Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-18
COTTON DAY AT FAIR
WAS WELL ATTENDED
Important Addresses Made by
Association Officials.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON PRESIDED

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Features For the Closing Week.
Big Day Thursday.
Atlanta, Oct. 17.-COt on Planters
and cotton men from all portions Of
the state met at the state fair Thurs
day morning to attend the big COuon
day exercises that had been 81 el2O-
orately arranged.
The threatening rain did not de-
crease the crowds, and there were
nearly 900 visitors assembled in the
old machinery hall when the exercises
were opened by President NJ. l..
Johnson of the Georgia division Of the
Southern Cotton association.
The mammoth meeting was calle2
to order shortly after 10 O'clock, and
from the openings remarks of Presi-
dent Johnson, it was Immediately OBJ
served that the meeting would be one
of much Importance. Many pTomi-
nent officials of the Southern Cotton
ASSOCIATION were present.
With the poultry show in full blast,
the exhibits and midway affording
profit and pleasure for all, and Thurs
day near by, with three different pro-
grams, the crowds came with rush,
and although the day was damp, the
fair presented a pleasant scene,
Thursday will come Atlanta day,
Press Day and Old Veterans day. No
official program has been arranged for
the day, but all who come will fad q
welcome awaiting them,
Atlanta day has been designated
simply as an Atlanta occasion, with
the usual spirit of jollification.
The old soldiers of the Southern
Confederacy will be admitted free of
charge Thursday. No pass will be
needed further than the bronze cross
of honor. The Old veterans are look
ing happily forward to the occasion.
The members of the Georgia daily
and weekly press will also attend the
fair Thursday, and it is needless to
say that they will have the best of
times,
The fact that the first running
races We're to be pulled off Wednes-
day was responsible for additional
large crowds. There had been no
running events since 1904, and many
visitors were anxious to see the cards.
One of the principal features of the
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of live stock, the building being
crowded with animals of the different
classes, and the number of visitors
to this show being larger than ever
before.
The fair has been able with its own
funds and through the generosity of
the American Jersey Cattle club,
with a large donation for Jersey
prizes, to draw one of the finest ex-
hibits Of Jersey cattle ever shown in
the south. There are five exhibitors
with large herds, and two with small
er herds.
The fair secured the services of
Mr.. w. B. Spann of Dallas, Tex. :,
to act as judge of the dairy cattle,
who acted as judge of Jerseys at the
St. Louis Worlds fair in 1904.
Mr.. Spann began judging the COWS
Tuesday, working on all the indi-
vidual classes, and Wednesday fin
ished judging the herd prizes. Mr..
Spann, after Judging the cattle. de-
cIared the exhibits to be one of the
best shows ever seen in the south.
and that it was next in Importance TO
the st. Louis Worlds fair and the
Portland exposition.
Colonel j. j. Richardson of Dav-
enport, Ia, came to the exhibit as
special representative of the Ameri-
can Jersey club, and witnessed the
work, also stating that Georgia de-
served great credit for such fine
showing in this line.
Mr.. w. Gettys, the we'll known
Jersey breeder from Athens. Tenn.
and Mr.. Reuben Gentry, manager of
Overton farm, near Nashville, also
came to see these cattle, and ex
pressed themselves as highly pleased.
A grand parade Of the cattle will be
held on the race track on Thursday
at 11:30, when all the winners will
be seen.
On account of the Importance of
this stock show, the Georgia Dairy
Live Stock association called a spe-
cial short meeting to be held on the
fair grounds in the auditorium, which
opened at p. m. with a crowd of
interested members and live stock
breeders present.