, 1877-09-20
ILLINOIS STATE FAIR.

cess-LarEo Attendance Anl General En-
thusfaAm In Every Quartcr-An Ovation
to the Veteran observation-disclosures OF tho
State.
8reetai nspsscA 10 7as cafcaoo Tribune.
FnEKroRr, ILL.,, acpt. 10.-Efghteen years
having passed since the holding Of the stnte
Fair at Frceport, tho people here have with
commcndnblc zeal tnadc the utmost efforts to
render the exhibition pronounced succeaa
The lncmbcrs OF tho stats Board of Agriculture
have shown much activity In preparing accou-
modatlons sufficient for the unusal numbers Of
livestock. Fire hundred additional stalls were
erected but stlll ten carloads Of hogs and con-
siderable other stock have been driven away
tions. o 11c Tho Fair Fiji dioaad; Il TsyiSFs
Park have been conveniently arranged,
aud private enterprise has added much to the
general attracttyrncse. Thu manufacturers mud
dealers In agricultural implements hayefn fnnny
Instances erected eonllnod!o.ts aud handsome
pavlllons for the exhibition III their wares.
Tayaor's DriyIug.lark, With q superior mile
track, has many natural ADVANTAGES fur the fair,
ccEnins tho. cuttre abscnce ot races when
Tho Tic manasemcnt, however, decided no 10
omit the trials Of tpeed, and no premiums arc
offered IN this particular d1epartment. So traces
ma, aild 1t Is deemed probable shat NJ races will
ever again DO connected With the State Fals.
THIS exhibition exceeds any former eHort Of
,ne kna tn 10 nun,ne variety md value ot en
:nps,ou :npsa sna Of in tic i:s' su..e. general 1e
sourycs, and gonius Of tho Stale. The
rcceits thus far haro exceeded corresponding
favorable for q largely increased revenue
weather Is fortunate ior the manage
srcnuctl In torrents every DAY At tho State Fair
1t OTTAWA last year, and consequently tho
BoclctY actually came out about tl5,00 b.
hind. THIS unexpected blow swept away
lnto .Iebt. Tne Association paid but 81 ccats
upon the dollar Ut premiums Ia 1871, hut the
Staty having appropriated s3.Ooo, this was used
last July. aud ths rest ol the premiums pald.
Thu attendance to-day was immctlse-not
less that, lB,o0u. The receipts 1t tho gasu wcre
ShO00, Premiums were awlrllcd fur sllu1t-i,orn
cattle, horses. sheep. aud swtne. TIC entries
hays reached about 0,0U Tho weather col.-
ttaues delightful, aud tue prospects ate that not
less than 2U,0U pc.,ple will yIsit the fz!r utl
Thursday Senator OElcsbY Vii. cd t]lo grounds
fn tue afternoon. aud delivered IN Interesting
orntton tu a large audience.
Among the pleasant inCiucnta was tho scre-
uads aud nublIc ovation rendered to tho veteran
ptow manufacturer, the Hon. J0hu Deere, ,of Mo-
1snc, III. III the cyeuing u largo crowd
gathered 10 front ot thc hE9Nstcr llotsc,
and. after Inspiring strains ot lnuslc from
+,the City Band hal crasel. Mr. Noscusticl, 1t
Frsepoft, appeared upon tho balcouy. eseorltus
Mr. Desfe, wtloul he introduced to tho audience
2u,ia applause. Mt. Dvere replied tu brief aud
appropriate mauner. thanking tue people tor
tbs compliment. III, Hamilton, Of Pecxtonlca,
WIS then called lutwonl. and paid d
glowing tribute to Mr. Deere, saJ.ug that hs
l.4d oecn ultimately connected with prosperity
.t the Northwest tor half century; thu! MI.
necrc casAc from vcununt, and on tho Roxk
kirer hr ula3e the Arss st=cl plua', iIl
1910, out u vi o!l hanI-+aw, and
bis business l.ad EroHa by psrsesesense aud
iu ali civilized countries. nDo{ them being u,ado
every working daY, anu Using s.3oo toas VI stce!
yearly. This speaker was followed BY Jere
1atttsou, OF rreeport, who .po4s elowins!y
of the ptouesr manufacturer OF thr West.
After thts Ccntieman tbs Hon. Jasues Herring
ton. s.ase Representative iE9;a tue Fourteenth
District, paid high compliment to the old
veteran III = neat sreexh. Ths re.uasks wsre
in.crsperse1 "lsh music, aud frequently sp-
plalilel. Thu meeting then a1jourlea.
Thursday the ATTRACTIONS 1t the fair viii be
nuHtGruus.