The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
STATE FAIRS ARE
 GREAT EDUCATORS Mississippi Will Improve the Exhibits in Future RIPE FOR NEW IDEAS Exhibitors at Jackson Sold Quantities of Their Products, md Next Year
 They Will Have Greater
 Exhibits
 
RIPE FOR NEW IDEAS

Jackson, Miss, November 6.-(SpeciaL)- | The fairs of the future must be eduea- | tional, Is the ukase of President J. l.. | iInochs of the Mississippi State fair, which has just closed the biggest ten days business in it's history.
 This remark was brought out after careful attention to the crowds that thronged the grounds every day and night. The visitors came to Jackson and the fair to learn something. They made
 inquiries about machinery, live stock, poultry, etc. with an apparent determna- tion to inaugurate reforms on their own farms, and that will encourage their | neighbor to do the same thing. The rep | lesentatives of one of the largest farm and road-making machinery companies in the United States, who had quite credl- table exhibit here, stated that they sold outright, for cash, more than s50O0 worth Of machinery. and were amazed at the in- terest that was manifested. They declare they could have sold more if they had had the goods and did take several fine orders for future delivery. These same gentlemen were exhibitors at the Nash vile fair, and state sthat they sold less than s25 worth of machinery there. They found Mississippi ripe for improved ma chinery of all kinds, and next year will have still larger exhibit if they can get the space.
 The men who showed hogs and cattle and chickens made many fine sales and took orders for many more. They all. found that the fair pays them. and be- iieve that it will get better year by year, the inquiry for such domestic animals and poultry becoming stronger year by year. The people are being educated as to what is best and hereafter the most of them are going to insist on having it.
 President Enochs appreciates the fact that Mississippi is peculiarly an agricul- tural state, and has an idea that the citi- zens thereof have come to know that is true hence their great interest In every thing that tends to the lessening of their physical burdens, as improved machinery is bound to do. Mississippi has demon- strated to the world that there is no bet ter agricultural state, and on that line she is going to ask for and get greater pop ulation. The movement to secure a per manent exhibit of the states agricultural resources is along educa tional lines. It will be placed where every visitor to Jackson will see it, and made one of the attractions of the town-one in which ev- cry citizen of the state will feel an inter est and 10 which he can point with pride.
 School Improvement
 Miss Susie V. Powell. head of the school improvement work undertaken by the de- partment of education. left this morn- ing on an extended tour of the state, though she will be in Jackson Sunday next. This incoming Miss Powelh was at old Hebron, tonight at New Hebron, Ccvington county Saturday. she goes to Collins. Next Monday. November :. she begins tour of the schools of Scott county, remaining there till the 11th; on the 12th she will be at Bay Springs, Jasper county; the 14th, 18th, 18th, 17th and 18th she will devote to Newton coun- ty, visiting several of the schools; on the Fist she goes to Calhoun county, where she remains till the 24th; the 18th will be spent at Grenada. will the 2eth; the 18th, 29th and 30th she goes to Tishomingo, and on December 1 and ? she goes to Tippah. then back down the state ito Clarke county for December 3, expecting to return to Jackson on or about December ,.
 Miss Powell, wno is a very entertaining ia lker, is insisting that the physical con ditions in and around the public school houses of the state shall be improved she would have the paint and the white wash brush used more generously. ever greens and ornamental trees and shrubs planted. windows washed and cobwebs brushed down occasionally so that the premises may be attractive to the chill dren who are forced to spend their days therein. The best of 1t is that Miss Powell has met with great success, teach CTS and pupils most everywhere falling promptly in line with her suggestions.