The Billboard 1911-09-16: Vol 23 Iss 37 (1911-09-16)

™ 42 The Billboard aax i SEPTEMBER 16, 1911, GENERAL FAIR NEWS Extensive Preparations Being Made in Baltimore by Pro= moters of Industrial and Pure Food Show—Secretaries’ Reports and Fair Notes INDUSTRIAL SHOW AT BALTIMORE. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 9 (Special to The Bill board).—The lodustrial and Pure Food Show will open at the Fifth Regiment Armory, September 18 and will continue until October 7. This show is a great undertaking and will be a gigantic exhibition. It will be superior to any exhibition that bas been previously at tempted here. The building has a floor space of 60,000 square feet and the plans for the ar rangement was made by a skilled architect so as to assure uniformity in design and general proportion. The show make will afford a picturesque sc.ne for elaborate color scheme. ‘there will be so much of interest that the patrons can not fail to express delight with the wonderful array of exhibits. The industrial portion will contain many of the Baltimore-made products and there will be many nationally famous food products on exhibition. There will be enough pure food on show to delight any housekeeper. Besides the food section, there will be much more to interest the spectators The Federal Government will assist in making the show interesting and attractive. President Taft has offered Panline Wayne, the famous White House cow, to be the star feature in the pure food section so that people can see real milk. Through the Maryland delegation in Congress, the consent for Pauline’s appearance was. obtained. The Post-Otfice Department will send many of its relics that are now at the Smithsonian Institution, The Department of Agriculture will send an exhibit but what it will contain has not been stated. The War Department will be well represented and Secretary of War Henry Stimson sent a list of articles that will be in the exhibit. The articles are: General Thomas’ office wagon of tt p* Civil War, the original model of the Arlington National Cemetery at Washington: the model of the United Stat:s Army sréne planter, relief map of New York harbor, relief map of Gettysburg battlefield, model of snagboat H. Wright, three models of Mnited States Army Transport Sherman, 4.7 models siege howitzers, three models rapid-fire field guns and limber, Gatling gun and carriage, Vickers-Maxim gun, .30 caliber automatic gun on Wheel mount, samples metallic cases and sectionalized projectiles, five models showing development of ocean vessels in the nineteenth century, model of the oceangoing suction dredge Atlantic, field wireless telegraph set on table, telautograph and other features. The Navy Department will be well represented with models of. famous warships and some of them are: The Brooklyn, the flagship of Commodore Schley; the Saratoga, the former flagship of Rear-Admiral Sampson; the North Dakota, the Oregon and others. The Maryland Geological Survey and the Good Roads Commission will have exhibits to show what has been accomplished in good roads about Raltimore. The state will have other department exhibits. The Shellfish Commission will show’ some of the inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay. All the city departments will be represented in a manner to show modern municipal progress. The Sewerage Commission will show how they spent the $25,000,000 sewer loan and what the taxpayers got for it. The Electrical Commission will show how the city looked before and after the wires were put under ground. The Water Department will show some of the marvels of the (quick) water service. The free Public Bath Commission, the supervisors of city charities, the city engineer's department, the building inspector’s department, the city librarian, Harbor Board, Commission on city Plan, Board of School Commissioners, the Municipal Art Commission and others will be represented with their respective exhibits. Many European firms have expressed a desire to send exhibits and this show will be an affair of some importance. Many big cities have their annual exhibitions for the display of industrial progress and this Baltimore show will be on a larger scale than any industrial exhibition that has been attempted. The leading manufacturers and merchants as well as the state and city officials are keenly interested in this affair. An effort will be made to have President Taft touch a button to start the festivities at this show on the opening day. On the opening day the show will open at 7:30 p. m. and other days it will open at 1:30 to 5:30 and from 7:30 to 11:00 p. m. The promoters will distribute 500,000 tickets. FAIR SECRETARIES’ REPORTS. Good industrial conditions, a fine line of ex| hibits and amusement attractions tended to partly overcome the handicap of bad weather at the Logan County Fair, Bellefontaine, 0. The attendance the first day was 2,000, weather | fine; second day, 3,500, rain; third day, 5,00, | in: fourth day, 4,000, rain. The list of at Seastionn were Lambrigger’s Zoo, Hill's Wild West, Altair’s Trained Horse, Willoughby’s Athletic Show, Hall's Cigarette Fiend, Myers Monoplane. The privileges included ©. Sharrock, refreshments and lunch; Grant Wooley, return balls; C. Olson, burnt leather; H. Hornberger, fountain pens; G. Seifer, cane and knife stands. ay ] The Crawford County Fair Association's fair was held at Marengo, Ind., August 23, 24 and 25. The attendance on the first day was 2.