The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-25

No. SUMMARY.

We have received from our New Orleans
Agent a series of carefully written Letters,
descriptive Of the Fourth State Fair, lately
held there We have room, however, for
only a Summary of the New Orleans Ex-
New ORLEANS, May, 1870.
Our Fourth State Fair, despite the un-
toward and persistent wet weather, has
established the permanency Of the enter
prise, and especially the great Value it has
TO the Northern and Western inventors n
manufacturers and to Southern planters,
farmers and machinists, IN bringing before
the South-W West the latest improvements in
mechanical and agricultural labor-savlng
machinery. Southern foundries and mills,
too, have been stimulated into more active
exertiDn: and Southern inventive genius
and fabricating skill, in many instances,
carried off the palm of victory over sornn'-
dable competition.
The exhibition of steam driven machine
ry and: of agricultural implements and
.labrr-saving apparatus was the largest ever
seen here ; and nlan,v' experienced judges
Pronounced it to be- largest they had ever
seea at any Fair in the United States.
Mesers. c. S: Eunt & Co, who hive
Just opened a large machinery depot at No.
,172 Gravier street. exhibited a variety of
novel and valuable. apparatus: Blake d
Co.'S new patent Steam Pump Sturtevant's
new Fan and Pressure Blower, and tx
haust and Dryer Fan : Clarke's new Linen
Hose : Gofin's new Steam, Water and Gas
Valves {; Selden's new Steam Packing F.; the
New York Tap and Dye Co.'s new Taps
and, Dies with U-S. standard thread Mix
ter's. new Saw GUNNER and Upset, :nd
new Mill Picks. Berrynaan's patent new
" Automatic Boiler Feed Regulator and
Electric Low Wa'er Alarm :" the Eagle
COS new Wise, and the Plymouth Mill
| Co.'s new Ripets with Bnrrs to match: All
took premiums. Mfr. Hunt has been for
thirty years here the manager of the ccle-
brated e. Carver Co.'S Cotton Gins"
Their new ."Cotton Seed Linter," took the
premium
MFR. Thos. B: Bodley's new, portable and
stationary engines and boilers, from the
Norwak Works,-eight exIlibited-attract,
ed general. attention. These engines are
novel, but simple, strong and cheap. Se7
erai were seldom the grounds. Ms. Bod
ley took the premium for the "best Cottor
| Gin." for Gullett's Gin, made in Amite,
Co., Miss. He took first premiums FOL
"Stafford's Chltivator,"a and the "SatterEy
Gang Plow." He took the premium fol
"Turnnard's Corn and Cotton Planter :
for "Judson's Governor for Steam Engines
for "Burt's, Shingle Machine for "bes'
Steel Bells :" and awards of less merit fol
the "Norwalk Works Steam Pumps ;:
KingsIand, Ferguson & Co.'s Saw Nil
Head Blocks = McGowsn Il Bros hai1d
force and suction pumps Kingsland
Ferguson & Cos "horse power; y Blymyer
Norton g. Co.'S "sugar evaporating pan !;
and Ray 6 Young's "horse hoe for cult
vator.'"
A new Cotton Tie. called the Wallis
carried off the highest prize. 1t is thu
property of Mr.. John s. Wallis. 81 Caron
delet street, ore Of our most esteemed mer
chants. It was successfully introduced Las
year, in covering 10000 bales Of cotton.
The famous Portable Corn Mill" pat
ented and manufactured here these man.
wears by Col w. P. Coleman, and nov
made by his son, Fl. Dudley Coleman. ear
/ TIHu OIL bElE IlgiCSt plNAlidAA III eAANI AiAS
The large and elegant display made b,
Capt. B, z. Walshe, Of new goods for Gen
tlemen and the latest fashions Of Boys an
ChildrenTs Clothing, merited the numeroa
premionss that were awarded to 1T.
Tie popular Septoline Oil Go represent
ed BY j. ID. Cross, No, Is Dauphin stree
was the recipient Of a number Of blue rlt
bons. Mr.. Gross's display was. large an
elegant
Messrs. Glynn & Wiptz, No. 9 Cam
ktreet, swept the field Of diplomas, silve
and gold medals for their beautiful exhib
ton Of gents boots and shoes and ladie
and children's slippers and CATERS.
There were fifteen cotton presses cate
ed for competition. The Brooks Revo
wing Cotton Screw Press' took the prt
MUM FIR "best plantation cotton press.
It, is the property Of the old merchant
Msssrs. j. B, Jennings q Go, No !
! Union Street.
Messrs. J.. Villarrubia 6 Co, steam con
~aacsioners, No. 90 Old Leuee street, succes
sors to Ernest Tnrpin, carried off all Oh
diplomas and silver and bronze medals i
that line. Theirs is the largest establish
ment of the kind in the south.
The celebrated Grever & Baker Machine
as represented BY Mr.. and Mrs Gardnel
the efficient agents, literally swept tn
field ofiblue ribbons. They 1uttered a
ever and around it ; the principal preraiu,
being for abest Family Sewing MaehIae.'
Just as successful was Mr.. L. Grun'
valid, the well known music and mnsic'
instrument dealer, No. 129 Canal stree
! He received a number of diplomas and gol
medals especially for. Knabe & Cos gran
/; pianos and upright cottage pianos, and f
Mason q Hamlin's parlor and church o
! gans.
Stakeholder Bros, Of South Bend, End
ana, carried off the highest prize for "be
wagons for plantation use" over q stroH
competition
a new soap made BY sabates & Poujual
Of this city, teek the premium for "be
. fine iaundry SOAP Their home mat
candies, made from refined Texas tailov
were pronounced eqnslto any brought her
and took the highest prize.
One ofour oldest firms, Msssrs. Sizer
Owen, No. ~ Carondelet street, exhibite
: a number of improved harroEs, cultivator
graia threshers, and other new and vahuab
agricultural implements, of which the
havea very large stock. They took anun
Der of~preniunas. / noted Jones q Go.
Nashville walking cultivator q sugar car
IIscraper by Bringier s. Tristy Of Ascensic
i Parish, La, q picket heading BY Glasgo
& Co, Nashville; a cotton chopper an
scraper, BY A. !. Going, Clinton, La
Sham,s cotton seed hulisr and q new, "a
and cheap cotton GIN, BY Dubois 3 Co,
Deaaepolis, Ala The Utlev Cotton Pres
made at Atlanta, did not STRIVE in time
: compete. 1t attracted great astensie
8 here.
8 The display BY Messrs AitEens
Son, No. 236 T~choupitouIas street. Of NJ
chanicss tools, files, hinges screws, boil