The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-19
I'D Ans CONE ETED
FOR MD WINTER
FAIR AT OIL ND0

s ORLANDO. Jan. Is--Plans now in !
process OF completion assure Wilson's
to the Five County Sub-Tropicai Mid
Winter Fair scheduled for opening in
Exposition Park. this city during the
week beginning Feb. IA and continn
ing through until the Saturday fol-
lowing. a list and line OF attractions
superior in many important respects
to the exhibitions Of last season. This
is. saying much. Those who carry a
memory of things seen and done for
their edification and delight at the
fair last year, will wonder how this
lcan be. The chronicler forbears to
predict. 1t is well to bear in mind the
fact. however. that the various fair
committees, and other officials, hav-
ing in charge county exhibits and the
divers amusements and Instructive
features, started out early in the pres
ent season on a more intensive and
extended campaign. They did 1t too
with ripper knowledge and more
needs. than ever before. For this and
other reasons they are in position
to Guido last years performance. This
statement applies with special force
TO the character and excellence of
each exhibit and attraction. The writ
er Is Informed on the highest author.
ity that there are number of added
features to the 1921 Fair that no tour
list or Fioridian can afford to miss.
The counties destined TO compete
Tor high honors in the order of THEN
importance. based on past perform
Eanees. are Voiusia, Seminole, Orange
Osceola and Lake. Last season Nolu
STA took the place as the premier sub
division of the state. Ii this is no;
credited take note of the fact that
this county carried away from the
fair in hot competition with others
all the major and most OF the minor
awards and prizes offered as a tempt
4 Zig bait where excellence and merit
sought Just and deserved regard
Volusia set swift pace then and il
all reports are to be taken at face
value. the county has started out il
The 1921 campaign to put a mark sc
high that the other counties in the q,
position arena will find it extremely
difficult to attain.
Just here 1t may be mentioned tina
Seminole has a well established repu
tation for producing large areas o
celery and lettuce; Orange has Ger
tain fame in matters of citrus fruits
Osceoia has possibilities and so too
has Lake. But when il comes to al
around performances on things agri
cultural-fruits, vegetables. live stool
and poultry; fine arts and domesti
/. science and matters educational
! whether Of college or county schools
the fair committee and all other coun
D ties DOTTED hats last season to Nc
+ lusia. the versatile They win have i
}, to do again if signs count for any
I thing.
: This feat is acknowledged as a,
r accomplishment never before equalle
by any county in the state of Florids
In the period when Volusia was mai
ing history, visitors attending n
L fair on all four days aggregated al
pFOAiinateky 6U,oot inQiNfuGaiS. the
: hailed from every state in the Unio
and Canada. and 80 per cent OF thei
:! looked on what Volusia had to shov
y As they scanned these exhibits the
4. learned more about the versatility
S that section than would have bee
d possible in any other way The know
t, edge gained was put 10 good as
d Folks back home" were told abo,
it and in a thousand and one way
a the resources Of the county versati
y and, incidentally Florida, got II
: benefit
Is In this connection it can he state
on high authority that the Dei.an
Commercial club has in the last yea
a located many families from scattert