The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-08-24

II IN, 1eyuInImsnt Ut y etaf' ''h''
ueofulness than state i'air THIS ''''
has boon proven t"nrlUa,N"ls eN''N
uho,, thor. has been - stat" tair, and
10 tn. reason that En many ~ WIS
,t,,.s have such institutions GRAZ"
mar a,hoo,s aud colleges teach pom" ~
me citizens. mostly The girls an" boys
but the state tai, is an 'nat''u'i"h ~
learning that serves ana h'he'"s W.
great ,naaa ~ the people. the p''h''la'
thing IT teaches being how 7" success
fully develop the resources ~ IN" f'H'"
aud make of II y band Of h"alfh "hh
horrjuosa that il was intended always
t. he.
sn,Hohn,ly has said that - E'at"
the phva,.al and financial ""nd''"" 81
- .tato" Somebody also has said thai
II 10 u GUNNER ,chooI. ~ short r"urs"
IN ngrirulturo. manual labor ana ~
dua,ry generally" And u has also been
e,,d Of the state Fair that ut tea' h"a
tho peorl. how to get hett"r results nn"
cn,,aca better home making.
All Of these definitions "f the state
E,i, arc correct They apply "sp""i
ally to tho great Louisiana state Fair
which has q magnitude that few p""l'"
Thoroughly realize. The stat" ah"nld
be very proud II this institution Tor
there Is no estimating the value that
II has been t. the citiz"ns ~ 'he''
II has been resp"nsihlc for the laying
Of - foundation far the building W ~
one Of the most prosperous common
weaIths IN the union foundation that
there he any human irresponsible
enough to ever think Of such n 'nn'tie
thing IA that
perecns who have visited the fair
will not question the abatement that u
Ia the reflection If the physical and
financial condition of the state and
those who haven't been IN attendance
heretofore but are going to be present
this year, October 30 tn November 6.
inclusive. to see the many wonderful
that the statement isn't exaggerated
The prosperity Of the citizens If Lou
isiana ia aplendidly reflected 10y the
vast collection Of exhibits on display
at the big fair After taking In" tho
sights in the various departments. live
stock. agriculture textile. culinary and
pantry, art, educational. floral. manual
labor, etc, the visitor Ia prepared to
picture In his minds eve the situation
IN the different sections Of the state,
The condition of the people. physically
and intellee ,ally, IL shown, what sort
Of homes there are in the respective
sections may he seen. the sort Of
schools and churches there are In each
section are also reflected. In fact the
visitor by coming IN contact with the
has a pretty fair knowledge Of the
state M whole and the information
he has received is worth more than
many books would teach.
what Is said about the fair being
looking glass through which Ia re
Elected the physical. financial and other
conditions of the different parts Of the
state, Ia also true about the claim that
the state fair Ia the peoples Short
school course a great educational in
stitution. where the people generally
are instructed. without the fair the
farmers In one section, as a rule would
not know what their brothers raised
In another section and how they did
the cultivating, harvesting, etc. The
stock men would not be familiar with
the experiences Of their friends In an
other part of the state: and persons
who sew and cook and follow other
lines Of occupation and activity would
not have such an opportunity of prof
iting by the results attained by those
in other sections as Is provided at the
state Fair where the various products
of home farm, factory, shop, etc, are
shown Ideas are obtained at the fair
and these ideas are later developed
The result IL more progress. and more
and happiness. also
greater state and more wonderful state
Fair
One of the greatest goods the state
Fair has done for Louisiana has been
to revolutionize the system Of farm
Ing. Hundreds of people in the agri-
cultural pursuits today are following
advanced Ideas Of cultivation which
they were not familiar with when the
State Fair was launced seven years
ago. and this change has been brought
about very. very largely by the state
Fair. at which there has been keen
tempting prizes awarded
and desire tn carry off honors has
been very conspicuous These exhibits
have taught that liberalization is the
most important feature Of farming
operations. Ky diversifying the farmer
doesn't have to depend upon good
cotton crop or good corn crop. He
has something ri nearly everything,
oats. peas, truck, stock, and If one crop
does bad he makes money anyway. and
has food to run him until the next seq
sons crops. This In just one Of the
many benefits resulting from the fair. 1
What Is said In regard to agriculture
may he said with equal truthfulness
regarding tho livestock industry, and
all the other industries.
And In addition to teaching the Lou
lstana citizens how to enjoy greater
progress and prosperity, the fair has
served splendid purpose in placing
Louisiana I'm proper light before the
outside world 1t used to he that Lou
isiana was looked upon aa n home Of
alligators and mosquitoes. q place IN
desirable, etc. but now II Ia recog.
ntzed. as u deserves to be recognized.
Rs one OF the leading and most pro-
gresstve and most healthy states Of
the union. Exhibits shown AT the state
Fair. in many instances, have been
shown mt national expositions and
shows, ana have attracted many In
vestments and homeseekers.
In addition to furnishing educational
advantages the State Fair also pro
vides pleasures for ear and eve. The
many splendid amusements, such az
faces, Fireworks, automobile exhibit
lions. etc. help in making the fair
universally attraCtice and popular. and
this year these amusements. like the
will be the best ever.