New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-26

small, but ''select" and appreciative
Among those most observed, and also
most observing, were some editors of note
over the land, in addition to some of the
conservative chaps" who are here at
tending their convention. In addition to
that veteran agricultural editor, MIR. Red
mond, of the Southland, who was busy at
his editors tent, there was Mr.. Emory, Of
that long established Journal, of Chicago,
the Prairie Fdrmer, CLicago-like, wanting
to see and have everything done in a
minute; unable to take things easy or go
slow, as we have learned to do in our
warm climate. Mr.. Lyman, the agricul-
turai editor of the New York Tribune, is
here. He was seen ct Moody's, supposed
to have no change of rainent, and to have
read the telegraph poles.
The great mechanical department E,
superintended by MIR. N. E. Bailey,
finally got its machinery going yesterday
afternoon, and the cotton gins, cotton
seed linters, centrifugal sugar machines
and other mills were making things lively
for the planters, and others interested in
the newest aud best improvements in all
sorts ofplantation, labor-saving machinery.
Planters from Attakapas, (tbe sugar
bowl, st. Nary, Iberville and elsewhere,
were busy making all sorts of enquiries,
anu observations. Even from Texas, too,
were delegations looking on, and endeav
oring to induce such exhibitors to visit
the May Fair Of the Lone Star State, at
Houston. The heavier machinery such as
huge steam engines, stump-pullers, saw
mills, like the King of the Woods, for fell
ing and saving up trees, was also in
operation in the open field. Some of these
were working away Saturday, those from
Corning, away in the interior of New York,
of which the agent is MIR. Slack, having
the honor to have steam up the first, Mr..
Slack being only so in name.
Machinery of the kind above mentioned
is better represented than ever before.
But there is a great falling off in farm
implements, and particularly soil moving
tools, as plows, ETC.. from the first Fair
which, in that respect, was one of the best
ever held in the world. The falling off in
pillow exhibitors from the North is from
thirty to single specimen, and that from
St. Louis. And yet this Department E,
in many of its classes, must be pronounced
a success. We can not speak of its articles
in detail, but can only say that every
planter should examine them for himself.
There seems to be little improvement in
the Live Stock Department, since the
First Fair. What can our grazers be
about2 In no branch of it-sheep, hogs,
cattle, horses-is there a respectable
showing.
But what shall be said of the fruit dis
play of this land, where fruit should be a
specially! Not particle of fruit is on
exhibition, except that shown in cans
(preservedD by Dunbar i Sons, and. per-
1aps, others. The only excuse for this is
hat the season is a little too late for
greatest fruit crop-and too
early for our peaches. The only fruit of |
he South that could now be exhibited |
would be strawberries (of which all daily
see splendid specimens in the market fruit
,talls), and bananas and the Japan plum
Let Us say nothing more of Louisiana as
ruit country.
Of the absence Of vegetables we have
already spoken. We haze good vegeta-
oles, as the fair visitors may see by visit
ng the French or any. other market
Whether the Association have not offered
efficient premiums for vegetables, de-
'oting too much of their funds to horse
aces, or whether our market gardeners
re not intelligent and ambitious of fame,
'tbers can determine.
All say that the reason Flora Hall does
lot make better showing, any garden in
be city having more beautiful roses, lilies,
erbepas, etc, than it displays, is because
overs grow so spontaneously here and
re so abundant that none will take the
aims to exhibit them. We did notice 10
be hall yesterday, however, some fine
pecimens of geraneums, euphorbium
plendeus, and magnificent specimen Of
ereus serpentium or snake cactus.
To conclude for to day, we will add that
ne Association is doing and has done
ell, in Offering large and most liberal
rizes, albeit some of them may have
cen, and we think have been, misapplied
} horse racing instead of to more i'm
ortant industrial purposes. Let the
ublic do as well and act its part IN edL-
ating and liberalizing all industries,
gricultural and mechanical. Aud lestwe
ay have misled the tax assessors by
,lling of the associations large income
q Sunday, let them know that but seven
undred dollars was received Saturday,
nd, as Mark Twain has taught them, their
eavy expenses must be deducted-fve
undred dollars Lad to 60 in one bill
aturday.
BUNCOMBE