The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-24

The Grand Outlook and the
Great Preparation Being
Made for this Mag
nificenI Fair.


Although very little as yet has been
said through the columns of the news
papers regarding the work being uone
toward making the Missouri state
fair, to be held at SedaIia, commenc.
ing Monday, September Goth, 1886,
and continuing days, grand and
stupendous success, and the prospects
for the realization of the fond hopes of
Its MANY well wishers. The manage
ment of the association has not been
idle, and the aims, projects and gen
eral purposes of the fair is known to
thousands all over the state. Some
so, 0G0 bills, consisting Of Autographs,
full sheet hangers, large display hang
ers, small hand bills, etc., have been
gotten out, and have been pasted up,
thrown about and generally scattered
by the associations agents all along
the lines of the railroads within Il
radius of 100 miles of Sedalia. The
secretary informs the BAzOo that he
has three agents on the road and they
will lie kept constantly travelling
until the 10Th of next month, attend
ing all fairs and large gatherings be-
fore the state fair and advertising in
every manner this great meeting.
Encouraging word comes from all
parts of the state. Application for
stalls for show and speed horses, pens
for sheep and hogs, have already
been made. Almost all
applicants say, ''we will be at Kansas
City, and are going to st. Louis, and
will take i'll your Fair, as it comes be
tween the two"
Mexico, Mo and Columbia, Mo-,
have already held their fairs and the
agent Of our fair who wintered there,
reports that almost all stock there will
be at the state fair meeting, all own
ers answering: "Oh yes, we will be
at Sedalia
The changing of the association
tIOm county to a state fair, Is al
ready having good effect. Exhil :
itors from distant states, even i'll the
territories, have sent for CATALOGUES
written regarding transportation, ETC.,
and expressed a determination to be
on hand. A 5 ate Fair premium or
diploma Is priced by an exhibitor and
it means something to have taken
one.
"Wednesday evening. September 22.
it Is proposed to have a grand trad, ;
procession outshining in grandeur ans,
size anything outside of St. Louis II e
association have engaged the famous
7. II. Buffers racing teams and are
negOliatin" with a number of attrac
tons 50 Il new and novel feature Ill
he introduced every day of the fair.
Under Captain Stevens management,
the grounds will he put in the proper
which has always made the
10. mer Sedalia Fair success and
everything will be done by the associa-
ton 10 make the Missouri State Fair
of 1856, pleasir and beneficial alike
both 10 exhibitors and visitors
The great Missouri Valley
circuit, OF which Serlalia Is member,
is the second largest racing circuit in
the United States, and it promises to
catch More fast horses and give the
most brilliant meetings of any in the
west. $50, 800 is offered for speed
alone, thus assuring a grand field OF
horses.
Now let our home merchants fiji up
every inch Of space in the Floral Hall;
give time and attention to the making
OF good exhibits; put them out at the
grounds 10 good time, for the fair this
year opens Monday morning aud ex
h;bits have to be placed the week he
fore, and the fair Of 1886 will be |
grand in every particular, an honor
10 Sedalia, and creditable to the grea,
commonwealth that ii claims Ia rep
resent