The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-02
PROGRAM Of FAIR
INCLUDES VARIETY
Of BIG FEATURES
New Orleans To Have Events OF
Interest to Every State in
the South.

One OF the greatest tributes to the
position attained by the National
Farm and Live Stock Show, New Or
leans, at a single bound and In less
than a single year, was the granting
Of unusually low rates by all the raa
roads. 1t was recognition OF the Deit
eft of the enterprise to the farming
and all other industries Of the south
and OF the wisdom of giving all the
people of the south chance to reach
it and profit by it.
The war has placed an immense
strain upon transportation facilities,
and It Is anticipated that there will be
a shortage of cars and locomotives,
For that reason the roads all over the
country have largely reduced their
concessions to the fairs. In some Of
the northern states there were no spe.
Cial rates put on. so that the attend
ance was seriously interfered with
The rates allowed the National are
much better than last year, from the
very cheap two days excursion privi'
lege to the practically one-way fare
for the round trip and "stay as long
as you like"
The opportunity of taking in the big
event with all its education, and itE
chances to buy, sell and get acquaint
ed, is too strong to resist. The farm
er's and the farm wife's and the farm
youths difficulty is going to be to dc
eide as to the days on which to come,
for each day has its own attraction
and its own appeal The best plan is
to go for the entire fair. The ten days
will be equivalent to college course
and a trip to half a dozen states and
markets. II that is impossible, then
the proper course is to get together
and organize parties to enjoy some OF
the bright spots that tempt most. To
facilitate such a survey the list OF
days is appended, although the mere
titles do not begin to furnish all the
details, nor is the list entirely com
plete even so short time before the
show. However, here It Is:
Saturday, Nov. 10-Inaugural Day
parade, Louisiana Travellers Day,
School and Children's Day.
Sunday-New Orleans Day, Frater
nal Day, Floral Night parade.
Monday-America and Allies Day
Liberty Loan Day, Retail Merchants
Day.
Tuesday - Wholesale Merchants
and Manufacturers Day, University
and College Day, Land Day.
Wednesday-Internatiora live stock
convention, John NJ. Parker, chair
man: Louisiana and Mississippi Day.
Thursday--Farmers' and Planters
Day, Federal Land Bank Day, Agricul
tural Products Night parade, auction
sale Of Hereford and Holstein cattle
Duroc-Jersey swine and horses.
Friday-Pan-Americau Day, nigh;
horse show, auction sale of Angus and
Jersey cattle, Poland China and Berk
shire swine.
Saturday-Food Conservation Day
Boys and Girls Club Day, night horse
show Football Day, auction sale Of
Shorthorn and Red Poll cattle, Chester
White and Hampshire swine, and vari
Gus breeds of sheep.
-Concessionaires Carnival
Day, Trades and Labor Day, Press
Day.
Monday-Negro Day.
The department of ethics and fail
extension propaganda, under the direc
ton Of Mrs. NJ. R. Graham Bankston
has an individual and distinctive pro
gramme Of days, each with separate
chairman and noted speakers. Pa
triotism, woman's progress, art, social
service, ethnology, modern philosophy
economics, philanthropy and good
times are the wide range of subjects
that will appeal to thoughtful citizen
ship during nine days Of public discus
sion and instruction.
The list Of special days reveals the
eact that the nights will be az attract
I've as the days. Friday and Saturday
will be the night horse shows, among
the most brilliant society functions
given in New Orleans in years. Thsre
will be other features for various eve
Rings, and the grounds will be al
bright as day through the use OF cleo
trio flood lighting, which is to receive
its first test on such a big scale in this
section.
A. B. Graves, superintendent of the
agricultural department, originated
and is organizing series of night pa
rades. The flower show will breal
out Of bounds one night and stage
marching gardens aglow with light and
beauty. There will be similar night
when agriculture will be afoot. 70
wards the end of the show the conces
sionaires and the white city jewellers
will combine in carnival. The live
stock buyers convention and sale Will
run through almost week, and 1t viii
be international in scope, for half g
dozen nations as well as doxer
states will be represented.
National Farm and Live Stock Show