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year was eminently successful and gratifying to all parties con- 

 cerned. It lias been advantageous to the farming interests of 

 the county, and profitable to business men in the city. We 

 have ventured upon a repetition this year, and it is highly satis- 

 factory to those for whose benefit it was gotten up. And in 

 view of this confirmed fact, we believe it is desirable to enter 

 upon some plan to render our County Exhibition a permanent 

 institution of increasing usefulness and pleasure. We believe 

 it is advisable that the County Society should own grounds suffi- 

 ciently ample to hold its Fairs upon, from year to year, and have 

 them well fitted up, permanently, for that purpose. We believe 

 such an operation will be beneficial both to the City of Madison 

 and the county generally. Besides, if we have ample and suflB." 

 cient grounds, properly fitted up for such shows, it is believed 

 that it would be likely to secure the Exhibition of the State 

 Fair at this place much more frequently than will otherwise be 

 the case. And in view of these considerations, the Executive 

 Committee will soon mature a plan to bring about this end, and 

 submit it to the public for their approval and co-operation. And 

 from the united efforts, and the general exhibition by all the 

 industrial classes which we have here to-day, we confidently be" 

 lieve that our proposition will meet the cordial support of all 

 interested parties — farmers, mechanics, merchants, and artists. 

 We feel this to be one of the most delightful holiday or 

 festival occasions that can well transpire; and hence we are 

 doubly rejoiced to meet and greet so many of every variety of 

 industrial pursuits — to see the products and fabrics of diversified 

 toil and skill — and not least among them are we delighted to 

 recognize a beautiful display from the tender fingers of our fair 

 sisters — whom I will not depreciate by designating them with 

 some petty or trifling name, but greet them as our noble sisters; 

 and I am free to believe that, were it known they would not 

 assemble with us to-day to present their acceptable offering at 

 Industry's temple, we should not have witnessed half the num- 

 bers or enjoyment on this occasion — and may we all live to 

 enjoy many similar festivities. 



