The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-04
The New England Fair.

There is every indication that the New Eng
land Fair, to be held in this city the first week
of next month, will be great success. Messrs.
Henderson & Ayres, who are to have charge of
tie cattle department, were in the city yester-
day, and gave very fattering accounts of the
prospects.
Mr.. s. L. Boardman, of the Maine Farmer,
who was in this city with the officers of the
New England and the State societies last week,
gives the following very pleasing notice of the
arrangements made here for the exhibition:
At Presumpscot Park there is little to do in
the way of preparing fixtures and accommoda-
tions for the exhibition; and it is safe 10 say
land we say it to intending exhibitors from be-
You'd our own State with special pride) that no
place where the exhibitions of this great society
have been held-not even excepting the cele-
brated Narragansett Park at Pr0vidence-naVe
the accommodations for all classes OF live STOCK
been so good as at the new Portland farK. Inc
stalls for all classes of horses are ample, and
every one of the three hundred cattle pens are
thoroughly built, protected from cold winds and
covered by q Shingted roof-Somethlng, we ven.
tur9 that never has been found at GROUNDS
where the New England has heretofore held its
fairs. The same is true of all other fixtures
and appointments is temporary, but
everything is permanent and all is in readiness
for the reception of animals. We see no rea.
son why the superintendent OF the Cattle and
Horse Departments may not assign to every
exhibitor bis stall or pen, just as soon as his
entry is made, thereby avoiding all confusion
and disappointment by exhibitors on reaching
the ground. Indeed we presume this plan will
be adopted. Upon the ground is large build
ing to be devoted to agricultural implements
and machines, which is one of the safest, best
built and commodious buildings of the kind for
its purpose we have ever seen. 1t has two
floors, is well lighted, and so large as to be
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teresting exhibit. The track upon the Park is
one of the best in the State, and as everything
about it is new, permanent and in complete
readiness, exhibitors and visitors may expect
to find everything in complete order at the very
outset.
The City Building, with its magnificent hall
and numerous smaller rooms and halls, all of
which have been placed at the disposal of the
fair authorities, offers, without any exception
whatever, the largest and best arranged ac-
commodations for the in doors exhibit ever
given by a3y city to the management of the
New England Society. OF all these halls and
rooms the best disposition will be made and
we can safely promise to everybody the most
attractive display ever seen in Maine if not in
New England.
There is little to be done to put the halls in
shape for contributions so that this work can
properly be delay ed until close upon the period
of opening. Already considerable amount of
space has been secured by intending contribu-
state.
The city Of Portland, as we have before said,
offers unsurpassed facilities for the holding of
great agricultural and industrial exhibition,
such as it is intended the approaching one shall
be. Admirably situated, easy of access from
every point in N W England by rail or boat
with abundant and frst-oass accommodations
for entertainment at reasonable rates, and
backed up by an intelligent and pubc-spirted
community-it would be hard to find a more
favorable point at which New England fair
could be held. Eight years ago-for the first
time in the history Of the Society-it held an
exhibition in this city, an exhibition which
proved a wonderful success and shew to its
officers they had made wise choice in visiting
our state, Having made the circuit of New
England the Society again comes to Portland
for its second fair in Maine, differed by some
of the ablest agrculturists and wsast business
men in New England, and having for its CO.
workers the managers of our own State Society,
all capable gentlemen, familiar with the duties
they havein hand-our people, and the people
of New England may expect at the coming
fair one of the best displays of all classes of
farm stock and of New Eugland's manufac-
tureS ever hrnu ht tOoethar in Mama