The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-31
FIRST FAIR AT
LYNNv|LLE IS
GREAT SUCCESS
IMMENSE CROWD SEES AN Elk
CEPTiONALLY FINE ExHlB-
IT OF PRODUCTS.
HAVE A SPLENDID PROGRAM
Music, Addresses, Dinner, Basket and
Football Games During Day That
Proves Source of Great Profit to
All Who Were Present.

! Although the first attempt the com
munity fair at Lynnville on Saturday
was from every standpoint great
success and insures the permanency
of the institution. So well pleased
were the promoters Of the fair that
already plans are being discussed for
an even better one next year.
The exhibits of all departments
were exceptionally large and credita.
BILE. The crowd was an unusually
large one, indicating great popular in
terest and support of the movement.
People came from all around the
district of which Lynnville is the cen
ter. They brought their hogs, beef
cattle, milk cows, corn and other farm
products. The women as usual on
such occasions had the largest exhib-
it's.
The exercises were held in the
Jones High School and beautiful
musical program was rendered by
the pupils Of the school, Prof Veins,
the agricultural instructor of the
high school, was the master Of cere-
monies.
Addresses were made by Dr. F. M.
McRae, commissioner of agriculture
of the state, and J. |. Finney, editor
of The Herald. DR.. McRae discussed
the agricultural problems of Tennes-
see and declared that he had one in
terest to serve while commissioner
and that was the farmers welfare
of the state.
Mr.. Finney spoke on the problems
that confront the farmers of the ma
ton now as the result of the demand
for cheaper food although those who
are demanding cheaper food have
never intimated that they wanted to
make the price of anything else
cheaper He protested against the
farmers being crushed between the
upper and neither millstones Of labor
and capital. III conclusion he appeal
ed for rededication to the principals
of the American republic He made
a spirited attack on socialism and de-
nounced the labor organizations which
had attempted to usurp the functions
of the government of the fathers.
After the exercises dinner was serv-
ed by the women Of the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches.
The crowd then examined the eX-
hibits for an hour and were again en-
tertained with football and bas-
ket ball game. The exhibit of corn
was one of the finest ever show in
Tennessee. There have been much
larger exhibits, but it is doubtful if
one has ever been seen where the
proportion of poor corn was so small.
The chicken exhibits embraced the
finest specimens of half dozen popu-
lar breeds. Both Hereford and Short
horn cattle were shown and several
beautiful Jerseys commended for first
honors. The hog exhibits embraced
both Duroc Jerseys and Poland Chi
mas. Several classy pairs of mules
valued at from $500 a pair upwards
were shown. 4..
1t was in the woman's department
that one met sights that will long
remain a delight to the, eye. The
showing of cakes, preserves jellies.
canned fruits and canned vegeta-
bles, light bread and other evidences
of woman's complete mastery of the
culinary arts, would have done credit
to a state fair. The needle work dis
play is also worthy of special men,