The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-09-22
TRADE DAY BETTER
ATTRACTION THAN A
THREE RING CIRCUS
FARMERS FEEL THAT THEY WILL
GET MORE THAN THEIR MON
EY'S WORTH SATURDAY

Every Saturday there is some rea-
son for coming to Opelousas. Last
Saturday there was a circus. This
week is Farmers Trade Day.
OF the two most farmers agree that
the Trade Day is the better PROPOSE
tion because then they get something
for nothing and on circus day they
get--welI anyway they pay for all
they get. This week the Chamber Of
Commerce has planned an especially
attractive list of premiums and,
judging from the number of checks
given by the merchants, the attend
ance will be much larger than it has
been.
In addition to the other attractions
two experts have been secared from
the State Department of Agriculture
to speak on swine and poultry rails
ing. AS a pair Of pigs will be given
away by the Chamber and the banks,
the talk on hog raising will be espe-
ciaily interesting TO at least one
farmer.
Anyone having pigs to sell or poul-
try Of which they wish to dispose is
especially urged to bring it in at this
time as the men from the Department
will be glad to advise them concerning
the value of the stock and what it is
worth elsewhere, as well as in Opelou-
sas. The opinion of these men is
well worth having and it may be OBJ
tanned without cost.
MANY of the merchants have ar
ranged window displays this week,
showing some of the article which
will be given away Saturday. Morn
hinveg and Son, ]. A. Dejean and A
Clary how some of the articles.
Arrangements have been made to
have the pigs on the ground early, SO
that all who are interested many have
the opportunity of looking them over.
The LitteA. Drug Store viii offer a
ham and DR.. Bob" says it viii be a
real ham. He does not guarantee
that 1t viii be registered but he
does guarantee it to please.
.-lgtiein and Jacobs have offered to
give four twenty-four acks Of their
Sunrise flour and Mr.. H. f. Richard,
chairman of the Chamber Of Com
merce committee, says that he could
use this flour at any time. However,
he will not be allowed to use it, as
he has made it rule that he will not
try to secure any of the premiums.
Mr.. Lawler said some time ago that
it would not be possible to get new
syrup as early as this and results
show that he was right, as usual.
There is no syrup on the market and
this premium will have to be held
over until next trade day.
( Sugar for coffee and coffee in which
to put the sugar will also be given
away and these premiums are shown
in Clary's window A set of glass
baking dishes will be appreciated by
the woman who receives them and she
can look them over in Mornhinveg'
window
Reading matter will be appreeiat
ed by anyone and this is furnished by
the Star-Progress with a years sub
scription to the paper and by Mr.
Lawler by a years subscription t
Modern Farming. In order to make
clean sweep and be certain tha
everything is cleaned up four of Mr.
LafIeurs brooms will be presented tt
some one.
The Chamber so far has carried ou
its promise to make the Trade Da!
a success if such a thing is possible
It has furnished booths for the dis
play Of produce Has secured permis
sion from the police jury to use tn
court house squire for the holding o
[ Trade Day and has been able to fin
: market for all the produce whic
, could be brought in here.
At present the monthly Trade Day
Y are more devoted to stock and pou
t try than to graden produce, as ther
. Is not much left IN the garden. How
r ever, there will be market for hone
( and chickens, for eggs and syrul
s il anyone has them to dispose of. NJ
i LafIeur has made the best use {
Trade Day so far as he is alway
there with broms to sell, and he sell
them too.
All that is needed now to make th
Trade Day the success it has a rigl
to be is to get the stuff on the cou
House Square to sell. There al
plenty Of farmers with produce, LIZ
: stock or poultry who want to get son
] ready money for the fall shopping az
the market is ready for them.
Mr.. Ben Cottangham who has bee
Z taxing a business course at Tyler Ct