Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-10-10
MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA EXPOSE
TON OCTOBER 1919, TO BE
GREATEST EVER.
AEROPLANE FLIGHTS DAILY
Fire Works Display Will Far surpass
That Of Last Year-Appropriation
For This Feature Has
Been Doubled.

Among the free attractions of the
Observation-Disclosures Fair, which will
be held in Meridian, October 14-19,
the Aeroplane flights are the most in
teresting.
Proiting by the experience of 9TH
ers, Secretary Striplin has made a
contract with one of the most reliable
Aviation concerns in the the country,
the National Aeroplane Co., of Chi.
cago, and he made a contract which
means that there will be fights and
no fail, as he stipulated in the con.
tract that there must be two flights
daily, both machines in the air at the
same time, or the Aeroplane company
will forfeit $4,000 each day. He was
also anxious to have some Aviator
of National reputation specified in the
contract, but there was where the fly,
ing people said nay. Aviation has
been marked by so many fatalities
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attractions will not agree to send any
particular aviator, or do anything
more than promise that they will fly
if alive. Mr.. Striplin has also con
tracted that a passenger shall b.
cried each day, if there are any who
desire to take the exquisite chance
Of adding to the aviation fatalitiei
hat has broken the record the past
few months.
The Fireworks at the Mississippi
Alabama Fair were SO enthusiastically
admired last year that the manage
ment has decided to double the ap
preparation for that part of the enter
tainment this year. This will entail
he greatest expenditure of none.
that has yer been invested in a Pyro
echnical display in Mississippi. I
completes a program of free enter
tainment that is not approached BY
any other Fair in the State, and by
very few in the South. There will
be gorgeous Nominations; beautiful
set pieces; rockets that release a fioot
of scintilating gems; bombs that re
Sound like distant thunder and shove,
The sky with brilliant hues. 1t is in
Ispiring and entertaining and is a fea
Iture that is worth spending IN even
fing at the Fair if there were no othe.
attractions.
The space in the Agricultural Build
ing of the Mississippi-Alabama Fair
which we present above, has beef
taken to such an extent that the in
IdicatiOns are that Secretary Striplil
will have to arrange for extra room
before the Fair opens October IA
Some Of the small exhibitors of las
Iyear, have taken large space and viii
compete for the big prizes offered 70,
the best farm exhibit.
This is a picture of the Poultr,
house 0 fthe Mississippi-Alabama Fair
which is Offering 100000 in perm
liums for prize chickens this season
SThe Poultry exhibit last year exceeds
jail expectations, but it is believes
THAT this feature of the Fair will be a
least twenty-five per cent better thar
BIT was last year. Write to Secretary
IStrlplin and get a premium list anc
rules for entering in this department
very prominent and competent A
+ A. Judge has been employed tol
Ithis event,
Owners OF Jersey cattle will b
|aeaseo 10 learn that the American
Jersey Cattle Ntu3, mas included the
Alsslssippl-Alaoama falr in its class
iHcatIon Tor the award OF honori
winch include a gold and silver media
Tor champion Jerseys, NO other fail
IN the STATE has beon SO honored, anc
IL ought TO De an incentive TO Jersey
breeders IN botn MISSISSIPPI and Ala
Dama to enter Tor these highly price
AWARDS. write 10 secretary SiflpllI
ana get a falf caIIog with luIl par
uculafs.
thursday Octooer LIN mas neeI
designated as Labor Day at the Mis-
Isisslppi-Aiabama falr, ana as Meridlar
ls quite q Manufacturing city and has
many rallroad men, 1t Is expected tha'
tlhls Will De a Dig cay,
All lne railways entering MERRIAM
and their connections IN MISSISSIPPI
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