The Southern herald., 1912-10-11
MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA ExPosI-
TON OCTOBER tAts, TO BE
GREATEST EVER.
AEROPLkNE FLIGHTS DAILY
Fire Works Display viii Far surpass
That Of Last Hear-Approprlation
For This Feature Has
Been Doubled.

among lhe tree dllEacAtonS oi tAS
Mississippi-Alabama Fair which wiz
be held in Meridian, October 14-19,
the Aeroplane flights are the most in
seresting.
Profting 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 flights and
no fail, as be 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 S25000 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
that the promoters who furnish such
attractions win not agree to send any
particular aviator, or do anything
more than promise that they will fly
if alive. Mr. Striphn has also CON
tracted that a passenger shall be
crried each day, if there are any who
desire to take the exquisite chance
If adding to the aviation fEalit!es
mat has broken the record the past
few months.
The Fireworks at the Mississippi
Alabama Fair we're so enthusiastically
admired last year that the manage
ment has decided to double the ap-
preparation for that part of the enter
| Iainmcnt this year. This will entail
! he greatest expenditure of money
! that has ever been invested in Pyro-
echnical display in Mississippi. Il
completes a program Of free enter
fainment that is not approached by
| any other Fair in the State, and BY
cry few in the South. There will
re gorgeous illuminatons; beautiful
3et pieces; rockets that release flood
If scintilating gems; bombs that re
Sound like distant thunder and shower
he sky with brilliant hues 1t is in
pirinh and entertaining and is a fea
lure that is worth spending an even
ng at the Fair If there were no othe
attractions.
: The space in the Agricultural Build
ling of the Mississppi-Alabama Fair
which we present above, has bee1
taken to such an extent that the in
] dications are that Secretary Stripli
2 | will have to arrange for extra room
before the Fair opens October Il
Some of the small exhibitors of las
year, have taken large space and vii
compete for the big prizes offered 70
Z the best farm exhibit.
;, This is a picture of the Poultr
house fthe Missi5sippi-Alabama Fail
which Is offering $1,50000 in perm
> iums for prize chickens this eeasor
d The Poultry exhibit last year exceed
r all expectations, but it is believe
that this feature Of the Fair will be 9
. least twenty-five per cent better tina
Il it was last year Write to Secretar
# StripIin and get a premium list an
rules for entering in this departmer
\ a very prominent and competent
l. P. A. Judge has been employed fC
s this event.
Owners of Jersey cattle will
pleased to learn that the America
" Jersey Cattle Club, has included til
j. .Mississippi-Alabama Fair in its elias
ification for the award of honol
= which include a gold and silver medi
for champion Jerseys No other ia
IS lin the state has been so honored, an
:, lit ought to be an incentive to Jerse
breeders in both Mississippi and AL
ie lbama to enter for these highly prize
awards. Write TO Secretary Stripli
i and get Fair catlog with full pa
tculars.
Thursday, October 18th has bee
ell designated as Labor Day at the Mi
% sissippi-Alabama Fair, and as Merida
is quite a manufacturing city and h;
y many railroad men, it is expected tn
70 this will be big day.
q. All the railways entering Merida
and their connections in Mississip
u and Alabama have granted a rate
is one fare, plus twenty-five cents, Fl
N the round trip to the Fair. There W
also be special trains from a distan
= of one hundred miles which will reat
Meridian at 10 a. m. and leave eat
7. aight at 10 O'Clock, thus making
!. possible for the visitors to see all t
- fair, including the Fireworks al
Horse Show.
The success Of the Mississippi-Al
re bama Fair last year was so marke
v that there was not a dissenting vol
anywhere. Nobody had ever seen
81 first fair effort that in any way col
or pared with it. In point of attendan
to It was a reoord-smasher, the paid a
missions reaching 10000 and eve
~ department was filled with exhibi
y, which was the wonder and amas
!. ment Of everybody. I'VE did not thil
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