, 1870-08-15
THE FARM AND GARDEN.


No ExhibltorN' Fees but SanXao
Tick cte-I1osv tho Plan Work.
QucAtaons BY a nesE Coner~eoa-
ing Do<su-Thc Crops.
tsnox opK Acxlcr11paAI ooxR1sroHpSss+1
. CnAxrAIdk, IL, Aug. II.
County fairs have become an established
institution Of tho country They arc tho ps1oe
of every connty-BcAt, II wall managed, and ~
= great extent, 1t all tin,es, are opponents OF
the refinement Of tho people, and Tho progress
OF the industries under their caro-. Ihey Ae,
comparatively. 1 now Institution, SUD IT eo"u
not b expected that they arc perfect IN al
respects. In fact, they need many reforms TO
make them reasonably successful. VIC will
ts1k over this naatter. and see II We ought not
to make sou,o changes, with viow to make
them mora useful; and, hEst, Of
1H1 o3ouaps.
These have been mainly selected In the edge
Of sous grore OF skirt OF timber, oft en- ons to
thrso miles distant from the depot or centre
OF business. It cxn be easl1y seen that tho
ordinary transportation OF town Il iaade-
quate to do the extra business thus thrown
upon it, and the result is e1tortion by dsay-
men. hAcknen, and teamstors. ThiQ might,
to somo extent, be remsdled by tho aid Of
teams from the country, but the town and city
ordinances como in and claim 4 license fec,
3hat checks the axior Of farmer boys who aas
ambitious to make IN extra dime on the ooca-
sion- 1have sean tive dollars charged for \
ainglo drsy load Of goods for exhibition,
nhlle tEo md three dollars arc not unusual.
II cur town and city authorities vould zee to
this, they would invite rather than drive away
exhibitors and visitors who attend the fair
from distance. Bat 4 better way il to re-
,na MI. 80 ,,,,-ese. ' .s..a souaA
1T hn,n.ss a. nos.;,.1s NJ 49,
s.,.sa. ~. tAl
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.hoot;os1, 1,'.e, -, . ~@o .o4.s 1soe' .
! suo0se ANsu, VI s"uo o. oAas osu. mlGht
~ moo = Aoatoe u Heaata sna pleasure 70
eue 'o"n los 1us Nao'e ysM. cau II diving
80 s-.,i yoa p.sAe0' oa' ~ OUT tus grounds
INV "AAe' osave- ano sno" grounds shade
N" o1nA.nen' tosm 1of tne pnfposs. and make
tnem es1ay secesaio!e, aoa W. Lave something
o. 1meo tne toWn "1A 1AWaya b proud.
aos people OF nxoa haVs adopted this plsu,
uu' aouen mo ~o1k Ii IN ~ nf.t stages and
r'ooas enaos usee, Je1 Il II hsoonins the
! foD3'o t'soft oi peasant evening. taisns
~. ts'<o'eo uet ~. e1o"noa uso ths nssfs
u tus cay oaA194 nag nets nsaf ehe depot.
1ns on'oa etounas' Il CsaRaaa, AFs within
~ easy "aA' sao otne3s 40 following IN the
WORK OF change. This IL tbs first step in tho
nne oI aueeesS.
70 haTe soccessful 1af un need both ak
n'oftofs 400 vtsatora, Ind to obtzin them ~
must bold ont Inducements to make it pleas
ure fos then 10 attend. Some Of our nnost
| populous counties have failed yeaf after yeax
4 RSft hair rnfr fNN kfn sv.<,1~ x1~A
they hA.e failed to mako them attractive. A
| long diatAnco to tho Rrounds, e1nrbitapt
chnBes, the want of systan,. tho Indifferent
meals served up 1t double prices, and other
arnoyances, drive away both e1lihsto,a aud
viAito.s. II must attend one day." says Mrs.
James to her husband at can't 70 on Tuas-
a.y, for I must iron, md Wednesday Nellie
must 60 with hns aunt,-have spriceina call
for mo on Thursday" .s But, my dear,'' s.ys
her husband, - sspriggins Is to run hin team to
the fair ground from the corner of Main and
Market streets, md you win have To take your
chance with the crowd" "Weu, nevor mind &;
I don't caro- enough about going to take such
chanoes II thn diat.ncn r.s rhort T,or1d nra.
! o., ~, .,a ,,..,, -, ,-,,.., 80
every day, but .s it is, .eu must try and see
them to the train ono aay, II possible. for The,
| N.
And this Is not solitary tnatspco. but = sa,n.
pie Of numbers in esch county annually, but.
says stoctholder at one Of these tvo-mils
'-n' ssoanu'' =. eae iatlne.s u"'e tne'f own
Just there il another mistake it ia the sur
roundings Of = fair that make il attrsctlve.
Why do merchants crowd together; why psy
dnuhIe reata In some ps1t Of the town. vhen
| A. @-~
next street? Simply because 1t is the centre
Of attraction. lust 80 OF Z fair ground,
! Located IN ox near The cent1e Of the toEp it il
30 easy OF zocesa that It becomes TIN ceutre al
| attraction, md people are attracted By botl
the show and tho crowd Of people in short, il
| Ia pleasure to attend.
The mau who works by tie day cannot At
ford hack hiro for his family, and they an
compelled to remain 1t home. Twsnty.fv.
: cents each way, and twenty-five cents to tht
gate mske seventy-Ave cents. John snitt
eA1rs dollar and half 4 day To attend tht
fair he must lose half 4 day. e0.f,
For seif and vile, lu
} foI n!ly and Mary. ...+..-...........-... 10,
'. ''''''''''''''''''''.''' ~,
Sal
can't afford it, slys AFR s. lilly aud Mar,
/
/ out and back. Place this fair within an ess,
walk, and Mr. Smith wou1d take Airs. s., Dilly
and Mary At least two days, for this would onl,
Cnsl
t"o lei "ays 'oss..-..''.'-.'-.'''.'. ...... Ia
: Total expenses and time SIS
: In this c,hs the gate fees arc doubled. IN.
. | 7e. Mr. Smith has Lats two pleasant afternoon
With his family. aud At less cost Nothing i
, | more imperative than the necessity to ehane,
nearly all the fair grounds in the State, and t
, bring them within tho corporate limits OF th
: ioHhs-
!. Small towns, one or two miles from th
: -ai1roads, have vatn!y struggled 10 maintai
= heir poslt1ons, but tho new condition q
;. things that the depot has created ia too nuc
'or them. NO may DO able to hire i've thou
q Hapd people to attend our fair two miaes froz
I oWn' eus, We would lave them pay N
attend it, We must place it 30 near, And max
: It 30 pleasant, that they will be willing to com
q ;or the very pleasure and profit Of tho thing
b pleasure that they meet old friends and 1uak
It new ones, and profit that they learn sors
: thing Of value in their several industries.
= We will now suppose the fair grounds 10 l.
q properly located, aud proceed TO look At osht
n points that need pruning.
% l. Charge no exhibition feea It must b
~ tofne IN mind tn&t No need ARTICLES to NAL
q . mp the show. In premium list befose M
ia N exhibitors ticket il -. This entities bin
10 his wife, md children, undor II yesrs, TO a
IT tend tho fair. This mAy do tot persons ha,
y y ing : wife and several small Children, but,
"a the man II distance. is rather high tariff.
ar In this talk wish it understood that one
n she chief points is to enable The Directors
l make money, to enable them to pay for Il