The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-01
THE State FAIR.
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS AT
TRACT MUCH ATTENTION
FROM VISITORS.
Crowds Arrive OH Every Train and
Hotels are Full-COlumbia Puts OH
Festival Attirr-CvoDai, Game At
tracts Attention. Address by Harvie
Jordan and III. Nj. MItlecr.

Columbia, Oct. zS.-The State fair
was yesterday pronounced to be a
great agricultural exposition-enrer.
tanning and instructive. Visitors here
from other States said that the ag-
ricultural displays are far better than
at the Virginia and North Carolina
State fairs
Advance guards reached Columbia
yesterday morning and the city took
on gala attire. All incoming trains
brought large numbers from every
county in South Carolina and every
thing points to the success Of this,
the greatest fair in the history of the
South Carolina Agricultural and Me-
chanical society.
Exhibits have all been placed and
everything is ready for careful inspec-
ton. The agricultural displays from
Darlington, Lexington and Richland
elected much praise from the visitors
yesterday
Hotel lobbies presented large num-
bers OF guests last night and the man
ayers reported capacity business. The
information bureau officials were
busy and all visitors are being accom-
modated. Hundreds Of rooms have
been filed and there are still hun
dreds untitled.
Features Of the fair--the poultry
show. bench show needle and fancy
work department. live stock depart
ment. Clemson college exhibit, toma-
to clubs displays from IA counties,
Clemson college exhibit and the State
exhibit. were greatly admired yester-
day by the visitors
Football will hold the centre Of the
stage at the fair grounds today and
tomorrow. Final preparations had
been made for the Newberry- Clinton
game which will be played today, be-
ginning at noon. The great Carolina
Clemson battle will be fought tomor-
row, and the officials are anticipating
an attendance Of 5000. Extra seats
have been provided, and all Of the
details for the contest have been ar
ranged.
Several entertaining shows are the
feature of the midway which was
opened yesterday. A large number
Of visitors were attracted.
Special, trains will arrive in Column
bia this morning from all sections of
South Carolina bearing thousands of
visitors. Business men, farmers and
workers Of all professions always
come to Columbia for the fair. It is
great place to meet. Then, too,
the politicians are pouring into the
city by the score and there will be
many political conferences.
Address by H. NJ. McAleer OF
Philadelphia, poultry expert Of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, will be the feature Of the educa-
tional programme at the State fair
today. He will deliver an address in
the auditorium at noon. Mr.. Nc
Aleer is very probably the most noted
expert on poultry in the United States
and has the gift of telling people who
want to do something with poultry
exactly how to do it.
tomorrow at noon in the auditor
ium the chief address will be deliver
ed by Earvie Jordan of Atlanta, pres
ident Of the Southern Cotton Grow
ers' association and federal member
OF tho United States commission that
went to Europe to study rural credits
and banking. L. M. Rhodes, mem
Der OF the executive committee Of tho
National Farmers Union, will also de-
liver an address tomorrow in the
auditorium.
Commissioner Watson and Mr.. Jor-
dan will arrive in Columbia this
morning from Mobile, where they at
tended the meeting of the Southern
Commercial congress.