The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-08

Pennington last Saturday, under the
auspices of the new Chamber Of Com
merce and the Farm Bureau, proved
to be a 100 per cent success In fact,
the truly wonderful crowd, even in
this largely populated county, where
big gatherings are not unusual, was
genuine surprise, even to the most
sanguine leaders in this movement
for community upbuilding.
The visitors here Saturday have
been variously estimated at from
5000 to 10000, and The Times be-
lieves that 5000 is conservative es-
innate of the number here that day.
The streets were literally crowded
with people, who came from all parts
of st. Francois and adjoining coun-
ties. It is doubtful if there has ever
been similar great gathering of
people who were more united and
harmoniously seeking an enjoyable
and beneficial time, nor one that more
nearly succeeded in such efforts.
The utmost good feeling was ev-
erywhere in evidence, with not sin
| gle Jar to mar the whole hearted en-
joyment Of an occasion, the equal of
which has not been known in Farm
| ington for many years. if ever be-
fore. The instigators and leaders in
the movement for the establishment
of a permanent Sales Day, to be held
perhaps montfdy, or at least quarter
ly, are to be earnestly congratulated
on the success Of the enterprise. 1t
is impossible to estimate at all close
ly the good that should come to this
city and community as the result of
their efforts.
Every one of the several outstand-
ing features that had been advertised
for Sales Day proved even more than
a mere success. 1t was really tri-
umph. The feature that will result
in the greatest good to the entire
community was the sale of about
twenty head of thoroughbred Jersey
milk cows and an equal number of
grade cows, which had been gathered
up in Georgia by experts sent out by
the Farm Bureau. This was a
great undertaking, requiring thou
sands of dollars investment, with con-
siderable chance for loss But there
were many buyers at the sale who
knew the value of the high quality
of the stock that was offered them,
and gladly paid reasonable prices for
the unusual offerings
Immediately after dinner, Car!
Bauer, of the St. Louis Chamber of
Commerce, made speech to several
thousand people on the lots selected
, for the sale of pure blood Jersey
milk cows. For almost an hour he
I held the undivided attention of his
hearers ky his strong and forcefuI
prcsentmsnts of the things that go to-
ward community good and upbuilding
Mr.. Bauer is an expert in that line,
to which he gives his entire time. His
talk presented much wholesome food
for thought, and apparently fell on
fertile soil, Judging from the many
expressions of approval that were
heard on every hand.
The next thing in order was the
sale of fine stock, which was at once
proceeded with. Col. S. s. Taylor, OF
; Sparta, H., being present to conduct
, the sale, opened the further proceed
ings with few apt remarks on the
splendid worth of the men to the
community who had risked their mon.
ey in bringing into the community
such splendid cows as he was to of
fer to the highest bidder. 1t was just
such enterprise as this that woulc
build and prosper any community
J., Throughout the auction sale, Col
S Taylor demonstrated that his reputa
G tion as an auctioneer of Jersey cattle
n had been honestly earned.
/, After the close of the livestock sale
h the great bulk of the immense gath
e ering CONCEALED at the southeast cor
ner of the square for the big fre,
f drawing, in which about one hundred
e prizes were given away by the en-
e terprising business and professiona
: men of this city. A large amount o
l. interest was shown in this contest
d from the first day of the giving out o
l. tickets to the close Of the drawing
y This was made manifest from the fac
4, that the great gathering RENAME
r practically unbroken during the nine
ty minutes that were consumed in tn
le somewhat tedious drawing. But ther
st was absolutely no complaint with tn
y fairness of the drawing, even thoug
there was, of necessity, some disaI
,e pointment felt, perhaps, by those VIII
= stood through that hour-and- a-hal
without holding lucky number
lie In every respect the first Sales Da
al in Pennington was pronounced an
r, complete success, and everyone VIII
had anything to do with the promuI
to cation of the enterprise is entitled t
the sincere thanks Of the communit!
The real good that must result fror
this great get-together gathering ca
hardly be over-estimated to the CON
munity as a whole, to say nothing Q
G the day of unusual pleasure and prof
- it that was afforded to the great hos
of visitors, who must have returne
If home with kindlier feeling for thi
N city and our people. The great SUI
A. cess of the enterprise will also doubt
Nv less serve as a stimulus to the Chan
70 ~ Der of Commerce and the Farm Bl
te reau to persevere in such endeavor,
n the infinite good of the entire count.
OF course there were some thing
2 that it will be possible to improve W
on, as this was the first attempt
n a really big undertaking. And all ca
r rest assured that every possible in
n provement will be made, for the cor
venience of everyone, when the ne1
az Sales Day is given in Pennington.