The billboard (July 1911)

JULY 1, 1911. MICHIGAN STATB FAIB. DBTBOIT. Ttf Michigan State Pair U «r»4uaHy aMumlDc .h» oruiiiluence that ahould belons to a atate Sir' Last jJar the entrlea In the lire atock AiBUWUt compared faToraWy with the largeat it,t' f"' " '» t"^ United Statea, and exceedeS lu nlinbiTs a greut many Weatera atate falra. ° Mlcliigan had a pald_^_atten(Iaiice or nearly onnmio in 1010. and thla year, with a nine H»vi' Busslon, September 18 to 27, IncliulTe, It Is couiWi-'iitly expected the 300,000 mark will be ■passeti. Horse racing has alwaya been a prominent feature or the Michigan State Fair, an'd thlg ivar tliL- management feel proud of the fact that "thPT liavc toeen able to aecure CTrand Circuit iiorsc racing, which will be' held September lS-23 Inclualre. < Over fSS.OOO In purses and nrcmiunis will be paid. The moat prominent sukes are the MlcUgan Stakei Wortb. f10.000, aad tlie Matron Stake of the American Associa- tion of Trotting Horse Breeders, worth approxi- mately $8,000, whlcb will be raced during tin meeting. ' ' ' ' •-' A grand fireworks spectacle, prepared espe- cially tor Michigan, depicting the attack' on Fort Detroit, has been prepared, and will add sreatl}- to the- attendance ar the fair for the reason tb»t all of th-> local teatnreg connected nltb Ft. Detroit and Chief Pontlac's attack will De sbono. In which five bondred people will "be engaged as soldiers and Indians, and the spec- tacle will be tolloi^ed.by a beautiful display of Hreirorks. at an expenditure of $10,000. Arrangements bave practically-been completed to secure two of the best oneraton of monoplanei and In all probBblllty the Wrlfctat and the CHrtlBB macblnes will be fl.Tlnfc dnring th». fair, and ibe Midway shows will Include the Hatch Shows and Water Carnival. Michigan has also been allotted a date by the Grand Clccnlt antmoblle racing, but as this or- ganiiatlon has fallen through, arrangements are being made to secure two of the fastest piofea-' eional drlTers. and imrses irlll be ottered for am- stpor drlTcrs. - Michigan is also bnlld- Ing. at an expense of "tn.ooo. ani> of the finest Mry bnlldlngs In the 4vmDtry. and a modenx <1alry will be In operation diirinc the fair, wl^lcli will be of Interest to ev- ery one Interested In dairying and agrlenltnre. The premium IfBts bare iHvn Increased and more classes added In the dif- ferent dei>artments. Onp <it the finest auto and electrical shows ever rlren hr n state fair will be a feature. MIXN'EROTA STATB FAIB, HAMUNB. . Under the wide-awake secretaryship of • J. ■ C Simpson.' the Minnesota State Pair at. Ramllne promises to reflect credit npon the great north- • western agricultural state. The dates decided UDOtt by tbe . Association are September 4 to 9, In- dnslve, • The managers ' have designated Tuemlay, Sep-' tember 5. as Mlnneapolla Day at the: coming fair,: held the first part of Sep- tember. The following Is the arrangement of sneclal days observed by the State rPalr: Mon- day. September 4. I,abor' pay; Tnesday. September 5. Minneapolis Day; Wednesday, September 6. Farmers' Day; Thnra- day. September- 7; St. Panl Day; Friday, Bep- |ember 8,^ Pioneer and Soldiers* Da»; Saturday, • septemher ft. Children's Day. Harness' racing -mu-mark'n special taatate of the afternoons of the opening .ud/flnffimr aayB. and of the last -two days aatomolille zaees- wOI be featured. MISSISSIPPI STATB FAIB, JACKSON. this year, October 24 to November 2, c»ma at the end of the'liarveat, when people baveomore or leaa leisure, and I'efore the beginning of cold weather.. Xtals is usually the most pleasant time of the year In MIs-4aslppl; more and more Tlaltors are coming from other states each aea- aon. They are members of tbe Kentucky-Tennes- see-Mlsslsslppl Fair Circuit, and also the American Trotting Association. They are co-operating with tbe county fairs, through- out the atate that are held before the dates and cull out tbe best that their institutions bave to otter In tbe way of extra exhibits. People in the North and West will be well repaid for a trip to tbe Miaslaslppl.State Fair dnring tbls beantifDl time of the year. MISSOUBI STATB FAIB. SBDAUA. Tbe Mlaaonrl State Fair will be held at