The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-18
Saw Some of the Very Finest
Agricultural Exhibits Ever
Displayed on Like Occasion
One Display From One Big
Farm Caught the Eyes.
Speeches We're Made by a Num-
Der of the Visitors While the
Brmswickians Received a
Very Warm Samples of the
Friendship Wanted With Us.

About one hundred and fifty per-
| pie from Brunswick made the trip
| to the Tattnall county fair at Reds
Vile yesterday. and all report a most
enjoyable day The special train ia
VIII ch was attached the private car
| of A. de Sola Mendes vice-president
and general manager OF the Georgia
| Coast and Piedmont railroad. with o
number of guests. reached Reidsville
on schedule at ten thirty. and tho
time from then until the lunch hour
was spent by the visitors in looking
at the hHAdrads--ef exhibits Address
ses were made in the afternoon by
number of prominent Brunswick men
and the return trip started at three
O'Clock.
There were exhibits of horses and
cattle, hogs and poultry, and in the
main building, a large number 0f
complete agricultural displays. flow
ers and fancy work as we'll as art
exhibits. The hogs were particularly
fine, SO much so that one we'll known
man is said to be still talking about
sausage.
There was an entire booth filled
with agricultural products in the
natural state and dozens Of Jars of
preserves and cans OF vegetables and
fruits. as well as grains and meats OF
the country cured type so toothsome
and enticing to those who know their
i,,rr Ia, hnnth
having been grown on one farm. This
was really an unusual showing OF
what can be done Of a Georgia farm.
and excited great deal of favorable
comment.
There were large quantities OF
canned goods put up, and attractively
labeled in cans by the Girls Canning
Clubs Of Tattnall county. and a num-
ber of splendid exhibits by the Boys
corn clubs.
At two o'clock. Judge Il. G. Collins.
president of the fair association. turn
ed the ceremonies over to the Bruins
wick people. after welcoming them
on the part of the people of Reids-
vile and Tattnall county A. deSola
Mendes acted as master Of ceremon-
les, and In his usual witty manner
introduced the Brunswick speakers,
the first being Alderman J. Sidney
Roberts. who responded to the vel
come for the city of Brunswick in
the absence of Mayor Hopkins. who
had been unable to make the trip.
Or. Roberts was followed by Prof N.
II. Ballard who paid particular com
Dliment to the roads of Tattnall coun-
ty. with which he was familir from
q previous trip over them. and which
he told the crowd were as fine as any
in Georgia Judge J. W. Bennett was
then introduced and convulsed the
crowd Ni.h lHorv about the "piney
woods rooter." which he told to .llu--
strate the great improvement made
IN the breeds of hogs raising in Tatt-
nail county
Judge D. w. Krauss was introduced
by Mr.. Mendes with the statement
that the people Of Tattnall could see
for themselves how our judge com
pares with theirs-Judg Collins.
Judge Krauss started the crowd
laughing by asking that they hold
down his opponent" OF the moment,
which happened to be loquacious
member OF the equine family, Of the
long cared type. Following his talk,
Senator L. r. Akin assured the peo-
rIn # Tattnsll Of the desire Of the
people of Glynn to get into closer
touch with them, and especially that,
If the State road is extended, he
would do all in his power to secure
its extension vie Reidsville to Bruins
wick.
Great regret was voiced by the
crowd that the drum and bugle corps
of the Boy Scouts failed to put in an
appearance after arrangements had
been made for them to make the trip.
Other than this, the trip was as plan
ned, and quite up to expectations, and
thoroughly enjoyed by all who went.
Several Brunswick business men
took advantage of the trip to get bus
mess from Reidsville merchants, or
to make closer connections and ar
rangements for future business,
though not nearly as many were