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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
7
J B Scott of Coleman urges Texas stockmen to attend the National Corn Exposition in Dallas February 10 24 1914. He cites beef and farming education benefits for farmers stock raisers and Baby Beef club members highlighting improved profits and the need for agricultural literacy among teachers and youths.
Texas will host the Sixth National Corn Exposition next February. The event, backed by the National Corn Association, aims to educate and entertain with extensive exhibits of corn grain and crops, plus speeches and demonstrations. Noted leaders praise its potential for agricultural progress and city rural cooperation.
The National Grand Opera Company of Canada brings two Dallas performances at a cost of 12000 to 14000 dollars per show. The February 10 to 11 program features La Gioconda with Marie Rappold and Leo Slezak, and February 12 presents Aida, with an all star cast led by Gervilla Beard. Tickets range from six to eight dollars in parquet, with top seats at four dollars. Reservations open January 10 through the Chamber of Commerce Dallas.
The Dallas Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders pledge 190000 to back the Sixth National Cart Exposition in Dallas from February 10 to 24. Support comes from the National Corn Association, Texas Industrial Congress, State Fair of Texas, and multiple state groups as Dallas plans open houses and hospitality for about 2200 traveling salesmen and their customers.
Dallas during the Corn Exposition hosts a revival of wild-horse riding on February 19 and 20 with a $300 prize for the wildest unbroken horse. A $750 silver mounted saddle, belt, and solid gold belt buckle go to the champion rider, aiming to crown the premier rider in the United States. The Dallas Chamber of Commerce invites entrants to ship and enter, with no entry fees.
Dallas hosts the eee exhibition of flying and flying machinery from Feb 10 to 24 during the National Tire position period. A 200 by 80 foot hangar will house ten machines including monoplane and biplane types. Noted aviators Walter Johnston, Term Worcester, Captain Thomas Baldwin, Charles Moster, and Katherine Stinson are billed, with Stinson as the sole successful female aviator. The event promises simultaneous takeoffs at 2 pm daily as a centerpiece of the National Corn Exposition.
Weebers Famous Concert Band of thirty five pieces will play two free concerts daily during the Corn Exposition February 10 to 24. John Weber of Cincinnati is a renowned conductor organizing thirty five artists who have performed at major expositions. Dallas also hosts the Dallas Concert Band of twenty five pieces under Paul Harris with two concerts daily. Every building is planned to host a hand concert at least once daily, with Weber’s band appearing twice daily in the Coliseum.
The Dallas Chamber of Commerce reports a $4000 contract for one night of Pavlova and her Russian troupe of forty dancers plus eight five performers. The program includes ten ballets with elaborate scenery by Bakst and Anissfield, part of the Grand Opera La Gironda sung by a Canadian company.
Rufus J. Nelson editor Farm and Ranch warns Texas producers at the Sixth National Corn Exposition in Dallas February 10 24 1914 to compete not within counties but against thirty seven states and to aim for superior exhibits for international prizes. He says Texas can showcase soil wealth product quality climate advantages and people's resourcefulness as part of building a great farming empire beyond the teens stage.
The National Corn Exposition in Dallas from February 1924 showcases a premium list exceeding 50000 in merchandise. Prizes include a post hole digger, automobile, fertilizer, engines, pumping outfits, harvesting gear, planters, and magazines along with home and farm tools. The premiums filling the 54 by 200 feet vehicle exhibit promise unprecedented farm show wealth.
Hon Hatton W Sumners praised the idea of a national agricultural exposition. He noted a conference in Dallas and supported moving the event to the National Corn Exposition in Dallas 1914. He cited government educational displays and a 12000 square foot exhibit to boost farm prosperity and secure food supply for the nation.
Hon. James L. Stayden of the Fourteenth District endorses the National Corn Exposition to be held in Dallas February 10 24 1914. He says the expo should spur agricultural interest and boost production to meet rising living costs and improve farmer marketing facilities.
A call to keep youths on farms by showing farming offers real earnings health and happiness. The piece cites a Dallas trip on February 10 1914 to the National Corn Exposition as a model of engaging boys and girls in farming through shared interests and purpose.
The Circus Royal presents a grand feature with Albert’s eight polar bears performing dexterous tricks, the Hagenbeck & Wallace show’s Hiding Grandada equestrians, aerial comedy by Smiletta Brothers and Mora, and other acts. Clowns Murray Ward Marsel and acrobats headline a diverse southwest attraction.
Colorado offers a three foot high Corn Silver Oat Trophy for the best peck of oats at the sixth National Corn Exposition in Dallas February 10 to 24, 1914. Governor F A Ammons pledges support and even personal funds if needed to ensure Colorado’s representation. Minnesota Governor A Eberhardt supports agricultural progress and will spotlight the expo with an 85 by 50 foot exhibit space. Texas Governor Oscar B Colquitt will give the opening day welcome address for the exposition.
Leaders from the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Southwest and Texas colleges arrange a major track meet in Dallas with large prizes and medals from the Exposition Department and Dallas Chamber of Commerce. The event, planned in the livestock arena, aims to boost gym and track training across Southwest schools with participation urged from all colleges.
Feb climate in Dallas appeals to visitors as Homeseekers' excursion rates from Chicago and St. Louis begin. Low fares from across the United States apply to the Sixth National Corn Exposition in February.
The event features aviation meets with daily flights by five aviators, balloon ascensions, and six parachute drops. A concert program includes 25 pieces by Weber and 25 by Dallas Concert Hand with six daily performances. Bronco riding contests, intercollegiate track events, a Royal Circus with eight acts and polar bears, and extensive educational exhibits from 37 states. The U S government exhibit spans 12 000 square feet, with cotton seed products and a government good roads display. Nine state conventions and four national conventions are planned, making Dallas a hub of entertainment and exhibits in this grand fair.
The Dallas Corn Exposition from February 10 to 24 will feature trophies including the Indiana Corn Trophy valued at 1600 dollars for the best heat ten ears, the Kellogg Corn Trophy worth 1000 dollars for the best single ear, and the Colorado International Cat Trophy made of Colorado mine silver valued at 1500 dollars for the best peek of cats. Amateur Band Contest offers a complete uniform set for the best amateur band in the Southwest with over 169 bands in Texas already applying. John Weber of Cincinnati will direct his band and judge the amateur contest. W A McDaniel of Dallas chairs the committee guiding the competition.
At the Sixth National Corn Exposition in Texas from February 10 to 20, experts will judge loaves from twelve wheat types and explain bread flour and canning impacts. The program includes Women’s Day speakers Dr Amna Shaw and Mrs Julia Lathrop, plus demonstrations on miller methods, health, and home economics.
A Texas dairy bulletin highlights silo demonstrations at the Sixth Nations Corn Exposition in Dallas from February 10 to 24 1914. Professor J L T and colleagues explain silage benefits for dairying and beef production, noting 2500 silos sold in Texas last year and the need for year round feed to profit from dairy cows.
Mr. C Moser president of Tomas Dairyman's association announces the dairy department at the Sixth National Corn Exposition in Dallas on February 10 1914 will host a school of dairying. The program includes best feeding methods for profit sanitary milk handling and a butter contest with liberal prizes to encourage better butter in Texas.
Mrs J Roog Scott urges women to back the sixth National Exhibition by promoting home economics and rural welfare programs. She highlights mothers and teachers as key to progress, calling for attendance, talks, and involvement in exhibits by the Mothers Council Dallas the Texas University and the College of Industrial Arts.
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