Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-17

James d. Price. Commissioner Of
Agriculture, has been spending such
time as he could squeeze out from the
lnsistent demands of his department
of late to attending to a few State
fairs around and about Georgia.
Mr. Price is one Of the hardest
workers that ever occupied the office
of Commissioner Of Agriculture. and
does not have nearly as much time as
he would like to visit the various ru-
raj and agricultural sections of the
State, but whenever he is halfway
able to get to a county fair he gets
there, somehow!
Tuesday Mr.. Price spent in Car
rollton, attending the Carroll County
Fair, and he talks most enthusiast
cally about it.
81 am something of a crank per-
haps about these things" said Mr..
Price, but l believe there is nothing
more stimulating to the farmers than
/ county fairs They engender a
healthy and helpful rivalry among
planters and live stock growers, and
more than that they bring about keen
competition among the women in the
all important matters of pickles, pre-
serves and things of that kind, not
! forgetting household and domestic
work of various sorts.
There are in Carroll County
which is a remarkable county, any
| way-2,072 one-horse farms and 1,412
| two-horse farms. In other words.
| there are in Carroll just 3,4S4 small
| farmers, relatively speaking.
| The county is made uD of small
: farmers. which is why 1t Is one Of
| the most prosperous counties in the
state-far and away ahead Of dozens
| of counties that think themselves
! ahead Of Carroll
AT the Carroll County Fair one
| one horse farmer has an exhibit Of
22O different articles raised produced
or made upon his farm.
Think Of it-one one-horse farm
er produces 220 different articles Of
agricultural persuasion, evey one of
which Is At for display in a fair where
| competition is keen!
THE small farmer is the backbone
of the agricultural interests and the
| hope of the State-there is no doubt
| whatever about that!
1T made glad my heart to see such
| fine evidences Of his great work
and they are to be seen in abundance
at the Carroll County Fair"
| G. r. Hawk one OF the best known
! and most popular newspaper men in
| South Georgia, has purchased The
| WayCross Herald and will devote his
entire time and attention to its pub
lication
The Herald is a fine newspaper
| property, and in the hands Of such
a man as Hawk should prosper more
| than 1t ever has before, perhaps.
| Among the smaller dailies Of the
| State The Herald is sure to take a
high stand.
| The State Fair to open in Macon
soon is TO be one Of the best and
most complete ever held in Georgia,
| and the Macon newspapers are boom
ing and boosting It accordingly.
Governors Day in particular is 70
| he made a gala occasion, a. which
| time politicians and statesmen. real
and near from all sections will be
| invited to look Macon over have a
| good time, meet the Executive and
| enjoy the sights
| Macon is one Of the most hospita e
| BILE cities in the world Its people
! understand thoroughly how to make
the stranger within Macon's gates fee,
happily at home.
| Governor Slaton is looking forward
to his visit to Macon with undisguised
| plea sure. He will be accompanied hv
large number Of his military staff
and numerous personal friends from
| Atlanta and vicinity He viii spe1d
the entire day in the Central City. and
most of his time will be spent on the
! fair grounds.
Governor Brown last year was Law
ish in his praise Of the State Fair
held then, but the prospects are that
this years show will eclipse even
the great one held last year.
The fair IS being held under the
auspices Of the Georgia Agricultural