The Evansville Daily Journal

The State Fair at New Albany.—The State Fair, held this year at New Albany, from the 26th of September to the 1st of October, promises to be more brilliant and attractive than any held at the State Capital. The citizens of New Albany are zealous and liberal in their exertions to render the Fair a credit to their city. The railroads have made the most generous offers of their aid to promote the success of the enterprise. Every facility possible will be afforded to enable exhibitors and visitors to reach the ground conveniently and cheaply. With a view to this end the New Albany and Salem, and the Indianapolis and Terre Haute Railroad Companies are erecting a switch and station house, at their crossing near Greencastle, so that cars loaded any place in the State may run through to New Albany without change. The same ought to be done at the intersection of the O. & M. with the New Albany and Salem Railroads. We hope New Albany City and Floyd county will reflect honor upon the Southern tier, and prove that "some things" can be done as well in the Southern as in the Middle and Northern sections of the State. In a few years, we hope, for the honor and profit of making a show for the State, to exhibit what Ohio bottom lands are capable of producing.