The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-22

All the Arrangements Being
Completed and it's Sue
cess Assured.
The Prospects Are that it Will be
Far Ahead Of Any Former
Exhibition.

President Albert Parker, of the Sedalia
Exposition association, has recently re-
turned from an extensive trip over Pettis
and adjoining counties, and reports that the
prospects fer an enormous turnout and
the best exhibition of all kinds of stock at
coming fair, are the best since the sssocia-
ton has been organized. why" says he.
"the people all say they are coming
Everybody is feeling good, and our pros
poets for the best attendance and the finest
display of stock and farm products are the
best we have ever had"
During the past week the country from
Hannibal to Fort Scott and from Pleasant
Hill to Jefferson City has been thoroughly
billed. The large two-sheet posters (Which
are considered the finest fair advertising
bills ever turned out in this country }. along
with catalogues, racing programmes. half
sheet hangers, small hand bills and other
advertising matter, have been posted and
scattered broadcast in every town of any
importance along the line of the railroad.
The towns off the line of the railroad
have not suffered, as regular circus routes
were laid out, and men with horses and
wagons. we'll equipped with paste buckets
and brushes, and with thousands of adver.
Using bills, have been sent to all points
not reached by railroads, within fifty miles
of Sedalia.
The secretary has sent out through the
mail 5000 catalogues and 1000 racing
programmes, and in fact everything may
be said to be booming.
DIR Mcclure and Geo 7. Brown have in
the past few days been getting subscrip-
tions to purse for grand running race
for Thursday, September 9TH, the third and
big day. This purse is to he called the
citizens purse, is to be open to ali, no en-
trance fee to be charged, and will be given
in addition to the other races already adj
vertised for that day. They have met
with encouraging success, and the
purse will be SURELY given.
Frank Landmann, superintendent of az
ricultural hall, has been busy fixing up
his hall, and by the end of next week will
have it In elegant condition, shelving
being arranged for the express purpose of
displaying fruits and vegetables.
Mr.. j. n. Daily, superintendent of floral
hall, has been out among the merchants,
and they, as general thing, are going to
exhibit; some already have gone TO work
on their exhibits.
Entries tor both trotting and running
races have already been made, end the
managers are confident of the best racing
meeting ever held in Sedalia, they being
assured of the attendance of al least sixty
running horses.
the managers are assured of the success
of the exposition so far as the people out
side of Sedalia are concerned ii only re-
mains for our home folks to take held
and success is certain beyond doubt.
We wish to correct the impression that
all the premiums are given i'm silverware
and state that only the awards for articles
of manufacture, as have beep given hereto
fore, to the satisfaction of everybody the
premiums for cattle, sheep, horses, swine,
poultry, etc, being given in cash
Parties wishing catalogues will have
them mailed to them on addressing w. L.
Better, secretary, Sedalia.