Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-20
GULF COAST FAIR
A REVELATION.
VISITORS WILL FIND MUCH TO EN-
TERRAIN AND INSTRUCT.
Grounds and Buildings to Be
Seen in South Mississippi.

Gulfport, Mss.-The Mississippi and
Gulf Coast Exposition Company will
give its second annual fair November 6
to II inclusive, and it is expected that it
will transcend last years fair in every
way. Better and larger exhibits are
| expected; inner and faster race horses;
better shows and attractions of all kinds
will go to make it an improvement over
the first attempt of the company. 1t
is only natural that the officers and
directors of the company should expect
to have a better fair this year, because
they have been able to profit by the ex-
perienee of their first year in the field,
and that they have done so is being
amply proven by the manner in which
they have taken hold of affairs. Sec
rotary j. B. HOWE il busy signing up
splendid attractions and equally busy
arranging for elaborate and representa-
tive exhibits.
1t will be a tri-county fair this year,
Harrison, jackson and Hancock, the
three Mississippi coast counties, figuring
in. The first meant new era in in
dustrial, commercial and agricultural af-
fairs in South Mississippi. This years
exposition marks an expansion of this
great agency for advertising the value
of South Mississippi's cut-over lands for
farms, her harbor sites for commercial
purposes, and her cleared tracts near
thriving towns for manufacturing indus
tries.
A fair like this means the aggregation
of tangible evidence of what South Mis-
sissippi is doing commercially, indus
trially and agriculturally. This evidence
will be massed at central point so that
by a trip to Gulfport one may see for
himself what the whole coast is doing.
There is no lack of interest in the coast.
This was proven last year by the fact
that $4,000 people visited the fair, and
more are expected this year, because the
eyes of the state are focused on South
Mississippi, the newest and one of the
richest sections of the state, whose de-
velopment, though slow in coming, has
of late years been sure, because of its
matchless natural resources, which
were bound to attract capital and cause
prosperity sooner or later.
Immigrants have been eagerly sought
in recent years by South Mississippi.
Many have come; more are needed. The
people of the coast are conscious of the
value of the cut-over lands, but the man
from afar, whether North Mississippi,
some Southern State, or the North or
the Northwest, will learn more of the
wonderful Eden of this part of the
South by visit to the tri-county fair
at Gulfport than he could in years from
advertisements, prospectuses and cata-
logues.
The exposition company has forty
acres of cleared and improved land only
short distance from the business Sec
ton of Gulfport. 1t is adjacent to the
Louisville and Nashville right of way
and can be seen from all passing trains.
1t is on the Eleventh street trolley line
and is conveniently reached from any
part of the city. Only a little more
than year ago, this was virgin woods,
but the enterprise and industry of the
men who comprise the fair company's
directorate and stockholders got to work
without any delay as soon as it was
decided to have a fair, and now they
have the handsomest grounds and build
ings to be seen anywhere in South Mis-
sissippi. The buildings are all modern
and up-to-date. There is fine grand
stand with restaurant underneath; there
is half-mile oval track; athletic field;
"Gladway," which is quarter of
mile of fun; and very fine driveways.
Plans have been adopted for new
Woman's Building and it will be ready
for this years fair. 1t is to be I'M
usually handsome and will afford plenty
of room for the domestic science, school
work, and other exhibits in which the
ladies are interested.
No expense is being spared to make
the fair entertaining for the visitor.
When he has revealed in the bounties
of nature, which the richly endowed
surrounding country has sent in, he shall
not lack for pleasure.
The exposition company is capital
lied at $4,000. The officers are w. H.
Bouslog, presidents; c. j. Barrow, vice
president; George P. Hewes, vice-presi-
dent; j. b. HOWE, secretary, treasurer
and manager. Directors w. H. Bouslog,
c. j. Barrow, George p Hewes, j. b.
HOWE, R. L. Simpson, j. H. Lang, j.
B. Chinn, j. A. Latimer, P. B. For
syth, Rucks Yerger, w. H. Favourtie,
n,,a r III
Wylie and w. o. Alexander. Executive
committee: w. II. Bouslog, c. j. Bar
row, George P. Hewes, j. B. HOWE, R.
L. iSmpson, j. H. Lang and j. B. Chinn.
The opening day of the fair will be
Coast Jubilee Day. There will be thou
sands of visitors present for this day
and everything at the fair grounds will
be in readiness. There will be mag
nificent flower parade, with at least fifty
decorated automobiles in line, as well as
handsome floats and display of the
best live stock of the coast.
Other important days will be the Sth
and 18th. On the Sth there will be a
track and field meet under the direction
of L. di Benedetto, of New Orleans, Sec
rotary of the American Amateur Ath-
letic Union, in which seventy-five OF
the best athletes of the South will COM
pete for gold, silver and bronze medals
and special prizes. On the 18th there
%sll be football game between teams
representing the Louisiana State Uni
versity of Baton Rouge, La, and the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Starkville, Miss.