The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-03
THE STATE FAIR.
Inefficient Hotel accumulation
The Fair Gr0unds-Large Crowds
General Display OF Articles-Fine,
Rain, &C., DC.

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daute mas long DOasted or her hotel
accommodations, and justly, too, as
she has three first class hotel build
ings, and they are well kept. but for
the past few days they have been over
matched, and such scrambling for
beds and mattresses on the floor or
room to stretch ones self on the car
pet we never witnessed since the night
/ 1thY Eineoln NfdHefa ns&nt in
Indianapolis. The Evansville Base
Ball Club found beds generally on the
floor in the spacious. parlors of the
lTerres Hautes House, aud by 4 little
master stroke of diplomacy seven of
us found one empty room where we
could stretch our weary limbs. Many,
very hanJ, had 10 sleep in chairs or
stroll the streets all night, finding no
place to Jay their heads AH
THE FAIR GROUNDS z7s.
Are most beautifully and convenient
ly located about two miles east of the
/ CITY, skirted ON thenorth by the Terre
Hauts g. Indianapolis, R.R., and on
the south by the National Road,
which is the continuance of Main
Street Of the City, Trains leave the
Union station every half hour with
ten Or twelve scafs fully Ioaded, and
perfect crowds of people. in vehicles
of every conceivable character, make
their way thronth clouds of dust to
the grounds Il by the old National
Road. -, -. 49,, ,-s.sot As..,s b.o- =
The grounds comprise about seven
ty acres of land, embracing fine
grove. with nice, smooth sward, of
twenty-five or thirty acres, and
large open field of like capacity. In
the grove is the great exhibition, and
the time track surrounds the field in
the form of an elipse, and had it been
constructed in time, kor had been we'll
soaked or beaten down with a hard
rain. Sit would have sbeensmost ad-
mirably adapted to the endfor which
it was created, but now 1t is soft
and dusty and it's doubtful IF
it can bes-used, but an effort is
being made TO improve it BY means OF
'sprinklingaand rolling with heavy
metal roller. On the west side of the
time track is spacious amphitheatre,
capable of accommodating 5000 or
1000 people; and that it may not be
overcrowded, a fee of twenty five
centsis demanded at the foot of the
steps, or rather tickets representing
that amount procured from a ticket
box near by.
The usual number of shows -
happy families" fat women, Ken
lucky giants, mammoth bears grizzly
and black), Chinese and japanese
jugglers, Australian children from
Warrick County-are On the grounds,
and the lond braying of the respective
doorkeepers Wanting the value of
their waresJie successfnHySwith the
lowing Of cattle, the, braying of asses
and mules, and the calls Of the man
ayers, and even shame the WHISTLES of
the, locomotives. fls,. 6.., II
Numerous spacious halls are scatter
ed about the grounds, while ma
agricultural implements, and
all manner of labor-saving machines
fill. dp the intef$eniag Spaces, leaving !
walks and narrows passages for visitors,
with carriage ways for vehicles. ]
Some of the halls were quite bare
this merniugE butt are 'rapidlgEflling
up. .ew0If J3aTe ,m'
FLORAL HALL
Is in form of cross or rather Of two
'' LIS with their right angles joined
and the bases extended eqaal to the
length of the perpendicular. One
wing is pretty well filed with flowers 4
and plants, which make a very band
some display. In the centre or.junc-
ture Of the wings is a magnificent
pyramid of plants and flowers, com
prising many rare and beautiful va
rieties. In one contribution are two,
sickly Banana plants, but by Ed
means as large or as thrifty as one to
be found at Newitt's.a Y r : d a,gs
u The lother wings are occupied chief
" with fruits-apples, pears, peaches,
ounces and grapes; among which are
some EXCEEDING y fine displays. There
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