The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-10-26
PLANS MADE
BY the Special Events Committee For
the Coming Tobacco Fair and Corn
Show Yesterday Afternoon.
Many Prizes for Exhibits.

The Special Events Committee Of the
! Chamber of Commerce held a meeting
| in First Standard Bank yesterday af-
ternoon and laid plans for the coming
Tobacco Fair and Corn Show Tho
committee seemed very enthusiastic
over the success of the fair.
The Tobacco Fair and Corn SHOW
will be held in the Liberty Warehouse
ON Commerce street, November %, "a
and 25. These dates will not re
changed. All exhibits and shows will
be placed in this building which is
large enough to accommodate quite a
number OF them.
Prizes will be offered for the best
exhibits, firsts and seconds in every
case. These prizes will be money and
some of the merchants of the city have
signified their intention to offer addi-
tional prizes. In tobacco prizes will
be offered on the following grades of
the leaf: cigaret leaf, bright leaf, red
leaf and trash. Handsome prizes will
be offered for the best exhibits in each
grade.
In the corn exhibit total Of sixteen
prizes will be given. Ten ears of
white and ten of yellow will be award
ed first and second prizes each, while
the most perfect ear in white and also
yellow will be awarded firsts and sec
onds. The same number will be allow
ed for boys corn.
General farm products, fruits, veg
etables, etc, will be awarded cash
prizes.
A woman's department will doubt
less draw a great many specimens Of
cakes, candies, preserves, etc. The
ladies are especially invited to make
exhibits
A fine prize will be offered for ihe
best business booth display. Prizes
will also be offered for the best school
exhibits
On Saturday big school parade will
| be held on the streets and "A prize,
either in the shape of a loving cup or
money, will be offered to the depart
ment making the best showing. If a
loving cup is offered it will be held by
the department winning until next
year, when it will again be competed
for.
The matter of having an automobile
parade was discussed by the commit.
tee but no arrangement was made for
! tho same.
At least two bands will be present
for the entire three days festivities,
and, il possible, another band may be
present
On Saturday night the Mardi Gras
will be held. Everyone will be eX-
! pected to mask and suitable prizes viii
| be given to the most attractive or
unique This will be a gala night
| An admission of ten cents VIII be
charged to gain entrance to the Lib
erty Warehouse, the scene of the eX-
hibits.
! Less then a month now remains 20
complete the plans for the fair and 10
make ready the exhibits. All of the
| farmers in the county are urged to
pick out their choicest products and
bring them to the fair. All Maysville
people will be expected as far as pos
sible to mask on Saturday night and
at all times to be in the spirit of the
fair. Cooperation between the cham
Der of Commerce and the people OF
the city and county will count much
toward making the fair a success and
all should work to make the fair OK
cell anything of its like in this sec
ton of the country. Lay up the ham
mers and put on boosting clothes and
the fair will be a success.
EVERYBODY BOOST.