The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-11
A National Farmers Dxhibition

A National Farmers Dxhibition:
The Southern Exposition Com pany propose to
hold at Louisville ky, a National Ayr cultural
Exhibition which shall present all the agricultuC:
al horticultural mineral, timber, and Invest oc:
interests Of our country. Asthe great Expositions
have seen chiefly devoted to the arts and manu-
factures, 80 is this proposed Exhibition to make
our agricultural nd natural products the leading
feature The prospectus very justly says that il
the artist the artisan, the inventor, and the mar
ufacturSr are entitled 10 the encouragement Of
these great competitive displays, much more il
the farmer, Who leads comparatively sec uded
life; whe 10 removed from the stimulating friction
of great com munitics, and who has 80 little
chance for comparative observation. entitled ia
the opportunity to witE ess the progress made In
the industri~l world in which he works, and ts
learn new outlets for his products
Without any outside aid the Southern Exposi.
tiom has held two OF the most remarkable sxhihi:
ton ever seen In this country The Exhibition
of 1883 became of natioual importance and was
visited by people from all part. Of the world.
The Exhibition 81 1854 Ras directvn toward the IL;
lvstration Of the agricultural and natural Pre-.
ducts Of the county, and livestock and its sus
cess was unmistakabls. Following up this idea
the Sputhern Exposition Company now propose
prand National Exhibition Of this chracter. The
Company have extensive grounds and buildings,
and they propose to contribute their half million
dollars worth of property and, with the General
Government contributing the same nnount 70.
still greater Accommodation ani arrangement, ta
hold the proposed Exhibition under he joint aus
pces of the Company and the Depai itment Of AZ
ricuitnre ofthe Governments at Washington. They
further propose.that the General Government shall
appro pirate one thousand dollars to each con-
eressiopnl district tor the expenses of agrcil:
tural exhibit, and the sum oftwo hundred thou:
sand dollars for ards for agricultural diaplays
which awards are to be made uuder the manage:
ment Of the department 5f Agriculture:
that the agricultural interests are entitled to
recognition of the kind proposed no one can deny.
I, is fact that eu95 ,oo0 people are engaged IN
Agriculture t" only 1900, oO0n manufacturing, and
thdt sl20 coo Geo capital is invested in aGrieul-
ture to only s300o, ,0oo 600 in manufactures: Bot
beyond this there are coyent reaso.:s for Cavern.
ueut giving some such substanti Il encourage
nent to the farming Interest Flouriihiug as our
d enuf:.ctures may be, at last we are an agrieul;
tursl people and OUT national wealth comes direct:
ly from the soil. All over The country the county
fairs show the needs Of the fafmihg people fcr
competitive exhibitions, but these county fairs ill
only the place Of neighberhood gatherings. and
the farmers arc entitled to more extended and
enlafged opportunity. At the Southern Exp,si:
ton; vegetables fruits. and grain; from Michigan
and Florida, Arka ausas and Indiana, aud from
other widely separated States lay side By side.
and were interesting objecta ofstddy and cernpar-
iscn That limited display OF the agricultural
products Of our various sections was the besl les.
son ever taught of the wonderful resources of our
continent and was ofincalc ulable benefit to the
thousanfs of farmers who had ths opportunity 70
observeit :" So
We ought not only to hare one OF these great
National Agricultural Exhibitions. We ought 70
have series Of them, The Southern Exposiiioh
Company conceived the ldea,. and offers present
and really inducements which can not bo ut tnce
found elsewhere. It is proper therefore that the
6rst Of th,se Exhibitions should be held at i.oat:
Vile. The money 10 be appropriated will not ba
missed from the Treasury. and Congress can d
nothing better for the farmer and every thing
connected with the agricultural Interests. than
t0 make this start In tie direction Of giving the
farmer the same chunce and the sans opportunity
il has on other cccarious 10 iayishly given taa
sr list, ske inventor. asd the maEufaetysef