The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-19
CHASE CITY IS
ARRANGING FOR
A GREAT FAIR
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tCpht'HNS" Aso'' F'ASt i o6tsb
the fair. Among the attractions viii
be balloon ascensions and several
parachute drops daily.
Cash prizes are offered In the va
Tfous branches of agricultural ac-
tivity. In the tobacco department ten
first prizes of SIS each and two sec
ond prizes of $3.50 each are offered
for the various varieties of the prod
uct. The exhibits must weigh five
pounds and no more, and must be OF
the exhibitors own raising "A spe-
cial prize of $40 is offered for the
heaviest load of tobacco sold on the
Chase City market the week before
the fair, and the irginia-Carolina
Chemical Company offers half ton
of fertilizer for tho heaviest load
grown by the use of any brand of its
fertilizer.
For the best yield Of wheat. oats
and timothy per acre there are cash
prizes of $40 each. while for the
best yield of cotton cook stove
valued at $40 is offered.
Ten first and ten second prizes
are offered for the best displays of
corn and similar prizes for grasses
other products are literally encour-
aged.
The board of supervisors Of Neck
Ienhurg county offer a cash prize
of $50 for the best Weld of corn
per acre made 10y any member Of
the Meeklenhurg Boys Corn Club,
and the Chase city Manufacturing
Company has offered as second
prize wagon valued at $50 for
the boy not over eighteen years Of
age who makes the second best show
ing
Twentt-one cash prizes are offered
for the best bred horses and beat
mules, and twenty-three cash prizes
are offered for cattle and sheep
Garden and orchard~sroduets are
literally provided for while f,etii-
try. flowers. food products and all
the best products Of the housek eep-
ers' arts are RENE mi ered,
I'm addition to the first and sec
md prizes offered the BOYS Corn
Club valuable prizes are nnered liz.
business men and firms designed TO
cover and develop every phase Of
corn raising. Three other prizes be-
sides those already mentioned are Of
forede for the largest yield. 1--WE
prizes of value for the best ten ears
four prizes for the largest net profit
from an acre - corn three prizes
for the best single ear aud three for
the best single stalk.
\ Thriving community.
Chase civ 10 the enterprise Of
WHOSE business men the fair pro-
jcct owes its life. is growing rapidly
and ~ fast becoming business ceU-
ter Of inheritance Il Is situated
Ia the northH esteru portion Of the
county. ou The hecsviile aud Durha m
branch Of the Southern railway. about
Three ana ope-b9f hours ride from
hie hmand Although comparatively
Rev t"@u. 1t ia res ching out NtR-
orousIt tof tha trade IF the rich
section by which IL - surrounded 1t
has three banks, ia Inaf tobacco
business is bout three n,tdlons of
pounds annually it's postonlea is q
presidential appointment The mum
erous meFcanttis houses do Il thriv-
fnE trade, There are two charaot
factories, wagon and buggy man
Nfactur3ng company a furniture fac
tory and spool and shuttle fac
tory
IN 1900 the TOXIN had population
ef a42 tn 1910 1t VAS more than
500, and the friends If the town
tlaim that the figures now are nearer
Two thousand than those given b., the
census Of las, year,
sanatorium costing a hundred
thousand dollars, beautifully located
IS IN successful operation and the
town has all the usual conVeuiences
or a modern. I've. vide awake. bust
ness community.