Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-19
Stock Judging Contest, A.
ricuIturaI Displays, Edu-
cationaI Features, Races,
Ets,, Greatest on Record

Inaugurating the greatest and
most elaborate exposition of it's kind
ever staged in the south, the South
eastern fair on Saturday flung wide
its gates to thousands of visitors
from every section of the. southeast.
Offering the most comprehensive dis
play of livestock, agricultural prod
ucts, machinery. automobiles and a
thousand other exhibits that have a
vital appeal to the public, the fair
constitutes a gigantic educational in
stitution, to say nothing of it's func-
ton in providing wholesome amuse-
ment.
Never before have the various de-
partments been so thoroughly jam
med with exhibits Of highest type.
Never before has there been such a
demand for space In which to dis
play modern mechanical appliances,
food products and all sorts Of COM
modities in general use. Every one
Of the big buildings at Lakewood is
packed with products and articles in
Its particular department, while the
stock and swine barns are fairly run
ming over with thoroughbred cattle
and hogs.
The opening day witnessed a mer-
ry scene along the midway-Lark-
land as 1t Is called. The Johnny T..
Jones shows are holding forth along
this thoroughfare Of fun and with
the games of chance eliminated bv
the fair associations executive COM
mlttee, the amusement attractions at
the big exposition this year have
oeen pronounced the cleanest ever
shown in the south.
And the fair visitors seemed to an
preclate this fact as they poured in
through the turnstiles and flocked
down into the midway to begin a
DAY OF thorough enjoyment. Their.
were as many different kinds of rid
ing devices as one might desire. AZ
many varieties of side shows as the
most enthusiastic fair visitor mipbr
seek. And they all did a land offi,.
BUSINESS on the opening day, so that
<'he sho"men were in high good hu
NOR over the prospects for a record
Oledhlng week.
Band Concerts Feature
then, In addition to thA amuse-
ments in LAKELAND. there We're hand
concerts on the Sylvan Terrace and
In the afternoon racing. automobiles
roared around the track, their drivers
flsklng life and limb for the amuse-
ment OF the huge crowd up in the
grandstand and in order to pull down
the substantial cash prizes hung I'm
by the fair management. The auto
races constituted the prime feature
OF the program for the first day of
the big exposition, although the dew
otees of horse racing will be given
an opportunity to indulge their de-
sires to the utmost when the Grand
Circuit races open up on Monday, to
continue throughout the week.
Some of the best known horses
in the country will appear in the
harness races this week, among them
being trotters and racers of interna-
tional fame, horses that have set rec
ords on many track Likewise
some of the famous drivers of the
day will draw the rsins over these
thoroughbreds.
The free attractions which always
constitute one of the principal
eastern fair are more elaborate this
year than ever before. These high
class vaudeville acts are presented
on the big platform opposite the
grandstand. In the evening gorgeous
displays of fireworks furnish a beau
tiful and impressive climax to the
days program. The pyrotechnic dis
plays will be staged every nigh.
throughout the fair.
Special mention must be made of
the live stock exhibit, which is by far
the most comprehensive and repre-
sentative in the history of the South
eastern fair. Breeders of thorough
bred cattle, hogs and sheep have
brought animals here from distant
sections of the country. Several
states are represented and two or
three exhibitors are on hand from
as far away as Michigan and New
Jersey, while breeders from the
southern states are here in great
numbers.
stock Exhibits
Many features which have been
added this year in the live stock de-
partment are attracting much atten-
ton. The boys stock judging con-
test, in which the representatives
from the Boys clubs in several
states will compete, is one of the
prime events of the week. The win
two frtn tn
Royal Stock Show in London. Then
there is the fat stock show, which
has been added this year and which
has attracted breeders from many
states. A special train arriving Fri
day night from Richmond. Va,
hibits from the eastern and middle
western states which had been
shown at fairs in the east.
Among the cattle breeders exhibit
ing here this year are such noted
establishments as the Pickering
Farms, of Bolton, Mo-. showing
thoroughbred Herefords; the Baby
Beef club of Hawkins countq, Tenn,
showing Herefords in the fat stock
show; L. L. Little & Co., of Fay
atteville, Tenn, showing Shorthorns
G. B. Harding, of Concord, Tenn.
and DR.. ]. I. Higgins. of Dan
gus.
The Hereford breeders are here in
force bringing some OF the finest
specimens of that famous breed ever
seen in the south. Among them are
f. f. Mack & Son, Thomasville, Ga.
P. S. Cummings & Son. Leila. Ga.
WOODBURY. Farms, Woodford, KY.
Crossett Cattle company, Crossett
Ark; ]. R. Smith, Fayetteville
Tenn: S. H. Velie, Blue Springs, Mo.
W. L. Yost, Kansas City. Mo.
The Ayrshire breeders are repre-
scented by ]. e. Burtis, of Hamilton
Square, y. j., while the Polled Dur
| hams are exhibited by G. E. ST.
mons & Son, of Geneva, Ind. The
Duftreath Farms, of Forest Hill
Tenn, are showing fine specimens
| of the Polled Shorthorn breed.
Pure Bred Hogs
In the swine department the
| Southeastern fair offers. the fines
exhibit of pure bred hogs that has
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