The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-17
BUSINESS MAN AND FARMER
UNITE IN PRAISE OF EXHIBIT
School Children Take Fair Grounds
iooay-Agricutural Classes Take
Notes-Women Have nnina-But.
ter Making Observation-Disclosures
Make Awards-Prize List.

Before the curtain was rung down
on the county fair for 1914 the plans
Tor the greater fair of 1915 were al
ready on foot 1t has been definitely
decided that the Farm Exhibit and
Trades Day is to be a permanent fix
tl'Te and that it will be one of the
myt important items on the program
OF The Commercial Club for the year.
The business man of Hattiesburg and
the farmer from the county unite in
declaring that this has been the most
successful fair in the history of the
city and that they are going to make
the next fair hundred per cent bet,
ter if possible, just as this fair has
been d hundred pc rcent better than
its predecessor.
The plans for permanent quarters
for the fair are also on foot. 1t may
not be possible that permanent quar-
ters can be secured in time for the
next fair but it is certain that more
roomy quarters will be arranged for
the farm products and for the cattle
show. The arrangement and the dec
Grafton of the hall will be a feature
included in the plans. If possible ar
rangements will be made to receive
and label the exhibits before the open
day of the fair.
One feature of the fair which is dis
tinctive certainly will not be aban-
doned, however elaborate the plans for
future fairs may be. Agriculture will
reDaain king and will not be made to
take second place to a cheap street
(carniyal or balloon ascension. The
thing which distinguishes the Forrest
county fair from all others is that no
attempt has been made to provide
cheap amusement to distract the at
tention of the people from the main
purpose of the fair, This feature VIII
remain permanently, according to the
officials of the Commercial Club under
whose auspices the fair was held.
The school children took the fair
grounds today until there was hardly
room for any one else. The Agrlcul'
tural High school declared a holiday
yesterday, but today all the schools
were represented, Much interest has
been taken by the school children and
in front of every exhibit students
could be seen with notebooks The
Agricultural classes of the Normal
College made close study OF every
exhibit and Prof. G. II. Armstrong Will
lActure on the fair at the Normal Col
lesafeAt week.
TX exhibit which attracted much at
tehtion today was from the negro Ag
iNultuyd school, which showed won a,
derfuI proficiency and skill along all
nrapcbes of industry, The school Is
olnoet entirely self-sustaining as Is
shown by the exhibits. They can
maize good brooms, good overals as
yeu as all kinds Of useful articles toi
tbs home Their farm products eX
bibits we're also splendid
last night unit! d late hour and TO
day The judges we're at work award
ine the prizes and tieing on the Olut
and rcd ribbons. Acting in the capaci
tv of tudges for the Commercial Ciui
wore II A. Carpenter, former count!
uissioner of agriculture ;, R. M
Mort;n of the Agricultural hlgi
school; H. O. French, from the manua
training department of the Agricui
tural high school; ]. A, Hearn, ipduS
trial and agricultural agent for I'M
n,Sr,beastern and Prof. G. H. Arm
straAg of the Normal College
o of the most beautiful features
If tbe farm products exhibit were tn
s,rral decorations contributed by )
King and H. Myer'
The fair management is also deepl
indebted to Mrs. W. p Meador ior ne
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