Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-25
FARMER PARTLY TO BLAME
FOR LOW PRICE OF CORN
SOUTHEASTERNFA
| WAS BIG SUCCESS

Surprising all former expositiorls
in brilliancy and magnitude OF ex-
hibits, the greatest fair in the his
tory of the southeast ended Saturday
when the gates at Lakewood closed
at midnight. Attendance figures for
the ten days were not available Sat
urday night, as the officials were
still engaged in checking up the re-
ceipts until a later hour. J
Hundreds Of tickets to the fair
were disposed of at downtown booths
and fair officials stated Saturday
night that the complete figures
would not be given out until the
final checking was completed. Off
Gals declared they were highly
pleased with the results of the 1921
exposition. -t
Discussing the big fair Saturday
night, President HI. G. Hastings, OF
the Fair association, declared HIM
self pleased with the showing made
this year. and said that the big
exposition was the greatest held
south of Ohio during the present
season.
"The 1921 fair was the >culmina-
ton of what we have been striving
six years ago. he asserted. ''The
present fair reached height never
attained by any southern exposition
and the officials of the fair associah
ton are gratified over the showing
made this season."
"The attendance of out-of-town
people, especially of farmers, was
better than in former years. This
goes to show the widespread interest
| that is being taken in the South
eastern fair in Georgia and the
neighb6fing states"
Mr.. Hastings said that he would
issue statement about the middle
of next week, in which he would
discuss many of the features, Of the
1921 fair worthy of special mention
and would also outline tentative
plans for the 1922 exposition. This
statement would follow closely upon
the announcement of the total at.
tendance figures, he said. f
All previous records were broken
in 1920 when more than zoo, 600
persons passed through the turn
stiles. The greatest attendance for
one day in 1920, was 53,608, on, Chill
dren's day. This year the figures for
Children's day were 1926, but the
totals for other days Of 1920 have
been eclipsed by the 1921 showing
and it is believed that the final check
will compare favorably with last
year.
Wide Range of Exhibits
Exhibits which were said by ex
perts in. many departments to be on
par with those shown at the great
national expositions, were entered at
the 1921 fair The agricultural
building was crowded to capacity
with every conceivable kind of farm
products, showing the manner in
which diversified. farming is spread
ing in the south; every available
square foot of space in the Liberal
Arts building was taken, and the cat
tie and swine barns were crowded to
such an extent that several hundred
head of cattle had to be housed in
tents.
Faced with the prospect Of still
larger fair in 1922, fair officials have
already begun planning for expan'
sion and additional buildings will be
constructed before another October
rolls around Prominent exhibitors
have already signified their intention
of returning next season with even
bigger and better xehibits.
A large force of clerical help was
busy Saturday issuing checks for the
premiums to the many hundred
prize winners. 1t was estimated
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