Daily Republican., 1885-09-29


To-day the State Fair commences a.
FairvieS Park, near Dover, and will be
the only agricultural fair that will bs
held in Della ware this year. This fair
has been enabled under all adverse or
cumstAn ,es 10 make very creditable
record-in fac, but Jew Agricultural
exhibitors surplss IL in Interest. This
is the more creditabls when We consider
that in what was considered the more
favored portion Of the State these exhi-
billions have ceased to invoke thai in-
terest thai should clsrac ierize credita
BILE and successful agricultural exhibit
lions.
The STATE Fair has done much to in
fuse new life INFO the agricultural and
horticultural interests Of middle Della
ware. The opening OF the Delaware
R,i'road was the grand precursor Of the
era that has revoluLoniE ii the lower
section o. the S;ste, and when each In
fiuence has its need IT praise for making
the wildernessss OF k-ut County bios
som as the rose, it should not be over
looked.
With the State FAR b Is come the in
trodu ction OF bet or horses, better cattle,
better sheep, better swine, improved
agricultural impl sats, phosphates,
and all that go towards making COM
muuity prosp srous and wealthy. No
agricultural fair ever held in Delaware
has done 80 much good as this fair right
in the heart OF the State. The upper
end OF New Castle County has had its
day Of fairs and some of them are still
al II urh
velop agricultural interest in upper
Delaware, but now the successful tide
OF State Fairs is South ward.
1t Is expected that az the present
State Fair there will be some very fine
trials Of speed in horses, aud not only
Of speed, but in every other good point
in family and light and heavy draught
horses.
The managers of the fair deserve the
greatest of credit for their successful
management that has N ade it . grand
success. They have stuck to it year
after year with determination TO sue
coed that elicits the most hearty com
mendatiou and it Is hoped that the pre-
sent may be the crowning year OF sue
cess for the past. Citizens Of the Stat
from all sections should patronizs thi
enterprise.
New Castle County and Wilmington
having no exhi bttioD of the kind Of thei
own, can throw all their influence An,
aid to the fair at Dover. When tn
Middletown Agricultural Society wa
holding fairs, interest In the State wa
divided, but now that society has ha
its day, all interest should centre in tn
State fair at Dover. Wilmington shout
contribute largely to its success. He
merchants are reaching out for til
peninsula trade, and there Is no bett,
way Of securing it than to attend Il
State Fair and ask for 1t. Theilsck
exhibits should be more than made u
by individ ual attendance. WilmingtO
is to Delaware what Philadelphia Is
Pennsylvania, Baltimore Is to Mar
land, New York City Is to New Yol
State, Cincinnati is to Ohio and Chica
to Illinois. 1t is the Metropolis OF Il
State, not to dominate over 1t, but
foster it and encourage every mea
made use of to develop Its many resor
ces. Not year goes by now that dc
not add to the good name Of Delawal
as fruit growing State. To eve
important city OF the North, her lus
GUS peaches are sent direct by the C
load. L. is meet and proper that
State Fair sh uld be as widely kno \
1t will be when the people Of the S5i
take the interest in the Safe Fair III
should take and that it merits
THE union of Roumelia with Bull
ria is an Important step towards The
indignation OF Turkey, and Bulga