The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-31


tented. There will be few to leave
this fall in quest of riches in other
countries of promise. Mississippi is
as good as the best, the only trouble
being in the fact that we have not
known it all along. Little if any ef-
fort has been made to develop our re-
sources until within the past few
few years and things have rocked
along in happy -go-lucky way. But
the change desired is taking place aad
better times are upon us, even at the
present moment. Then let's keep up
the lick and guarantee continuance
of prosperous times. The farmers are
organizing and making an earnest ef-
fort to improve their condition, and
upon their prosperity depends the
prosperity of the whole state. 1t IS
the duty of every person, makes no
difference in what line of business, TO
assist in this work, business obli-
CATION as well.
In looking around for this satisfac-
tory Improvement and the cause, there
are many things to take into consld-
Grafton, but the writer believes that
one of the greatest factors has been
the rejuvenated fair spirit, the build |
ing of county fairs and the state fair
It is a fact that cannot be contradict
ed that communities sustaining a live
fair are doing better than those that
have nothing of the kind. 1t brings
the people together once year In fra
ternal meeting, they see what their
neighbor has accomplished and after
hearing how it was done are encour-
aged to make the effort themselves.
Mississippi has furnished multiplied
thousands of the best people on earth :.
to make the Empire state OF Texas
what she is to day to the detrlment
of our own. Texas has fifty county
fairs and the great Texas State Fair
at Dallas, more than twenty years old
and the largest in the South. The
Texas legislature makes liberal ap-
preparations to the support OF this
fair, as to the legislatures OF nearly
every Southern state, and find 1t the
best investment that can possibly be
made. The people demand an outing
at least once each year and the fair Is
both entertaining and highly instruc- |
tive.
Mississippi is awakening to the I'M
portance of fairs and more are being
held this year than ever before in the
history of the state. The first at va
zoo City was held last week and was
a magnificent success. The people
of that splendid county took the great
est interest and the exhibits were up
to high standard. 1t will be worth !
untold thousands of dollars to the
people in the end. Copiah county, the
banner trucking county of the state,
held her first regular fair the week be
fore and at its close regular love
feast was held. Planters, stockmen,
bankers, merchants and all expressed
themselves as delighted with the ini-
tial attempt and pledged their undi-
vided support to its permanency. The
reports from every point have been Of
a similar nature.
The writer hopes to assist in the or
ganization Of at least half dozen
new ones for next fall. Greenville,
Hattiesburg, Greenwood, Kosciusko,
Meridian and dozen other points
are agitating the subject and it is to
be sincerely hoped that tangible re-
suits will follow the investigation. |
The great State Fair begins next
Tuesday at Jackson and lasts until
Saturday the 10th. Everything is IN
readiness and the event promises 20
be much better than ever before. The
railroads have all granted rate OF
one-fare for the round trip plus %
cents, and an attendance Of near 100,
900 is expected. Let the man who does
not believe in fairs come for one OF
two days, study carefully the Interest
shown and the instruction received,
investigate for himself and then pass
upon the possible benefits to a. great
commonwealth like Mississippi of
good state fair.
No city in Mississippi has expert
enced more phenomenal growth than
Hattiesburg for the past four years.
1t has discarded the swaddling clothes
Of country town and grown into an
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