The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-09-25
State Agricultural Exhibition.
From our Special Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20, 1879

Exhibition, in the main building OF
the Centennial Exposition, the State
agricultural show has been success.
AT 9 o'clock this evening it was closed
aud everybody seems well pleased over
the events of the past two weeks.
Without a doubt this has been
proven to be the place to hold the ex-
hibition, as in no time in the history
of the society did they receive such
encouragement and patronage as now,
nor have they been able to continue
before the public for SO long time on
any previous occasion. The edict of
the Park Commission for the removal
of the building was a help, many
striving to show their opposition by
their presence. We enjoyed this day
among the farmers of our State, and
to those who might suppose the key
stone" to be made of coal and petro-
leum this would be final and over
whelming argument. We could not
do justice i'm this article to the efforts
of the Society to bring before the gen.
erous public the wealth of our pro-
ducts and manufactures. We shall
not try but simply give passing
glimpse of what we saw, knowing full
well much of interest escaped our at
tentiOn.
TO those who visited the Centennial
this brought visions of the grand main
building in 1875, when day after day
might be spent among the curiosities
there displayed. The change is great
though all the splendor of those days
has not departed. The mammoth Or
gan peals forth to the multitude who
gather to witness the merry skaters
some of whom glide so gracefully upon
the rollers while others are as success
full as we were in our first attempts
upon the equally safe-iced sidewalk.
Here, too, two velocipedes roll along
at a fearful speed, it seems to us, and
our thoughts bring some of our Ridg-
way friends to witnesss the exploits of
these professional bicycle riders. AT
first we wander among venders of
"sweet cider" and "fresh pop corn"
and wonder where the State show IL,
in answer to our inquiry we are told
''all over" and we start in pursuit.
Turning to our right from the Elm
Avenue entrance we found the cattle
and are satisfied that that there is a
State Agricultural Exhibition. 1t was
interesting, indeed, to examine the
choice selections of stock. We would
not particularize fearing we might
display pardonable ignorance. To
those who need good cattle here was a
place to make selection. Our favor
ties were the Ayrshires, they appear
so kind and gentle and are withal
excellent milkers, and not to be sur
passed for the quality and quantity
of butter produced therefrom. The
Judges award for the best herd went
to the Jerseys" of course. They
know what is best, but we may have
our favorites nevertheless. On our
way we noticed Gen. Grants Arabian
ponies, and as the uews of his arrival
reaches us we give them extra notice;
they are very pretty dappled grey the
one five and the other seven yeais of
age, weighing 10 and s25 pounds re-
spectively. Next comes the poultry
exhibition and the "Perfection Incu-
bator," this is very interesting ma
chine to poultry men, and for such a
district as Elk county where cold
snaps in early spring make such sad
havoc with things in general and
chickens in particular, it would be the
great desiratum. I thought of the
editors troubles and if he could report
1900 chicks out this week. would not
he be happy. Am ong the poultry
were huge specimens of Brahmas and
Cochins with the pretty Leghorns and
others not so large. Geese, ducks,
pigeons host, and we leave to notice
"Bradley's Fat Cattle;" they are I'M
mense, visions of tough steak rises be,
fore us as we look upon these monster
beeves of heard of sixty. We must
step aside to notice "The Drama OF
Washington at Yorktown" This was
placed in its position shortly after the
Centennial, is situated on the right OF
the Belmont Avenue entrance. Dc
not fail to notice it when you come tC
the Permanent Exhibition. 1t is .
review of the troops on the second day
after the surrender of CORVALLIS, MOI
those who fought the earlier battles O
of the Revolution but the veterans Of
the Continental army and the regi
ments of Louis XVI. I give descrip
tion partly quoted from the artist. II
the foreground is corporal's guard O
sappers and miners, Immediately fol
lowing is the famous regiment, nameC
by King Louis XVI the Royal Au
vergne" headed by it's famous band
and fife and drum corps, and bearing
aloft the colors of France and th,
United States, typical OF the firm ALI
ance; following these are the other sia
French regiments. On the extreme
right, in the distance, are seen tn,
American troops man9uvring into po
sition, while batteries of artillery are
galloping over the plain to assum,
their respective posts in line. In tn,
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