The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-03
Indianapolis Agricultural, Me
chanical and Hortic ultural
Association.
BOARD OF TRADE Room,
INDIANAPOLIS, April p, 20.

oil the formation OF the above named
joint stock association, having for its
object the Improvement of agricultural,
the met hanic arts, stock growing, and
better development of the natural re-
sources of Indiana, but more particular
ly to show strangers, who are likely to
visit us on such occasions, our bcau;i-
full city, its railroad and mar ufacturing
advantages. As public journalist and
benefactor looking to the advancement
Of our city and State I hope we may
all work together for the general good,
and that to this end, this article, or sub
sequent ones touching the same subject,
may not be regarded as intrusions upon
your valuable columns.
This is a joint stock company, indie
pendent of State or municipal appropri
atoms, private ENTERPRISE, not in OPP
position to any organization, public or
private, but solely for the purpose stat
ed, composed of over one hundred as
good business men as can be found in
any State. Among them find the fol-
lowing
Judge E B Martidale, John Fishback,
l. w Hasselman, Sinker IL Davis, Hon.
T 3 McCarty, John G New, Thomas D
Kingan, William Mansur, A Fletcher,
Jr., J II Vajen 81 Co, McCord & Wheat
ley, General G T McGiunis, w c. Smock
Samuel w Watson, Greenleaf & Co,
w c Holmes, NJ Lord, Aqulla Jones,
Jr,, L @ Sherwood, Shaw, Lippincott &
Conner, Valentine Butsch, T Ruschhaupt
r j Bright, Hon Fielding 3eeler, Gen.
T A Morris, B f Haugh & CO., Hon A
II Conner, Hon Joseph X English, W S
Hubbard, Merritt 81 Coughlen; Eli lei
ney, Charles II G Balls, Osgood, Smith
q Co, General Nathan kimball, E S
Alvord. n McCarty, f IL Churchman,
Isaac Davis, etc.
With such men as stockholders and
directors, the community must conclude
that the object of the Association is
purely for the purpose stated. And
with view to more fully carry out the
designs of the Association, they have
offered the most liberal premiums ever
presented at any fair in the Northwest
il order to reward strangers from
abroad by offering them such induce
ments as will bring them to indianapolis
that they may see our great central ma
tural advantages.
indiana coal is now attracting the
attention of the world for smelling and
other manufacturing purposes. We
have an abundant supply of valuable
ore, stone, and timber, indeed, all the
requisites necessary for inland manufac-
turing and commerce Our valuable
timber is being ruthlessly destroyed :;
"Wc Odman spare that tree" is not re
garded, and our '.wastern Indiana belt
of timber" is fading from view like the
s'dew before the MONDAY sum Thou-
sands of acres are annually cleared of
such timber as our eastern Yankee
friends choose TO select { and they are
quite PARTICULAR, cutting the black wal
nut cherry, ash, etc, car loads of which
by the dozen leave our city daily for
Boston, where it is manufactured, and
fully the original cost returned to US,
sold 10 our citizen, they paying the
manufacturer, and the freight both ways
We haye no complaint to make rs against
the Yankees, else we might "throw
stones into our own window. They
have an eye to business, but it is no
aid in securing home manufactures,
by which means we may be enabled to
consume our raw material, feed the
workmen, and benefit our city and
State. that this organization has been
formed.
Indiana's geographical locality is
most peculiar; bounded on the south by
the Ohio river, and on the north by Lake
Michigan-is in fact the gates between
the East and West, traversed by every
important East and West railroad line
perhaps fully nine tent.s Of all travel
from East to West, and West to East
again, passing across the State, only
thinking of ..Hoosier" The courage
and undaunted vigor of Indiana soldiers
during the war did much to introduce
Indiana to the people of the whole
I'D; e. IL
know than manyStates not half so old.
The old idea that an Eastern man en-
igrating to Indiana would be required to
reside here year and steal a hog before
he could vote, is being rapidly effaced
1t is to correct erroneous impressions of
whatever character, that lends impo. t.
ance to our organization.
But as q browning sheaf, thanks to
General T. A. Morris and seconds, we
are to day the greatest railroad centre
in the world, aIording transportation by
rail to nearly every county in the State,
connecting with every important railroad
line, north, south, east and west in the
Union.
The railroad facilities, and the liber
atty of our young, vigorous and reliable
organization, we trust will insure to us
tie best and most beneficial exhibition
Of all the industrial arts ever held in
the Northwest.
The fair will be held in Camp Morton
commencing Monday, Septic 9Th, 1870,
the State Board Of Agriculture.
having kindly granted the use of their
grounds from the 1st to the 10th Of Sep
TENDER, for the purpose; hence we are
at trifing expense. No large salaries to
pay, no mileage and per diem accounts,
no committees to pay, or other extrava
CANT expenses incident to public corpo-
rations. Our premium list foots up over
fifteen thousand dollars, and its arrange
ment is new, not an old stereotyped
edition, but believed to be appropriately
arranged in accordance with the relative
Importance of the various classes. The
affairs of the association will be manag-
ed with the Strictest economy consistent