The leader., 1904-12-17
CORN AND COTTON
CARNIVAL NOW ON
BIG CROWD WITNESSES OPENING
CEREMONIES.
GOV. VARDAMAN MAKES A SPEECH
Welcomes Those Who Came From
Different Parts of the State to Par
ticlpate in the Exposition Of the Ma
tcriaI Resources Of Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss. Dec. 12.-With q
cloudless sky. and just touch enough
of winter in the air to make condi-
tions pleasant, the Cotton and Corn
Carnival was begun today. The open
ing was in every way auspicious.
Added to the faultless weather condi-
tions, was the enthusiasm of the Of
f1cers and directors of the association
who have managed this State enter
prise.
For the first and opening day Of the
carnival, which is necessarily poor for
sightseeing, because the work of ar
ranging the exhibits is never COM
pleted when anticipated and expected,
the crowd was unusually large, sew
eral thousand people coming to the
city to attend tie opening exercises
and view the articles on exhibition.
A larger crowd is expected tomorrow
than was on hand today, and the at
tendance is sure to increase every
day.
AT II o'clock the parade, which. was
the formal opening of the carnival by
the State and city officials, as it was,
of course, impossible to put any of
the exhibits on parade, was formed
in front of the old capital. The de-
fOi1 Of 1o o1.ro1 re6 hxy
Gen. Arthur Fridge, adjutant-general
of the Mississippi National Guard, as
sisted by the local committee. There
was not hitch in the program, every
thing working with precision.
The parade was headed by the jack
son mounted police in full uniform,
followed by one of the bands of the
carnival. Then the carriages con-
tanning the State officials, the carriage
containing Gov Vardaman and Sec
retary Power, taking precedent, the
other officials following. Then came
the carriage containing Mayor Hem
ingway. the members of the city coun-
Gil and city officials. Next the mem
bers of the Jackson press, prominent
citizens and officials of the Carnival
Association. The fire department of
Jackson, headed by Chief Waters, fol-
lowed, and close behind was the sec
ond carnival. band. The rear was
brought up by fifty Choctaw Indians
from Mississippi.
When the line of parade had been
formed, the march was made up State
street to Mississippi street, down Mis-
sissippi in front of the new capitol to
West street, down West street to Cap
itol street, down Capitol street to Mill,
and up Capitol to the old statehouse,
where the line was broken.
The gates to the carnival were then
opened and the visitors were admitted.
! The formal opening exercises took
place in the hall of representatives,
before an assembly that partly filed
| the hall.
Mayor Hemingway acted as master
| of ceremonies, and introduced Gov.
| Vardaman as the first speaker.
| The governor prefaced his remarks
| by stating that he hoped to be able
| to give the visitors warmer and
more cordial reception to Mississippi
and to the city of Jackson than were
the conditions Of the hall. The COVER
| nor said it was pleasant duty to eX-
| tend a welcome to those who come
from different parts Of the State to
| participate in the exposition of the ma
terial resources OF Mississippi. These
eXpositions are not only beneficial in
| that they show to the world what cur
| State can do, but the bringing of the
| people together, that they know each
| other better and learn to love each
other more. Hospitality-the hospi-
tality of the South-of which you
| have heard so much, is the finest
| flower of the highest civilization; the
music of gentle manners. Il am glad
to see you here today" said the gov
ernor, because 1 want you to see
| what Mississippi has; what the people
can do. | am not one who believes
that the greatness of a State consists
| in its material resources. These
things are necessary, but I believe
that the real greatness of State
consists in the morals, the manhood
| OF it's citizens.
| ASAS are uO pSOpl0 Ou 0dIlu WHO
| observe and obey the law as religi.
ously and righteously as the white
| people of the State of Mississippi 1t
was stated in the public prints not
long since, quoting a man who occu-
pies an important Office, that murders
were increasing. think it was stated
that up to the 1st of April there had
been more than 200 murders COM
mitted in the State of Mississippi. |
did not believe that was true. |
thought it was an unfortunate thing
if it was true, and if it was not true
it ought to be corrected, and l sat
down in my Office and addressed a
AFTER THE GROCERIES.