, 1870-07-14
THE OCTOBER FAIR IN ST, LOUIS.

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From the 81. Lott.s Republican, Jufy1a
! The next annual fair of the Agricultural and
| Mechanical Association viii, in many resnects,
| surpasa even the succass acbiayed durinr ma,
se0s. Ano Improvement VII hot arse
~ uuca 1lum any particularly ne"
| iehtnfes III the programme, as in
| mediation on the grouutlv and a 1;heral nrcm;.
| un, list, In the introductory remarks r. ti,a
....i A -. :.1a .o Ie .nI tetn0ths ~ tue
usual printed pamphlet Of the association Civ
3ne tne hcneuuie VI premiums ne unu the fol
lowing information respecting the grounds,
which is Of soma interest:
The anphItheatre now being erec.r,1 .f1f hs
the largest structure OF the Kind ever built In the
world. It will inclose an arena Of a quarter OF a
mile in extent in which ali exhbI,ioas Of stuck
and trials Of speed will fake place.
The padoga, ln the centre OF the arena. Will he
ninety feet high, divided into three stories iron,
one Of which d full brass bau1, composed 0f
twenty performers, Will discourse sweet music
during the fair
The machinery department IL a ttue brick hutltl
ing Two hundred feet ion9 and seventy fetf Viz
supplicd with shaftfnE the entire length and ali
the machinery will be set III practical, operat,on
by y steam engine OF seventy-lise horse power.
The galnar7um thirty feet in dtancter. three
stories Irh. ia ,Ea'e cntirelv OI wrt nnI rnntains
ninety 1tartmcnts. with ali tile coIivenisnces IN
h eatasn sna SsspnS l q ponitr{ furnished
the comfort and convenience OF the latltes,
| The agricultural department, lGl feet long and
90 wide will give the farmers an opnortnnjtv fo al
down and examine The macSreTF 1as a. tHeir n
leisure
The old nu1phltheatre has been conyerte1, tnto a
ernnt circular exhih,tfon hsii rnntsunr M npa1
1000 souare feet of room set aart u I'm exhtht
t!tu Of pictures. statuarf 1nustcal fnstr1,menfs
textile fabrics, carrtaRes Vegetables, aeld, garIe1i
and farm nrputts fr1lIta anil .nwcrs II fha IN
terror oi tie circle formed y tts hal, is the "a
Rctla three stories high surrounded by fountains
and eve, green's anl beautiful t1ower uarjen IN
The mechanjca1 t,cnartmcnt ia h,,cs hn,,,,,,o
tie centre, Bixty.tvo windows aua vide arsnnes
ventilated making 1t one Of The most attracnye
| features On tho Rfpunds
The geological, mineral and chemical display
wili he made In the former art gallery, which has
| Many Of the old buildings hare been torn down.
aId CHANGES made to open mp and beautify the
grouhtfs anu, indeed, the directory, III the I'm
pf3vemgu s1, made during thls yeaI have spared
nelIAe9 Fains 1oF expense 10 ca1eF 70 the comfort
~ tne papLc, Who mare 20 generously patrontzed
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| msats !'ai,;I are as 5olioWs; io.
n hKt'eut9i4t q u.gpa'.nsnt, . -. =. Ferguson, ma
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t,,s ~ ne, a1,d ~ Gl'e, StG Iames
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als, asss.an punI, sheep, ani s"ine' Lesi
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4aFses E Ias u Ilaahsono s snpe!sutehoent 81 Sattle
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fo- ~ hast tan r1T nr to ~ S.So =! ~
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