The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-08-29
NEW ORLEANS TO BOOST FAIR
Appropriation of $500 Voted by cres-
cent City counciI-Extensive Ex-
hibit of "Mino" Products Prom
ised-Biu Plans for 1915.

Upon the Recommendation of Mayor
Martin Behrman, an appropriation o.
$500 in aid of the forthcoming inter
parochiaI fair in this city under the
auspices of the South Louisiana Fail
Association was made by the Gem
mission council of New Orleans at it,
session on the 25th inst. The mayor
said the intention of the fair organ,
ization and the people of the parish
es interested is to make this a great
central exhibit of the products, skill!
and labor of all the southern parish
es of the state, and that no part
of this section is more vltally inter
ested in the success of the project
than New Orleans.
NJ B. Trezevant, manager Of the
New Orleans Association Of Com
merce, writes that that body Will
cooperate with the fair assocla-
ton in making the forthcoming ex-
hibition one of the biggest things OF
its kind ever attempted in this sec
ton, and requests Secretary Vickers
to send him a quantity of advertising
matter for distribution in New Orle-
ans.
Space will be prepared for an ex-
tensive exhibit of ''Mino'' products,
and every facility will be accorded
the Crescent City merchants and
manufacturers for displaying their
goods and demonstrating the advan-
tages offered by the southern
metropolis as a marketing center.
hmm adiat to1,r fnl1ou-;pr Tho fair Dlan G
will be set on foot for erecting a
number of permanent buildings on
the fair site and preparing for the
1915 display on much more extern
sive scale than, either of its prede-
cessOrs.
The New Orleans States reports
that on Wednesday Mayor Behrman
received letters from the secretaries
of two Louisiana country fair associa-
tions, warmly thanking him for the
interest the city is showing in their
success. Here are the communica-
tions:
s'Donaldsonyille, La, Aug. 25, 1914.
Hon. Martin Behrman, Mayor of
New Orleans:
Dear Sir:-This is to thank you
in the name of our association for the
very kind reception extended our
committee that called on you Thurs
day last in the interest of the South
Louisiana Fair, and to assure you of
our appreciation of your cooperation.
"We are of the firm belief that
the participation of your city through
your merchants and manufacturers
in the benefits of our fair will do
more toward removing the mutual ig-
norance and distrust which has al
ways seemed to exist in some degree
between the city and the country,
and do more toward creating a real
bond of business sympathy and
friendship than all the booster trips
and industrial expositions of a life
time. Very truly yours,
SOUTH LOUISIANA FAIR ASSN.
"R. S. VICKERs, Sec. Mgr
Lafayette, La, Aug. "a, 1914.
Hon. Martin Behrman, New Orleans,
louisiana:
Dear Sir:-The fine sentiments
quoted from you in a recent issue of
the Daily States in connection with
the Donaldsonville fair, prompt me
to express my appreciation of your
idea of fairs and bring out two very
fine points: The help of your big
city to civic movements of value and
worth in the country, and the friend
ly relations of friendship and busi-
ness following.
am enclosing complimentary
ticket to our fair with our prospectus,
and I hope you will be one of our
visitors.
Respectfully and very truly yours,
''F. V. MOUTON, Secretary