The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-12
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Great Agricultural Exposition
Open For Another Week, the
Exhibits Remaining Intach-
Action of Officials Follows
Urgent Requests From All
Sections.
Columbia, Feb. 9.-Fully
realizing the wonderful ed
ucational advantages combin-
ed in the National Corn Ex-
position, prominent men of this
and other states have prevailed
upon the management of this
great agricultural event to hold
it open for another week. The
announcement was made def
nitely last night that the expo
sition, which was to have clos
ed Saturday at midnight, will
remain open until 6 o'clock next
Friday evening. This action
was taken after several days of
careful consideration, and only
upon urgent requests communi-
Gated by telegraph, reciting that
the people are just beginning to
realize the vital purposes and
fundamental significance of the
exposition, and the fact that
many who have just begun to
realize what the exposition is
and means, will not have an op-
portunity to take advantage of
its opportunities unless the time
be extended.
STATEMENT ISSUED.
The official announcement
that the exposition will remain
open for another week was is
sued last night by E. j. Watson,
commissioner. of agriculture,
commerce and industries, who,
in view of the strong local sem
timent to have the exposition
remain open, sent out inquiries
to sound the general sentiment
throughout the country in ref
erence to such a move. The re-
sponses were placed before the
exposition management, and the
statement issued by Commits
sioner Watson last night is con-
Cured in by them, and is look
ed upon as an official statement
from the exposition authorities
in this connection.
His statement is as follows ::
''To the Public:
'"The Fifth National Corn
Exposition is to continue an
other week, closing at 6 o'clock
next Friday evening. The ex-
position is to remain intact.
This is in consee, Sence of my
request of the exposition Off
cials based on the chorus of ap-
proval of the suggestion that
has reached me from the lead
ing men of the nation, including
Secretary Wilson, Senator TIL
man and scores of others in all
callings and from commercial
organizations, municipal au-
fhorities, educators, merchants
and farmers representing the
various states, cities and towns.
The exposition is proclaim
ed by all to be too great in it's
educational value to the masses
OF the people to be closed be-
fore those who have Just real
lied its magnitude can have the
opportunity to visit it. Their
proclamation is right.
1T is costly to retain the ex-
position for a week, but all of
us believe that it is worth the
cost to give the people the full
benefit to seize an opportunity
that may not com eagain in a
generation The motive is not
mercenary.
Il trust that the action taken
will be met by spontaneous
response from every point and
that the people of the South
and Of South Carolina particu-
larly will show to the world
their appreciation of what the
federal government end our sis
ter states have so splendidly
combined to accomplish for the
elevation of the citizenship of
the nation. ! want the farm
ers of this state, by their atten-
dance, to show the world how
much they can appreciate an
effort to aid them when they
know that the thing is real.