The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-13
OUR COMING FAIR.

The East Carroll Fair Association
has presented its second annual rcata-
logue and program to the public, neat
ly gotten up, and containing all the in-
formation necessary for the successful
holding of the next fair in November.
The object and purpose of the Fair
Association is TO encourage the agri-
cultural and live ST ock interests of East
Carroll, as we'll as OF our neighboring
parishes, and to- be a factor in the
future development of the great
natural resources we possess. By
nature East Carroll is highly favored.
1t is as fruitful as any of the cotton
lands Of the Delta, the normal yield in
cotton per acre being anywhere from
three-fourths to one and half-bales;
in corn, from thirty-five to seventy-ive
bushels. OF 4ste' years attention has
been turned to hay making, and the
profit ia this Industry is as great, or
perhaps greater THAI ia the raising of
cotton aud curn. Esst Carroll is we'll
drained, having bayous Macon, Ten
sas, Baxter, and Joe's Bayou, besides
a number of smaller outlets to carry
off the rainfall, however great it may
be.
East Carroll lie beginning to improve
its grade of stock. Several stock
ranches have been established, aud
these have been stocked with the finest
grades of cattle. A great stimulus
was given to stock raising by the'first
fair, held in December of last year, at
the Fair Grounds. Although this fair
was held under difficulties, it never
theless filled everybody with enthu-
siasm, aud preparations have been in
progress all during the past year for
the coming fair next month.
The catalogue contains large num-
Der of cards from Vicksburg mer-
chants aud business men, besides cards
from other localities. We want
every body to feel that they are well
come. We want people from every
where to send in exhibits and to come
Sin propria persona" We want the
world TO know that East Carroll aud
Lake Providence have gotten move
on them, and that no section of our
fair State shall excel us in at least try
ing to develop the natural resources of
our fields ane forests, and in extend
ing to the people of the whole United
States q hearty welcome to come and
live with Us aud be one among US.
We want immigration, we encourage
it, we invite it. If the world wishes
to be advised of what we can do, just
come TO the fair aud see. We have
not been dead. but only sleeping. We
have walked up, rubbed our eyes,
thrown away the glasses through
which we saw darkly, aud upon our
vision has,dawned a better day for our
parish--a day of internal improves
ment, of mutual good will and fellow
ship-a day of long pull, strong
pull, and pull altogether. And some
of these days, when we throw away
our safety pins, and short brooches and
red-top boots, and get into long pants
aud walk down the streets, under the
glare of the electric light, Chicago will
rate in Importance according to the
amount of business It does with Lake
Providence. So let US all work to-
gether for the good Of the parish. |
The time is drawing near, and we adj
wise our merchants aud planters to be- |
gin making preparations for their ex- |
hibits. We will have visitors from our
surrounding states and 1t will be q
source~of great pride to us for these
visitors togo away from the fair with
their mouths full of,-praises for the
people of East Carroll, the Fair Asso. |
citation, and the brilliant future that
lies before ma r-