The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-22
OUR ANNUAL FESTIVAL.
The Cry Is Still They Come-Demands
for Space by State Fair Exhibitors.
The Floral Display and Other Attractions
Preparations for the Grand Balloon
Ascension.

Yesterday at the State Fair ground was even
buster day than Thursday, and everything is
going forward at lively rate. The grounds are
cleaner. the grass greener and the buildings
fresher and brighter than ever before, and as
the agricultural picnic approaches even the LEM
Onade takes on a ruddier hue and the torrefacted
peanut emlts more appetizDg fragrance. APP
plications for space continue TO come In, and 1t
begins to look as If it were about time
to call a halt, though the accom-
modations are better and ampler
than ever before since Indiana entered upon the
business of holding annual show. The hog
men are now coming in, and it Is safe to say that
the display in the porcine department. will
be sufficiently copious satisfy the most exact
ing admrer of that fourfooted staple Among
the large hog exhibitors will be Heck & Powell,
of Waldron, and l. N. Barker, OF ThorntOwn,
who will show fine herds of Berkshires, and the
following, whose fancies lightly turn to Poland
Chinas: II. G. Williams, Knightstown; w. A.
Robbins, Greensburg; Mintz Brothers, Mount
Comfort; Tyner Brothers, MOrristOwn; Baker
Brothers, Greensburg; W. A. Mays. Sharpsvllle.
W. A. Banks, of Laporte county, is on his way
with carload of newly-lmported SHROPSHIRE
sheep. which VIII find rivals IN other me I'M
ported breeds.
Undoubtedly the handsomest display at the
fair will be in flowers and plants, to which the
large nall west OF the Exposition building has
been assigned, and which will be in charge OF
the well-known florist, Thomas LIE wis. This hall
is $50 feet long, with wings OF over 100 feet IN
length and thirty-six feet vide. Not only will
each florist In Indianapolis exert himself to the
utmost to make his special exhibit all that it
should be- but a firm of Louisville florists Will be
here and promise something in the way of
floral surprises this city has never seen before.
These will be in the nature OF special pieces, ana
the florists OF this city are on their metal TO
eclipse the exhibits of their Louisville compete
tors.
Nearly all the space on the ground and upper
M fhn ~
taken. Among the largest exhibitors on the first
floor will be the Encaustc Tile works, American
Pulley Company, indianapolis Bolt-works. Q. H.
WalcOtt. COmstock & Coonse Richards IL Butler,
Snker Davis Company, Westinghouse Machine
Company, Meal d Bradley, George B. Wright,
Fl. Reicker e Co., Indianapolis Cabinet Com
pany, Turner Truck Company, Ekhar5 Starch
Company, Duplex Brick Company, Odds d Co.,
Elder & Co., G. s. Miller and Bernard Bros.
There will be specially large exhibition OF
carriages, the chief competitors thus far ac-
cording to space taken, being Robbins " Gar
rard. Columbus Buggy Company, w. W. COT
trel (Richmond), Renick, Curtis 81 Co.; Backus
Road cart Company, Rusnvile ROadcarG Com
pany, A. j. Johr and G. II. Black. n
On the second floor the woman's department.
Will take up third of the space. The chief
exhibitors win be the When clothing house. Hill
debrand Il Fugate, r. W. Taylor, upholstery; q
II. Clark reclining chairs; f. p. Smith, ampss
indianapolis Cracker Company, the Model CLOTH
ing house; Dougherty & Mckee, honey; j. Giles
Smith, and oil fixtures; Charles Mayer, toys
and nOtions-always a fine exhibit; W. B. Bar
ford HOffman's furniture, etc. Smith & Nixon,
a new house here, propose TO make large and
elegant showing of pianos and organs, and ID.
H. Baldwin ~ Co. and Pfaff1ln ~ Co. Will also
make displays
The balloon that Professor King is prepa ring,
in which 10 make daily captive ascenslOns, with
final cuJ-away, is indeed a beauty. IL stands,
when full, land differing from most of us, il
stands better that way,l over fifty feet hIgh and
is radiant In color. The dome of the balloon is
white. The middle portion has on one side "A
magnificent eagle, with a spread of wings thirty
feet from tip to tip, lowering over II nest oil
young eagles, while upon the other side Is the
name of the alr-ship in large letters, eagle Ely
re." The lower third of the balloon has the
American stripes, alternate red and white, sur
mounted by starry blue field. Their are hun
dreds of thousands of people in Indian who
never saw a balloon ascension, and those who
have seen one never saw as beautiful an alr-shlI
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