Seda- l{a tUs year from September 30 to October 6, IndnslTe. . Thousands ,o| dollars bave been added to the race progranffor atakes and purses, andean aviation meet will be a feature of the The Mlasonrl State Fair .Is only ten years old and is classed as one of tbe leading state fairs of the country. The stowttl of . this Institution has been wonderful.. It is a great farmers' fair,': attended by a hlgh-classa cltlzenslilp of a great state. Concessionaires and amusement people who bave been fortunate enongb to be on the grounds dnrins fair week are continually alng- Ing its praise. >■ Tbe officers of the State Fair As- sociation are as follows: W. A. Dallmyer, Jef- ferson City, president; Stanford Smith, Car- thage, vice-president: W. H'. Powell. Sedalia. treasDter; Jobn T. StlngoD, Sedalla, secretary. NORTH CAEOLINA STATE fAIB. The Great North Carolina State Fair, to be held at Raleigh, N. C, October 16-21, will prove by far the most important as well as interesting In the fifty-one years of Its successful history. Last year the management conrentrated much mora energy than nanal in se»inrlnK...eoiinty. elgfa. The attendance was also tbe largeat In our-blatory, and tbe fair upon the wbob mat. with more general approval than' ever before. ' For several years- , ttie Association has been determined to cut out all Immoral ahowa, and every species of gambling, and to this role la atttrlbuted mora- man anytblng else the re- markable Increase in exhibits and attendance. 'Xl^e people want plenty of amusementa, bnt modern conditions demand decent attractions, suitable for ladles and children, entirely free from olfenslvenesa, and under tbls rigid Ilmlu- tion the Association has bad a steady grpwtb lu their midway, featuring more attractions each year of the right sort along ftofet and even educational lines. The-day of Indiscriminate midway racket npon a fair .midway, like Ugb finance. Is forever passed. It Is therefore safe to assume 'that alert fair .managers of experience everywhere will admit that the time has come when once tor all these doubtful exhibitions, tbat bave 'held the boards at fair middays for many yeanfabonld be' absolutely excluded, and only exbibitlona usefulm point of education and Innocent'amnse- ment admitted.' . . . Plans are under way for tbe erection of a fine poifltiy building this summer, 60x150 feet. This Is made necessary by the enormoua Increase of exhibits in poultry within tbe last two years. Iiast year we showed over two thousand birds of tbe finest varieties, . Our entire live stock department will be over- taaiiled and enlarged to meet the growing demand In-'tMs department. Tbe grounds will be en- larged by the addition of several acres on the sootb and a carriage driveway bollt aronnd tbe race track so as to relieve' the congestion, ..as the vehicles can enter tbe groiuds at tbe south- ern end and thus drive around behind the race track- as stated and pass out at the northern entrance, for vehicles. The exigencies of tbe situation finally com polled na to cut ont free paasea of every kind will -befpxinted thls year. It MICHIGAN: STATE: FAIR, DETROIT, MICH. Daily Bnildlttg. Tbe Mlaalsslppl. state Fair At Jackson, Miss.. Is seven years old. and baa made one of the best records of any of .tbe aejr. organlsaUons. They, are booking tbe .best amusements money can buy. They arc especially strong on the agri- cultural and industrial features. Tbelr - dates competitive exhibits, and large repreaentatlTe exblblts from tbe lndlTldiial<. farmers embrac- ing practlcalty everything of tbe soil pro- duced In the state of North Carolina, and auc- cess was most signal in the agricolturol depart- ment, ^e new fireproof, concrete agricultural hall, erected dnring the summer of. 1910,. was filled, with these exhibits, presenting as liean- tlfnl, complete-and - elaborate - display of- field and garden crops and horUcnltore as bas been seen' at any exposition In tbe country. The display of live stock and machinery of all kinds taT • surpassed anytfalns yet seen at Ral- MINNESOTA STATE FAIR, HAMLINE, MINN. Aviation win be one of the features at this tuir daring the 1911 meeting. Is only a aaeatioa of time when all the fairs will follow