, 1874-09-26
A Fine shov,, but With a Fatal Defect
nj It's Foundation.
Probably tho Iast Ono that Will Do AZ
tempted Undcr Tho Present
Arrangement.
II. Yvon's Painting Vynifying
"Thc Great Republic"

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an hl'eo"'ns'e" a"" ,,',. pn'sfs, .t,a 49, s,,1
oae,ness ~ H.. ~ ~ uo "s,, 49, ,s,,r "ora to
nso'so 'no o'n''' .''o "o'1s 10y S' E~on,
Know, of'ohy. hnont Iao 1n'a@''aponS S@i"o'~ nn'.
tou. now iu full blast in its Hccohu 3caf. Thfa
Exposit,ot, differs in Its Fundamental structure
frorn INV othor in tho country, md It is qucs-
hon whotl'er 'has asnotchce 70 no'
fATA1. WEAKNESS.
Throughout tho first exhibition, and up to tho
prosont limo in tAs, tho managers havo been in
tol't " "asonh ~ ~ s1 - .,. =.
solTo tho problon iii thelf 1nlaasi anu IL may III
wol DO confessed ut tho Rtart, that ninety-rt1e
out Of oyory lunlrod believe tho anomaly in ita
or,on;za,,on fnto, to lin futuro, and TINT this,
',s~u'@%' ~. MI ~ ~ ,..t 1,r1ar;t,or
nlthonsh tho aeeohu, wih DO Inn i"a1 ISfohasoh'
IN any proper scnse' thas WILL 10 a''ea'!'sea uu-
der tho existing arrangement.
Iu,polled by tllo successful example Of It's near
,s;1,nas -. ,t,a o,;s 1,;uar ,,,,,hcr ,f o,,tos-
poehpo. w 'no ou'u lAo, = a
pr's1nB Citizens Oh M'tianhroih sAe piah
OF having tho Stato Doafa OIL 1AGslcntufo-Wh1cu
llolda Ill annual Agricultural and MeohentcAl
Fair At this poi,,t, on grounds about milo and q
hn,t nnrth ~ thu }y,n;nosa. .contro-afla 10 their
a-I.;h,t,o,, o,,ot,,, 1ooor,,n.,r ,~nov,t,o,o1 IN
oAi''"!"o'a a''otno' a'.s1'..ou', ~. 80
It's nhture, and cxtona to time Oh 1ao 1a's 10 ono
month iestaad Of ono wook' tho usna' porloa oI
s,.to nnard NJ ita J,nun,.v noetlnr in 1879 and
,a'' ..1..s,,.. ~ -s,.a ~ ,,,,,.-
alteF some a1seupsloh, " nas "slooa ~ ate.
take it, II tho ctizons would plougo gaafehtoo'
fund Of 910u,0Q0, out Of which the deficit. IL nuY
tllore proved to be, should 10 paid.
THIS FUND wAa RAISED,
and tho Eoard immediately proceeded wlth tho
work. a building 450 by 120 leot, two stoflcs
in height, waa built, aud mAdo roady for &C.
cupa.cy BY tho 1st Of September. about which
date tho Exposition opened it's doors.
new thing, strongly apponiiog 10 theif pF1do
and enterprise, tho merchants and cltkef,n ol
indianapolis httod up the buildins with dls-
play Of merchandise aud machinery; tine arts
and curioslstos, that, considering no pret tang
employed, nude very cfcatab!o nuhir: ~
remained opon for thirty days tue nlase Fa'r
ptoper-liyo stock sna 1atmproauessToo IN 1"t as1,
hold in conjunction uurng tMo LAST week anu
tho people Of te Guy. ospeeialy las snatatoio'
Mors in high spirits oyor ing success o. Tue on
terprlse. NO ono aEea1nctt that tae oat1aS !.nu
much, If any, e1ccodca ine recolpts ano aq .ae
ocribots TO tho g'lnranteo l,lnts may 20 lnasiea
when they received formhl notice OF m assoss-
1uent OF
NINETY FEB GENT or THE FUND
TO dcfray r. deficit! Ninety Thousand dullara was
big SUM, ind tho call evoked q feeling Of hos
tility to tho management of the State Hoard that
can never be- allaycl This Donrd ia composed
exclusively Of gentlemen from tho country dis
tr,cte. sixteen in uunbey, as1l, whlo they are clt
excellent md reputable gcutlomcn, it was
thought they Ind ncitl,or tho cspacity nor tho
experience 10 n.aunge an enterprise of tho mag
uitudo at the Exposition.
matter wes dnally arranged BY \ peymout Of CO
noonss cor year. IN 'ii lone Il % not ea T
dofyayinc expcnsos. hit OF carnitflt. something
snto!s adyancc. Ills Hoard pushed al.eaei for
thia ycnr's disnlay: but. wlo1 tlo time cauao
for tho opening or tue hall for tic reception OF
sooas, there seemed every prospect or failure.
10. csrn to nut thcmeotv:d to tho troubia Of ar-
1purimc, nui then fnel crces ali tho tlrnn at a
faMftv n'nnarcmont Inv wnre poworlosa to cor
rect, a fow gent!emen, however, wont ahead,
and, by jljut Of pereoDal solicitation, ant go,-
erai oneat 1iront.h tI1o now,narcrs 70 tho effect
that OWN uart,al failure would ro.!oct discredit
mon tho city. thcy rnaua.ed to bring together
tio comprcl.ousi:e, woll-aprauced, and in
EVERY WAY surE,tton Ex,1tn1r,os
that is now woli on It's third week. For, tlonrito
the General feeling ia which hive alluded.
therp iH no question in anybody's mind that the
Esposl.ion is much better than tl,o QUO last
yoar; but far from What it ought to bo, or
would DO II uul,ampcrcti by tic rostrictionu un-
der which it now unfortunately 1abors,
The belief that tho foinJcr of Tho Exnosition
and State Far is fatal fault, aud that it viii
not ho attomptel auotlor year, ioca not arise
from any ill-feoling toward tho memhorn Of tho
board; and It is unfortu,ato that tue impression
has gono out that it is only tho outcroppng OF
fhnt irronrcYniblo conflict botYccn tic State
nd indianapolis, which SO many good people do
-, u1,a,,ta La ,nor,oad h.. o;{1,