The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-05-06
FAIR PLANS DISCUSSED.
Important Business Transacted
Executive Committee Meeting.

At special meeting of the ex
eeutive committee of the South Lou.
isiana Fair Association last Sunday
several matters of Importance were
discussed relative to the coming fair
/ October 5-8. One was the decision
| to accept the offer of the best and
! largest carnival show on the road to
/ play the fair during the four days
This show has a special train OF
| twenty cars, with fourteen good tent
attractions, including a trained ami,
! NAL circus and a $4,000 merry-go-
round. As free attractions it has
| the acknowledged queen of high dig
ers, who dives from a height of seven.
| ty feet into a tank containing four
feet OF water, and also a splendid
band of fourteen pieces.
Another matter of Importance tax
en- up was the awarding Of the con-
tract for publishing this years cata-
log and premium list of 5000 copies
and one hundred and more pages.
| This work was awarded to the Hause1
Printing Co., of New Orleans, who
will deliver the catalog about June Is.
| The Hauser Company and Searcy &
Pfaff, Ltd, also of New Orleans, were
the only bidders.
It was also decided to purchase at
once machine that will accurately
register and check all persons ad-
mitted to the fair grounds in order
to prevent such leaks as character
lied last years admissions. It is
probable that this will be cash coin
machine in which each visitor de-
posts coin Of the proper denomina-
ton before entering the grounds. As
the opening day keys now being sold
will take care of the admissions for
the first day, it is probable the sea-
son ticket SO abused last year will be
done away with entirely. It was re-
solved to push the sale of these open
ing day keys and use every effort to
dispose of several thousand Of them
before the date of the fair. To this
end each member of the executive
committee pledged himself to place a
certain number Of them, and the sec
|retary-manage was instructed to urge
each member Of the board of directors
to do the same.
A meeting Of the fair directors
representing the parishes of Orleans
and jefferson has been called by the
secretary manager for Saturday, May
6, in the library Of the Association of
Commerce in New Orleans, while a
meeting of the IberYille directors was
called for Sunday at Plaquenine.
The following gentlemen have been
appointed to superintend the various
departments of the fair and their
names will be ample guarantee of eff
fcient and careful management:
Horses and mules, R. E. Noel, Nc
Call. Swine, F. G. Ayraud, Barton.
Cattle, James r. Black, Donaldson
vile. Agriculture, w. B. Stuart,
Belle Helene. Poultry, +. F. Lal-
lande, New iberia. Manufactur
H. A. Benners, New Orleans. School
department, Supt. II. P. Broussard,
Donaldsonville. Racing, John r
Truxillo, Belle Alliance. Grounds,
A. L. Greenwood, Belle Alliance.
The various judges are now being
selected and their names will appear
III the respective departm ents Of the
catalog.
With the promise Of an unusually
prosperous year in every line Of in
dusssl and with an active and har-
monious exec comm tee push
ing their plans vigorously for the sue
cess of the fair. there is good reason
to look forward to a record breaking
four days event, October $50.