tbls example. This year we bave limited the entries In poultry to North Carolina, Virginia, Soutb Carolina, Georgia and Tennes- see. Our premiums In cattle, sheep and awine will be materially Increased tbls year. Tbe North Carolina . Fair has-increased In tbe last eight years about 400 per cent.. ' 'KOkTH DAKOTA STATE FAIB. Tbe North Dakota State- Fair for 1911 will be held at 'Grand Forks, Jnly SS-to 29, Indnslve. The many successful falra held in Ciand Forks In past years bave esubllshed it in tbe pobBs eonfldence as the beat fair center in tbe Nastb- weat, and the place where they alwaya _baTe 'tbe good fairs. The season ef 18U wiU aee^aw lessening of the Grand Forks sUndard, and tbe atate of North Dakota la assnred a State Fair tbat WiU be a real one. . „ .-^ The management la oHering aeroplane flignu by Walter Brooklns of tbe IVright aqnad as tb* feature attraction tbls year. In a measure tbls is a repeater, but the most successful engsge- ment with tbe Wright Company of Dayton. «t tlie 1910 fair determined the nature of tnle year's feature. While the aeroplane is not to be the only feature, it will be used extensively in the advertising campaign to be carried on. . A strong vaudeville program baa always been a feature of tbe Nortb Dakota State Fairs-at Grand Forks,. Day and evening programs ax*., given before tbe grand stand. Tbe night abmn are increased by special acts, and ro nnin g-racea:-. have been popular for several seasons. Tbeao evening- pngrama are varied during the week. Two powerful searchlights aro used to follow tbe night races and to lUnmlnate tbe platform for the acts when on. , : Tbe carnival features will be furnished tbls year by the Herbert A. Kline Company.. ' Tbe active-management will again be In tbe bands of M. C. BacheUer, wbo base already four; snOcessfnl fairs to bis credit at. Grand Forks. Mr. BacheUer Is a'graduate from the dally news- : paper bnainess tu the Twin Cities., and bas a, wide acqnaintance witb men and affairs of value to tbe State Fain management. .'Wblle : the state bas not been particularly llb»el In tbe- matter of appropriations, carefnl management baa made a-good-staow of- tbe avallaUe Cnnda.- . The Nortb Dakota State Fair la one of ths: newer state fairs, but is recognised as one of. the real ones. Owing to the feet that tbe state is largely Interested In grain.crops «n early- date is necessary, as aU business and amnsementa must wait on harvest and -tbieshing. Bvery- body farms in Nortb Dakota, and.tbe «azly dates.. gaieraUy r tbe : laat week of jmy. Is at the pres- ent time, more conven- ient to - farm and town patronage than a', later date would be. NEW MEXICO STATB' FAIB, AI3nQUBRQUB ; The Thltty-firat; An-, nnal Territorial or mo«»; ; properly, tbe First-. Att-,- . anal State . Fate, of -New. Mexico, win be IieM at Albuquerque, S." M.^ Oetoba 9 to 14. indn- slve. By ofiUIatlng. witb tbe Colorado Fair Associ- ations, the New Mexico Fair Association has. In- sured the best racing, meet ever held In the new . state. The premiums - Usts are usually attrac-. tlve. and everything polDts to-, a snecessfnl. season. Jobn' B. Me- Manns is secretary. N. "ST. STATB FAIB. SXBACCSE. during the past few veara tbe New York State Fair has been outstrip- ping in growUi and in tbe development ef its plant, the fairs »f many West.,., ern states. In a few years one wUl see It ranking at the head of Institutions of its kind in the country. . " First in population, wealth, agrlcuitnre and. commerce, the Empire State is entitled to roe greatest' annual exposi-. tlon,.' The people who repre-. aent tiie dch InUresta which make New : York- I State great, bne cmbb ' to appreciate tbe worth of the expoaiMo. .m» general pnUlc U awake to the reaU»tlon M m numerons educational features, to' Ita monaier- «ttractloua f« seekera of Pleamie andJgiB- aUm. and ia tbe many other splendid opportna- Tbe record'attendance exposition is'197,000, tbe flgmna.fiir 1»10. -mt bettered tbe attendvnce of ^fZJfr £,'SS^i.^ 1907 was ahead of 1908 by 20.000. Witt *aTO. aHo'weather, the Ogares this year wlU elliab (Contlnned on page 91.) CENTRAL CANADA EXPOSITION, OTTAWA, ONT. - Tbe annaal fair at Ottawa la one of the best ta Canada.