be al
lowed bonus for SO doing Let these
prizes be confined more to stimulation of
the production of large crops and the rails
ing of fine stock.
There was good feeling, for example,
among cotton gin m manufacturers at the
of awards. And yet none
but these or The incest experts
could tell the difference between
The various articles on exhibition
n this important branch of manufacture.
Indeed the awards seemed to be dstri-
outed around with due regard to each.
That excellent gin, the Atlantic, from
received the premium as the
pest one for cleansing cotton from sand Z
Ind other dirt while ginning. The build ,
ngs Of the Atlantics mandatory occupy
200 acres, and have one hundred work
men to each acre. Thomas G. Craven, +
he owner and inventor, proposes estab- t
ishing house in New Orleans. Gull ,
cts gin, which, to some extent, is Lou
siana one, being manufactured at Amite, r
louisiana, as well as more largely on Mys-
ic river, Connecticut, had the first pre- !
MUM awarded it. The second award, or
ed ribbon, was to Dubois & Co.'S gin, {
made at New London, Connecticut, :
ew miles from the preceding one.
is inventor, Dubois, resides at
)emopolis, Alabama, SO it is also somA 9
What Southern. The American needle \
i'm took the first premium as condenser G
he Champion gin and huller took the q
rize as huller. So there were no less :
han six gins competing, and the eighth 3
roker had to be added to the awarding g
ommittee before satisfactory verdict 6
ould be made up. 2
So was it also in sewing machines. A S
ew committee was with difficulty made
p and put to work at two O'Clock P. NJ, =
esterday, and general distribution of y
wards according to merit was made. The n
arham machine obtained the prize for .,
eneral family sewing, greatly to the plea Il
ire Of its worthy exhibitor, while Howe's s.