(0W); second day, 7,000; third day, 1,000 Rain on the latter day kept the attendance down. Rac ing. and baseball were the principal amuse ment attractions The entries in the stock exhibits totaled 1,167. the largest in the his tory of the fair. " wild west, minstrels, riding devices, jewelry wheels, jungle birds, etc. 4 The Mexica Fair Association's event was held at Mexico, Mo., August 22 to 26. It was unfortunate that rain compelled the postpone ment of the fair on the second and third days but the attendance on the other days was very good. First dav 4,000; fourth day, 9.000; fifth day, 5,000. The industrial conditions in this neighborhood are very good, all the fac The privileges were: Games, ' everybody had plenty of money and rious amusements did very well, The attractions included 25 concessions booths, restaurant, plantation show, merry-go-round, ete the va list of refreshment show, freak Good weather, the largest farm machinery exhibit ever on the grounds, a large poultry and pigeon show, and a good line of amuse ment features combined to make the Maryland State Grangers Fair, at Taneytown, Md., Aug ust 8, 9, 10 and 11, a most successful one. on the first day was 2,376: 21; third day, 13,293: fourth e big free act was The High Diving Girl, in a 65-foot plunge into a tank of water, Among the privileves were Merry -zoreund, Ferris Wheel, Miniature Railway, African Dip and all kinds of games. Best and most profitable in history of asso ciation is this year’s record of the annual fair of the Lincoln County Fair Association, held at Fayetteville, Tenn., August 23, 24 and 25. Attendance first day, 3,000; second day, 6,000; third day, 5,000. The features were big horse shows in the mornings, and harness second day, 6 day. 4.709. Th and run ning races in the afternoons. The list of priv ileges included: plantation show, merry -goround, Ocean Wave, bull dog show, shooting gallery, baby rocker, fortune telling, lunch and refreshment stands, etc. Bad weather caused considerable falling off in attendance at the annual fair of the Summer County Fair and Sales Association, at Gallatin, Tenn., August 24, 25 and 26. | The attendance and weather conditions were as follows: First day, 900: cloudy; second day, 3,500, rain part of the day; third day, 1,800, rain all day. A special train of eight coaches and forty automobiles were used to transport the crowds to the fair grounds. The entries and attractions were larger and better than ever before, with Military Co. and Jumping Dog as free acts. Among the privileges were: novi ity, restaurant, cat rack, knife rack, candy wheel, soft drinks, ete. Mr. Scott Isbelle ‘of Ken. tucky ovresided as judge in the ring. Phreatening and rainy weather was the only drawback to the Madison County Agricultural Society Fair at London, 0., August 22, 23, 24 and 25. The attendance on the first day was 4,000; second day, 7,000; third day, 17,000. The weather on the second and third days was cloudy and threatening, and on the fourth day it raimed so hard all day that the fair was declared off. Industrial conditions in this neighborhood are good, and the fair was a success despite the above stated handicap. The list of attractions was Brown and Johnson Minstrels, Cryon Bailey Show, Water Show. The free acts were Gus" Henderson and The La Noles. The privileges included merry-go-round, cane racks, pictures, «eome-back ball, candy, soft drinks and other®. The annual event of the Fergus County cultural Association at Lewistown, Mont., was held August 14 to 18, inclysive. The attendance on the first day was 450: second day, 700; third day 1,600; fourth day. no fair, on ac. count of rain; fifth day, 8670. The Cosmopolitan Carnival Co. furnished the attractions and did a good business; this company was the most satisfactory in its line ever engaged by this association. The free acts included Dode Fisk, with Bobby, educated horse: Roman Rings and Trapeze Act; Hilton, ninety-foot dive into net. Among the privileges were: Goose pond, novelties, hoop-la board, spindle Syrian and Mexican drawn work, peanuts and pop corn, pop, ice cream, ete. he Gallia County Agricultural Society's Fair was held August 23, 24 and 25, at Gal lipolis, O. The attendance on the ‘first day was 3,000; second day, 5,000; on the third day it rained all day, and cut the ‘attendance to 2,500; had it not been for this the attendance on the last day would have been a recordbreaker. This association has a fine grounds, lighted at night by electricity. Good industrial conditions prevail, and a fine industrial ex hibit was one of the features. The list of at tractions included Flying Bicketts, baseball games, state experimental station, races, floral hall, poultry and stock shows. The principal free act was the Flying Bicketts. Among the privileges were: Lunch stands, merry-go-round, hoop-la, shooting gallery, baby rack, throwing games of all kinds, shows, etc. 30.000 people attended the Ulster County Pair at Ellenville, N. Y., Aug. 22, 23, 24 an 25. Industrial conditions in this neighborhood are good, and as a result the fair was well attended and the privileges all did a good business. The free acts included balloon as censions, colored troupe, pie-eating contests, bat tles royal, bicyele riding, hitching contests, anto and running races Among the big list of privileges were candy, lunch and refresh ment stands, photographs. horse and toy wh ps, cane and baby racks, knife rack. optical goods, African Dip and Dodger. jewelry, chinaware, postcard booths, «striking and weighing ma chine 3, Hindoo show ete The .apnual fairla£ the Letranon Valley Fair Association, held August 22, 2% 24 and 25 at Lebanon, Pa., would have been the most successful in the Wstory of the association had it not rained on the last two dav« The attend ance on the first day was 8.000: second day, 15,000; on the third day it rained in the mor ning, but despite this a record crowd of 40.000 was in attendance: the fourth day it rained heavily, cutting down the attendance and fore ing the declaring off of the races Every inch of space was taken in the exhibition hall and it was impossible to accommodate all the ex hibitors of stock. There were five acres of agricultural implements, automobiles, ete, The new 850.000 grandstand Agri pleased everybody. |More imiggvements will be made next year, a jlarger exhibition hall and a new horticultural hall will be built. The list of attractions was high-class, furnished by the Jackson Hippodrome Co., and ineluded King Kelly balloonist, in triple parachute drops; Edward Bard Troupe. aerialists: Count Togo, slack wire artist: and the De Homans, as free acts A fifty -plece band was also one of the dally features, There | were privileges of all kinds and the biggest midway ever at the fair. All did well tn apite of the rain. No gambling was permitted The Tuecola County Agricultural Society's fair was held at Vassar, Mich.. August 23, 24 tories advertising for men, and as a result and 25. The weather was fine all three days. THE BLUE RIBBON TOY POODLES Nothing like them on the market! They sell on sight. 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