The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-10-18
THE EAR a DECIDED SUCCESS.

The South Louisiana Fair Assocla-
ton and the people OF Ascension,
Iberville, Assumption and st. James
| parishes have much reason to felic1-
tate themselves, individually and
collectively. over the conspicuous sue
cess of the inter-parochial fair held
at Donaldsonyille on Friday, satur-
day and Sunday, October 10, II and
Y, 1913.
Those who contributed to this sue
cess by actively assisting in the work
Of designing, preparing, promoting
and handling the enterprise are OF
course entitled to the largest share OF
credit and congratulation. Those
who did nothing more than visit the
exhibition and inspect the products
of their neighbors' labor, skill and
progressiveness, merit smaller out
nevertheless tangible measure OF
commentator for the moral encour-
agement and material profit impaired
by their presence and patronage;
and even those who neither worked
for nor attended the fair have cause
to be glad that it took place and was
successful, inasmuch as every IN
dividual and interest liz the commu-
nifty will feel and enjoy some part OF
the resultant benefits that must IN
evitably flow from the enterprise.
Among all of the several thousands
of persons who visited the fair not
one. so far as our information lex
tends, was heard to give vent to
dissatisfaction Or unfaVorable COM
1nent. whereas expressions Of praise
and pleasure were on nearly every
tongue. It is seldom indeed that
first effort in any line of endeavor SO
fully fills the measure of public ex-
pectation and enjoys equal immunity
from carping and caustic criticism.
l. Wheu it is remembered that the
period of preparation for the fair
covered scarcely more than month
and that rain fell almost daily during
that time, greatly impeding traffic
and road travel between the town
and the adjacent country, Increased
appreciation must be felt of the in
telligent and we1l-directed energy
that achieved signal success under
such untoWard conditions.
In fact, the bad weather may not
havd been an unmixed evil in its
relation to the inter-parochial fair.
A prominent citizen who did a good
deal of effective work in behalf Of
the enterprise expressed the opinion
that it was probably good thing SO
much rain had fallen, as otherwise
there would have been good deal
more stuff sent in from the surround
ing country than could possibly have
been handled and exhibited decently.
Of the many notable impressions
and influences growing out of the fair,
none is more conspicuous or valuable
than the spirit OF wholesome COM
petition and emulation aroused among
our people. The effect of this will
be made evident next. year beyond
peradVenture, in the shape of a large
ly increased number of exhibits, for
a great many persons who examined
and admired the various products dis
played at A-muz-u Park were heard
to declare their intention of enroll
ing themselves among the exhibitors
at the next fair.
This suggests the absolute necessity
of making provision for additional
building space in which to accommo-
date the augmented exhibits, and the
fair association will be wise to take
the question up for consideration at
an early time.
Meanwhile let-:us shake hands with
each other again because our first
trial in the fair-giVing line has been
such a complete success.