St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-08-13
GREAT SENSATION
ALL ALONG The Line
50 Commissioner Whlla, Of The frisco. says
Speaking Of 81. landry Exhibits.
WANTS 2 DAYS PARISH FAIR
AZ Hhieh He VIII lffeF CAST .NoranbeF
tie Month Preferable ts Him for
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From . letter, which is published
below, ii will be seen that the people
Of this section did not waste their
sweetness % the desert air. when
they exerted themselves, and sue
ceeded 50 admirably, IN entertaining
The agrieulturists Of the Frisco rail-
road on July 28th
The quoted letter is from Mr..
White, Of the Frisco, who had charge
of the exhibit car which came here,
and who delivered such an Interest,"
ing and instructive address Oh the
occasion.
The samples that you people So
kindly furnished me have created a
sensation all along the line. Just
think of it, created sensation, Z
which means that the people all
along the line did not know what We
had here, and when they saw with
their own eyes, it created sensa-
tion.
Mr.. White announces ID the letter
tha6 be will return TO OpeIousas ID
November, at which time be would
like for our people TO get up a two
days parish fair, at which be will
offer cash prizes.
The 0peIousas Progressive League
will at once take hold Of the matter,
and the Clarion has nos the least
doubt but that the enterprise will be
highly successful
It should be, and it will be.
The letter, addressed to Mr.. j. g.
LaWler, is as follows:
Springfield, MO-, July Both. 1910.
Since leaving you / have been
doing quite d good deal Of thinking
and have some matters that / want
to suggest to you and which / think
will be Of interest TO both you and
all the people Of your section.
The samples that you people SO
kindly have furnished me have created
great sensation alI along the line.
All day Saturday and Sunday our car
has been crowded with pisitors, all Of
whom are simply aseonishea at. the
wonderful products of your rich soil.
This IS The sort of advertising that
tells. People want To be shown.
Last night stopped at 3 hotel where
q agentleman from Jennings, Louisiana,
had been staying for q week or more.
He said that be had been telling The
people Of the producing power of the
Louisiana soils but that the people
only laughed at what he told. We
stopped at this town for several
hours and these same people were
taken through the car and shown
these samples, when many Of them
said that The man never sold half of
It. So yoa see We may 30 and talk
forever ard unless We hare the goods
to show much Of our wind will Be
LOST. While these SAMPLES are
great credit To your progressive Lea
que and good farmers yet they were
gotten up and handled at a great
disadvantage. The excessive rains
had made everything SO tender and
soft that il was almost impossible to
handle these things without breaking
and bruising them up. Now this
work which we have started IS going
to stimulate others ID getting up ex-
hibits from Louisiana and while this
viii give us wonderful exhibit FOR
this summer yet / want to gof
one better for the great exhibit at
Chicago ii December
Therefore / have thought Of Of
fering some cash prizes to your peo-
pie as outlined in the enclosed for
the best samples to be gathered |
as they mature and stored in some
good, safe place, away from rats and /
mice and where they would not get
weather beaten or soiled | will
come ii n oYember with my car and
pick these samples up and pay the
prize winners cash prizes. could |
not ask nor expect you people to
spend another cent but ! hhink We
could have two days at least De 81
Parish Fair when these things could
be brought ii from the farms. ou
have plenty of good home talent as
vas demonstrated beyond any ques-
tion last Thursday We could have
some speaking by both yonr home
and from one or two outsiders whom
would bring with me-
Should y5ur Progressive League
and the g0o3 ladies' decide to have d |
little basket dinner It would all be Ia |
order. Now this can be gotten upI
without any expense on the part Of
the people further than 10 give
Iittle tins aud attention To the mat
ter. Talk this over with the Progress
sive Ileagns and people generally and
advise me on yoHr opinion Of the plan.
am not only going 10 give Lou
isiana the credit for these exhibits |
bot | am also going 10 emphasize the
st. LaHdry Parish part, and will put /
4 larpe sign over them From 81. |