St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-01
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| $500 to get same carried into build
| ings where booth was located. Said
| booth was Is yards from where wag-
ons stop and l could not handle some
of the boxes myself and as help was
! scarce l had to pay this or let it
alone. l also had to buy my own
lumber to fix up booth and all cloth
| and decorations, also nails, tacKs,
hammer, ETC., and do all work. l
am not a rich man or l would not
be on this job, and as l was over
there with only a few dollars l just
did the best l could and have no
apologies to make on this score. /
have since been complimented on my
feeble efforts by some In spite OF the
hammering of others.
Now, the reason all parties did
not share in the prizes as individu-
ais was because l was not there on
the grounds every doy of the fair.
Why was l not therefti Every one
knows it costs money to stay in the
city of New Orleans The exhibits
were not judged all in one day as
our little fair was. The judging
was not finished till Saturday morn
ing, November II, after the fair had
opened one week before, on the 10th.
To get justice to our exhibits |
should have been right at the bootl
and when the judges called for each
article, if had any in my booth,
take it up to the counter, have It
judged and place same back where
it belonged in my booth. This kind
of business went on for. four con-
secutive days and I was not there.
Why? Who in the world is it that
will pull the money out of his pocket
and stay in the city a week for
thing so uncertain as prize vim ing
i a big fair, and thing of public
interest, too? l did not have the
four dollars day to spend hal
wanted to-and it will cost that
much to live in New Orleans.
Did any one come to ME and say
that in case needed money to make
our booth shine or to stay with it: ~
call on them? No. am out OF
my own pockets the sum Of $21.OO
on this exhibit and would have been
more, but Mr.. Warner ordered some
other expenses paid, amounting to
$1,000. Now let the author of the
article place himself in my shoes
and think, what would you have
done? Let him also think how much
space he spent in advertising or talk
ing up this exhibit. Oh yes, after 1t
was all over it is easy to blame some
one, but let every one say to them
selves, what did you do to help it
along? The only thing l am sorry
for is the name it gave this parish
and also that the ladies above men
toned did not get to have their
splendid canned goods Judged, for
| they were fine. As for the balance,
l am not sorry, for l did all the bal
ance myself, and in that case l am
disappointed. Let those who live in
| glass houses not throw stones. 1t
| is a fact that it is easy to knock but
hard to do the very things that the
Knocking is done over. l think this
article was<hasty and not looked into
| before hand. But let same be. As
| for the potato house, where is tht
man who tried to get in same with
| potatoes? / advertised that l would
| be on hand on a certain week 10
receive potatoes and no one came.
| All farmers found out that they
could get good prices for their po-
| tatoes and what was the use of using
the potato kiln. That is the reason
| why no potatoes were placed in the
| kiln. Did any one help to boost
| this? No. l did. have nothing
more to do or say than this. I have
done my duty as far as trying to get
| the potatoes is concerned.
Let the author of this article try
! to buy potatoes enough to fill the
kiln and see how he will come out.
Good prices will have to be paid to
get them. Am to blame for the
dry weather and the short crop?
| No; complain to He who knows you
On the whole think as we'll as many
of my friends that this editorial
could have been left off or put in a
milder form. If this does not ex-
plain my standpoint in the famous
! inefficiency case, why l will better dc
so in person.
might say that the parishes max
| ing such a good show had spent any
| where from $3.50 to $500 in getting
up the exhibit and in paying way OF
| agent to New Orleans to put up stuff
and make good display. How
much did I have? Nothing. Even
at that, this parish had better ex-
hibit than East Baton Rouge. a par
ish in which our State capitol is To-
Gated and one much richer agricul'
! turally than this parish. The mar
using the hammer did not notice
this. Others did do unto other
as you would have others do unite
YOU"
My resignation will be found in
| another column.
Best wishes to all.