The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-10
WANT CORN SHOW
WILL BE URGED TO MEET IN CO.
LUMBLa TIE NEXT TINE.
4 Strong Delegation VIII Be Sent to
Invite the National Corn EXPOSE
ton to the Capital City.

AtlantlC states COTu EAUOSItlOu VIII
be held in Columbia during the week
OF December of this year and the
prospects are that the Exposition
will be success from every stand
point.
South Carolina in cooperation with
other Southern States will send a
strong delegation to Columbus, Ohio,
to extend an invitation to the Ma
tional Corn Exposition, to be held in
Columbia in 1911.
The national corn show will be
held in that city this year, from jan
uary 80 to February IL. There will
be over $4,000 exhibits, with prizes
aggregating $4,000.
Every effort will be used to Sc
cure the national corn show. Should
the Exposition be brought South, and
to Columb bia, 1t will be held in con-
nection with the South Atlantic
States Corn Exposition.
1t is expected that at least s20,-
600 will be secured as prizes for the
second South Atlantic States Corn
Exposition. An active campaign for
the Exposition has already been
launched by the management. Sew
eral large contributions for the Ex-
position have already been pledged.
The first corn exposition to be held
In the South, which was held in Co
lumbia from Decem ber to 8 was a
complete success. There were ovel
700 exhibits. It is expected that
there will be several thousand ey-
hibits for the second exposition. The
exposition is a permanent affair.
National Corn Exposition.
The following dispatch from Co.
lumbus, Ohio, where the fourth
National Corn Exposition will socn
meet, will give some idea of what 1t
really is:
The program for the fourtl an.
nual National Corn Exposition, tc I've
held January 30 to February II, ii
the eight Immense buildings on the
ohio State Exposition grounds, ha!
inst been completed, and provides for
one OF ,ha greatest national asr;,nl.
svral exposjtioas ever held IN TIC
world.
Tne buildings are connected b. in
,'c@'ti walks comfortably heateI 4.s,'
brilliantly Illuminated, in all ieseln
bling a great summer gacde" with
palms ard plants and tenler growing
~ops, giving, the visitors Thif Of
nature, which wil! Eore reri.;nd Them
Il a balluy June day than OF the
winter season.
Tie srast National Corn Ezposi-
Ion will be a roundup Of al! State
4gr:cultrral shows AMI agricultural
meetings. The name. "corn expos:
Ion" does not mean that cnls corn
wil be SHOWN, for all gra'ns All
grasses, the prize winners only, al
he rar.ous State showa. will he in
ccupatitlon FIR the valuable national
trophies.
fIorn than rs States Will have COM
pet!tlve exhibits. twenty-five State
Agricultural colleges and experiment
stat!ons will have scientific exhibits,
each demonstrating lts most ad-
vanced experimental work. These ex-
hibits, which will be In charge OF eX-
pert demonstrators, will deal, tD q
practical way, with nearly every
;.iiase Of The science OF agriculture.
For instance. North Carolina will
e1nphaaize the cotton Industry. from
the growing plant 70 the manulae-
tured article, With cotton gin aud
loom In actual operation; while ILL.,
no!s will especially enphazises its soil
work. Never before In the history CT
tho w2rl:; has there been such a
showing Of results In agriculture.
based or scientific investl~ation.
Tho federal department Of agri-
culture Will be represented with lis
famous exhibit, wh':,i fills two large
furniture cars, and which has Just
been returned from the International
exposition q. Du"nos Ares.
Important, among the many meet
::-;.s. cSl;hits ana Ger sa@cias fen
turc@ Of Ills Srcaies: of ag-i"uit"ral
c%pGsitirna may be mentioned the
Icc:inrg Of ino american B"ce'iers
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