The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
.0UIsIANA's FINE SHOWING.
State Has Magnificent Exhibit at
Chicago Land show-R. M. Sims
to be Orator on Louisiana Day,
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Louisiana's agricultural products.
natural resources forage and fores-
try possibilities, and health and eli
matte conditions have never before in
the history of the state been so eff.
fectiyely displayed or exploited as
they are at this years Land and Ir-
rigation Exposition, which opened at
the Coliseum in Chicago Saturday.
Nov. Is, and will continue until Sat
urday, Dec. 8. The daily attendance
during the first week of the show
averaged 10000 to $1,000, and it is
expected that the aggregate attend
ance will pass the half-million mark.
Louisiana, IN having a statewide ex-
hlhit at this big show, will be adver-
tised along the most effective lines.
and the result will be that many
northern farmers and their families
will probably be induced to come
south and locate in the pelican state
The Louisiana booth is planned to
be of value to every section of the
state without distinction, and the
daily lectures on Louisiana deal with
the possibilities ol the state without
fayorlng any particular locality. The
booth. though net occupying the larg-
est space in the show, contains the
most representative exhibit, and is
favorably situated directly in front
of the main lecture hall
Every one of the lectures on Lou
islana thus tar las been heard by.
packed houses, Y TO borrow the pop
ular theatrical expression, and by.
people who are interested, and who
were not present merely out of Gu
riosity. All of the speakers last
week were experts, among them be-
ing Prof. r. S. Richardson, of the de-
partment Of agricultural extension of
the Louisiana State University; Sen
ator Justin r, Denechaud, secretary
of the immigration branch or divi-
sion OF the Louisiana State Depart
ment Of Agriculture; DR.. r. Robinson
Duff, prominent physician Of Chi.
cago, who is q sGfong booster for
Louisiana and who has been confln-
ing his talks to health and climatic
conditions in Louisiana from the
medical mans viewpoint, and Prof
w. r. Dodson, dean Of the college OF
agriculture of the Louisiana State
The talks have ali been
effective and have attracted great at
tention; so much SO that the mere
announcement Of a speaker fer Lou
isiana means crowded lecture halls.
Today will be Louisiana day at
the big show, and arrangements have
been made to celebrate the event in
a most elaborate manner. Hon. r. N.
Sims, of Donaldsonyille, will be the
orator of the day. America. :, Dix
lie" and Louisiana viii be sung by
the Paulist chorus. composed of more
than one hundred singers. This is
probably the hest-knoWn chorus inl
the United States, and the announce
ment that it would sing for Louisi-
ana has caused much favorable com
ment.
A carload Of good things from the
pelican state will be given to the vis-
tors, including oranges, sugar cane,
pecans and truck products. Another i
big feature of the interesting pro-
gram will be che awarding Of a prize
IN the shape Of a five-acre tract of
Louisiana land adapted to poultry /
farming. There will be many other
features sufficiently attractive to re-
suit III an attendance that is ex-
lected to eclipse all previous records.
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