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

HORTICULTURAL prouucts, anu las noNN
herself almost Paradise. People of
the west half Of Kansas have met IN Il
common gathering, had good, spclable
line, have become better acquainted,
and departed TO their homes with u e con
viciion that they are surround9d by
pleasant neighbours aud live in as Ane i
country rs the world can produce. The
Fair which has closed is only one OF the
many which will be hcld in canning
wears, under the auspices OF the present
managers, and whIie The display OF
grain, vegetables, stock and fine arts
may be larger each succeeding year, and
the facilities for exhibitions on larger
scale greatly enlarged, we believe tha,
This, the first Annual Fair, will rank
equal to any OF them IN the good order
which prevailed, in pleasant experiences
and IN the general "njoymen,which OBJ
tanned There, in that beautiful park, un-
der those beautiful trees, were assembled
The largest number ct people that ever
came together in this section Of ouryoung
state. ifthcre wcie any who did no,
enjoy ihemsc!. e., we failed TO fad them.
Tie first of last week, The roads had
become very dusty and there WIS pros
pect that It would be very diSagrceable
4 81 IL ,ius,
Bat Tuesday Light the heavens be-
came overcast with heavy, rain-bearin-
riouds, ard the chances seemed Ia be that
eGuInocliai storms though ia,e-had
set in, ami that the Far would h ave 10 DC
postponed. Dur Ia" nI,sht consider
able rain tell - b 1, the next morning
thesun crosse over the field" 1t was an
other sun of Austerliiz. With Dryden
We could STAY
The cloula thit overcast oGr ruoru shall 3y.
The first day of all Fairs H. always
''s!im'-as common par!ance has H.. 50
was the DAY of Gus. Bal that did
not prevent us tr"m going over and lak-
irg look al The ,iluiion. Once there
sc f. und very LIKELY scene. We tr>'
saw us handsome Il park as can hc tnrhd
anywhere in Kansas, aud wki' h j. liable
tp..rival The parks of MANY of the Eastern
"money-chansers," Judge Carroll anh
Mr.. l.. o. Wight, giving up our pass
the grove and commenced obSprvati IN.
Away into the south doomed up the
graceful exposition huIliing. As we
passed in that direction we found sub
s,antial pens for hogs. cattle and sheep.
Mud then ,amc the stables, box stalIs,etr
finished up Just RIGHT the grand stand,
with seating capacity for i've hundred /;
tie stand "under the hIil' where Geo.
Kruger, john Sullivan and "Cn#giey"
presided with becoming dignity the
comm"diouS boarding house where ray
Tor Miller was commander, inside of
which were eight long tables, spread
with clean white cloths, napkins, a tidy
of queensware, and an cX-
rciiept dinner service in prospect the
cay little stand where Duke Sloan and
his assistants were vending lemonade.
cigars, etc. East of Us was The beauiI-
ia! race track with it's delightful little
judges stand. Everything about the
grounds was in "a.lple-pIc' order, and
we were exceedingly pleased 10 tird that
there was nothing wantin : as far ~ the
park aud its accommodations were con
ccrned To contribute 10 the success OF
the Fair.
The exposition building cost in the
of 81 200 is IS 80 iec;.
1t afforded very pleas at resort Tor
the ladies, and during the FAIR there
was an army of females therein at ali
tunes. Entering The building we found
n long stand in the ccntrr. On each
ii lie were stands and boxes for The dis
play al vegetables, grain, &c. On the
south side oi the Building we found
hum kins and squa>hcs which would
have troubled an Atlls 10 have shoulder
ed bects, the roots If which must have
nearly gone down Ia China ;" Onions
any one of which could have been used
for wirkot bail turnirs, which would
h vc been made Col. Sellers weep for
JOY Irish and sweet potatoes. Of which
two o. three would have ted an army /:
one Of hich wonll have filled
"A fruit can wheat, barley aud rye,
which wouti have manufactured u "corn-
er" right there, had we not prevented !;
castor bean stalks, which lowered away
o. among the raftcrs and threatened To
lift OF the shlns lcS-l5 feet high corn
stalks still higher; ears "f corn. any one
81 which was large enough ,o beat "a
giants brains out al one sircke. \ grand.
or display of farm products WA, never
maize at any Kansas State Fair, aad ii
was Gar ahead Of that at the rccen, Kan
Ma.