The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
GREAT CROWDS
 AT STATE FAIR Seventh Annual Exposition Is Bigger Success Than in
 Former Years.
CHAMP CLARK IS PRESENT
Speaker of House. With Governor. Elect Robinson. Is Guest of
 Honor and Delivers Address.

Clark of the national House of Rep resentatives, Goyernor-Elect Joe T. Robinson of Arkansas and other dis tinguished men as guests of honor, the seventh annual Arkansas state fair opened with greater crowds. more va. -ied exhibits and more enthusiasm than have marked the previous state expositions held here.
 The great crowd, which was pres ent on the opening day included, be- sides Speaker Clark and NJ. Robinson, United States Senator James P. Clarke and Jeff Davis, several mem. bers of the lower house of congress from Arkansas and other states, state officials, members of the Arkansas General Assembly and leading busi- ness men from all parts of the state A committee of 900 of these represen- tat1ye men of the state acted as an escort to Speaker Clark
 When Speaker Clark and Governor Elect Robinson reached the fair grounds they were given yociferous welcome. With the Boy Scouts of Arkansas as special guard of honor, the visitors were escorted to the plat form, where the opening exercises were held. On the stage an attrac. tive picture had been arranged in the shape of human flag formed by 4S women dressed in red, white and blue. In the same way the seal of the state was reproduced
 Preceding the opening speeches "Dance of all Nations" was presented by l50 young women, divided into seven groups, costumed to represent seven different nations.
 While the dance was in progress the Boy Scouts executed series of ma. nenvers and a novel spectacle was fur nished by a display 'of daylight fire works
 GoEernor-Elect Robinson, who was first introduced by President Harry NJ. Wescott of the fair association. made a brief address in which he com Iiimented the people of Hot Springs highly upon the energy and progress 1 siveness shown by them in building up the state fair. He declared that he 1 believed the time has come when. If l the condition of the treasury will per iait 1t, the state of Arkansas should 1 recognize the institution and give it ] stro nSfinancial support He said l that so long as the fair is conducted 1 to conserve the interests of the peo. l pie as a whole and to promote the development of the resources of the state, the state should be willing to bear her part of the burden in SUD. i porting the fair
 Speaker Clark. when he was .n- troduced by Mir. Robinson, stated that he was glad 10 be present on this oc- casion for several reasons. One was because of his many warm friends among the Arkansas congressional delegation and another was because Of the royal fashion in which the Arkan. sas Democratic state convention re. eelved his young son, Bennett Champ l Clark. when he addressed it last spring. thanking it for it's splendid support of his father
 Speaker Clark spoke of the great natural resources of Arkansas and de clared it 10 be his opinion that it is the most underated state in the union This is being rapidly remedied. how. ever, he declared.
 Her rich soil' he said her splen- did climate, her vast timber lands. her lneXhaustible mineral wealth her nu- merous rivers her great water power her fortunate geographical position all these things insure to her a future full of hope. with certainty of riches and success. But better than these. 1 than all. is her truly American citizen i ship. than which there is none sturdier or more thoroughly American between l the two seae"
 l On the second day of the fair mem- bers or the Business Mems League and State Fair Association gave a luncheon in honor of Governor Elect 1 Robinson and members of the General l Assembly
 Little Rock day was another biz l feature of the fair. Special trains ] carried several thousand people from the capital city and the special nro. gram arranged for the day also at. tracted many visitors from other parts of the state. The automobile races. in which some of tho best known au- tomohile drivers in the country took part, were one of the big features of this program.
 The fair grounds were thronged day and night with thousands of peoDle who were interested in the great array of exhibits that mad been gathered. Practically evecy county was repre- sented and the best Of tho exhibits that had boH arfaagad for the farleas county fairs throughout the state were sent to the state fair. The ex. hib'ts of the Boys Corn and Cottoa clut- and the Girls Cannirr, fIohs