Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 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
ticipate in the Exposition Of the Ma
terlal Resources of Mississippi.

jackson, Miss, Dec, 12-With "a
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
fcers 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 the 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 1t was
Of course, impossible to put any of
the exhibits on parade, was formed
in front of the old capital. The de
tails Of the parade were arranged by
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
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-
sissipp 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 Il 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 a pleasant duty to eX-
tend Il 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 our
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. 81 am glad
to see you here today said the gov
ernor, because | want you to see
what Mississippi has; what the people
can do. | am not one who believes
that the greatness of State consists
in its material resources. These
things are necessary but ! believe
that the real greatness of a State
consists in the morals, the manhood
Of its citizens,
There are-no people on earth who
observe and obey the law as religi
ously and righteously as the white
people Of the State of Mississippi. II
was stated in the public prints not
long since, quoting-a man who occu
pics an important Office that murders
were increasing. think it was stated
that up to the lst Of April there had
been more than 200 murders com
mitted in the State of Mississippi.
did not believe that was true.
thought II was an unfortunate thing
If it was true, and il it was not true
it ought to be corrected, and | sal
down in my Office and addressed a
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