The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-10-11
A TIMELY SUGGESTION.

Agricultural Fairs properly conducted
are great educators, probably every
wide-awake farmer, returns home from
good fair, better posted and with new
ideas, that in time develop into better
system of farming, and twisting out of
the old ruts.
Everyone is more or less interested
in progressive agriculture, and as a
nation excelling all others, we can feel
proud of the rapid strides we have made
in the last quarter of century, with
the same manual force, five times the
work can be accomplished and more
easily, with our improved farm machine
ry and appliances. than with the rude
implements of quarter century ago.
Agricultural fairs are yearly growing in
interest and Importance, and as our
country develops, will increase in pro-
portion. Manitowoc county with its
rich soil, varied products and small
farms, owned by industrious and frugal
farmers, will in the next ten years show
a different face, and we must keep pace
with the progress. We have in our
county the energy, ability, and necessary
material, if concentrated, for first class
fair. While we all admire and commend
the enterprise and pluck of the COM
munity, and officers at Clarks Mills
We cannot but be impressed with its
unsuitable and poor location, not easy
of access, with no outside accommoda-
tons, and no prominent inducement for
a general gathering from all parts, prob
ably two thirds of those who yearly as
semble there and four times that number
whom the distance obliges to remain at
home, wonder why Manitowoc city,
with its every convenience, has no voice
and shows such an apparent lack of in
terest in the matter. Every one will
admit our superior location, and with
determined and united effort on the part
of the farmers of the county, and the
encouragement and support of the bust
ness men and citizens, and live pro-
gramme, we cannot fail of success. A
mere show of big squashes and fat pigs
will not draw all classes, but in different
ways these may be reached. A promi-
nent feature, and one which it is impos-
sible to add as now located should be
display of agricultural machinery by
our manufacturers and dealers, who
would gladly embra e the opportunity
to publicly show their goods to the class
for whom they were manufactured; az
rangements could be made by which
much of this machinery could be shown
in operation, and careful and critical
examination of the principle and work
ing of each be made by those who wish
to purchase Our hardware and other
merchants can make fine display of
specialties and household conveniences,
economizers of labor and time; to them
the advantage of showing would be SUI
ficient compensation. Domestic manu-
features, and the fine art and floral de-
partments would doubtless receive large
contributions from our citizens. With
a large attendance in prospect and con-
sequently better receipts, premiums
could be increased and inducements Of
fered for better display of choice
stock of all kinds, even from distance.
To the exhibition proper could be added
much that would draw and interest the
masses. That it would benefit the city
in a business point, no one will deny,
and it will certainly advance and elevate
the cause OF agriculture.
JoHN IANDRETH.