Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-12

The Southeastern fair will open in
Atlanta at Lakewood on Saturday,
October Is. and will continue,
through October &c.
It will be the most splendid eX-
position of it's sort ever held in the
south. ,
Visitors will gather in Atlanta
from all southern states to see the
endless variety of products that will
be exhibited and to attend the horse
races and to enjoy the fun of the
midway.
In the agricultural building IL
acres of floor space will be devoted
to display of all food products of
the temperate zone and to an illus
tration of what the national govern
ment is doing to foster agriculture.
{ Visitors to the fair will see the
dividual farm exhibits ever dis
played.
Of equal interest will be the Ma
tional Hog and Cattle Show. which
will be held in connection with the
fair. 1t was ORGANIZED by the
breeders of pure live stock in the
exhibited will be the Hereford bull,
owned by E. f. Mack & Son. of
Thomasville. Ga. which won the in
.ternational' grand championship last
year.
The international grand champion
boar of Duroc breed owned by Pea
cock and Hodge. of Cochran. Ga. will
be exhibited, together with the fin.
est herd of Duroc Jersey swine in
the south.
From Micanopy, Fla. will come
the international grand champion
Poland China sow. owned by F. c.
Herlong.
To compete with these high pedi-
greed animals! herds from all the
live stock producing states of the
country will be exhibited. In the
live stock barns at the fair. the fin
est cattle and hogs in the world will
be seen.
The poul ry exhibit will attract
neighbor to it will be the rabbit
show. which will astonish the Wis
itor who has not studied the rabbit
as food producer and as a fur
bearing animal. Rabbits. weighing
as much as as fifteen pounds, will be
shown. and others of the Angora
breed which produce coats worth five
dollars in the rough.
Labor-Saving machinery of every
character which, when in general
use will do much to revolutionize
farm life. will be on exhibit. Among
them will be tractors on which the
operator can ride in comparative
comfort and which. when the opera
the full "a hours. for they may be
employed at night as we'll as in the
day ii y
Devices for adding to the COM
fort of the farm home and for les
SEEMING the work of the farmers
wife will be exhibited in great va
riety.
One of the most interesting parts
of the fair will be the automobile
show in the Automotive Industries
building. There, 3 IL acres of floor
space will be devoted to automobiles.
The Liberal Arts and Woman's
building is a duplicate in size Of
the .Automotive building. In it will
be found exhibits showing the work
of the Girls Canning Club; products
OF the domestic arts of the home: ex-
hibits of art work. a flower show,
q Sunday school work exhibit.
Illustrations of child welfare work,
and many other features. all of par
t1cular interest to women.
An international Judging Contest
will be held in which boys from all
parts of the United States and one
nroviHce of Canada will take part.
The winners will be given a trip to
the next Royal Live Stock show
held in London, under the patronage
Of the King of England.
The Boys FAIR school. which was
begun at the time the Fair was
started. will be of particular interest
and Importance. 1t is possible for
two boys from every county in Geor-
git to attend this school by winning
in local contests in Boys Club Work
The Boys Corn Club Show at the
fair will he an illustration of the
great work being done by these
climbs. Millions of bushels have beer
Nadded to the corn crop of the south
through the efforts of the boys who
are members of the clubs.
The Grand Circuit Horse races
which will be held during the fair
will bring here the finest trotting
world. Until this season the Lake
wood oval held the lowest track
record of any fair ground in the
United States The effort will he
made this wear to better. the recent
records made at Syracuse: which are
= little lower than At1anta's. Famous
dirt tack drivers will participate in
| the races
Auto Polo will he among the sports
held in front of the grandstand.
Ono of the most notable parts Of
the F" If will he an historical nagea7t
held for three nights, with 500 char
| acters Introduced to portray figures
| in Am erican history. No fair ground
| in the nation has the natural advan-
tneee Of hills. trees and water offer
setting the Atlanta Drama League
will give the pageant
The Midway will he better tnan
ever-a little brother to Coney
! Island.