The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-28
TEXAS STATE FAIR.
FINS DISPLAY AND A VERY LARGE At
TENDANCE OF VISITORS.

TENDANCE OF VISITORS.
The crowd of visitors at the Texas
State Fair this morning thronged
every department of the exhibits.
There is such an extended area cover
ed that q thousand people scattered
over the grounds would scarcely b.
noticed. This morning the crowd
reached in q continuous line from the
horticultural hall to the exposition
hail. and a gentleman who timed the
procession estimated that 2l0 people
passed given point every five min
utes The machinery department was
throngcd az it has not been before
since the opening of the fair, and the
same is true, also, OF the other depart
ments. The exposition hall was too
crowded to be comfortable during \
great part of the day and the grand
stand was well filed during the entire
forenoon, attraction being the exhibit
ton in the arena.
HORSE SHOW.
The horse show this morning was =
revelation. II could hardly be be-
lieved that such an array of fine stock
could be gotten together in Texas
There were ut one time in the ring Az
head of bloodcd stations and colts, in
Guiding Normans. Percheons, Clydes-
dales, racing stock etc, To the lovers
Of pretty horses the sight was worth
a great deal The exhibit ofthorough-
bred IIOlsteins was also very fine and
Judges who had to award premiums
where the contestants approached so
nearly to perfection must have cX-
perienced considerable difficulty in de-
Gliding upon their relative merits.
Howbeit the horse and cattle show
was one TO challenge admiration. The
awards of premiums were being made
but the list was not completed until
the afternoon.
MACHINERY HALL.
The center of attraction this morn
ing was the machinery display. Every
thing was in motion early and con-
tinuOusly, and visitors were highly
entertained. Mr.. T.. Van Wrinkle had
five Dallas made cotton gins in opera
ton ginning cotton and presses pack
ing it into bales. The gins are self !
feeding and condensing, and supply
themselves with the staple direct from
the wagon, it being taken up by an
elevator and unloaded from the wagon
into the gin, instead of being carried
in baskets up a long flight of stairs,
La1 10, hn IN hn
mote past. Mr.. Van Wrinkle says he
has capacity of 80 bales of cotton n
day, and will gin and pack that num-
Der Of bales every day during the
week. r.. S. Munger also has cotton
gins in operation with his own patent
elevator, cleaner and feeder. His pat
ent elevator is also attached to other
gins. In the same department is gin
made at Bryan, Texas, which shows
up well.
The display of sulky plows, walking
plows. cultivators and other improved
instruments for tilling the soil is en-
tensive, and every part of il is attrac-
tive, but feature which catches the
eve of the visitor is sulky plow Ia
belcd "Flying Dutchman," made en-
In Tho heavier machinery, such as
mowers, harvestcrs, binders. reapcrs,
thrcshing machines and everything
that is employed on model farms.
where improved machinery is utilized.
there is just simply a mammoth cX-
hibit. They are shown in active opera
ton, taking up and binding straw and
performing the various functions for
which they were designed. There are
tread mills and corn shelters, and
nearly everything else that one could
think Of in the machinery line.
VEHICLES.
The exhibit of vehicles covers vast
amount of space, not alone in the
hall but in the various in
dividual buildings. Every variety Of
vehicles known in this country from
the old-fashioned rockaway 10 the
newest wrinkle i'm vehicle architecture I
is on exhibition. The Weir plow
Company exhibit Brougham that
just PARALLELS the ladies. II is polished
to such degree as TO reflect like n
mirror and the interior is like a draw
ing room. At the sides are little
French plate mirrors and in a morocco ,
case in front of the seat is regular ,
toilet case with bottles Of perfumery.
smelling salts. etc. and pretty little
clock TO note The fleeing hours. There
Is bell which may be tapped when il
is desired TO have the carriage stopped
and telephone by which the driver
NAV he communicated without Open