Smyrna times., 1879-09-24
The State Fair at Dover.
SECRETARY HARRINGTON INTERVIEWED.

ldsG week interviewed ICCnafu harrington, |
Esq, the Secretary and chief engineer of
the State Fair at Dover, and from the long
report of the interview giving a compre-
hensive description of the Fair, and espe-
cially of the entries for the races, we ex.
tract the following:
Your special reporter hearing so much
talk concerning the coming State Fair, on
Saturday last visited Dover, and after the
State Board of Agriculture had concluded |
its session called on Mr.. Harrington, the
Secretary, at his Office in Dover.
lie found everybody up to his eyes in |
work but the Secretary gave him his at |
tention.
"Are Grants stations really to be at
Dover?" the reporter asked.
"Of course they are," said Mr.. Harring. |
ton, "We are not i'll the habit of advertis- |
ing an attraction unless we expect to pre-
sent it. We have prevailed on Gen. Beale |
to let the horses como to Dover; car to
bring them here has been chartered, and
Major Leavit goes to Washington on
Friday for them. They will arrive here on
Monday evening and be exhibited each day
of the Fair, and then returned"
"Are they handsome?"
Never saw them and will have to refer
you to Col. Paja, who sits there near the
WlHuOWs liz says W lllc SySo vi ii IOISG-
man, they are remarkably fine animals
| They were the pick of the Sultan's stables
containing 1,600 of the best bred Arabians,
and were sent here as the highest compl,
ment an Arab would pay a distinguished
visitor. You know an Arab loves his horse
better than his wife, but the best thing for
you to do will be to come down next week
and see the horses for yourself and write
them up"
"Will there be many people here?"
"With fair weather we expect 10000
people. The railroad is expecting and
arranging to carry comfortably $4,000 pas
sengers. They brought us nearly 5000 last
year and double the number will visit us
this year. But go out with me to the
grounds and l will show you the prepara-
tions for the exhibition"
"That reminds me, are you expecting a
very large exhibit"
"Yes, very large one. In machinery
we will have very fine display of the
latest and most improved agricultural i'm
plements made. OF this class there is
already enough entered to secure the sue
cess Of that department"
"What is the prospect for the cattle dis
play ?"
"Most excellent. We are hoping that
Gen. Van Worst will send up his herd of
Jerseys, the finest think l ever saw, and
we are assured of four herds of fine short
! horns, good display of Herefords from
. Maryland and heard of Areshires and a
, fine exhibit of Holsteins of Judge Fuller.
ton, of Virginia. OF course if these herds
already entered are on the grounds we
will undoubtedly make a remarkably fine
display of cattle. The truth is there is
more and better stock on this Peninsula
: than the majority of people imagine.
"What about the sheepP
, "The display will be about three times
, as great as last year. We have entries from
e Maryland and Pennsylvania of blooded
5 stock and in the same department there is
, promise Of handsome hogs-that is, if &
= collection of hogs can be called hand
g some"
"The Ladies' Department ?"
u ayes, even finer than last year, exhibit.
, are entered from all parts of the Peninsula
i and the ladies generally are much interested
e in the work. From the beginning of the
, enterprise the ladies have taken hold with
o immense enthusiasm, and only yesterday
:, said to the president we can't fail so Ions
e as the women work.
: What arrangements have you made
! concerning cereals 2"
n Ample. w nave 6TeCl0Q u new Oullu
d ing $50 by 80 feet and set it apart for ar
!; exhibition of the fruits, flowers and cerea
h products of the Peninsula. | believe to
:; day, we can show better wheat and as gooC
@ corn as any State in the West. When yol
p go to Wilmington step into Budd's offic,
and look at his samples of wheat some o
a which were grown on land selling for 81
70 per acre and yet people will put thei
le money in doubtful riches while they pass b
le all these materially fertile fields, lying, a
~ they do between two great bays and almos
in the lap of the markets of four grea
n cities"
ID al don't believe our Wilmington peopl
n know much of the Peninsula after all"
NJ al know they do not. You call it "dowl
y; country" turn your faces toward tn
"a North, neglect all the Peninsula trade an
IN permit it to float into Baltimore and Phils
le delphia. There is no reason in the worl
St Mt why nearly all of the lower State trad
II should not stop in your town, and tn
Ve ,e slightest exhibition of enterprise on tn
ee part of your merchants would divert mos
Il of the Eastern Shore business from Bait
is more to Wilmington, The peach crop fo
1u instance, has brought to this Peninsula sa
:, SI.OO0.OOO. Within three months it goe
n, out again, and where? To Wilmington
No. 1t floats right by your city int
another State. IF you ever expect to hay
dy a great city you must get from out tn
lot shadow of Philadelphia, by making th
,ts agricultural interest of the State as tributar
m to your growth as are your manufacturing
to interests. But we are off from the fair.
he there anything else l can tell you If 81
IN come up and take cup of tea. 1t is har
be- to remember anything when you al
'er hungry.
nd There is one matter about which l d
He sire especially to enquire, that is do you e
,lf pect any exhibits from Wilmington ?" "Oh
ae II, yes, letters from your most prominel
tor business men indicate that for the fir
en time they will put themselves in conta
hi. with the Peninsula trade. twill pay the
up for their trouble, believe.
nu -sss->-
lhe "Look heah, mig, now what you knc
aSi em bout medicine ?" said an unassumil
lay darlzey to pompous buck who was e
my postulating on his skill as q practisil
fe's physician. "What / knows bout met
d! cine?" he replied, "I knows all dah
bout medicine. Jess as if l didn't tot
keer Doc. Yandall's hosses in Louisville
in foah yeahs |" This settled all further d
steis \ pute.
he
he Only women were born to fully app
81 81 ciate the luxury of shutting up all the b.
one rooms in the house for " company al
living in the back kitchen.