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luring the syrup by the barrel. We regret exceedingly that the burden of 
official duties rested so heavily upon our shoulders during the entire Fair, 
that we were utterly unable to give ten minutes to this truly magnificent ex¬ 
hibition. 
The Sorghum men, especially, are worthy of all praise, for they contribu¬ 
ted immensely to the success and spirit of the Fair. Without stint as to 
means and effort they put up large buildings, with furnaces, flues and all else 
necessary, and actually converted the eastern portion of the Fair Grounds 
into a stirring manufacturing city. The establishments of the Northwestern 
Sorgo Compan}'^, Messrs. Powers & Stevens, and of the Rock River Iron 
Works, Janesville, Jas. Harris & Co., were particularly deserving of atten¬ 
tion. They were really neat and showy structures, and standing, as they did, 
in the foreground of the manufacturing and mechanical department, with 
their whitened walls and lofty fronts emblazoned with “Camp Sorghum,” 
and “Free Show,” in bold black letters, constituted a spirited feature of the 
exhibition in that quarter. The exhibitors of Sorghum Mills, apparatus and 
powers were as follows, named in the order of their record on the Class 
Book: E. W. Skinner & Co., Madison ; Woodbury & Holcomb, Madison ; 
Northwestern Sorghum Machine Co., Madison ; J. B. Norton & Co., Madison ; 
James Harris & Co., Janesville ; J. I. Case & Co., Racine. We are grateful 
to them all for their magnificent display, probably the best ever made in the 
world—and sincerely wish they could all have taken premiums. 
The department of Fine Arts was literally packed and crammed with 
musical instruments, silver ware, paintings, drawings, sun pictures, em¬ 
broideries, fine needle work, carvings on!wood and other materials, rich 
paper hangings, tapestry, and hundreds of other things rare and beautiful, 
and crowded constantly with spectators, moreover. Our artists fairly out-did 
themselves. 
The leading events of the fair were exactly as proposed in the Society’s 
advertisements. Even the weather stood by our prophecy like a sterling 
friend, and steadily refused any interference with the programme. 
Oq Wednesday, at 9^ o’clock a. m., the Opening Address was delivered 
from the Judges’ Stand by the President. 
