Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-19

tailed several thousand. The atte
known, but was variously estimate
All of the exhibits in the main hall
remained on display until the close,
exhibitors not being permitted to re-
move them until Monday. A large
part of the live stock display also re-
mained at the fair grounds, and will
not be removed until Monday. 1t was
announced Saturday afternoon by the
fair management that officials would
be on hand all day Monday and Tues
day to check out exhibits to entrants.
Auction of Exhibits Monday.
1t was also announced that an auc-
tion sale Of fair exhibits will be held
in the main fair building Monday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock, to which the
public is invited. The articles to be
offered will include a considerable
quantity of fancy needle work and
canned fruits and vegetables prepar-
ed by the canning club girls.
No estimate of the financial condi-
tion Of the fair at the close could be
obtained last night. Almost the to-
tai revenue was to come from he
concessions, the percentage of gate
receipts paid by the carnival com
pany, the auto parking privilege and
the official auto busses. No general
admission fee was charged. From
this revenue was to be paid the prem
iums, amounting to several hundred
dollars, and numerous other ex-
penses, the largest item of which is
labor, a considerable number of per-
sons having been required for va
rious kinds of labor, police and gem
eral help about the grounds.
While the shows and riding devices
did good business Saturday, the
live stock exhibits were of widest in
terest. In the hog pavilion was not
ed the Aries Plantation famous Du-
roe Jersey sire, Aries Orion Cherry
King, weighing over 200 pounds, for
which $4,000 cash was recently re-
fused. This hog is a litter brother
of a sire which recently sold for
$35, 900
In the same pavili" we're numerous
other fine hogs, among them Stone
wall Shirley's entry of sow and four
pigs, duroc-j jerseys. The pigs were
sold at private sale for 500 each,
one of them going to Hale Brothers,
one to T. l.. Holmon, Of Leslie, and
the other two out of the county.
Fine Cattle Exhibit
In the cattle barn were some of
the finest specimen of various types
cattle ever shown in the south. G.
C. Hawkins exhibited head of short
horns, seven head of Holsteins and
Guernseys were shown by the Aries
plantation, DR.. S. P. Wise, of Plains,
showed a fine herd of nine short
horns, and w. O. Easterlin exhibit
ed herd of of Herefords. Three
Jersey club bulls, shorthorn bull
owned jointly by Chas. Hogg, Gordon
Heys and Bob Mcneil; blue rib
bon winning Rolstein heiffer belong
ing to A. H. Jennings, and Hol-
stein bull from the farm of Mrs.
Mary Clay were among the single
animals shown.
In the horse and mule barn were
a number of very fine animals, among
them several which were declared
deserving of blue ribbons, but which
were pitted against animals which
the judges decided were a shade bet
ter on some of their finer points,
Among the non-ribbon winners, but
which were generally declared to be
remarkably fine animals, were a pair
of mules owned by Neill A. Rey, a
mare and mule colt owned by c. c.
Cook, two mares and four mule colts,
owned by ]. T. Bolton, and mare
and mule colt, owned by B. L. Dell.