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Tho Forthcoming Agricultural Fairs

ono Ol tuc Itooo hopohaA s'S'o va
Gonthcrn rccupcration-tho rift in
the cloud Of general dcspondency pro
ducod by our untoward political con.
dition-is tho increased and incrcas,
ing interest which is felt for every.
thing which may contribute to its ma,
tcrial devclopcmcnt. This is cspcci
ally manifested in tho awakened in,
1crcst Which has been exhibited, and
in tho removed efforts which have
been made, in behalf Of tho great Ag-
1'icultural Fairs, which arc TO come
Off soon, in this and our sister South
crn States, and which seem destined
TO inaugurato new era in Southern
civilization. They furnish not only
q cheering index Of that Which lies
at tho basis Of I'LL material and social
dovclopcmcnt-hopeful energy, aid
awakened public spirit but they are
Tho most efficient agencies i'll Keeping
this spirit alive. Tho h:lls Of legisla
tion-thc high places Of profit and OF
trust-arc closed to tho bright intel
lccts of tho aspiring Southcrncrs; but
away from tho arid arena Of politics
they may find full employment for al
their energies in tho folds Of bountc
Gus Ceres. Hero 10 odious proscrip,
tive tests exclude them from the prizes
Of a generous rivalry and lauduL!c
ambition. 1Ioro whilst best promo
Ting private ends, they may at the
samo time subscrvc all tho great inter
.csts which make up tho rublic veal.
In this field Of material dcvclopcmcnt
tho gonius and energy of tho South
arc now receiving full exercise; and
rs an evidence Of this wo have but to
rofcr to the announcements Of some
forthcoming Agricultural Fairs.
First in. tho order Of time is the
Georgia State Fair, to bc held in At
lanta, on the 10th October noxt, and
70 .continno eight days. This promi-
scs to be grand aff,ir-articlcs hav-
ing already been entered for cxhibi-
tion-from Northern, Eastern and
Western States. To attract crowds
from abroad, through-tickct system
has boon arranged, upon all tho great
railroad routes, by which visitors pay
only one faro coming and returning,
.Somc S25. 900 will bc offered in the
way of premiums, and no pains have
been spared in getting up amuscmcnts
tor the entertainment Of tho audience.
in tho way Of horse racing, trotting,
tournaments, shooting matches, vc-
locipcdo racing, fancy skating, &c.
Atlanta is itself place worthy to
.tc the scene Of a grand industrial cx-
hibition-only few years ago n mere
wildcrncss-now a city Of 10000 in
.habitants-with fvo daily ncwspa.
pcrs-mills turning out daily four
hundred barrels Of four-fity tons
Of railroad iron-foundrics, bone
mills, paint mills, p!apeing m;lls-dry
goods jobbing houses, doing a busi-
ness Of more thau a million q year.
Who can read Of all this and not be-
.licve, that "thcre is Life in tho old
land yet
In tho following wock, commencing
.on tho 25th October, and continuing
five days, is tho great Augusta Fair,
scarcely second in intcrcat, and whicl,
itself is Offering some sl1 600 in pre-
1niuns to exhibitors. Here also assem-
blcs during Fair week, q great Agri-
cultural Congress with representatives
from oil sections Of the country. Au-
gnsta has long been fnvorite market
for many Of tho upper counties of
Carolina and Gcorgia, and this will
no doubt, attract large crowds to the
Fair. We learn that ono half of
Wilkes, Elbcrt and adjoining counties,
propose TO camp out on tho occasion,
and wo suppose that Abbevi!lc will DO
duly represented. Augusta before the
war, was tho foremost inland cotton
depot in tho South, with q banking
capital of six and a half millions Of
dollars. Now with increased railroad
and shipping facilities, and receiving
$4,000 bales of cotton this year, sho
mas mas has banking capital Of OILY $500
wy: what an opening for banking
capital! also for manufacturing capt.
tai with her almost inexhaustible va
ter power. The stock ofthe aAugusta
Factory" is paying an annual dividend
toi twenty per cent, and is selling now
NJ 800 .por share, its par value being
.Sl0o: Surely this speaks well for
southern enterprise. =.
In tho first wcok of November.
comes off tho Agricultural and Nc
chanical Institutes Fair in Charles
ton, which wo aro sure. that many Of
ouI readers will attcnd. Before cx-
patiating upon this theme, and dwell
ing upon the many. attractive fen
tufes Of the Exhibition, we will await
INC reception Of tho handsome pam
%Mnl9t, Which wo see, that Messrs.
c Ma,Ker, Evans g. Cogswcll have sent
:ior!n TO herald the claims of an Ex.
hlpition, which we have NO doubt will
40 full honor to tho public snirit and
Of the Getty bv tha sca j" -,
In the week folloTinS nn ~ OIL
10th and lth November;, lis = is our own %
cherished State Fair. in .Colu,nh;s W. ~
which we have called attention. IN !. W. y,
other column. At is q work of snro,. u, ,s
.orrogasion to invite our ..reodera n,
attend this their: own pet enter,
prise. They have 9patronized iii Tia
past. apdithey, will find ,tenfold aroa.
:>er reasons lfor, doing soin the future.
Lastly, need we say,a word 10. be-
haf, of our own District Fair. which
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