The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-06-12
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Land Show at Conservation
Exposition Will Set .
New Mark
WHAT 4 BUSINESS MAN sAlD|
Nothing Like Dlsplay In This Depart
ment Of Bic National Exposition
Ever Has Been Attempted in the
Country sefore-Lessons for Farm.
sys.

Country ssfore-Lessons for Farm
srs.
Z D. StrattoH, Land and Industrial
agent Of the Cincinnati. New Orleans
4 Texas Pacific and the Alabama
Great Southern railroads, paid his first
visit few days ago to the grounds
upon which tho big Nstional Conserva'
ton Exposition win - held In Knox
vile from September I TO Novembers1
Of the present year. He went To Knox
vile with party Of other railroad
men. After his visit to the grounds
after he saw what had been done and
what was being done Ia preparation
for the exposition, he expressed HIM
SELF In this wise:
TO say that I was most fayerasly
Impressed would be to put It mildly
/ had no idea that such site Tor an
exposition could be found anywhere In
ti,ie country. had no idea OF the ex-
tent and character Of the baildings a.
ready up. and / was delighted 70 zee
such good progress being made IN the
erection OF the big new buildings" |
will your roads be represented BY
q land exhibitT he was asked.
"They WILL" he replied. positively.
They could not afford to b unre0re-
sented." -
This was a hard-headed man Of bssi'
nese speaking. He had seen. That
was enough for him. His decision was
made.
Greatest Of All Land Shows. i
At this early date this statement can
be made positively and without fear OF
contradiction: i
THE LAND SHOW AT THE Ma
TIoNAL CONSERVATION EXPOgI-
TON Is GOING TO BE, NOT ONLY
THE GREATEST LAND SHOW EVER
SEEN IN THE SOUTH, BUT THE
GREATEST LAND SHOW EVER
SEEN ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED
STATES.
Land primarily Is the basis Of all
wealth. Much has been learned about
land in recent years, many, lessons OF
ircaleulable benefit to the tillers Of
tho soil have been taught. Many les
sens remain to be learned; there isI
stiI much in the land and in the meth.
ocb Of its best cultivation still to be
taught. Land shows are, compara'
lively speaking, 8 new Institution.
They have done much to educate the
people.
TIE conservation II the soil Of the
United States b enc Of the greatest
projects undertaken In this tweItieth
ceatKy OF prssrees.
And the Land SHOW at the NatioGal
Conservation is gsilg 10 exsmpaify the
most advanced thought along these
Haee.
Building Is All Ready. !
Tho asw Land Building on the beau
tiful exposition grounds Of the Ma
t.onal Conservation Exposition is con-
pleted. 1t stands on a terrace: 1t is
beautiful in design. beautiful In exeou-
ton. In the rear Of the building Is AM
eyS.toriun that win seat 5000 Per.
sons. The building Is spacious and
uas constructed especially for the
Land Show and all that goes with it
Or the lower 1oor Of the big white
building the land companies and the
land departments Of the various rail-
roads will have thsir displays. On the
upper foors win be the educational
exhibits, and these win include the 81.
hitits Of the different expsriment sta
tons Of the United States Department
of Agriculture In the Southern states.
Mr.. Farmer, here are a few Of the
thngs that are going to interest you'll
when you pay your visit to the Ma
tianM Conservation Exposition and the
Land Show Il the Fall:
You ar. going to be shown in q most
striking and convincing manner how
best to maintain and increase the pro.
drction Of your land.
Lessons Of the Show. !
Yau are going to get ideas on how
to improve the grade and yields oil
plant and animal products.
You are going to see the soil Of the
Southern country, end 80 arranged tol
teach you many valuable lessons.
You will see exhibits that have tol
do with the impoverishment Of tn soil.
You are going to see the best and
most modern methods Of crop rotation
illustrated.
You are going to see actual demon.
stl ations Of the way In which you eanl
pls MT and raise little known products
and thus increase the earning capacity
OF your lands.
You are going to ses-
What Is the use Of going farth0rfl
The sentiment that the Land Show atl
the National Conservation Exposition
vii! be the biggest and best ever held
stil stands.
Tho railroads are preparing to make
very extensive exhibits-the most ex.
tepsiye they ever have made at al
Southern show.