Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Governor Makes Habit Of Seeing
Exhibits in All the Sections Of
Georgia, and Believes They
Serve a Successful Purpose.
Resources Of State He Declares
To Be LimitIess, and Calls At
teation to Laurens, the "Great-
est Cotton Patch in the World"

spent much of his time of late visiting
various county fairs throughout Geor-
GA has become thoroughgoing con-
vert to the county fair idea, and says
he hopes to see the day come when
there will be one held In every county
Of the States each fall
The Governor has visited within
me past six weeks score or more
Of fairs, among them being those
Of Barlow, Jackson, Putnam, Laur-
ems, Crisp and Terrell, besides others
scattered as impartialy throughout
the sections az possible.
A particularly pleasing and happy
circumstance in connection with the
Governors numerous visits, too, Is
that he has been accompanied on
practically ali of them by Mrs. Sla-
: con
Governor Discusses Fairs.
Discussing the county fair move
ment generally Saturday Governor
SIaton said:
The more see of county fairs in
Georgia, the more thoroughly I be-
come impressed with the idea that
they serve a splendid and really help
tui purpose.
Aside from the purely social as
psct Of the county fairs, which Is
mighty we'll worth while considering
within itself alone, the good they do
materially is hard to overestimate.
Georgia is a big, aggressive, and
prosperous State. It's resources are
unlimited-we can produce in Geor-
sia nearly everything that can be
produced anywhere else In tho world,
and nearly everything we can pro-
6uce, we do produce in paying guam
titles
Every county fair I see presents
10 me new and different features and
studies. No two fairs are alike, and
each Is illustrative Of some surpass-
hgly fine condition in it's immediate
vicinity.
Soou COTTON IN EaurenS.
Take, for example, the county fair
OF Laurens Let US consider 1t as
d1s among many. and as an average
OF the Georgia county fair. In Laur-
: ems there exists the greatest cotton
patch In the world-in the world.
mind youi There a progressive and
intelligent farmer has succeeded in
producing ten bales Of the finest cot
'on on three acres of land.
Can You beat it? Not in the
South, nor on the face OF the earth!
This same county has another
farmer who has produced an average
OF IoS bushels of magnificent corn
per acre, on twelve acres of average
land,
Can you beat TT
Not in this land of the free and
"'me Of the bravei
Fortune in Marriage Licenses.
Iahng into consideration the fore
gong circumstances, I was not at all
surprised to learn that the Ordinary
'R Laurens County is actually get
ing rich selling marriage licenses
alone this fall!
al every county fair I have VS.
Leu there has been a fine exhibition
y household products to show. The
."'u'erS wives vie with one another
." putting up pickles and preserves,
@'o IN fancy work, both useful and
v i"ulental These displays usually
s'o the most popular of any, too, the
farmers themselves being always anx-
and more than ready to leave
'''o'r displays OF corn, pumpkins, su-
sa' cane and so forth to escort Wis
'is around to see the madam's dis
pay OF jams and things.
me people who make these va
''ouS county fairs believe their re-
''eot'Ys counties are the garden
spos Of the earth. The fairs engen-
healthy and a helpful rivalry
-.'Ions the people-they work for
SSeoulne patriotism. I think it would
Geoaan me thing If every citizen of
~ V,sla believed his particular coun-
80 A. De the best spot of land beneath
wa sunshine!
rair for Each County.
~ iu II they do not think that now.
80. sure county fair in every
s,' or the State every fall would
cn them to think it