The Portland daily press., 1873-09-19
The State Fair.

AA1NNcA,s 'SOP@' II, 1910
The second day of the State Fair closes with
rs great success as the managers expected
Others might manage the enterprise different
y, but no one will deny but that the officers
ire doing and have done the best that they
'ould from their stand point. tits easy to
riticse the work of others-easy to tell how
hing should be done but quite different to do
it. There always will be GROWERS and this year
hey are principally found among the
HoRsEMEN AND SPORTING CHARACTERS,
Who are not at all pleased that pool selling is
orbidden on the ground We suppose that
he Professor of the little three card game
would have his grievance, because he is mot al
owed to turn an honest penny, if he were sim
lied out and consulted 1 am confident that
Ill thoughtful men will be pleased at the de-
;ision of the Trustees and respect them because
hey did not yield when large petition headed
~ Mayor Bass was presented in favor of this
sort of gambling within his city limits. To the
mass of spectators the races were just as inter-
esting as if hundreds of dollars were staked ON
the result.
THE FINE HORSES.
The display of horses is very fine and indi-
,ates that the tastes of Maine people are in
harmony with those of Rev. Mr.. Murray.
Whether or hot this business will prove remu-
1eratve to all is very questionable, but it is a
TACT that our people are breeding finer horses
very year The intelligent farmer does no
fail to express grave doubts to the tendency
that horse breeding is taking-that is-for
speed and driving, rather than for use and
draft. Doubtless many men will be financially
h.,rru II,
Murray, by cultvating fast horses. Said fell
low, who drew his horse out of q race without
regard to rules to judge, who told him that
for so doing his horse could be ruled off of any
track for one year by the national rules, ''it
would have been $500 in my pocket had We done
it year ago." This we fear will be the ex-
perence of great majority of those who take
to fast horse rearing IL is well enough per.
1aps for a man of wealth, but very bad for a
poor one.
THE NEAT STOCK.
Beyond a few we'll known stock breeders the
names of exhibitors of neat stock may be
Counted on your fingers. The regular breeders
have fine herds, but the farmer ia general takes
little interest in bringing out his stock. The
Durham or Short Horn is best known in Maine
and has a reputation. The jersey so favoraby
k 1own for rich milk, but the detestation of the
man who believes in oxen, is making Roadway.
The Ayrshres, so highly esteemed in other
sections have as yet obtained little hold in
Maine. The Herefords are confined to a few
herds and are the special admiration of those
who glory in seven feet six inch oxen.
THE BALANCE OF THE STOCK,
is hardly worth mentioning. 1t is not the fault
of the Trustees, but the trouble of transporta-
ton and attention given to such matters by
county shows detracts from the interest, except
| in thorough-breds which are few indeed.
NoRoMBEGA HALL.
At Norombega Hall there was large crowd
| all day to-day. The exhibition is much better
| than last year though far short of what the an
nual exhibit of a State with hundred d lffer-
ent industries should be. In the line of boots
| and shoes, in which we are doing so much fine
| work, there is hardly a reminder of it. In the
| department of wooden manufactures there are
| but two factories representative Fassalboro
aud Lewiston. The samples are most excel
lent-creditabe to the skill of the maker and
an honor to the State The Androscoggin and
Lewiston mills contributed large line of goods
61at deserve tuOIe uIdioe 0hah VIC h"'O oPaOc VI
words to speak. As to carriages there can be
| no finer made than those sent here. The con-
| ributors are Messrs. G. P. Kimbal and Zenas
| Thompson of Portland and B. NJ. Thoms OF
Bangor. Those sent from Portland, and par
I culary two or three sent by Mr.. Klmbal call
forth the most extravagant praise. The people
OF the quarries have not forgotten the State
Fair The Hallowell quarres have sent sam
Die of their granite and the Bodwell Granite
Company of Rockland contribute half dozen
samples so highly finished and of such different
composition as to be real ornaments. States
such as we never saw before are here from
}rownville.
| THE NEW INDUSTRY.
| The cheese factories have sent to the Stare
air class of samples that could not have
been found year ago. Then there was one
'heese factory in Maine-in Strong Suggestive
,me in connection with cheese;) now Their,
| IRE twenty and those at Phillips, Six Mile
/ Falls (Bangor) Sangerville, Monroe, st. Albln,
| nd Newburg have sent as fine samples as car
| ba fonnd in the world. The latter compap,
| nave tried big one which weighs in roun,
statement baJ "a ton For cheese it is the big
gest thing out, s.