The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-10
Auspicious Opening Of the Exhi.
bitiOn.
Everything Favorable for q
Grand Show.
Fine Display OF Fruits, Vegeta.
bles and Grains.
Good Display Of Poultry, sheep
and Hogs.
Best Show OF Fruits Ever Made
In the State.
The A., T. IS. f. Railroad Makes
q Grand Display.
Good Attendance from all Parts
Of the State.
Best Show OF Fruits Ever Made
In the State.
Good Attendance from all Parts
of the State.


terest is usually manifested till Wednesday,
still large number Of vifitors from otheI
parts Of the SAFE are already in attendance,
the number of entries made ia unusually
large, and everything COS TO show that the
SUCCESS Of the exhibition is already assured
The state law which prohibits the society
from offering premiums for speed, will de-
tract somewhat from the excitement ct thu
occasion, and be the means Of keeping som,
persons away, but for this reason all those
who have an Interest in the good name o.
State should put forth sp,cisl efforts ia
make the exhibition
GRAND SUCCESS.
The State has suffered some during the pas
season from dry weather, and has suffered
quite severely from the ravsges Of chinci
bugs and gr&sboppers, but NOR.
than from all these cause.
combined it has suffered from the exagger
ated reports that have gone abroad to the
world concsraing cur condition, and to the
end that these stores, sometimes false, and
always overdrawn. may be corrected, and
Kan'as set right before the public, the farm.
era of the State have determined 10 make
this Fair their OVID, and to make such a
display Of
THE PRODUCTS OF THE SOIL,
as will give the world to see that Kansas
is all that we have claimed for her-that
she can stand drouth, bugs and hoppers,
and still make better show Of grain and
fruits than any of the old States. To make
the present Fair such an exhibition az will
serve to contradict and correct the false md
injurious stories TO which we nave referred,
should be regarded by every Kansas man AZ
his duty, and instead of trying 10 beli.tle
the show, and create false impression in
the public mind in regard TO the extent Of
the exhibition, we should do all in oul
power to add to the interest Of the occasion
We fully appreciate the importance of
THE SPEED RING.
end realize how much i,s absence deira1t,
from the general interest, but simply be.
cause the Legislature has seen fit to veto
this part of the exhibition, it lent wise fol
Us to throw obstacles in the way OF good
agricultural exhibition, and thus bite oh
our noets to spite our faces. The present
Fair can 90 The State incalculable good, a.
an advertisement, ard every man who lives
in kansas has direct money interest IN
making the exhibition good enc. 1t j.
interesting and exciting to witness good
horse-trOt, but ii il . matter Of dollars and
cents to all of us to sustain the agricultural
reputation of the State.
LYON COUNTY
! was the first one on hands yesterday with a
county display. She sends large and ex'
cellent collection of erains, fruits and gar
den products-as good IS ever shown
at any fair.
DOUGLASS COUNTY
has no display as county but is represented
by townships. These make an excellent
exhibition, and will do more to correct the
exaggerated drouth and grasshopper stories
than volumes of printed denials.
THE A. T. & SANTA FE RAILROAD.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
Road Company makes magnificent dis.
play of the products of the country
along the line of the road, and az much oil
its territory ia in that portion OF the State
which has suffered most during the past
season, this exhibition is particularly val'i'
able to the State.
LEAvENwoHTH
exhibit. as a county, and makes fine dis.
r,ay. Committees of the several agricu'tu-
raj societies of the county have had the
matter in hand, and have gathered up an
excellent collection OF the products of the
county.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Montgomery exhibits ss a county, but
the articles from that locality have Just ar
rived, and are not yet unpacked.
GEN. POPE
manif. s.s a commendable interest in the Fair
by sending down all the choice plaHts from
his conservatory for exhibition, and il our
tovrssolks do not bes,ir themselves, tie
army will defeat us on our own ground.
THE DISPLAY OF FRUITS
ia good. Some of the choicest fruit ever
raised in the State is on exhibition, and the
displsy in this line promises to be unusually
large. Only portion Of wha. has been
entered hiss yet arrived, but other lots are
coming in every hour, and during to-day
the horticultural department will be we'll
filled mp.
FINE ARTS HALL
makes a cool show. Many Of our mer-
chants have fine goods on exhibition, and
many citizens contribute to the general IT,
terest Of the department by sending articles
Of various kinds for exhibition.
FARM PRODUCTS.
The display Of grain and other farm pro-
dues is good and large, and SIS in the other
departments only a portion o: tae exhibitors
Who have made en'rie, are at present on
the grounds.
TEN TONS OF ARTICLES
intended for the exhibition, and coming from
all parts Of The State, we're at the depot last
night, awaiting removal to the Fair grounds.
This amount of freight will make . pretty
good show Of itself, and will give the reader
an idea of what the exhibition will be when
it gets fairly started.
TIE DISPLAY OF POULTRY
i, excel.ent-some of the finest collections
of fowls We ever saw are on the grounds,
and IN this, - in other lines, various por-
tons OF the State are represented.
SHEEP AND HOGS.
In these departments the show is 6rst-raie
a large number of entries have been
made, and the display u good. The show
Of sheep however will be bst,er than that Of
hoe.. = % nasy hogs have ben sent out Of
the Ssaae 70 be fed elsewhere IN anticipation
of . failure Of the corn crop in our own State.
HORSES AID CATTLE.
In these departnents the exhibition win
not be fr.t clss. Doing away With The
speed ring has casssd the owners Of FLOODED
sock to take their animals elsewhere for ex-
hibilioa
TEE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Of Leavenwossh county, through an active
nd ensrxeaic committee. has made COLI
lectioa Of fruits thae cannot b excslhd u
any S,sse in the U,ios. he eol,se,isa Of
applss Is especially fae, and vsry laEys,
Will the display Of eli oshse kiads of fruit
= ar shove The Sverige. III will b o.
Of TIE hsst dspsEtnenls d The Fais asd viii
sursain he vell sasned Bspaaaaieo q Kaams
= H. frH fiais aas Il IL Uaisa
THI IWER UEAl1xY RAND.
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