The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-09-25
THE COUNTY FAIR.
A DELIGHTFUL WEEK. AND BOOMING
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The seventh annual exhibition given by the
sedgwick County Agricultural, Mechanical
and Stock Association closed last Friday eve
ming. 1t was a marked success in many par
ticulars and a failure In very few. The peo-
pie came and saw, and enjoyed themselves.
There were big crowds every day. After al,
people in large numbers prove'a greater At
traction and Of more interest than almost any
thing else. 1t was social and jolly throughout.
On Thursday the throng WAS simply inn
mense, nothing like it ever having been wit
messed in this valley, IL in the State. The
band played, the horses trotted, the gun club
banged, the archery club shot, the revolving
swing went round with loads Of happy chill
dren, the proprietOrs Of the many booths
screamed and roared, the cattle, and pigs,
and chickens crowed, squealed and beloved,
the police swore, the crowd laughed, the
wind blew, the dust few, and all In all there
MAS little time to doze or m0ralize Everybody
was there that could get there, and good
many were there anyhow. or course, there
was the usual amount Of fault-fnding, grum-
bling and criticism. Such things are always
expected and can't be helped. 4 fair would
not be u fair unless rendered lively by the
threats Of constitutional grumblcrs. There
were some things permitted that should have
been prohibited maybe. such rs selling OF
pools, games Of chance. and dishing up spir-
itous liquors The judgment of the majority
no doubt, az was ours. was against such fea-
lures, but who will attempt to entirely regu-
iate humanity in the aggregate to the satis-
faction Of everybody. There is no gain.ay-
ing the fact that the officers Of the society did
their very best to make the crowd happy and
the fair a success, and great praise is due
them, even il there were mistakes in judg-
ment. The thing drew and paid, which are
Inc most solid and undi-putabie evidences Of
success. and against which faul-fndiny and
criticism will avail little.
As TO the exhibition proper. it, products, |
stock, implements, etc., u full account Is Civ |
ed elsewhere by competent reporter who
personally noted down everything that was
deemed worthy Of notice, But We will Ray.
without fear Of successful contradiction, that |
in cattle. sheep. hogs, horses, and fowls, no
this valley. There was any lack in numbers
there was none in quality. For the most
part the pens. stalls and cOops were occupied
by magnificent specimens Of their kind, and
no man really interested in the future Of this
valley could fail to be favorably impressed
with the showing.
The races and games. of which there were
many every day. attracted the greater crowds
ri all classes. II is useless 10 discant upon
these features of our annual fairs. They have
become part, and as long as the great mt
ority demand them they will be a. surely
given. There were many exciting contests,
,mong the trOtters and runners, to which
we're added equestrian contests. foot races.
wing shooting, archery and the balloon that
ailing to Ego up 'went up
As the EAGLE has done and said more for
he success of the association than any other
PAPER or tnan during the past seven years.
little of its advice laight not prove obnox-
ou.. We think on farm products the society
,hould increase il. pre- miums. both in amount
md nmubcrs. and that materially or to such
IN extent a> would bri ~ out such a displa.
Is We know this valley is annually capable
q making. Following this the premium on
ruits preserved and natural. should be in
,reascd douby, and those ON stock at least
,nc-half. This done. and with increased
Tor stock and increased com
orts for the people. and the abolshng OF
gambling upon the grounds. in Il very few
ears the fair at this point will be the attrac-
ion Tor this entire valley and section Of the
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