The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-09

~-O~ W 40 oO5 iAnlAS W LCil III uu-
results. Agricultural pur-
and there Is a lessening tendency to
Ieave the farm and to go to town.
inose who forsoOk the farm years
ago have an inclination to go back
and Few OF them have not secured a
piece OF land and made arrange
ments to have 1t improved. The law
making bodies are favoring the far
mer more than ever and the pros
poets for agricultural development
were never quite so good. The good
work being done is bearing fruit.
and all honor is due the unselfish
men who are giving their time and
means for the benefit of their. fel.
low men as well as for themselves.
The unselfish spirit being SO lib
orally displayed is highly commend
able and will be appreciated by the
people of Mississippi.
The dates for this year have been
moved forward to October 9th to
November 9Th, to get ahead of the
annual cold spell that has been en-
countered for the past three seasons.
The enterprise lis well worthy of the
TO i've Tor In progressive country
people OF the state who would see
our agricultural and stock resources
properly developed. Other states
have maintained fairs for years and
drawn upon Mississippi for thous-
ands of our best people to develope
their resources to the detriment of
our own. Texas alone has taken
from us during the past twenty
years more than 100000 of our
good white people Texas maintains
great state fair as well as numer-
Gus county fairs. There is more
TO live for in progressive country
the people together once each year
In an experience melting where the
best of everything is shown. Missis-
slppl must encourage fairs and 9TH
er movements that will tend to keep
our people in Mississippi.
In February of 1906, the Missis-
slppi egisature in session, granted to
the Fair six year lease on the Old
Capitol and grounds for a nominal
sum, thereby recognizing the under
taking as one of merit and giving to
1T the official endorsement of the
authorities. This action was en-
dorsed by the people all over the
State, and applications for space
came In stronger than ever It was
found necessary this year to build a
large building known as the Lib
eral Arts" hail." Also to enlarge the
space set aside for live stock and
provide temporary place for poul-
try. A large amount of permanent
improvements were made during the
year and the fair in the fall was an
other splendid success, although the
destructive storm in September de-
stroyed portion of the crops being
grown for exhibit and caused a gen
eral depression. The attendance
was excellent and interest at fever
heat.
Many buildings are needed right
now but cannot be supplied until
more funds are available. A live
stock amphitheatre with sheds for
several hundred head of stock that
will cost about $4,000 is badly need
ed. A hog house to cost $4,000 is de-
manded and will be built at the first
opportunity. An implement build
ing for the display of agricultural
implements is being called for by
the manufacturers Of the country,
they offering fair rental for same.
This building would cost about So
000. An auditorium to seat 5000
people and which would cost $500
is lacking and on the program for
erection as soon as possible. Other
buildings to the amount of $4,000
are badly needed and will be sup
piled during the next few years il
no reverses are sustained.
This is an excellent showing for our
great old state Our Fair is not as
large as the Texas Fair and possibly
some of those in other Southern
states, but it must be considered
that this fair has not had state aid
as have many of these If not all Of
them. Louisiana gives to her fair
each year $4,000 for buildings and
S. 900 for premiums; Tennessee
gives for premiums $4,000 per
year; Florida pays SIS, 900 per year,
Missouri has spent 100000 upon
her fair during the past few years,
it being owned and controlled exclu-
sively by the state. Mississippi has
had nothing more than the use of
the ground, which is held under a
tentative lease.
The Mississippi State Fair is con-
Quoted for the benefit of the agri1
cultural people of the State and not
as money making institution. or
the officers who have managed it
during the four years of its existence
only one of them, the manager, re-
ceives one cent for his services. That
it has been worth great deal to the
agricultural interests cannot be de-
MED, but this benefit is just now be-
ginning to be felt. In future years
it will be worth thousands of dol
lars to the people. 1t is today the
one big event annually in the his
tory of the state to which the farm
.ers, truckers, poultrymen and stock
raisers look to. 1t must grow larg-
er from year to year. The necessary
buildings will take some years to
supply, unless state aid is secured,
but Iney will come in time.
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