The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-08
THE GRENADA FAIR
OCIObfR 26. y. Is.
$1,000 In p. emiums to Be Distributes
That DAY.

At the fair to be held in Grenada Oct.
26, y and % there will be distributed
$1,000 in premiums This is no small
amount. Somebody will get these prem
iums and they will go to a great many
different persons. Will you Z oae Of
the winners? Suppose yen enter scme-
thing, the fact IF the ccmpetiti. Il and
b interest aroused in you aud among
your neighbors ard friends will be help
full. No less authority than Holy Writ
one great family, therefore we share, to
a greater or less extent, in what our
neighbor learns and in the good as we'll
as the bad that comes to him. The ma
ltionaI government is spending several
millions of dollars annually in ascer-
tanning the best and latest methods in
agriculture and diffusing this informa-
ton among the people. The national
government is also sparing no means in
promoting the breeding of good stock
and ascertaining the causes Of disease
among them and cures for same. Elk
perts are sent into foreign lands and
the best veterinary surgeons in the
world are consulted about caring for
horses, cattle, hogs, poultry, etc. It is
impossible, almost, for one to realize
the great Importance of the stock in
dustry and what it means to the world.
Nevertheless, it is gratifying to be able
to the state that Mississippians, as we'll
as the balance of the country are devel-
oping along this line and are rapidly
learning that the one ideal farmer, as
we'll as any other man, is a failure. Still
further emphasizing this idea, it is a
w~ell-known fact-there is scarcely an
exception-that the farmer that has
fat mules and well-kept horses is pros
perous-he is living in keeping with the
ideas taught at fairs and by SOUND COM
NOR sense. No man can live to him
self. This idea is well recognized by
the governments of the world millions
are spent on expositions-places where
the best stock, the latest improvements
in science and art, recent inventions
and thousands of other things, too num-
erous to mention, are gathered in one
place where they can be brought under
the eye and the observation of the
world. Do such things pay? The an
swer must be yes, Or else they would
not have been perpetuated from the
early Grecians and Romans up to now.
Just recall the fairs and expositions
that have been held in this country,
saying nothing of those in foreign lands,
within the last half century. OF course
it is not intended to compare the Gre
NADIA county fair with an exposition
backed by the government, yet the fair
here inculcates the same ideas and fos-
ters he same spirit, only on a more
limited scale. 1t is an opportunity for
the farmer, for the stock raiser, for the
poultry breeder and for the man with
progressive ideas and one who will
try to profit by what others can show
him and by what others have accom-
plised. The fair is an important event
to the city of Grenada. 1t is important
to every other county in the fair dis
trict. Let the people Of the fair dis
trict embrace the opportunity that is
before them. This year is a new be-
ginning. A success this year means a
larger measure of a success in19O9.
The floral parade, the baby show, the
races-are all features that will please
a variety of tastes. On the second day
of the fair, a big barbecue will be given
and that day is strictly the Farmers
Day. Prominent speakers have been
invited and let everybody pull together
to make the three days an epoch-mak-
ing event. A success in 1909 means
larger premiums, more exhibits and
greater benefits in 1910. The public is
reminded that there are many public
spirited citizens pushing the fair who
do not get or wish one dollar for their
services.-Grenada Sentinel.