The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-10-30
Removal or the Fair.

NaHt'' tS a "aJr du athuunt w utnsutio-
faction FROM soue quarter attending every
annual exhibition Ut the Stale Fair which
can onIy be i'acified BY wreaking venge-
Ianrenpoi Raleigh. the most eiiectual gra-
tIticslion beiug tie removal Of tile exhibit
ton 70 some nmre hsslituble OF apprecia-
tive locality. This has been The case since
the very first opening ~ the Fair, aud
probably will be so to The eIid. Nothing
human has ever tern made perfect. aud
grumblcrs eau always fnd fpnl for dis
content; yet we venture the prediciionilla
The State Fairs will continue 20 be held IN
their present locality 80 long as the State
Agricultural Society shall own an exis-
iencc And II VIII be ~, because d ieri-
Inrury i'einlance win have exhausted
itself. aud Il sn,nd commun sense will
suggest, iim while certain unpleasant
realities do exist. they arest fat conniu.
ha:nlWed by acknowledged advantages, or
controlled hy permanent essentials. that
the inriiiaiim, ~ the Fair eah ievrr ac-
quirea l,eripairiic character. Once drs-
ir,y the yrfpanency ofils n.Alion, the
tenure al In life may l1 readily deter
mined, There can he no safe Inference
drawn froni,I,e rrnen~siraif ri ofiowiis,
rivals To Raleigh, fer The !, n.r and il,e
profits al the annual exhibition. For
onc-, amy one ~ these tnwns may make
risaniic +ffTt.. What g,larnnler isil,erc
That slri, will mt hr cxhshI>ie ~ the
rilnrl. alld in IT. turn, become he occasioil
~ III. same dcnunrialinn Milh which
Rai.iyih l. i.ow ayrrM helnrd .
The error seems a. he in holding the
city ~ Raleigh rrspansiI.le snr all the dir
comforts which aitrih rrriai, visiting
nYsaiiizai i,,iis. w s,li.,.. .l.a. these ,!i-.
comforts were hard 20 endure, and that
certain business interests la Raleigh
wsuld have sound ID The part ~ Wisdom,
To- relieve ili-,e. but Il Is their affair u
they chose 10 fnrrrn advantages ila, wir.'
lilensliiy might secure. !, Was matter
OF discretion, mol Gle ~ obligation.
Tie agitation uf lie subject ~ ren,"val
Is l,ui, new one. as We have already
said. IL is72 Ihe question wa i~fore the
State Agricultural r.riely. and on the
18th ~ Ori"wr uf that gear, was definitely
settled 10y fixing Raleigh Ms the lsrrmaient
! location. IL ii,e very iirrt issue nf the
R.1DRD.R un.ier alir management, We
rke,l j.. tile resolutions of the socieiy
fixing this Iernianencs. I'VE ARE glad TO
$50.
believe from tile al,oyc resolution that the
question nf il,. Iemoval Of tie State Fair
frum Raleigh y finally settled and illat
henccfnfih lis hraiion near that city will
I've Iernancnt. The agitation ~ this
questions has had much 20 do with the
failure % achieve complete surrrr-, ly
unsettling the public mind viii, consIanl
prospects ~ change. The ioeutioa efttc
State fhiy az Raicigh snot 80 much nse
aedir N Rateigh az Lic Stttc."
This l. the key 90 The wll',le question.
Tie Act " incorporation hx.s = per-
man-ncy which nothing sl,ort % insanity
wnuld destroy. That Act gave eucoaragc-
l mrnt a. Tile purchase 90 moie suitable
ga.,unsl. They in Turn encouraged the
| .reriion &c snfficieni aud c,sily buildings
10 which, II noihing rlrr, Ih. proPle OF
! Raleigh contributed lb-raliy. 4 policy
m Sniridal NJ the abandonment nf these
grounds aud LniIdings afsght hot Ia l.p
Tolerated. lftherr Is any wrong in the
management. lei II lie fyslrlessiy rrrlr,listl
witl,au; respect 10 lcrsnns Bni ,lo nd
pres-esl 10 riIinnus change 10 punish il,s
people 81 Raleigh. II nrrl l~. lrays
ilacnI ouI of view. But tlhai T. not nr,ss-
sary, I.ecau-~ We know their sllnricnn'in Ing,
have lw~u sraily exaggerated, aud ihrii
really Substantial service rs grrally
unslrrraiesi.
let The public mind settle ,l"wn to III,
laet il,ai Tie Fair AZ RaIriRh L. n Per,
n,a,,riry. aud " lu work ~ amend ctrnrs
rather than r.-.k a. rreal~ ilirm by n ie'
u.nvHi ~hIci, involve, inryii alIle drstruc
linn ta the wl,ole institution.
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