Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-27
THE STATE FAIR.
THE TINE FOR ITS INAUGURATION RAPID
LY APPROACHING.
Everything Pointing to By Far the Most Success
ful Exhibit Of Any Yet
Given.

to an exhibition far surprising any pre-
vious event of the kind. Not only have
the officers and Directors of the Association |
materially improved the grounds, build |
ings, stock pens, &c, as has been outlined
from time to time in the daily press, but
their efforts have met with cordial ap-
probation by the public, urban as well rs
rural, entries being sent in with rapidity
which promises to speedily overflow even
the large accommodations provided in all
departments. 1t only needs fair weather
to see our city crowded with the greatest
multitude Of strangers ever seen on our
streets, to the corresponding benefit of our
retailers, and citizens generally.
As atfording some special information
regarding the Fair, We clip the following
from the Pittsburgh SOckmdR and Farmer
THE IMPROVEMENTS.
On September 6, on Wheeling Island,
the State Fair and Exhibition will open
and be in full blast, and if present indica-
tons mean anything it will far eclipse all
others in almost every particular. The
grounds and buildings have been generally
improved and enlarged. Stock exhibits
will be finer than last years The cattle
pens, horse stalls, sheep and swine pens
have been increased TO number $40, and
while the exhibition of poultry was one OF
the grandeSt that ever was exhibited in the
| United States last year, this year still
larger exhibit is expected, and the space to
be occupied in this department has been
made one-third larger, so as to accOmmO-
date all exhibitors. According to the
premium list the Association will pay out
! Sl5, 600 in premiums in the different de-
partments.
Special attention has been paid this
year TO
THE RACING FEATURE,
and patrons will see something unusually
! fine in this line. Accommodations Will he
| better, and the management Is determined
to have racing and no hippodroming. Re
liable and experienced judges and starters
from New York State have been secured, and
an effort made to do away with the Specta
cles heretofore seen on the race track.
Speed entries close on August 81 at ii p.
m, and already there are more entries than
were secured last year. Columbus and
| Pittsburgh come Just before them in the
circuit, and Washington, Pa, Cleveland
and Youngstown, o., follow Wheeling; 50
they will get all the best horses i'll turn.
The association has good reputation, and
one of the finest hali-mile tracks i'll Amer
| lea. which will induce owners of good
! horses to contest for the prizes.
THE CATTLE DEPARTMENT
will be under the supervision of A. K.
Jacob and l.. p SissOn; the horse depart
ment, John w. Nichols and A. 4. Franz
helm; the sheep department, Julius Lee
| Moyne and George t. SiSSOn; the swine
department, G.. :. Terrell; the poultry de-
partment, T. f. Orr and +. J. Nelser. All
of these departments will be fully asfine rs
! last year, and may eclipse them. Cores
pondenue looking towards this end is pour
| ingiu on the secretary and it seems aS though
every available inch of space will he Occu-
picd. Persons who intend to make en-
! tries had better send them to the secretary
ut once, so rs to secure good location for
! their stock All OF the superintendent
| have managed their respective depart
mcntS ut previous fairs, and have given
entire satisfaction The directors have
! The association has always paid all pre-
miums in full, and will do so in the future,
for upon this largely depends its success.
FARM AND GARDEN PRODUCTS
will be under the supervision of f.. NJ. At
kinSon and II. c. Meyer and from the
| large amount OF space taken, and the class
of exhibitors who have always shown their
products in this department, there will be
Il full exhibit this year. In the main cX-
hbition building machinery and hOrticul-
tural halls nearly all Of the space has been
taken, and the prospects are good for an
attractive display in all these buildings.
The association has built new building
for garden vegetables flowers and plants.
| TIE LADIES TEXTILE AND ART DEPART !
MESTS
will be under the management Of 4 COM
mittee Of ladies. The ladies have shown !
fine management Of their department at
our previous fairs, and from all indications
| their department will this year excel any |
previous exhibition given at our fairs
which were always pronounced grand.
FLOWERS, PRESERVES, &c.
This department is under the manage
mcnt of Mrs. John II. Hobbs and Mrs. |
Henry RrucS, both of whom gave general !
satisfaction ut our former fairs With the |
amount Ofcnergy displayed by these ladies, /
the indications are that they will have n !
far superior exhibition this year in their |
department.
Arrangements have been made with all
railroads entering Wheeling for
SPECIAL RATES OF FARE
and special trains TO run during the week |
of the fair, over Il. Il o., W. u. Il b. and |
c. q O. divisions, T. & c., F., ". Il Ky, |
c., l.. & W., b., Il. x c., and Ohio River
railroads, Tor they are the centre of three
great States; and with seven railroads en-
tering the city and leading to the finest |
fair grounds in the Ohio Valley and lower !
lake region, the excellent arrangements |
of the grounds and buildings will he most |
inviting to visitors, who will aid by their |
presence an institution that has awakened |
deep interest among the people, and !
which has done and is doing more towards |
the real progress of agriculture, the me-
chanics and finer arts, than could possibly |
be done through any other agency.
1t is probable that fully
FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
will visit the Fair from abroad. 4 natural |
increase over last year MAJ be expected |
from the flci that all Of the railroads will |
give better accommodations fur carrying |
the people. 1t behOOves our merchants, !
then, to make such display rs will attract |
their attention and secure their custom. !
1t is an advertisement that cannot fail. |
Those merchants who make the displays |
are the ones whowill get the country trade
and they will deserve it.. Our manutactur- !
erS, too, should exert themselves and not
leave everything TO outsiders.
\ MOST Liberal OFFER.
THE VoLTAIC BELT Co, Marshall Mich,
offer to send their Celebrated VOltaic Belts
and Electric Appliances on thirty days' |