The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-10-14

,,r,rnd over which The wild Indians and
b,ffalos roamed but a few years ago.
4 wilderness then, q Paradise now. Inc
Great Desert" then, the land OF canaan
NOW. While in the Hall we were shown
a bag of fall wheat flower manufactured
by Mr. Cornelius Fogar,y, OF Junction
City, and the -four WAS pronounced oj
rood judyes 10 be- the best ever made
In Kansas. OF course il took the blue
rbbor. Major Forsse also had his
brooms on exhibition, and no other
broom maker in Kansas can "'touch
bottom" with HIM.
No premiums had been offered upon
agricultural in plemcn,s, bu, agrieuItar-
al implement dealers brought out their
machines and made fine showing ihers.
The Self Binder exhibited ty the enter
pri.ing firm ui Jnnos X Walton was The
center OF attraction for the farmers.
Whenever there was trial OF 1t, the
farmers crowded around To observe OPP
era,ions. 1t worked handsomely, and
we heard more than one say al musi
have one" No one object nlon the
grounds WAS more sought after than the
Self Binder. And that reminds he that one
couhtry chap was standing in Siarllingly
close proximity to his girl, and ,hrowina.
out his arms, which W r. az long a. Il
pair of bars, enclosed that fair form,
saying GLOW is that or Il self binder"
We thought il WAS.
In the matter Of display OF stock, al
though il was -, .ar.-e il WA, first
class. There was Ed. Johnson's porily
Smoky" of Berkshire origin,and Billy
Benado's Poland Chinas. There were
the fine iimbei horses belong nT Ia J.
w. Wells, Nm. Ir~, :! < &. Lamar,
y. Barker and L. " Stcarns. There
were those splendid male of the King
mans. Those fine sheep Belonging to
d. T.. Fuller and +. S. Wilcoit. Those
noble Darha n bulls, wied h, ". IT,.
Gels, l.. T. Parsons, aud likewise those
-plcu;iid cnw. hc!unring 10 ID. b. Pow
RS, j. II. Anderson, MI. VIM. Bishop
and Ii. :. Shaier. We might mention
,ihcr animals, The hrn,., If the owners
of which We could nn; Il. certain.
The races during the "a i ~. re Wit
messed hy large crowds OF people. They
we're conducted with far spirit and
there was littie ar nn quarrciling over
them. We never witnessed finer races
in our life lhan some of them.
We noticed upon the grounds g large
number of prominent m'n ii"m sur
rounding cpunI.-. Tae lin which fell
rhui sday interiered with thc attendance
and yet n " ~ very lar" M;ny were
prevented from attending on account
%: the storm. On Thursday there were
abon, $500 people On the grounds.
Notwithstanding the rain all united in
the expression that tho Far was q grand
success.
One substantial feature about the Fair
was the prompt M inner !, * ch the
pre,nium. were paid. AS snon ~ the
exhibitor was awarded nrcr mn he
received checI; from the secretary up
on Gels 4 Co.'S b.nk tor the amount,
and rs soon as the check was presented
the premium was paid.
The president Of the Fair association,
Col. ). ". Palmer, proved to DC the
right man i'm the right place. lie per
formed III. du,ies OF Two or three officers
in very satisfactory manner, and inter
fercd in a kindly way where collisions
were hike to happen and "hridgc the
chasms." Tho secretary, superinten-
dent of the raccs--in fact all the officers
their duties well. They are
greatly encouraged over their first effort
at holding "A Central Kansas Fair, and
propose 10 hold one ea.h year hereafter.
We have of late come 10 the concln--
ion that no Fair can be conducted SIC.
cessfnIly in this new country exrept nm
der he management of few individuals.
The society now organized make them
selves responsible for everything. and
rs a consequence The whole machinery
co1nectci with the Fair runs y >iematic-
ally and smoothly.
We give below the list OF premiums
which were awarded:
CLASS ~ ;"
GRkiS AID vE6sr AsLTS
.F-.-s ~