The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-06
A Three DAYS
AVIATION MEET
PROSPERITY SHOW
AMUSEMENT COMMITTEE PLANS
ADOPTED BY COMMERCIAL
CLUB.
CORN SHOW GOOD FEATURE
Fire Works Will be Better Than Last
Year While Musical Feature VIII
Add to General Attractveness-

The Commercial Club held its regu-
lar monthly meeting last night, which
was we'll attended, much interest and
enthusiasm being manifested in the
work of preparation for the Prosper1-
ty celebration and Corn Show to be
held Oct. 4, 5, and 6.
Good progress was reported by the
members of the amusement commit
tee in getting the details of the ar
rangements covering this feature of
the celebration worked out, with ev-
cry prospect of furnishing the best
programme that has been given on
any similar occasion in the city. It
is planned to have a three days avfa-
tion meet and correspondence looking
to securing the best talent and ma
chimes for the meet was before the
meeting, no less than five firms, pro-
noting exhibition flights, submitting
propositions TO send their represen-
tatives here for the three days, the
prices ranging from s1,100 to $4,000.
One of the propositions, which ap-
pealed strongly to the amusement
committee and If accepted would
doubtless be the means of drawing a
large attendance, was from frm
who in addition to furnishing exhibit
ton flights for the thTea days suggest
the plan of arranging for d cross -coun-
try flight following the meet here. II
this plan can be worked out with the
cooperation of some city in the SOU
thern part of the state, it would
arouse much interest and at the same
time furnish the amusement commit
tee a means of reducing the cost Of
securing the meet for Hatiesburg.
The club adopted a resolution ask
establish an uptown office, which
r would be a great benefit to the busi-
! ness people and public in general who
r have business with the company
0 which requires personal attention~.at
J. the office of the company. z
o Another resolution of much i'm
l. portance to the farmers Of the county,
It and indirectly to the whole county,
was adopted asking the Board OF
= Supervisors to make an appropriation
n equal to that made by the government
@ for the fight against the boil weevil
K and other pests. The resolution fol
sr lows:
is Whereas. the Hattiesburg CONNER
e. cial Club and the business men oi
T.. Hattiesbure have worked zealously
it in cooperation with the United State.
department of agriculture, offering
sc liberal prizes to promote better agri
=, cultural methods and,
Whereas, the State Agent OF the De
partment of Agriculture, Mr. G. H. Al
ford is desirous of making the worl
of his department more effective b,
!, the employment of an Agent on full
time during the next crop year, Il
Forrest county: and
80 Whereas, a petition signed by
large number of representative bus
ness men and farmers OF Forres
nu county has previously been presente
"a to our Board of Supervisors, reques
~ ing an appropriation equal to ths
'" spent by the Z. S. Department Of Al
&C. riculture to carry on this work NOR
effectively;
OF Therefore, be 1t resolved, that th
Is Hattiesburg Commercial Club respec
eu- fully request the Board of Supervi
OF ors. of Forrest county. at their pre-
or ent meeting to. make an appropriate
Ter for the remainder of the year, 1911,
a equal that which will be spent by tt
In United States Department Of Agricu
un- ture.