The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-12-06
WHY SHOULD NATCHI
T05HES PARISH HAVE
A FAIR NEXT YEAR2

To any one who attended IT,
! State Fair al Shreveport this fl.
the question Is superfuous. In tn
great Agricultural building there
| filed with beautiful exhibits from
all about the state, Natchitoches
was conspicuous by its absence.
Now, we who know our Parish
are fully convinced that it is the
finest parish in the State, but W.
would probably have to do consid-
cradle talking before we convinced
strangers from this and sister
states who we're at Shreveport look
ing for homes in the most desirable
sections, that Natchitoches is an
ideal parish to live IN.
With her diversity of soils, fire
pasture lands, and other natural
advantages, Natchitochas conld get
up an exhibit that would be a mar
vel to the beholder.
When rallied by my frienls
from other parts Of the State with
the question, "Wh hats the matter
with Netchitoches?' L was so taken
back l could hardly reply, but
finally mustered up courage to
come back at them with, Just
wait till next year, and we'll show
you"
Now, really. what was the mat
ter with Natchitoches? We had no
Parish Fair at which to select
creditable exhibit, and wien an
attempt was made to get together
u few good things to send TO
Shreveport, some responded with
proper spirit, others seemed to
think it was some kind Of money
making scheme, in which they had
to share, or, in common parlance,
there was Nothing doing. So 1t
was soon found that it was imDos-
slb!e without an unjus5ifable ex-
peldlture of time and money.
How can we manage this Fair
proposition withoutan uniustitiable
9 expenditure of time and monev2
BY simple, systematic arrange
no2t. Let there be at least one
y Immunity fair in each ward,
from which the best exhibits are
selected and s,nt to the Parish
Fair. There, let the exhibit be
and the best of every thing
. nbined to produce wonderful
xhi'it at Shreveport.
L Isa's merely that we want to
how outsiders what IS being done
q Natcbitoches Parish. We want
ils people OF Wards 2. 3 and 5 to !
.aow what IS going on iu Wards !
!. 3 and 10. In other words, how
an any community know whether
is up to standard unless there is
anne standard to measure by9
here was never a truer saying
nan the old adage. Competitions :
the life of trade" 1t is the lHe =
every thing. Where there is :
0 competition, there is slagnasion. '
fair, properly conducted, affords
lie desired competition. The whole e
lrpose of a fair should be summed o.
D in the two words, General Good, t.
ot Greed and Graft. II
lfthere is to be a fair, the plans =
tight to be laid now, for people
ho want to win are right now
adv to begin preparing for it.
Ii the men won't go into this
ing, the women and girls will
We their part of it, anyway.
lere were three community fairs
is fall, and at two of them,
omen won first place in Agricul-
raj exhibits. At Shreveport, a
ebster Parish girl first place in
IN exhibit, over all the men and
Us in the State.
But the women of Natchitoches
rish are generous-we want 10
are the glory that is Coming to
r Parish with you men, We
, likewise of a very social dispo--
ion, and would much prefer to
'ociate with tie gentlemen in
> affair.
50, men. it's up to YOU.
HAT are YOU going to DO
sOUTITa
Virginia 7. Dormon.