The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-11
THE DAVENPORT FAIR.

The managers of the Davenport fair
hold to the idea that they are running a
big thing and that people must attend,
however much the imposition. This year
the show, aside from the races, was no bet
ter than at our fair, while the races are
acknowledged inferior by reason of their
track not being near as good as the Rock
Island track. Yet they charge the public
twenty-five cents admission to the grounds
and force them to pay twenty-five cents to
see the races, by having fenced in the
track with high board fence. If those
who 20 like it. well and good, but if our
home fairs were managed by competent
men, land by this remark we do not in
clude Secretary Harry Cleaveand) advan-
tage might be taken OF the great dlssatls-
faction among those attending the Dayen-
port fair to have more successful exhibit
ton on this side Of the river. Excluding
the races the success of the exhibition at
Davenport is principally due to Moline and
| Rock Island manufacturers.
Deere Il Co.exhibit their new gang plow
the Advance walking cultivator and full
line Of plows.
The Moline Plow Co., also makes fine
showing with its sulky cultiyator gang
plow and six other pows.
BID. Butord Il Co., make the finest dis
play and carry off the premiums, First
premium for iron beam old ground pillow,
first for gang and sulky plow and second
premium for best display of agricultural
implements. The display by this compa
ny induces the Davenport Gazette to say :
The Show made by the Buford Plow
Company, of Rock Island is a show in.
deed The iron beam Clipper and steel
I beam Clipper, are as fine pieces Of work as
ever came out for machinery There are
four sizes of old ground plows, and the
Nebraska and Wisconsin breakers. The
Black Hawk cultiyators, iron and wood
BEAM shine from end to end like silver,
appear light, but are very strong. The
sixteen inch sulky pillow, aud W. j. Browne S
gang arrayed very handsomely completes
this splendid show W. l.. Stimme has
charge of this plat. -
The Victor Scale Go. of Moline, exhibits
specimens of its work. as also does the
Moline Wagon Co., which has, as usual, an
excellent display Of farm wagons, also
freight and spring wagons.
The awards of premiums on plows to
Buford q Co, are deserved and in no wise
complimentary to the managers of the
Rock Island fair who awarded premiums
to a smaller concern in Davenport, This
injustice to our own manufacturers needs
explanation. For years there has been an
understanding between the manufacturers
that they would exhibit their goods and
the society should not make any awards,
and hence they were not competing at
our fair This being the case no awards
should have been made to others on the
same line of goods or entries for awards
permitted.
The Davenport papers estimate the at
tendance on Thursday at from 10000 to
10000 There were probably 10000
present, one third from this side of the
river. The only race Of Importance was
the 81 900 trot, won by Gen. Howard, of
Milwaukee, in three straight heats the
second money, $3.50, by Albert, Sd money,
$3.50, by Whalebone; 4th money 800, by
Lady Fox; and running race between
Woodburn and little Arthur. Arthur dis
tanced on the second heat, best time l57.
Gen. Towards times: 80, 2:34, 2;;32.