The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-14
Taylor County Fair.
To The E4iiOrs OftAe latsrleeDorl:
GRAFTON, October II, 1872.

10 the Editors The IntslIEeneeE;
To leave Wheeling on the early train
over the D. & o. K K, upon bright
sunny autumral moruing, and ride swiftly
over the Afortuaus course arnid the hills
and vAlleys decESd ID gorgeous ana many.
cOlOred array, like the c0lors % paint
eF's Vlletfe, ever changing g kalelde.
scope new sfigures and changes Of color
every moment, Is q charm thousand
times repaying the trouble Of early rising,
and which would bring the flush Of health
and 10Y TO many paliid check pining
away perhaps Tor want Of sight Of Ms.
lures beauties and the lifc.giving air 50
free and puro amid the mountain ranges.
II was almost with regret Grafton
wRS-.TeSehed, hut ia chArmingly PO-
mantle situation, is. three rivers, so
10 speak, beautiful with their edCings Of
autumn tinted foliage, the evident
thrift Of It's inhabitants, did moi allow q
newly awakened sense u interest in your
correspondents interest 10 Dag. Grafton
Is growing fast, the hillside Is dotted all
over with new buildings, beautiful
churches raise their spires heavenward,
streets are being graded and the improve.
ment everywhere to be seen will make it
a point Of more than ordinary importance
in the near future. One Is most iOrcibly
reminded Of the late internecine struggle
by the presence Of the old block house at
the confluence Of the rivers, and the neat.
Is kept National Cemetery, where sleep
side By side about 1900 OF the nations
l. n-rS. ,,,,gr -, haV, Nr,to ,,VAov, 1k1 h.a.-o
the most beautiful and glorious flag the
world ever knew. Ii incites more devo.
ted reverence for the old flag to see its
defenders cared for so well after they have
fought their last fight l
The Third Annual Fair Of the Taylor
County Agricultural Society has, for one
held so late in the year, been most sue.
cessiul. The attendance the first two
days was small, but the last two ii has
been very large To-day friday an i'm.
mense number sf persons are busted in
examining the various products Of hus
bandTy and industry, aud ii Is to be re.
GREETED that the important manufacturing
city Of Wheeling contributes so little Of
its wares, To embellish the grounds and
attract from this thriving community
much Of the trade that now goes To Balti.
more. Messrs. merchants, it Is well
enough 10 send ont drummers to the
country dealers, but try to reach the con.
sumer more directly by showing what
you have and produce, 10 the thousands
that visit these annual fairs, and convince
them that Wheeling Is what We know n
10 be, one OF the best markets in the land.
The Floral Hall department was not,
in some respects, what It should have
been, but the lateness oil the season caused
the absence Of much that otherwise would
have adorned the building. The lot Of
manufactured articles was small, but
embraced large variety; but in
the Stock Department the greatest
variety of breed and quality was to be
seen. Especially does the exhibition Of
improved sheep demand notice, as also
several lots Of imported cattle. Itaugurs
well for the future OF our mountain cOun.
try, to see such interest taken in improy-
ing the quality Of the sheep and cattle, Tor
there is no more cost to the farmer 10
raise first class stock than poor, while the
values OF the products increase with the
purity Of breed. Much land is available
Tor nothing, else than stock raising, so let
West Virginia farmers take pride In pro
ducing the finest wool and best dairy
product, and what with our mining and
manufacturing industries, We shall have a
Commonwealth To be proud Of. One Sc.
riOus drawback 10 the larger display at
the Fair wac, and will be ill remedied,
the difficulty Of transportation OF articles
GcrcSs the river 10 the grounds. The off.
Gers should have siding built where
goods could be delivered, and it would
certainly pay the expense. Then, too, a
train could be run half hourly to and
from LLe grounds TO Grafton and an in.
creased attendance be had. To the OIL
Gers Of the S0rie:y many thanks for cOur-
teSies are due, as well as to many Of the
citizens. P.yrv