Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-09-20
The Wood County FaIr--POlItIcs, &c.
TONrOaAsY, o., Sept. 18th, 1879.

TONT00ANY, O.g Sept. loth, 1917.
EDrroa JouaSkL D. Not having reported to |
you matters In general In this vicinity for some |
time, proceed to give you euch bits Of news
as they occur. Although we are not In the
center Of Rravitation, yet there Is evidently a |
tendency Of grsvitation this way. However, we
occasionally And one that seems to have lost his
gravitation.
Trade and business IL fair for this season Of
the year, but farmers do not seem inclined 10
dispose Of their grain at the present low prices.
They, rs well as tbe!Iabofing classes, think that
there is too great n difference in the prices of
agricultural products and manu- ufactured articles
aud articles Of import, and we think there 10
just u round for this feeling. The farmer that
purchases his goods is compelled 10 pay in
many instances almost war prices. for instance
bushel Ot corn or n bushsl and Il half OF oats
fora pound uf Java c,iee for a pair NJ ladies'
shoes, from ten to fifteen bushels. Nnw that
THIS is out of proportion, no one, we think, will
pretend to deny. The main grounds for this
difference is, that we have toe few mauufac.
turers and 400 many engaged in agriculture
Ip looking over the SntinsI noticed an article
headed, Our Fair" and 10 reading IL could
not help but notice the feeling Of lis editor to
break down any and every thing that is not
gotten up for the express benefit Of our town
Bowling Oreen). Week after week has its
columns been filed with articles advocating the
! organization Of an Independent Fair ut Bowling
| Grcon, and avoiding any notice whatever of the
! County Fair at this place ani to- day, IL there
| was no other means OF Informing the people VI
| the tim, Of the County Fair, the people would
be entirely ignorant. 1t claims to be devoted to
the interest of the county. Is II not for the in
terests Of the county to have a good Agricu-
turAl Society," And can we have II BY our pur-
ton OF the county opposing II BY getting up
3 I.da M as 10 To-. 4.
but it will MT only break down itself, but also
cripple The regularly organized County Fair.
! That this fair il gotten up for the express pur-
pose Of breaking duwn tie County Fair is ap.
| parent. Look al the list of officers, most all Of
! whom reside in and about Bowling Green, Just
enough appointed outside to give 1t a smell of
honest intcntion, while the north part If the
! county Is ignored. IL the County Fair Is IN
the wrong place, why not move it to such place
as will best accomm date the peops7 Bowling
Green had it for number of years. Why did
she not keep il Simply from the fact that the
people that took nm interest in the fair did not
want il there and also that nothing was ever
done there By itA ciz!ns that was of any per-
| manent benefit. People and exhibitors VT Mt
there year after year and done their part. but
met with no encouragement from its citizens It
I was removed to Tuntuganv. and its citizens i'm
! mediately went TO work and secured grounds,
erected suitable buildings aud enclosed the
grounds with substantial ieaee Cited up
good track. and to-day the fair grounds are Ms
well arranged and in as good condition as any
Of the adjoining counties of the Northwest II
has also been 4 mott BILE fact that s,Arcely any
from about Bowling Green have attended the
Fair here or brought ANYTHING for exhibition,
but have done all in their power to break il
down, because "Our Town cannot have IT,
Now We say to these boilers, il you want the
County Fair removed to your place. join the
Society. bring ulfyou can intn it, and you can
I fgF m iaa
here and not minnrities. In conclusion we say
that the County Fair will be gnnd one. The
grounds are being reiited and the premium list
has been revised also tina, II is now an induce-
ment for all 10 bring in something to exhibit.
The latch strings will be out, so that all that
como from distance can be accommodated.
The different Sabbath Schools 0f His Wash
ingtOn) township held a picnic on the fair
grounds last week. There wss quite large
attendance OF scholars and citizens. The de-
tails VIC are not able to give in full but pre-
sVWf they will be furnished you for publica-
The saw mill Of g. W. whitmore was bnrnt
down last Tuesday night. muw it caught fire
no one can tell. TIE flames were first discover
ed bursting through the root, Mr.. Whitmore
at the tiuc was in New York, purchasing his
fall and winter stock Of gouds
The late rains have put the ground in fine con-
dition for putting in wheat. and farmers are as
busy as nailers. More wheat will be sown this
fall than ever before.
George r. Hams, of Toledo, addressed the
Grant and Wilson Club last Friday evening
The house was full to overf,wng. Mr.. Htins
is a good speaker, and reasons closely and
logically, and Ills speech was eharacteriz zed
throughout by degree Of. candor that called
out the respect Of thuseaRf &fsposite opininns
The Club numbers about lrshdred working
members. Old washing,dHwill give good ae-
count Of himself at the October and November
elections. The "Dolty Warden party, with
old Hurav-, are uHat,zaraue. A goes Tout'g-
any, so goes the
This week Dolly warden Hurd and Tyler ad
dress the faithful Of this place, and clasp
hands over the bloody chasm. o, Lord "any.
thing to beat Grant,"
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