Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1893-11-03
THE FORDYCE FAIR.
THE GRAND FREE BARBECUE At.
TENDED BY 5000 PEOPLE.
Fine Exhibits. Good Racing and Splendid
Order.

Order.
A passenger coach was attached
to the regular local freight train on
the Cotton Belt railroad which left
this city at 7:15 Il. N. yesterday to
accommodate all OF those Of this
city and at intermediate stations
along the line who desired to attend
the second day OF the FordEee Fair.
When the train pulled out from
this city there were less than half
dozen Pine Blufiians on board, but
ere Fordyee was reached the pasen-
ger coached was fairly filed with
people for the fair.
The train arrived at Fordyce
promptly at L O'Clock. and a
GRAPHIC reporter, together with sew
eral other Pine Blufffans, repaired at
once to the fair grounds about one
half mile from the town.
When we arrived at the fair
grounds we found a large coneourse
of people gathered there-peoplefrom
Dallas, Cleveland. Lincoln, Ouachita
and Jefferson counties-and by 2
O'Clock there was u crowd present
which was variously estimated from
900 to 5000.
The leading attraction for the day
was a grand free barbecued dinner,
which was served on theinside of the
fair grounds about 1:30 O'Clock. The
dinner was excellently cooked and
served in lavish abundance, and was
highly enjoyed by all present.
In the afternoon the GRAPHIC re-
porter took a stroll through the
agricultural exhibits. and we do not
remember ever to have seen It better
and more credftable exhibit OF ayr
cultural products than we witnessed
on that occasion. As we wendell
our way through the fine displays
OF potatoes, cabbage, beans, peas,
corn and other horticultural and
agricultural products we could not
but be reminded that there is no need
OF want OF starvation among any of
the agricultural classes of Arkansas.
With Il genial climate, fertile soil
and a variety OF products, it is
within the power of every farmer in
Arkansas to enjoy all the Injuries of
the temperate zone. That the far
mer can raise at home everything
necessary to his home use was
strikingly illustrated by the exhibits
at the fair, and we were forcibly re-
minded OF the fact that if the far
mers OF the South would learn the
value # the lesson of raising every
product needed for home consump-
ton at home in place Of planting an
exclusive crop Of cotton and sending
elsewhere fer their .hog and
hominy, that this would be enc OF
the most prosperous counties on the
inhabitablc globe
In the afternoon we also paid
visit to the "Womans' Building,
where all kinds of needle handiwork
was displayed, and which was one OF
the NEST attractive features OF the
fair.
After dinner several exciting races
We're run, Which were greatly enjoyed
by all lovers OF horse-fiesh. and the
program Of the day was concluded
about O'Clock by a balloon aseen-
sion and parachute leap by Nine.
Lou Starring
The music forthe occasion was fur
nished by the Pine Bluff band.
The fair was in every way a sue
cess, upon which the GRAPHIC sim
cerely congratulates the good peo-
pie of FordYce. There was no gamb-
ling or fakirs on either the inside or
outside OF the grounds OF any descrip-
ton whatever, which was in marked
contrast With several of the fairs
that have been held in the State this
season, and which was a pleasing
feature, worthy OF special mention
and commentator.
The Pine Bluff contingent to the
fair returned home on the regular
passenger train last night