Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-30
Spalding C0unty Fair
Noted for E&CeIZenCe
In I'LL DEPARTMENTS

aged with loans by the DankS OF
Griffin, has achieved wonderful re-
suits, challenging the best efforts
of the experienced farmers of the
county.
Harness Racing Daily
The success of the horse racing
held at the fair in 1912 1913, 1914,
1915, 1916, 1917, and 1919 placed
Griffin in the blue ribbon depart
Marie Bradley established the track
record at 2:11 several years ago,
said to be the fastest mile ever trot-
ted On a half-mile track in Georgia.
Judge Joseph Davidson. of Whining
judges in America, is officiating for
the third time at the Griffin fair.
He will go from this city to the
Georgia State fair in Macon. He
has also started the .speeders at the
great Southeastern fair in Atlanta.
The members of the racing commit
tees are Y. S. B. Gray, w. t. Ben
nett, L. J. Gaissert and J. A. Bur-
nett A number of fast beauties are
| furnishing entertainment on the
track every afternoon during the
| fair.
The largest and most creditable
ing county is delighting the crowds
The concessions include five riding
devices and all the features connect
ed with midway, aggregations.
aviator Wright is thrilling i'm
aerial maneuvers, including wild
! leap from the clouds supported by
| a parachute. There are other at
fractions, including fireworks at
night.
The Fair Association
. The officers Of the fair associa-
ton are: President, A. P. Patter-
| co
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. John B. Mills,
Board of directors, A. D. Patterson,
! r. o: Crouch, S. B. Frye, ]. w. Ham
mond,. P. J. Slaton, John B. Mills, f.
! P. Bridges.
An Enterprislng City
| Griffin. the Gem City of Georgia.
also known as the Turkish Towei
Town" has a population of about
1900 people, all of whom radite the
famous Griffin grit, 1t was this
| city that inaugurated the automobile
booster trip system of advertising
| the city and country fairs. Several
| weeks before the fair Griffin boosters
| invade all the counties of upper mid
die Georgia distributing matter ad-
yertising the city and the county
fair.
The commercial center of a larger
| area than any other city in middle
Georgia, it receives more than 80
| 900 bales of cotton annually. Crit
fms seven cotton mills, representing
an investment of more than $4,000
| 600, and it's two hosiery mills and
! various other prosperous manufac-
| turing enterprises, make it one of
| the most important industrial points
in the state The city owns it's own
| light and water plants and maintains
a paid fire department. The commits
sion-city manager form of govern
ment is proving eminently satisfac-
| tory and the entire community is en-
| joying unprecedented prosperity de-
spite the temporary financial depres-
sion that has developed as a result
of the con tinued low price of cotton
+, GERS are: Commissioners, J. w. Ores
ham, S. B. Frye, J. S. Tyus; city
manager, e. P. Bridges.
The Board of Trade
Mention of the Griffin-spalding
America, should not be omitted Since
] the establishment of the trade Or
ganization about eight years ago, the
city has experienced revitalizatIon.
exceeded that of the succeeding
thirty years. The board also serves
the county and is in1uentially in
strumental in the inauguration and
promotion of every projected enter
| prise. To speak of the organization
necessitates reference to Wllllam b.
Register, the secretary manager. who
is the dean of the state trade board
association. Mr.. Royster is dynamo
of energy, radiating enthusiasm and
success. Notwithstanding that he
| has received offers from many cities
he elects to remain in Griffin and
manage the board which he organ
| lied seven years ago.
The officers of the board of trade
are: President. William H. Beck;
commissioners. z. H Griffin. Has
kell II. Bass. J. A. Burnett and Gill
man ]. Drake.
Cooperation is the upower that has
made Griffin one of the prettiest and
most erterprisipg cities in the state,
all persons working together for the
/ 1,.nl fare Of the entire county.