St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-28
THE PARISH FAIR

The st. Landry Farmers Fair Asso-
citation has been organized. It has beer
subsidized by the Police Jury of the Par
ish and it's stock has been literally sub
scribed by the citizens of the parish, II
has received the endorsement and active
cooperation Of the Farmers Union and
with this backing it should be enthusiasts
tically pushed forward to a grand sue
cess. There are good and valid reasons
for the holding of these local parish fairs,
the main of which is the great local ben
eft that flows from them. They create a
spirit of emulation among the people en-
gagged in the various industrial and agri-
cultural pursuits in the parish. They
bring the people together from the diff
ferent localities in friendly intercourse
with each other. They lead to dispas-
|sionate discussions of the various econom-
lie questions which effect the every day
life of our people, and they tend to great
" ameliorate and improve our social con-
conditions by the changes of views which
result from the grouping of our people
together on these occasions of social con-
tact. At such places are detailed the
accounts of our successes and failures
along certain specific lines, and the ex-
perience and methods of the one are ex-
changed for the experiences and methods
of the other, all given in a friendly spirit
and intended to lay the basis of future
improvement in our local conditions. It
is here that we all meet on common
grounds for the purpose of having a good
time, vieing with each other in friendly
rivalry for the promotion of the general
welfare. The social effects of these re-
unions are worth the whole price paid for
them, apart from the more material ben
efts which always result from them.
But these affairs are of great edu-
cational value in demonstrating what can
be done with u at hand and
explaining the methods used in it's accom-
plishment. They give rise and stimulus
to such things as the boys corn clubs,
the girls tomato and canning clubs, the
boys pig clubs, to various phases of do
nestle economy; all of which help to de-
velop a better and more intelIi-
gent citizenship and make a better and
country. The responsiveness
which the people are showing to the de-
made on them to make this fair a
success augurs well far the future. The
money is already available for a hand
some premium list, so that those who
have things worth while to show will not
go away with the mere satisfaction that
were exhibitors at the fair, but
many, who are. fortunate enough to make
creditable exhibitions of their products,
either agricultural or industrial, will car
~ away something substantial in the way
Of premiums, as over 100000 has been
set aside for premiums to successful ex-
at our Parish Fair. So let us all
bend our energies and our intelligence
towards making the first real fair ever
held in this parish a grand success. 9th
er parishes have been holding fairs sue
.,essfully for several years, and the local
benefits resulting from these fairs have
so great that none of them have ever
of the discontinuance ofthe Gus
ON, but, on the contrary have used their
efforts to improve them and make
hem more successful. st. Landry Parish
$ rich and ~resourceful,, then why should
he not do as we'll or ever better than
Of the other parishes not SO favored
which have adhered to this annual Gus
ON for years? Let our people ali rally
9 this noble undertaking, and on October
1929 and S0th repair to the Fair Ground
n masse and show and tell what thew
ave done, what they can do and what
hey expect to do.
r. M. LITTEIL. IN. n President