Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-11
TO THE PEOPLE OF BEL.
MONT COUNTY

In presenting to you the Premium
List of the 25th Annual Fair of the
Belmont County Agricultural Society,
the undersigned in behalf of the Man.
ayers ask of you a candid exainina-
ton. Our list has been greatly extend :
ed-with the view of fostering the in
interests of all who take an interest in
the welfare of his country or his neigh
boris. We have to say to you that no
fact is more apparent to the rejecting
mind, than the immense benefits
which Agricultural Fairs have con-
tributed to our national prosperity
They have done more for our vigorous
growth as a nation, than all the gold
that the mines of California can pour
into our country for ages. They have
awakened a spirit of inquiry in the
minds of thousands, who have elabor-
ated and made known their experience
to the wOrld-through the agricultural
press and Fair Associations contribut-
ing their experiments to the general
stock of information (Which at best is
made up of atOms) garnered together
"a rich legacy of facts from which the
principles of Truth shall be deduced by
the hand of the future historian.
An Agricultural Fair is not only a
place where superior specimens of pro-
ducts are exhibited, but higher and
nODler object is to be accomplished
An interchange of thought and counsel
among those who have produced beau
tjful specimens thus brought together
for exhibition. 1t is not enough that
we should see the products of the
farmer and the mechanic, etc, but we
should have the producer and the in
yentOr with us, that we may know by
what process he produced it. Nothing
is SO well adapted to create and devel-
op so thoroughly the true dignity of
natures roblemen as this theater
where all may meet in the exhibition
of the arts of peace and usefulness in
the spirit of generous usefulness.-
When the Fairs are made objects of at
traction the greatest amount of thrift
ness and prosperity will be found to be
the fruits of its labor; we then earnest
ly ask your co-operation-yOUr infu-
ence, because to you belongs the good
results arising from your Annual Ex-
hitions, your cooperation, because
without it we can do nothing.
The articles of few mechanics and
the products of a few farmers will not
make profitable and successful exhi-
biiion. But all ought to contribute
their portion be it much or little. We
therefore cordially invite every body
TO bring to the coming Fair some of the
results of his labor. Mechanics, bring
specimen of your genius, that the
public may know where such things
can be bought. Farmers, bring por-
ton of your products. To the ladies,
bring your preserves, and your butter,
your household fabrics and articles of
value and beauty, such as every well
regulated household contains,-yOur
pictures. To all we say bring some
thing if only for decoration, and let US
have an exhibition of which the neigh
borhood and our County be proud. Re
member that our success or failure de-
pends upon you, upon the interest yOu
take in our efforts to cater for your well
fare and enjoyment. We offer you
me freedom of exhibitiOn-withont
entry fees, and hope for your hest ef-
forts in behalf of the Fair of 1873.
I. NEIsWANGER, Pres't.