St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-18
PARISH FAIR GREAT
BUSINESS STIMPULANT
All Should Cooperate In
Permanent Organization
of st. Landry Fair.
BY A. j. BERCIER.

One of the best stimpulanIs
for st. Landry parish would be a
well organized Parish Fair where
the agriculturist from the four
corners of the parish could meet
yearly, and put on exhibition
their high class horses, hogs.
cattle, sheep. poultry, farm
products, not only to compete for
the premium that would be offer
| ed, but for the pride and pleasure
of showing the results of their
yearly labor, and advertising to
the consumer-the channels,
through which the consumers
dollars can travel to procure in
turn the necessities of life; the
parish fair stimulates and injects
energy and enthusiasm in the
agriculturist, which better fits
him for the successful pursuit of
his chosen vocation, and delights
the hearts of the visitors, who
witness the variety Of sights
usually to be seen at parish
fair. That will be pleasing to
the most fastidious, and knocks
into a cocks hat that nervous
feeling. Truly with confidence
in the present outlook for the
successful organization Of a par
ish fair for st. Landry seems an
assured fact at last. Professor
]. w. Toole Of Grand Prairie was
a visitor to our city this week and
has been in touch with some our
most ardent workers for the pub
lie good who have assured him
of their most earnest efforts if
he will but take the lead.
The state has appropriated
says,he quite a sum for this pur-
pose il we will avail ourselves of
this opportunity before it is too
late we will come in for pro-
rata share. He is enthusiastic
on the subject and should receive
every encouragement and back
ing from those who have the in
terest of ST. Landry at heart.
To realize success in any under
taking requires energy and en-
thusiasm, Henry Chester defines
enthusiasm as the greatest asset
in the world. 1t beats money
power and influence. Single
handed the enthusiastic con-
vinces and dominates when the
wealth accumulated by a small
army of workers would scarcely
raise tremor of interest. En-
thusiasm tramples over preju-
dice and opposition. spurns in
action, storms the citadel of its
object, and like an avalance over
whelms and engulfs all obstacles.
It is nothing more nor less their
faith in action. Faith and initia-
tive rightly combined remove
mountainous barriers and achieve
the unheard of and miraculous.
Let the germ of enthusiasm float
in your plant, in your office, or on
your farm; carry it in your atti-
tude and manner; it spreads like
contagion and influences every
fibre of your industry before you
realize it, it begets and inspires
effects you did not dream of; it
means increase in production and
decrease in cost; it means joy
and pleasure and satisfaction to
your workers; it means life, real
and verile: it means spontaneous
bedrock results-the vital things
that pay dividends.
Now when Prof. Toole
sounds the call for men
assist in this noble cause, be
men, and men of action, ever
ready to assist in the upblilding
of the community in which we
live. We should feel justly
proud of the many impro vements
st. Landry has made in the last
few years, and is still making,
and we should feel a pride In
uniting one and all; to make the
parish fair a success. 1t is one
of the greatest diversions to the
fair sex. Your mothers, wives,
daughters, and sweethearts
would be delighted to cast aside
| the yoke of home duties for a
week, and attend the fair daily,
| and witness the various features