Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-15
SEAHONABLE WORD ABOUT
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.

with regard thereto. The Fair is cover
TO the race-ccurse; and the race-cour
is simply convenience for tho horse
Jockeys Of California. In other words,
the managers of the Reno Fair so
through the motions of holding an e1
hibition of needlework and prize pump
kins 80 IS to entitle themselves TO namr
their annual race meeting State Fair
Said gentleman. yesterday. They are
going TO change the name of the Nevada
State Agricultural. Mining and Mocha"
ical Society,"" "Why and howl" was
asked in reply. 'B-cause they want TO
state its true character; and they will
call it The annual Reno meeting If the
California Jockey Club" said he. TIL.
general impression seems to prevail that
this proposed title states the case. Al
horsemen that we have seen. and all
who have been at the Fair" are great,
disguised. The pavilion" is a Central
Pacific Railway freight house with not
window in it: and what there ia to show
there is often surpassed by church fair
in Carson. The fact is, the California
horse racers have captured all that is
worth capturing of the concern. All the
money raised and all the substantial in
terest felt is for the purses offered for
the trotters, runners aud PAGERS. The
display of neat cattle is ridiculously
meagre; the display of sheep is even
more insignificant; and there Is no dis
play of swine. at all. Sheriff Swift
makes a showing of all the goats thai
are displayed there. Everything is
sacrificed TO the "speed programmr, -
ana the speed programme practically
distances all Nevada horses and gives
all the prizes and purses to California
Now We have been for two ol~ibree years
past trying to perfect State Fair Assoc
citation here IN Carson. 4 considerable
aInount OF money has been subscribed.
AMI a good deal has been expended. The
Society owns Subject to more or less III
cumbrancel, I: fine piece Of ground on
which race. course ana some buildings
have been erected. Bat here the work
sticks. Some Of The Subscribers have
promptly paid up. others don; yield
anything. The Society is Ut - stand
still. Il owes about 5000. T'p 10 die
there has been sorne m:smanag, meug.
np0n ineSprri.rce and um-
wisdom: AMI Tie times are hard. What
needs to lie bad is scmc energetic,
earnest en'hr~iism. AMI Il pnt,ing ri
.hie shoulders 10 The wheel. The enter
prise needs enc good long pail and Il
strong pull altogether. and the load can
he lite! and successfully carried. NV
we behave that a spirited, courageous
movement can be N lde, and that when
made, ii would -! the works in motion.
Reno is 1. failure. The Fair there has
been Leralded and trumpeted with much
noise and Dragging. The display made
is contemp;ibly poyerty-s.ricken ana un-
Let US improve npon their
mistakes. We ase situated midway OF
the best part of agricultural Nevada. We
tap Washoe county by rail Oh the North,
By another year, as we have good reason
for believing. We shall tap Douglas and
Esmeraida ON the South. We can. if we |
90 TO work right, have Fair here in
October 1877 that will be a handsome, |.
just and creditable showing of the pro
duets of the gardens, the diaries. The
srazing fields, the orchards. the work
shops, the mines "a the si5,i, farms o, |
MS ''es OF f.''~ $. To do this success
aud not degenerate into mere
horse jockeyins affair, the principal M
lucements in the way Of prizes shon'd |
be Offered to farmers, stock raisers. |
mechanics and the industrial arts and |
generally. Horse-racing |
should be a rural, secondary incident OF !
our Fair weak-anl not the center o; !
attraction aud money spending. Al |
that we have limited at and q great dcai |
more can be done ii We will but help /!
ourselves and not wait for outside aid. Ii |
is folly to depend upon Virginia or any |
other outside influence. We can and we |
must help ourselves ii We would succeed.
Now why not call the Society together
and make an effort? We know of enter |
pri-ing townspeop!s who will lend the |
enterprise substantial aid If it is rightly !
set in motion. We know that the time /
is ripe for something to BE- done. Let !
~ hear from the Directors, and let the |
matter be thoroughly and earnestly can
vassed: Let's strike while the iron is
not.