Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-09
Arrangement Complete for Having Exhibit Here Last
 Week in October.
HAVE BEEN WORKING
 SINCE THE SPRING
President IL. ' L. JOfdans of tlies ,leffer. son Negro Farmers Association Explains Reasons for Anticipating
 Success This Year.

That the state agricultural fair for negroes will be held at Longley's park here the last week in October. was the announcement made last night by Dr. H. l.. Jordan, president of the Jefferson County Progressive Negro Farmers association, when in- formed that the trustees of the cham Der of commerce have urged that the fair be deferred until next year, be- cause of lack of time in which to adequately prepare for the exhibition.
 I've began our preparations early in the spring for this fair" he said, "and we are in position now to hold a fair that in all likelihood will be better than if we deferred it until next year. We have been actively at work preparing for the fair since be- fore planting time, and the negro farmers of many counties in the stRte have their exhibits of hogs, poultry, corn. wheat and other products all ready to ship here.
 We have not gone before the chamber of commerce for assistance, except that some time ago Demon stration Agent Crump of Camden said he could help us get money for the cash prizes, and he did take the mat ter up with the chamber of com merce. Last year, the chamber of commerce was. unable to help us, and we carried out the fair ourselves, in creditable manner, even with much less preparation than we have had this year"
 Dr. Jordan stated there will be a meeting this forenoon of officers or tho organization with Demonstration Agent Crump. and it is likely this meeting will be followed by cali up on Secretary F.. B. Bloom of the chamber of commerce. that he may be informed of the virtual comple- ton of the preparations for the fair.
 The members of the negro farmers association will meet at Dr. Jordan's office tltis afternoon, to perfect more details for the fair. A visit to Long, ley,s park will be made today, to de- eide on necessary building operations there. Printed matter is in course of preparation, and will be ready for distribution in short time, as ad- vertising matter designed to attract crowds to the fair.
 Details All Arranged.
 "When the committee of negroes calls at the chamber of commerce to- morrow morning. it will be able to explain to Mr. Bloom that all the preparation for the forthcoming fair have been we'll advanced, and that the only assistance desired from the chamber of commerce is for the pur- pose of awarding cash prizes for some IL, ;1>;% e,oiH R Grimm. negro farm demonstration agent last night. after his arrival from Dumas where he attended the opening of the Desha county negro farmers fair.
 q brought thls matter to the at- tention of MT. Bloom, explaining that about $500 would be necessary for these cash prizes" he continued 'None of the other negroes communl- cated with MT. Bloom. because this duty had been given me. and there was no desire to harass MT. Bloom or the other white gentlemen. The other negroes have been devoting their time to arranging for exhibits ard other details. Tomorrow morn ing. all these things will be eX- plained to Mir. Bloom, and I feel con- fident the final arrangements for giv- ing cash awards will be perfected"
 Prof. Crump explained that series of negro county fairs opened yester- day. and the series will be completed just in time for large exhibits from those counties to be sent here for the big local fair. As he explained the condition, if the chamber of commerce will donate the money for cash prizes, the fair here will be a state fair. with exhibits from at least fifteen or twenty counties, whereas without the cash awards, with ribbon awards only, the fair will be little more than county exhibition, and the state fair, lasting a week, will be held in some other city.