The Colorado statesman., 1912-01-27
NEGRO STATE FAIR
COST ABOUT $1,000
ACCORDING TO REPORT OF PREsL
DENT r. r. WRIGHT OF THE
GEORGIA coLoREp FAIR
ASSOCIATION.

Macon, Ga.-President Wright has
just figured out the expense In holding
the Colored State Fair at Macon Nov.
S-1S. 1t amounts to $10,980.27. OF this
$2,S91.O6 was given for premiums for
agricultural and Industrial exhibits.
The agricultural exhibits came from
about twenty counties and the indus
trial exhibits from about forty coun-
ties. There We're exhibits of one kind
or another from eighty-three counties
The area from which exhibits came
has increased from year to year.
The colored people both in agricul.
tural and industrial lines are gradual
ly being awakened to the importance
of improving their agricultural and in
dustrial output. In order to interest
them the fair association spent for
labor S3,44S.14 in the employment Of
about ninety persons throughout the
state and at the fair. The employees
spent two or three months travelling
by railway or private conveyance in
order that they might arouse and in
struct the people along the lines which
the fair association is striving to en-
phasize. In addition to this the fair
put out in advertising paper S715.46,
and in newspaper advertising $501.21.
The expense for free attractions,
decorations. 7ater, taxes and rent
ETC., was $2424.40 The association
has up to date been able to meet all
of its expenses and pay all of its
debts. 1t has not sought to be mon
ey making affair. but merely an educa-
tional enterprise. 1t brought to the
fair association this year some of the
ablest colored men and white men in
the country such as Dr. John E. White,
James H. billiard of New Orleans, Dr.
j. d. Hammond of Augusta. United
States Register of the Treasurer ]. C.
Napier and former Register w. T
Vernon. All of these men and others
made addresses. In addition to this,
there was brought large and inter-
esting government exhibit represent
ing the most interesting exhibit shown
at fairs and expositions by the gov
ernment. This was the first time in
the history of colored fairs that such
an exhibit has been sent by the gen.
eral government and the securing of
the exhibit was regarded as a tribute
to the reputation of the fair associa-
ton.
Among the interesting features OF
the fair was the fact that the Cen
trail railroad, through Vice President
Winburn and ]. F. Jackson, agricul-
tural agent offered premiums for the
best corn exhibits by colored boys in
the counties along the Central lines.
There were two premiums this year
The 800 premium was won by ]. L.
Reddick of Bibb county. who raised
112 bushels to the acre, and the boys
prize $50 scholarship in the Georgia
State Industrial College, was won by
Lawrence James of Houston county.
Since then clubs have been organized
in Putnam, Lee. Polk, Laurens, Tay-
lor, Washington, Upson, Meriwether.
Jefferson, EARLY. Bulloch Morgan,
Bibb. Effingham. Wilkinson, Henry.
Screven, Chatham, Randolph Rich
mond, Sumter, Emanuel, Dougherty,
Terrell and Burke counties. These will
take part in the exhibits at the col
ored state fair next year.
Perhaps among the most interesting
agricultural exhibits were those made
by NJ. L. Yopp and e. D. Ashley, who
won the premiums offered by the Ma
con. Dublin and Savannah railway
through J. T. Wright. vice president
and general manager. The first prize
of $75 was won by Moses l.. Yopp of
Dublin and the second was won by
E. D. Ashley of Billiards. Yopp's ex-
hibit from Laurens was unique. His
cotton attracted the attention Of ev-
eryone who visited the fair.
President Wright and his associates
in the Colored State Fair are greatly
gratified with the aid that has been
given them by the Central and Ma
con, Dublin and Savannah railways.
He claims to have been inspired in
this by j. F. jackson, agricultural
agent of the Central railroad. who is
taking great interest in the corn clubs
in the state.
The next fair will likely be held in
Macon about the same time next No
vember
HOWARD IS pRFSInFNT