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

fall than at any time within the past
fifteen years. The fair is an educator
second to nothing in an agricultural,
horticultural, stock-raising and gen.
eral way. The renewal Of the far
spirit means great deal for our great
state, and it is believed that next
year will again show healthy IN
crease in the number Of counties that
will have fairs. Baldwin was the first
to pull off her event and letter from
Charlie Newman, the hustling man
ager, brings the information that ~
was a great success from every stand
point. A preliminary fair was held
last fall and the good people OF that
section decided to make it permanent.
Baldwin is on the line of Lee and
Prentiss counties and in splendid
section of the state. This fair should
by all means grow better from year
to year.
Columbus, Starkville, Grenada, va
zoo City, Forest, Ellisville, Halle
hurst, Brookhaven, Mt. Olive, Nc
Comb City and other points are hold
ing during the month and the pros
poets are generally good. With pro-
per handling there is every reason
why the county fairs should prove
success and be of incaleulable benefit
to the communities surrounding them.
There is one danger that should be
carefully watched and guarded
against, the past experience OF fairs
being used as a warning; don't let
the racing feature overshadow others
until there is little of anything but
races. There is a tendency all the
time to gradually increase the purses
for races which necessarily decreases
the premiums offered for agricultural
and other exhibits until the fair is
little more than racing event and
then it's career is ended so far as Mis-
sissippi is concerned. The sentiment
of our people is against such an
event until it can be conducted sue
cessfully at any point in the state.
Racing cards predominating all else
has killed nine-tenths of the fairs
that have failed in Mississippi. Avoid
this rock in the future.
The close of the fair season will
witness the fourth event Of the Mis-
sissippi State Fair at Jackson, No
vember 9TH to 10Th, inclusive. Ev-
erything is being gotten in shape for
the largest fair ever held in the state,
and present prospects point to 1t be-
ing that. Of course, disastrous storm
akin to that of last season, would
make change, but with normal con-
ditions the prospects for the State
Fair as several times as promising as
ever before. The big building for
agricultural and horticultural exhibits
is nearing completion and will be
turned over in a few days. 1t has
twive the capacity of the building
erected last season and all space has
been applied for. The chicken show
will be better than ever, between one
and two thousand birds already ap-
plying for space. A strong effort is
being made to bring the exhibit OF
stock up 70 the standard, this feature
not having been what it should IN
past years. Hogs and dogs will be here
in large numbers. The liberal arts
building has all been taken thirty
days before the opening of the fair
and it will be full of interesting and
instructive displays. The racing card
is little more elaborate than last
year, covering the 7th, 9Th, 10th, 11th.
18th, 18th, 14th and 18th. The special
features will be far ahead Of last year
or previous years. A general pro-
gram will be issued in few days.
Prof. Baldwin and his air ship, the
California Arrow, will be on hand
and make ascensions daily, weather
permitting. This is the ship that sails
made a successful flights at the ST..
Louis fair and has been improved q
great deal since. 1t is not simply a
balloon, but an air ship that sails
several miles and is under the con-
troll of Prof. Baldwin, starting from
a point in the Fair grounds and re-
turning to the same point. The 9th has
been designated Farmers Union Day,
a special program having been ar
ranged. The State Union will have
an exhibit and headquarters in the
main agricultural building. On the
10th there will be game Of foot
ball between the University of Mis-
sissippi and the University of Louis
lana. Other athletic sports will be in
terspersed in the program. On the 8til
and 9th there will be general dem
onstration of road building machinery
by the manufacturers and under the
supervision Of the Mississippi De-
partment of Agriculture and Com