The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-27
IMPORTANCE 0FfA|R PROFIT IN ALL'6AToR~
To State of Louisiana Cannot
Be Overestimated.
EDUCATES THE CITIZENS
it Is Undoubtedly a Reflection Of tbs
Physical and Financial Condition Of
the State-Louisiana Has Already
Prospered From Its Fair.

Prospered From It's Fair.
In the development of a state Their,
Is no agency of more Importance anc
usefulness than a State Fair. This fac
has been proven conclusively every
where there has been a State Fair, I'M
Is the reason that so many of tn
states have such institutions. Gram
mar schools and colleges teach some o
The citizens. mostly the girls and boys
but the State Fair is an institution OF
learning that serves and benefits thu
great mass Of the people, the principal
thing it teaches being how to success
fully develop the u of the state
and make Of it a land OF health anC
happiness that 1t was intended always
to be.
Somebody has said hat "a State
Fair is undoubtedly the reflection OF
the physical and financial condition Of
q state" Somebody also has said thai
Il IL a summer school. a short course
In agriculture, manual labor and in
dustry generally" And it has also been
said of the State Fair that cit teaches
the people how to get better results and
causes better home making"
All of these definitions of the State
Fair are correct. They apply especi-
ally to the great Louisiana State Fair.
which has a magnitude that few people
thoroughly realize. The state should
be very proud of this institution, for
there is no estimating the value that
1t has been to the citizens in their
progress during the past several years.
1t has been responsible for the laying
Of a foundation for the building up of
one of the most prosperous common
wealths in the union-a foundation that
no human gency could undo should
there be any human irresponsible
enough to over think of such a lunatic
thing as that.
Persons who have visited the fair
will not question the statement that ii
IL the reflection Of the physical and
financial condition of the state and
heretofore but are going to be present
this year, October 80 to November 6,
inclusive, to see the many wonderful
sights. will be ready also to testify
that the statement isn't exaggerated.
The prosperity of the citizens of Lou
isiana is splendidly reflected by the
vast collection of exhibits on disp'n"
at the big fair. After taking in" tt
sights in the various denartments, live
stock. agriculture, ten culinary ara
pantry. art, educationai, sloral. manu-
labor, ETC., the visitor is prepared H.
picture in his minds eye the %situat;en
III the different sections of the state.
The condition Of the people, physically
and intellectually, is shown; wha sort
Of homes there are in the respective
may be seen; the sort of
schools and churches there are in each
are also reflected; in fact, the
by coming in contact with the
people n heir exhibits at the air
has a pretty fair knowledge of the
state as a whole and the information
he has received is worth more than
many books would teach.
What is said about the fair being a
looking glass through which is re-
the physical, financial and other
conditions of the. different parts of the
state, is also true about the claim that
the state fair is the peoples Short
school course" q great educational in
Dttution, where the people generally
IRE instructed. Without the fair the
farmers in one section, as q rule. would
not know what their brothers raised
IN another section and how they did
~cultivating, harvesting. etc. The
stock men would not be familiar with
experiences of their friends in an
Dther part of the state: n persons
who sew and ook and Ollow other
lines OF occupation and activity would
not have such an opportunity Of prof
ting by the results attained by those
IN other sections AZ IL provided at h
State Fair. where the various products
Df home, farm, factory. shop. ETC.. are
Ihown. Ideas are obtained at the fair
these ideas are later developed.
The result IL more progress. and more
prosperity and happiness: also 8
state and more wonderful State
Fair.
One Of the greatest goods the State
rAir has lone for Louisiana has been
tevolutiOnize the system of farm
ne. Hundreds Of people In the agri-
pursuits today are following
Idvanced ideas Of cultivation which
hey were not familiar with when the
ltate Fair was launced seven years
Igo, and this change a been brought
bout very. very largely by the State
rair, ct which there has been keen
ompetition. tempting prizes awarded.
nd q desire to carry off honOrs has
zen very conspicuous. These exhibits
ave taught that liberalization is the
n0st important feature of farming
p~erations. By diversifying h farmer
oeon't have to depend upon a good
Ott0n crop or q good corn crop. He
something of nearly everything.
ats, peas, truck, stock. and II one crop
oes bad he makes money anyway. and
food to run him until the lei sea-
on's crops. This Is just n of the
many benefits resulting from the fair.
What ID said In regard to agriculture
nay be said with equal truthfulness
.egarding the livestock industry. and
the other industries. ,
And In addition to teaching the Lou
citizens how to enjoy greater
rogress and prosperity. the. fair has
srved a splendid purpose in placins ,
,ouisiana in proper light before the !
Inside world. 1t used to be that Lou I
IianA was looked pom as q home OF
lligators n mosquitoes. q place un-
esirable, etc. but now 1t 10 recOg-
ICED. q It deserves to be recognized
one Of the leading and most pro- \
and most healthy states OF
10 union Exhibits shown at h State