The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-24
PROGRAM Of FAIR :
INCLUDES VARIETY
OF BIG FEATURES
New Orleans To Have Events Of
Interest to Every State in
the South.

One OF the grea est tributes to the
position attained by the National
Farm and Live Stock Show, New Or
leans, at single bound and in less
than single year, was the grantias
Of unusually low rates by all the rai.
roads. 1t was recognition of the bell,
eft of the enterprise to The farming
and all other Industries of the south,
and of the wis .0m of giving all tbs
people of the south a chance to reach
1t and profit by it.
The war has placed an immense
strain upon transportation facilities,
and 1t 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
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 its
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 60 for the entire fair The ten days
Will be equivalent to a college course
and a trip to half q 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 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 l0-1naugural 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
Ind Manufacturers Day. University
md College Day, Land Day.
Wednesday-Internatioral live stock
John NJ. Parker, chair
nan; Louisiana and Mississippi Day.
Thursday-Farmers' and Planters
Day, Federal Land Bank Day, Agricul.
ural Products Night parade, auction
'ale Of Hereford aud Holstein cattle,
swine and horses.
Friday-Pan-Americ Day, night
lorse show, auction sale of Angus and
Jersey cattle, Poland China and Berk.
hire swine. /
Saturday-Food Conservation Day,
Boys and Girls Club Day. night horse
how, Football Day, auction sale of
'hoYhorn and Red Poll cattle, Chester
White and Hampshire swine, and vari.
JUS breeds of sheep.
Sunday-Concession Carnival
Jay, Trades and Labor Day, Press
)ay.
Monday-Negro Day.
The department of ethics and fair
xtension propaganda. under the direc.
lon Of Mrs. NJ. R. Graham Bankston,
as an individual and distinctive pro
ramme of days, each with a separate
hartman and noted speakers. Pa.
woman's progress, art, social
ervice, ethnology, modern philosophy,
economies, philanthropy and good
ines are the wide range of subjects
nat will appeal to thoughtful citizen.
hip during nine days of public discus
lon and instruction.
The list of special days reveals the
let that the nights will be as attract.
1e as the days. Friday and Saturday
i'll be the night horse shows. among
le most brilliant society functions
wen in New Orleans in years. Thsre
Ill be other features for various eve
ings, and the grounds will be AZ
right as day through the use OF cleo.
'ic flood lighting, which is to receive
8 first test ON such big scale in this
,ction.
A. B. Graves, superintendent Of the
yricultural department. originated
i'd IL organizing a series of night pa
ldes. The flower show will break
1t of bounds one night and stage
arching gardens aglow with light and
sauty. There will be q similar night
hen agriculture will be afoot 70 &
ards the end Of the show the conces
onaires and the white city dwellers
Ill combine In q carnival. The live 9
ock buyers convention and sale will
n through almost q week. and It win
} international in scope, for half .
ven nations az we'll 40 q dozen
ates will be represented.
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