Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-14
THE DAIRY FAIR OPENED.
IN. 7. World, december

down the the central passage of the ex- .
hibition room IN the American Institute
building he suddenly found himself be- i.
tween solid walls of cheese. AT his !
right was an immense pyramid. the eH-
hibit OF Smith. Undcrhiil IL Co, aud al
his lett the valiegated structure OF II.
X L. + Is. 1hurher. rising almost to the
root and surmounted 10y crumplrd-
horn COW The view OF the band stand
in front of him WAS obstructed by a
muntor box ni n tons weight, and be
mind him were low, groaning tables.
Precisely how many checses had come
To the iair no one could tell. Superin-
,endent Scnvcr said that he didn't know;
Chairman Folsom Wa altogether too
much astUnished to make u computation,
and Frank MoutOn was too busy TO
think The numbers OF entries WAS not
to exceed 900 in parcels weighing 200
| pounds, and 10 900 III single packages.
Thurber's pyramid attracted the general
| notice. 1 he base consists OF ten cheeses
weighing each 10 pounds The body |
OF the structure tor about SIX feet above
the base consists of yellow sixty pound
packages Above are three rows ui
bright rcd, rounded parcels ot Holland $
Edun, aud from thus point To the green
pedestal on which stood the long ing
| Aldcruev, We're rectangular, oblUng,
square, spherical and einptIca. cheeses
heaped together A wide counter sur
rounding the pyramid served the double
purpose of restraining the relic gatherers
and OF exhibiting some rare and ancient
specimens otioreign cheeses. Roquei0rt
and Gruyere; Mont dor, shining like
gold and looking like cake; Bendon,
. Ncufchatcl, GorgenZola; 81 monk ) head
III toll; the cbestnut-co!ored Rouan;
specimens OF loaf, coi0red and pale
Cheddar; StiltOn. which captured the
first prize and silver cup ut the London
Dairy Show IN October; two nuggets Of
OF BallinE di Gravins. from Italy, and q
small Cacia Cavi!li. shaped aud col"red
like a Bologna, were among the counter
exhibits. But the most precious specl-
mems We're under AN air-tight g lass case,
and although one OF them, a large
Mo- streIia, was coated with mold, and
III the others, a square Cacia tavilll and u
Romantic looked as though they had
been tished out OF mud-hOle. they
were none the less precious. Behind
the pyramid was a heap OF Ashton
iactory-f led sat bags, and scattered
among tables and benches were exhibits
OF butter, some of which had been sen
tor the occasion from Wales, Ireland
Holland, France and hungary, L. ID
Van IIoeScn exhibited 4 sleeping dairy
maid carved III butter. here WAS
full display OF machinery tor dairy use
including Il patent cuw-ml.her II
creamery and cheese factory are to b
put in operation to-day, when also III
exhibit oil blpoded stock will be con
p!eted.
The tair was formally opened short,
after ; clock by Chairman Folsom
Franklin Edison, president Of the fr
iuce Exchange, de!ivered short AZ
dress, and introduced ex- Governor Sc
mour. who spoke substantially as 10
lows
lr!- When we walk the streets OF this gre
- city and >e. its varied forms OF weait
we iee that this show OF farm pro6uc
and represents but an humble item OF tn
continent resources. But II we loo
was more closely at the causes oil our pre-
perity we shal. find that it has much
do, not only with the welfare Oi Ne
7ere York. but OF many state. Of this Unl
ever and OF the adjoining provinces
Canada. We have heard much oil la
about capital and of the wealth a
power OF DtihS anu lilSii ibuHcHSCS
i"us good or evil upon the condition OF o
- q country The sum OF their united CT
rercy is about $500, 900. 900. This
nor less than the value OF the butter i
che, Sc made in this country each ye
ii all the banks ot tins city should
rubbed out it would not c use Us nat
injury rs Il seasons loss OF da!ryiI
When made my home on a farm | "
r,-- asked to act as president OF the Anne
can Dairymcn's Association. This v
'e' made up oil members from most OF
and northern. some ct the southern sta
and Canada They hold an annual 2
-la. Lament at which they discuss all n
tiers pertaining to their pursuit. l
crptrd the place with a cOmpiac
, he feeling that | could be OF use 10 them
had been in many deilberative bod
But when | entered upon my dutlt
found WAS dealing with men who HI
ried' what they were talking about. and I
d they met tor business and not tor
torical exercises. They paid men
skill to speak to them about the law
animal and vegetable lite. the coGrs
.,os trade. the habits and tastes OF the pee
OF other countries with whom
E be- dealt. and the history OF dairying IL
vain | paris VI h1iS "1o ssiiN'
pam feature of these meetings. In most
semblages to promote projects. S.o"
II the pictures OF great gains are received '
favor But with dairymen the am,
s"' OF sales are limited by the size OF t
farms. and the question in their con
tions are not merely what they
make. but mainly relate TO what
!. can save. At the meetings all the
touching their pursuits are discussed
come. must be borne in mind that these
,.,. 'r, ., dresses are not listened to by thel
es. ID mere matters OF general informal
but they are put to practical use OF
E. aad farm and in making and selling
poducts Their method OF selling
"fro" products Is worthy OF mention. &c
les of trade are organized at hume
points III the dairy regions, where
ers and sellers meet on a day In
week AT the trade rooms there
black board on which is written the
of cheese in London on that da
" given by the cable. and the rat
Joined, freight and OF gold at New York.
,,srl these facts in Il little time and III
way, the price is agreed upon and |
thousand boxes OF chcescs sold.
with our cotton, which goes IN
n Ace great quantities to Europe. the pta
place. do not deal in this direct way wit
hen the consumers, and their profits are cut
w., y, by the many charges OF numerous ;
GIGS anu uu,..S, :hr"uEh who's" !
en- pre- the cotton passes. The minds o
people have been bewiidered abol
ut play value OF our currency. and but lew
y ~ n.,, keep track OF its changes. Blu
taIns. dairymen have known AT all times.
st: have bought and sold by the stan
49, of the commercial world. Save
,ounI bankers and merchants who deal
,r,nr change. they have known more
strong other business men about our sh
aged standards OF value. II our legls
, I;.u'S' K,nt knew as much it would be better it
*. interests OF our country. II an En-:
i often man had been told Il few years
TO lead that we should send large amour
cheese to London he would have
rs IL slur upon English civilization.
dav we load down British steam
quest. wish they were ours y with our
I'd play. products. Formerly cheese was
away BY farmers at their homes. in
Sc see ,b,, quantities and OF varying qualit
could only be sold to nearby trs
.s-;, it had to pass through many hand