Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-10
GEORGIA STATE FAIR WILL
s OPEN GATES AT MACON TUESDAY

- Especial Dispatch to The Journal:
MACON, Ca. Oct. s.-All is in readiness
for the opening OF the 50th annual Geor-
gia State fair on Tuesday
Bumper crops and general prosperity
combine in making this the greatest ex-
positfOn OF the states resources that has
ever been attempted
49, Only extreme inclsment weather can
80 prevent this from being the greatst sue
u cess OF any fair ever attempted In THIS
part OF the south.
AT the close OF last season the fatr
: directors found that all expenses OF tle
10 1910 fair had been paid and a balance OF
several thousand dollars left on he
bright side OF the ledger. Then and
= there they decided that Georgia was
entitled 10 a fair second TO none in the
south. and this year they have arrans-
ed an exposition which has cost at least
+ twice as much as any previous event
s OF the kind in this state, and one. which,
il the weather is favorable, will be both
a credit TO Georgia and a financial sue
= cess.
NJ For the first time in history the
United States government has takcp
l. .cognizance OF the big event and mas
made provision whereby high-bred ca
=. tile OF the nonSinfected cattle tick area
OF Tennessee and the states north, may
= be brought into Georgia for exhibit "a
and sale. Large breeders OF both cat
tie and horses have taken advantage or
this. and viii be here with large herds.
In fact, the entries were so great that
on Friday provision was made for the
hastv construction Of 100 additional cat
tie pens
- The -uited States government pas
~ also shown its interest in the fair by
erecting for demonstration purposes
cattle dipping vat which viii be In p
he Faf
= TO the farmers Of Georgia how they
may save their cattle from the dreadful
cattle tick which has caused so much
havoc in this state.
- MANY AGRICULTURAL FEATURES
-sei HE fair is primarily an agricultural
exposition and this year promises 20 be
the greatest ever N the display OF
products OF the soil. A rev of the spe-
!. cial attractions which have been ar
=. ranged are as follows:
At least Il county agricultural dis
plays which will contest for the s3.5Go
prize money offered by the fair capital
= prize. $1,000.
y over 10 Individual agricultural dis
- plays
over leo corn club displays.
Big exhibit with six demonstrators
from the state Agricultural college
Big dairy plant operated on sne
grounds by dairy experts from the
state college
Exhibit or the boil weevil and other
Injurious insects by the state agricultu-
Is raj department
- Agricultural displays by the Southern
and Georgia, Florida and Southern rail-
road, by the Macon. Dublin and Savan-
j nah and other railroads.
t--s Freak agricultural displays including
natural grown black. brown and blue
cotton and also manys flowers in dark
colors.
- Greatest exhibit OF live stock ever
gathered south OF Tennessee, and fea-
t1red by q three days sale during which
farmers may secure the best breeds oc
cattle. swine and horses in the United
States
Largest and best poultry show given
I'm the south. with several thousand
birds including man. that have taken
prizes elsewhere.
Displays OF Georgia grown pecaas
from middle Georgia. peaches from tqe
entire state. apples from north Georgia
a. many otner fruit displays
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
Another important feature which the
fair has fostered this year is the dis
play OF manufactured articles. and in
this an attempt has been made to Sc
- cure those that viii be of most interest
10 the farmer.
-. The feature Of this department win,
OF course. be the magnificent display
arranged in the Chattanooga building
which was brought here intact in twelve
freight cars from the Appalachian ex-
position. This exhibit is not only one
OF the leading features OF the fair but
is a great credit to Chattanooga, and
viii be especially interesting TO North
Georgians who visit the fair.
- There viii be many other interesting
manufactured exhibits. however. All
OF the principal firms in the country
Z that manufacturing farming imple-
ments. pumps. wagons. water tanks,
buggies and in fact, all farm machinery