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KDKA (320) Pittsburg, Pa. by KDEA Lit- 7.45 p.m.--"Stockman" reports of the primary livestock and whole- sale produce markets. 7.30 pm.--The Story Lady. Ahn | carried on. issn ------ United Exhibition Was Held In Cobourg, Dec. 24.--~There are re- cords existing to show there were county agricultural shows as early as 1828, but it was not until 1845 or 1846 that a union of these Was effected and the Upper Canadas Ag- ricuitural Association organized. The first exhibition was held in Toronto in 1846, and an exhibition wag held at Hamilton the following year, The third was held at Co- bourg in 1848, and the .next at Kingston in 1849. Coples of the Canadian = Agriculturist for 1848 and "49 are still in existence in Co- bourg gnd give interesting descrip- tions of how these early shows were An executive meeting of the Upper Canada Agricultural Association was held at Cobourg in 1848, when Henry Rattan of Co- bourg was elécted president. That year the Provincial Government made a grant of 260 pounds to the Association. This was paid into the hands of the treasurer in 1849, and algo the sum of 4560 pounds to meet current indebtedness, as the first two shows were not financially successful. As the exhibition was moved from ome city or town to an- other each year, it was essary each season to let a con t for a suitable building and also for pens for the live stock. The duties and expense attendant upon this pro- bably led to the decision to make Toronto the permanent home of the show. There it his remained and thrived, until it has become & no- table event attended by crowds from all parts of the province and also from beyond its confines. The Kingston Grounds. A study of the show as it existed in 1848 and 1849 will give some {dea of how far we have progress- od in eighty-odd years. Ten acres of land was secured for the show at Kingston in 1849, This was fenc- ed in, and the records state that suitable buildings were erected upon this on an ample scale, The exhibi- tion was held for three days, from Sept. 18th to Sept. 21st. The fol- lowing paragraph, preserved in the report in the old magazine from which this data is taken, shows that the fair that year made as great demands upon the hospitality of the people of Kingston as the great Na- tional Exhibition does now upon the City of Toronto. : "The people of Kingston extend- ed their hospitality with hearty goodwill to the thousands of visitors who flocked from all parts of the compass to their renowned city. ' Every bed was called into requisi- tion, and even sofas were found fecestary to rest many & weary pe- destrian who had made top many uits of the showgrounds." : "Wednesday morning (the first day of the show) large numbers congregated about the gate early, but no person, excepting officers, exhibitors and members, were ad- mitted until two o'clock. We should judge that from five to six thousand people passed through the gate that day. "In the evening," the writer con- tinues, "the visitors to the fair were favored soon after dark, with a fan- tastic display by & society of "Phi- slogs," as they call themselves, who paraded through the streets of King- ston bearing torches, some in wag- ne, and others on foot, They were re and painted in the most out- | 1dndish style, and from what we' ve heard, they have been in the habit of playing-off similar -antics tor some time back." This, it would appear, was one evidence of Kingston's appreciation of the show being held in that town. : nd -- hk of Troops. = On Thursday (the second day) the attendance is reported to have been |, considerably larger. A review of the troops, of which there were about a thousand stationed in King- ston, took place on Barriefield Com- mon, The president, Mr. Sherift Rattan, of Cobourg, delivered the Maual address from a stand erect: upon the exhibition grounds that afternoon. It dealt with the early history of Ontario from the time "of its first settlement, some sixty years before, and of the his- tory of agriculture in Upper Can- ada up to that time, and has been preserved to the present. THE FIRST ONTARIO AGRICULTORAL FARS Was Held in Kingston in 1849. 'ship was, Toronto In 1848--The Fourth It was decided to hold the show in 1850 in i Niagara district, "grobably in neighborhood of the Falls," and these plans were subsequently carried out. The exe- cutive of the Association met upon ! the show-grounds at Kingston and | elected following officers to carry on for the following year: Officers. President, John Wetenhall, M. P., Nelson, Ont.; 1st 'vice-president, J. B. Marks, Kingston; 2nd vice- president, T. Clarkstreet, Niagara Falle; treasurer, F. G. Yidout, To- ronto, cashiet, B.U.C.; secretary, George Bucknell, Torontd. Among those present at this meet- ing of the executive were BE, W. Thompson, Toronto; Hon. Ferguson; Asa A. Burnham, Co- bourg; D. Matthews, Wm. McMick- ing, Robért Watson, John Weir, R. L. Dennison, Mr. Clapp, Mr. Tay- THE DAILY BRITISH/WHIG 3 PROBS: --Mostly fair and on Sunday. and decidedly cold to-night lor, Mr. Briggs, J. W. Rose. The executive also passed a reso- lution electing His Royal Highness Prince Albert Edward an: honorary | member of the Association. The Provincial Association was at that time financially supported by : Adam grants made from township and county agricultural associations and by grants from parHament. In the year 1850 the announcement Was made that the heavy debts incurred during the firs two or three years | of Its existence were pald off. That | year, also, the Guelph Agricultural | Association - declined to make al grant upon the ground that it was | unlikely that the show would ever be held at Guelph, and that town-| therefore, unlikely to | benefit very much by it. It was probably friction of this kind among the towne that led to a new organi- zation eventually succeeding the old provincial organitation, and Toron- to being chosen 'as the permanent home of the Exhibition. | -- Toronto Exhibition. As far back as 1860, and perhaps earlier, there was held, also in To- ronto, the Toronto Industrial exhi- bition. The Canadian Horticultu- rist for November of that year, stat- es thie was held "in connection With the Mechanics Institute immediately after the closing of the provincial tair at Niagara," and comments upon it as follows: "The exhibits were not so numerous as might have been expected from the amount of prizes offered, but the quality and workmanship of the leading articles exhibited have beem admired for | their superiority and high finish.' The governor-general distributed the prizes in the city hall, Bach year a ploughing match wag awardd made, It la apparent that great interest centred In these. At Niagara, a field belonging to John McFarland on the Queenston road, was secured, and this not being | large enough for all who wished to | compete, some ploughs were started also on the farm of. R. Hiscott. Another feature of the provincial exhibition in those days was the annual dinner, the Banquet being followed by a long toast list. At the! Kingston fair, covers were jaid for | seven or eight hundred. At Nia- | gara, in 1850, a large marquee, erected a little distance from the showground, wes utilised for important function, and tables were arranged within it in circular style, In the centre there was the presi. dent's table, the judges' table, and a table for other officers, officiale and the press. A charge was made for | this banquet, as the "annual din- ner," open to all who desired to at- tend, was counted upon to-help out the finances of the association. Sprisin | ! Educative Exhibits. A very strong effort was also educative. At Kingston, in 1849, held in conpection with the provin- = ofsl exhibefon. From: the list of ¥ mW l made to make these early axhibiis - Professor Johnston, a celebrated agricultural-chemist from England, I e the address. He spoke upon | the causes of a sterile condition of | soll, the means to be used to pre- vent it, and the means to be used to restore ft. At the Niagara Exhi-| bition, Prof. Croft, of Téronto Uni- versity, 'gave the address, upon the constituents of soils and plants. It is worthy of note in pass- 'jy that the officers of the associ- ft "not to- dive . ocean of science gy ENENEENE NNR NANA RRNA RN ANNE EAER ERRENA " SHOP [0-NIGHT | AT STEACY' AND SAVE 0% Onallyour casl hases! § Take full advantage of this great store - wide sale. The most sensational selling event of the entire year. 80¢. has the purchasing power of $1.00 in all departments during the event. progress of this stupendous, history-making bargain Follow the crowds of