The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-11-09
STATE FAIR WILL Be
A GREAT EXPOSITION
Of Stock Raising, Agricul-
tural and MANUFACTURED
Resources.

Realizing the necessity for a con-
centration of the Educational, Agri-
cultural, Stock Raising and Manufac-
turing resources of the State at
some logical point, where the great
est number of persons could view
same at the least expense to the whole,
the Florida State Fair and Exposi-
tion was conceived. The need of an
improved agriculture, better educa-
ton and increased conservation,
among the peoples of this great COM
monwealth, gave added impetus to the
idea, resulting in a bill making such
a gigantic project possible being pass
ed by the last Florida legislature.
The officials of the Exposition in
clude many of the most prominent
men in the state, all of whom have
expressed their opinions Of the value
of the mammoth project, to exploit
the agricultural resources of the state.
Among them being, the Governor
Secretary of State, Attorney General,
Treasurer, Superintendent of Public
instruction, Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, Chemist, Geologist, Auditor,
President Of the Senate, Speaker of
the House of Representatives Presi-
dent of the State College for Women,
President Of the University of Florida,
five members of the board of cou1ty
commissioners from each other coun-
ty in the state, a member of the
boards Of trade and chambers of con-
merce of every city in the state, are
eX-officio members.
The charter of the Florida State
Fair and Exposition specifically
states that it is an organization NOT
FOR PROFIT, and any profits that
might accrue, shall be used in the de-
velopment of the Exposition from
year to year. Not single person has
the slightest financial interest in the
project, and this demonstrates that it
is NOT A ONE CITY OR ONE
COUNTY Exposition, but represents
the entire Sovereign State of Florida,
and will benefit every community in
the state, no matter how remote.
The value of a State Fair and Ex-
position to serve its purposes, depends
mainly upon the management, in that
it lies with this person to secure the
cooperation of State, County and
City officials and individuals, and
through his knowledge of gigantic en-
terprses of this kind nature, to guide
its destinies to successful conclu-
sion. In their search for just uuch
an individual, the Florida State Fair
and Exposition, Inc, secured the SER
vices Of B. X. Hansfourde, Director
General of the great International Soil
Products Exposition and Internation-
al Farm Congress which is held each
year IN different state of the Union,
and which is attended by exhibits from
practically every foreign country
Mr.. Hanafourde is resident of Jack
sonville, having made this city his
home for twelve years, and is thor
oughly familiar with Florida and the
many possibilities lying dormant in
the state.
Over $4,000 in prizes and awards
will be given in premiums to agricul-
ture, live stock and educational ex-
hihits, as well as many silver cups
which will commemorate the holding
of the First Florida State Fair and
Exposition. 1t is considered in many
sections of the state that the purpose
Of the Fair and Exposition was to
bring racing back to Jacksonville.
This impression has been emphatically
denounced by the Fair Officials, as
there will be no race track built, neith-
er will racing be countenanced. The
ninety-fve acres of land donated for
the F9ir end Exposition will be en-
tirely taken up by the mammoth
buildings, which are to house the. eX-
hibits of Florida's resources and pos
sibilities, and the special amusement
features.
The date Of the Florida State Fair
ard Exposition, from February 26th
to March 9th, inclusive, is of great
value to the state in that it will be
held at the time when the greatest
number of visions are sojourning with
in our gates. These hundreds of
thousands of people, residents of
states both near and far can be able
within a short time to view the ag-
ricultural end live stock resources of
Florida which will be concentrated at
the Fair.
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