St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
LA. STATE FAIR
TO BE BEST IN
ITS HISTORY

Fair promises to be the largest In
history.
The State Fair Of Louisiana man
agement believes in bright prospects
when they declare that they have set
their mark for fifty per cent larger
and better show than was staged
last year and they have he city of
Shreveport on the move preparing to
take care of 15O,OOO-people.
There are many reasons why it Is
possible for the coming Fair to
eclipse anything in its history. First
the institution made some money
last year; second, financial c0ndi-
tions are going to be better, for II
the spending of the one billion dol
lars in this country during the last
two years by the Allies has created
such wonderful prosperity, we can at
least expect for as good or better
while they are buying $7,000,000.-
900 worth Of American products:
and last, but not least, the manage
ment feels that it is their patriotic
duty as an agricultural institution
to do their utmost in the encourage
ing of better farming, and better
livestock, which Is the only legiti-
mate aim OF the fair.
improvements Promised.
About $4,000 worth of improve
ments will be made at the fair be-
fore the 1917 exhibition opens. The
necessity Of these being due princi-
pally to the expansion necessary to
take care of our rapidly growing
livestock and farm exhibits. Three
new cattle barns are promised, cost
ing about $4,000 each, and the wallis
being already erected. There will
also be an addition to our already
immense hog barn that held over
500 hogs last year, which will cost
$4,000, and q judging ring with
seating accommodations for spectat-
ors to watch and profit by the judg-
ing, to cost $4,000. A new $4,000
sewer system has recently been COM
pleted and number OF other &C
commodations have been made for
the convenience of our visitors.
Big Program Arranged.
An unusually attractive program
which will eclipse anything before
offered for the entertainment OF our
visitors will be shown. The crowds
will be entertained by aviation
stunts executed by the world famed
Human Night Hawk" Louis Gers
ton. who will give in addition to day
fights, night exhibitions using SEN
sational firework devices to starle
and keep his observers expectant OF
crash to the earth at any moment.
The free acts in front OF the
grandstand, which will cause all
other such acts formerly staged to
pale into insignificance, will be equal
to a circus ring. There will be auto
or horse races every day and with
our track greatly improved the dr1v-
ers expect new dirt track record
to be made. Football games. live.
stock parades, baby show. national
photo exhibit, and Johnny Jones
greatest midway shows. will be some
Of the many features OF 1S11.
Will tho War Hurt tho Fair?
The reports Of fairs In Canada
shows that last year was one OF the
most prosperous in their history.
With the demand for food stun ana
better agricultural yields greater
than ever before in the history OF the
nation; with need Of the Louisiana
to learn the valuable lesson taught
by farm and livestock exhibits at the
fair: and with our rural population
enjoying q veritable millennium OF
prosperity. It Is the confident belier
of the fair management that they
should prepare for record breaking
crowds.
Canadian Fairs Not Hurt BY War.
DR.. Orr, president Of the Canadian
National Exposition, writes In the
last issue Of the Billboard THAT the
Annual Canadian Agricultural Elk
position has been appreciated, is evil
denced by the fact It's attendance
Jumped to $4,000 people. and this.
too, with $4,000 men gone to the
front from the Toronto district
alone. Any suggestion that we
close would be severely frowned
down. Public officials pay 1t tribute
for the service It has rendered In
war times, and American fairs can IN
their own way render just as valu-
able service to their district and
nation. There are In Ontario alone
1882 fall fairs and many more
throughout the other eight provinces
of the dominion. So far is ! know
not one of these closed down on &C.
count Of the war" The State Fair
appeals to the other fairs of Lodisi-
ana to be optimistic for better times
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