The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-06
OUR COUNTY FAIR.
A Glance ~ tiie Busy seen" on 'He
Grounds Pemium List hie'

10 the grounds and glance at the busy
scene there presented, a tu-y scene
IL was for on all sides was ringing out
the noise Of hammers ANA saws 81
many workmen, actively engngel Ia
creating the necessary structures
The Grand Exhibition aud Floral
Hall, cross.shaped bulIding, l6OXlOo
feet IL fast approaching completion.
Ninety.cight thousand feet Of lumber
Ia required to complete this tasteful
and commodious building.
The roof'wlll be graveIIrd aud upon
this will be placed an octagonal rupo-
Ia, aurmountel by n llaR staff for which
II it to be hoped the ladies Of Dallns
viii make IL handsome banner ha'
dies dressing rooms and all other
necessary couveniencrs VIII bonltach'
elk to this building Tie three com
modious dining rooms are rapidly ap
preaching completion, aud "lll he
ready for their occupants in ample
time
The circle for the exhibition of fine
stock Is completed, aud the ground
will immediately be broken, trottcd
and rolled.
The machinery building consuming
over sixty Thousand feet Of lumber,
viii go up next week. This structure
will be placed just north of the main
entrance.
The grand stand with It's billiard and
bar rooms Is about completed, the
finishing touches being nov placed
upon it.
The stock houses will 90 up next
week aud he pushed forward vigorous
~ to completion.
Some of the finest stock IN the West
| IL IL expected VIII put in an appear
anco during the kair. Already there
nre upon the grounds aud In comfort
] nUlt hlhiltN wv A'li'N lllI Al'l '''.7'
Dnrrogh, Ir0nclnd, Dixie, hcoonpte,
Kentucky, Pilot, Moody, Lucy, Tim
rrimbc, Lady Bishop, Echo, Jack
Hardy, Belle Barley, Jennie Gamble,
John Mccoy and Governor Coke In
the line of bIoodCd stock this Fab
bids fair to snrpass all mat have here
tolore been held In the state.
A rain IA much needed to soften the
clods ON the main track, aud If we
have none before the fair IL will be
wutercd, lovolled ard rolled to u
proper smOothnesS.
A large portion Of the plank fencing
has been whllrwashrd along the APP
prOachrs to tho main entrance, and
We observed that many of our enter
prsing merchants were painting their
signs thereon. Among other names
were those of padgitt Bros f., T.. Red
field ~ Co., John $. WitWcr T., i.
Cowcn a Co., Lehman ~ Nothnf
Douglas Bros, the Dclmouico res
taurHnt aud Johnnie's shaving palace.
Under the efficient management OF
Messla BnslterviIl aud BarlNcy every
ding connected with the coming fair
gives evidence of success, and there re-
mains now no question but that the
exhibition viii be the best that Texas
has ever known.
We annex the premium list Of the
association:
Il apGlY h0Wc@, iAutSheS and GRAN
N DIUk.
No. i--.Ihrgest aud beat display OF AIR cul-
turnl implements made IN the United
Suntea, gold medal and So, reaper with
binder, diplumur
Articles rntcr,a Tor tho arst named dis
play Rrr not permitted 60 compete against
zach other. The comnit,eo win take into
consideration only such articles Es are en-.
tered originally IN tho name of tho porRou
OF arm computing; nlsO, tho general order ol
arrangement ut such dMplays. lhc cumht
nation 10 remain In the same collection
during the entiro exhibition. For the sccun,
display, the committee arc Instructed onl,
TO take the prnctloabllity, otc., OF tho hindG
into consideration.
No. a-Hest harrow, corn planter horsel
corn planter (hund), cultivation tWNlkingl
y cultivntur (ridiugl, diploma, each, sulill
pillow, SILVER medal; suhsoil plow, Nvo-hors,
J pillow, unO-hotsC pillow, diploma mud o. each
shovel pillow. III ploma aud % Aoi gNug pillow
best display OF plpws, diploma and Sll oach
No. Hay and stock scales lur farm use
best display OF scales, silver mudat, ouch.
e No, i-COtton planter, silver medal; Il,
second best, diplomp; cotton p clne ma
chlnc, cotton Scrapcr, cation sweep, dirlu
| ma, each; cotton gin, silver medal ana $40
, do second best, bronze medal; condenser 10
gin, diploma; cotton press, silver medal ant
, $40, hay prnSS, cotton Blu iusdcr, diploma
each.
No. b-COrn shelter, hand, diploma; corr
shelter, cleaner and Hepprntor combined
, for power, iplomn aud -; hay and straw
cutter, diploma; Windmill, diploma; roa,
scraper, diploma. .l. N
: No. h. Horse power for farm pus poses, dip
A lOua and VI; farm aud stock pump, iron
diploma und sl farm stock pump, woai
diploma; well hump, wood, diploma; els
tern pump, wood, diploma; WAFER elevate
for wells and clstGrns, diploma nm 81; wei
auger diplumu; farm wagon, silver mclul
plantation wagon, silver medal.
s No 7~lhwn mowers diploma; gurdol
whselhorrow. Diplomas, wheebnWow, gen
end ust, diploma; hand cart, diploma AM
Sb; washing machine, diploma; elOthr
wrlngor, laiai gatc, charms, portable loncc
A diploma, each.