The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-18
A Liberal Offer

The prop osal of the Sou, hern Exposition Conn.,
pa ny in re-ard to tn: national agri cultural cx
.i'l'i"n is one which the country Cannot aiIvrl
! to neglect.
Ih. D.. ple Of louisville have s,lb.cro ed nearly
half million dola to the ea pital stock of th.
Southern Exposition Company and ali OF s!..
! money received On this subscription, with the
net earnings OF the Exhibition, have bee: in es
cd IN the property we now hold. The ultimate
purpose ofthe company WIS to erect a permanent
buildings on its grounds. The present cx.-nsivs
buildings, which are ROW larger than any exhib-
, i:ion h'ldings erected in this country. excent
| 'host at Philadelphia a.d New Orleans, erected
through Government aId ar. in perfect order for
The holding Of Il urge exhibition.
10 preserve and care for these bui,d:n-sj
very considerable burden Of expcnse ana risk
Ihe compa,-y Offers to carry tbi, bnrdor o,d To
give the use o: th: grounds buildings, machiu-
cry an'l oue' property for the National Agricnl-
'ura' Exhibition free oc any charge There ca,
be no hc,eft to he stockholders in such All or
ranseSa1t eSrept :ha il, cidental benefit enioved
by nid others Of having .n exhibition Of
, THIS ~ ter The Southern Exposition Com
pany) not. Ct course, undertake to give an ex-
hi'!tiol on Grand q scule at its oxo c,et r.
ma q: :tle grounds highly improved, hut there
h'S' "' 'lcw temporary buildings the means for
"'i:;'i.must be !'rc> ,ed.
o"lG TO the peculiarly isolated situation of
l';1fc!' means n:st lie provided to enable the.
10 iur9is' and Combine their displays Maclin
cry ana manu- lactured products generally. pav
'ne eNpenie of their display in Whole or Dirt by
SAFE IT. ~ considerable amount can be realized
from the s:e of Horticultural products on disp,av
1o>tllhiat.aEd encourage farmers in making
exhlolts 1t Is tir that inducements should be Of
1erch IN Inc sh'pe OF premiums MI awards. Tia
manufacturer h,ds his medal certificate Of
e great valT.. Bee .usc lie can use ii effectively
an advertisement, but the rnlcrs ca nact do thi.
and their pre- miuns should be offered in money
u For this, again, means mus: be provided.
4 A great National Agricultural Exhibtiio,
weul. be incomplete unless he Department
Agriculture of our Genera! Government were alb
# to present to those interested III agriculture som,
=, comparative displays which could not be broueh
together BY private persons. And here AGAIN
Z means must BE- oro,i!c.l. It would be un reason
able t" expect private company, W hicl has OBJ
taincd al its me ans from a single .omm muni.y
i, and expe nded it al! fer tie public coed without
expectation Ct return to the stockholders, to en-
deavcr to raise in that community a sufficient ad
dit lonaisum of1soucy to meet all the rcments
eI 50 lttrSe an Cii:icTta KING. The cCm Offer
all it has, and it is a very valuable property. For
the project to which it offers its optrty> there
must be a idltional aid, and the farmers of the
United States, i'll whose interest The EXPOSITION is
projected: can not farni II that aid.
For nl1ny years these farmers have felt the dis
advantages under which they were laborinr,
They have sought relief i'll legislation a ID in Dol
little / organization. in the meantime the oths ;
industries have been obtaining substantial al |
and encouragement from the country. The rail-
r-ads have been given land and valuable fran
chi~es in communit cs manufacturers have been
exempted from taXatien, and in national legisla-
ton affecting industries the first though has be-
OF a manufactures. In the Stale and General Gov
cram IN; everything has been done for art. while
on ever; occasion when it h IS been soncht Con-
greSs has made liberal appropriation for Exposi
itons both in this and other uptries which VIC &
| designed for the advancement Of commerce, the
arts and the ma nufacturing industries.
1t is fl r time now th't Congress should do
some substa utral thing for the farming interests
in the same way it mas helped other interests
The way is open, and the representative organi-
zat on Of the IA rming industry has said that the
Southern Exposition Company Offer !. liberal and
f.usibic plaa.