The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-12

elderly people Of our county that
thirty odd years ago when the
Grange was in vogue here the peo-
pie met together, and had
nelghborhood fairs which were
well attended and patronized, and
the exhibits were such as to do
credit to any community.
. Now if the people of a neighbor-
hood could get together and have a
fair DO not see why our county
cannot have one-l believe we can.
We could have one say in the
early part of October and those
who had exhibits in the home fair
could take them to the state fair if
they so desire.
lido not think there is any one
thing that would awaken our people
from their lethargy more than a
fair OF our own. Every one always
feels more interest in anything in
which they have a personal inter-
est and in which. they have helped
to lnaugurate and for this reason,
besides others, the undertaking
would arouse, Or should, among our
people from every section of the
county.
If we should succeed in bringing
our people up to it | think pretty
liberal premium should be offered
for the best acre of corn grown by
our boys-a regular boy corn club.
If Ole hundred boys of the county
would contest for the premium and
make an average of fifty bushels to
the acre Rankin county would have
five thousand bushels of corn more
than it has had for many years. Of
course only one would get the first
prize, but they would all have the
corn and not only that, but it would
be stimulus to greater efforts an
other year.
And then again liberal premiums
AS liberal as we would be able
should be offered for all ome-groWn
products, of course including, the
handi work of the ladies in needle
as we'll as in the culinary depart
ment.
1t occurs to me that our county
could make start in this direction
withouta great deal of expense.
Brandon is the logical place to have
it being the most central part and
better able to take care of it and
the citizens of that place would be
the proper ones TO take the initia-
tive. This could be done by form
ing Fair Association and elect Off
GERS. The president and secretary
ought to live there so as to be in
easy access to persons all over the
county. There are doubtless men
in every section of the county who
would take stock in it to promote
and help to build up, not only our
agricultural and industrial interests,
but by bringing our people in closer
contact with each other.
Apropos of what has been said
above relative to expenses would
think a vacant lot could be secured
nearby and temporary quarters i'm
provised for the accommodation of
stock and a cheap, inexpensive
building erected for the display Of
the ladies exhibits so the whole
outlay needn't be more than few
hundred Dollars. In view of these
statements do not believe Rankin
county and Brandon could make a
better investment.
The economical and industrial
features are not the only incentives
that should prompt US to inaugurate
this worthy object, the social fea-
lures should not be among the least
Many farmer and his family could
not only attend this fair, who coulc
not 90 to the state fair, but coulc
prepare some kind of exhibits. AnC
then it would in ameasure dissirate
1.-THE grinding monotony with which
many Of our country women are en-
vlroned.
Let's make an effort to attend Il
this and it is to be hoped our people
from every section OF the county
will heartily corporate.
! would be pleased to hear from
the other gentlemen whose name:
you have. mentioned, or anyone else
Very truly yours,
JNO. l.. EVANS.
Pannin, Miss, Nov. II, 1908.
Sheriff's Sale.