The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-25
BRING THE CORN SHOW.

BRING THE CORN SHOW.
determined movement has been
on foot 10 bring the National Corn
Show to Columbia next wear. 1t is nes-
essary to state that the National Corn
Show is the biggest thing OF it's Kind
held in tn. United States. 1t will he
held this year at Columbus. Ohio
from the lst 10 the l2th Of February
Last year there were $1,000 exhibits
and s50.0U0 given in prizes. Over a
hundred thousand people attended Its
n mammoth affair from every stand
point II is devoted 10 the exposition
of the methods of growing this most
important of all cereals and q. the us
es TO which il is put. In such expo
sitions lie the secrets OF the success
that has been attained BY the Ameri-
can farmer and from which are ga
thered those valuable ideas that are
bringing the farmer TO the envied po-
sition that he now occupies.
The movement to bring the Corn
Show to Columbia grew out of the
successful South Carolina Corn Show.
which was held in Columbia in De-
cember. While the benefit derived
from this show. both from the les
sons taught to the farmers and
through the advertising value. can not
he overestnated. this great Nation
al Corn Show would entirely over
shadow 1t in the results that would
accrue. IN the fISt place II viii bring
the people of the Middle West and
the South into closer contact that
they might interchange IDEAS. The
Westernc:s can teach the Southern
crs something and the Southerners
can teach the Westerners equally as
much. This has been proved by ,he
great strides made i'm corn culture
in South c-rol!pa in the pas. icw
years. Besides the educational adyan-
'ages, there is ,rc advertising force
Of such On exposition South Caro-
ina has been widely advertised,
through the papers and magazines
for the past year on account OF its
phenomnal corn yields and now II
these Westcrners. many os whom are
now ready to seek new homes. could
be given the opportunity to see with
.thcir own eyes the vast possibilities ,of
the South Carolina soil and climate
jnestmablc benefit would be derived
The wide publicity given the Corn
Show viii al the same time give much
advertising to the South. 1t Is unnec-
essary to recount other great adyant-
ages OF the Exposition coming 10
South Carolina and the South Atlantic
States.
None can deny the wisdom of gett-
Ing 1t to Columbia IL we can get 1t.
OF course 1t will be a big thing for
columbia, but in forwarding at this
time the claims of Columbia we are
forwarding the claims of the whole
Southeast We must have the Corn
Show But the question Is how to
get IL.
The most convincing argument to
De put DefOre tne COTn onOW OUlCial
will be the presence OF large dele
CATION OF South Carolinians to put,
forth the claims and advantages Of
the supposed place OF meeting. 1T
must be conciusively shown that the
South wants the Exposition, that we
are corn-growing people and that
Columbia is capable o. giving suit
able building and other Accommodations.
Definite steps weer taken to have
delegation sent at meeting of the
secretaries OF the different commercial
organizations of South Carolina, held
at Columbia Monday. Sec. w X. Nc
Cuen OF the Laurens Chamber of Com
Inerce. attende and returned with a
glowing account OF the meeting. OF the
addresses which he heard and the
plans for the delegation to the Corn