The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-12
PUTNAM COUNTY'S FlRSTFAIR
RANKS WITH TIE BEST
Ever Given in Florida Magnificent Display Of
Fruits and Vegetables.
Live Stock Exhibit Surprise Poultry Show Big and Includes
all Varieties of Fancy Chickens.

You can never know what can be
done until the effort is made to do
something.
The Putnam County Fair commit
zee made an effort and certainly no
one will dispute the magnitude and
,nagniiicence of the results.
The Fair, in the one matter of ey-
ent, variety and character of its eX-
,loits has never been eXcelled by any
county in Florida, but it is only the
beginning. 1t is our first Fair
acre win be others, and they will be
more extensively planned, therefore
he displays will be greater, more va
led.
The week opened cold-the mercu-
y i'll the early morning hours drop
ing to between thirty and forty. It
wasn't propitious weather" for stand
ng around and the people = didn't
urn out in great numbers. But the
lays have been bright with sunshine
md every afternoon has witnessed
he rapid enlargement of the crowd
If spectators. On Wednesday and
thursday there was an immense
,rowd.
And the universal exclamation was
.-"splendid!"
Even the knocker of last week has
)een forced by the splendid display
become the boomer of this.
Tomorrow and Saturday promise
o be the record days for attendance.
Nhey will be warmer, predicts the
Weather man--bless his name and
office.
a great gathering for Fair or
picnic is generally interrupted by rain
Jr dsagreeable weather, but our only
Kick has been the cold; but it was
lear cold and bright sunshine.
Besides the displays of fruits, veg
4tables, needlework, canned and pre-
served goods, live stock, poultry, etc.
here were many very creditable dis
Ilays by business men. Others who
JAILED to secure booths in which to
make displays will not be caught nap
ping at the next Fair.
There was the boom of the Palatka
Business College where young mer
and women are trained in the art OF
sustaining themselves. This booth
contained a Burroughs adding ma
lhine, an Edison debating machine
wireless telegraph instruments, type.
writer's, etc, and these instruments
'or conducting modern business were
demonstrated every hour during the
lay.
The Palatla Coca-Cola Bottline
Works had a magnificent display Of
It's products. 1t was clean and pret
:y; tempting to apostles of temper
ance. The bottling works of this
concern is kept so neat and clean al
the time that it has been said tha
one could really eat off the floor anc
make no apologies.
The Tilghman Hardware Co., made
lp of young men who know a goot
thing in advertising at sight, had ;
booth in which was displayed the ia
nous Malleable Steel Range they ar,
Just now pushing. This booth an,
ranges created much favorable com
ment and gave cut many new idea
IN cooking that will prove valuable
10 housekeepers who have been re
3tricted in their culinary efforts.
The Woman's Club of Palatka ha
charge of the home exhibits of needle
work. This was a pretty booth an
ladies lowered around it and admire
the many beautiful pieces of needle
work displayed.
The Citrus Fruit eXhibit.was not S
we'll filled as it will be at succeedin
fairs, but it contained some beauti
ful exhibits of one Of Putnam county
chief products-oranges grapefruit
and tangerines. Hon. w. H. Cook @
Pomona had fine exhibit, as also di
L. B. Bailey of San Mateo, King
Cummings Of Mannville, M. E. Johr
son of Moonstone, Mrs. NJ. S. Mile
and Her Babers of Crescent City,
II. Wylie of Interlachen, H. A. Rim
Of Siseo, and others. The display
from San Mateo, Moonstone, Pomon
and Crescent City gave the people {
the non-citrus producing portions {
the county an idea of the modern be
pack and showed the class fruit thi
is annually being sent from tn
county to the markets of the worl
Crescent City is the largest individu
shipping point in Florida for tn
class fruit, and Pomona, San Matt
and other points on the river tai
high rank among the best fruit poin
of the state.
The Ford Sales Co. had booth
which was shown one of the pret
touring cars of the Ford make, and
which Walter Tilghman head Of Il
Palatka concern sells more than al
holf-dozen other makes in this cou
ty.
Vertrees & Co. made a display
grain and hay and their represent
tive was on hand to shake hands wi
the men. who buy.
Sands Bros. had a booth devot
to the display of electrical goods
which their place is headquarters
i, Palatka. They made most intere'
4 ing showing.
\ Then there was the "Deep Roc
/ mineral water display from the I
Il nous Welaka springs; a booth I