The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
CORN AND COTTON
CARNIVAL NOW ON
BIG CROWD WITNESSES OPENING
CEREMONIES.
Gov. yARDiNiy MAKES A SPEECH
Welcomes Those Who Came From
Different Parts Of the State TO Par.
~ticipate in the Exposition of the Ma
teriaI ReGources OF miscisslppi.

Different Parts Of the State to Par.
ticipate in the Exposition of the Ma.
terlaI Resources Of Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. l2-With u
]e.oudleAs aky, and just touch enough
,f winter In the air to make condi-
lions pleasant, the Cotton and Corn
Carnival was begun today. The open
Ing was in every way suspicious.
Addcd to the faultlcss weather condi.
tons, vas the cnthu8iasm Of the of
innr" and directors Of the association
DhO have managed this State enter,
| lrIsc
For the first and opening day Of the
cNuiyal. which Is necessarily poor for
sightseeing, because the work Of ar
ranging the exhibits Is never com
plrt.a when anticipated and expected,
the crowd was unusually large, sew
oral thousand people coming to the
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than waB on hand today, and the at
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day.
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The parade was headed by the Jack.
son mounted puliue in full uniform,
followed by one OF the bands Of the /
caroiyoI Tnor tha oorr;on,o oon
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containing toy. and Sec
rotary Power, taking precedent, the
other officials following Then came
the carriage CONTAINING Nayor Hem.
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- wy o'','"''' 'NeN' 'N' i'o'n
pe,S u 'he JACKSON press prominent
citizens and officials of the Carnival
Association. The fire department of
Jackson. headed by Chief Waters fol.
lowod and cIo.o hohind ,y,s tbo eoc
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Drought up ny Hlty Chocta" Indians
from mississippi
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formed the march wac mazda -, stoto
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E,@S'pPl III front Oh inc ne" caplIol 10
est S'ree', uo"n west street 10 Gap
l'oi street Gown Caphoi street 10 MIL,
'@nu up 'apltol 10 lhe Ola |sJatChouse'
where me me was broken.
lhe gates 10 the carnival were theh
oPal'u ana 'he 'isl,ofS were auhltteu'
ihe FORMAL opening exercises TOOK
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pace III inc nan Oh representatives,
before an assembly mat partly hIled
ing H"IL
mayor hemingway acted as master
OF ceremonies ana introduced GOV
as the hrst speaker.
u &oVerhor pfeiaced ms remarks
ny hlatlhS mat ne hoped TO be able
To give the VISITORS a warmer ana
more cordial reception TO mississippi
aud 70 the city OF Jackson than were
the conditions OF the hall. The COVER
said 1t was a pleasant duty to eX-
G q welcome to those who come
from different parts OF the State to
participate IN the exposition OF the ma
terlal resources OF Mississippi. These
eXposttlons 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
batter and learn to love each
other more. Hospitallty-the hospi-
t2lity of the SOuth~of which you
have heard so much, Is the finest
llo"tF ol the highest NlNlIl"atiOH' lhe