Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-22
THE FAIR.
The Agricultural Exhibit
Ready to Open.
ARRANGEMENTS AT THEPAvILION
Very Successful ShOw-Outside
Counties Coming in - Grand
Opening Tomorrow Night.

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| The interior of Hazards Pavilion pre-
sents lively aspect just at present.
Preparations for the Sixth District Agri-
cultural Fair are we'll under way, and
the indications are that it will be one OF
the most successful exhibits of the pro-
duce and special industries of this Sec
ton that has ever been offered to the
public. 1t has always been the custom
heretofore to hold the races and the
Agricultural Fair together at the grounds
south of the city. This year new plan
| is to be tried. The Agricultural Fair
will take place next week in Hazards
Pavilion. The races will take place
month later at the fair grounds.
The reason for the change was that ex-
perience has shown that it was quite i'm
possible to manage both together with
success. People who had agricultural
exhibits to offer were inclined to think
that their part OF the show would DO neg
lected in favor of the races. The two
things were not sufficiently identical to
work we'll together. Visitors who were
interested in the races did not care for
ahe display of products, and Uice versa.
| Moreover, the accommodations at the
! grounds were not of the best for the
agricultural display, and there was no
chance for an exhibit of machinery and
manufactured articles. The plan of
separating the two parts of the fair will
undoubtedly be success this time, and
will probably be adopted as the regular
policy of the Board of Directors here
after.
| A small army of men was busy about
the building yesterday getting things
ready for the reception of the exhibits to.
morrow and putting in place such as
were brought in. The stage has been
cleared of all scenery and curtains and
will be used for exhibit purposes In
stead of leaving large part OF the floor
space vacant, as has usually been the
case in such affairs, it will be all filed
| with tables and shelves for the display
of fruit. Around the sides will be the
stalls for machinery and manufactured
articles. The galleries will also be used
and the two large rooms at the front of
the building.
The addition to the building,
which is now in process Of
construction, is fifty feet wide and $50
feet in length and makes large room.
1t extends out into Olive street over the
sidewalk. In this will be a special dis
play OF machinery, wagons and agricul-
tural implements. Here the electrical
apparatus will be located which is to
provide light for the building and the
power for operating most of the ma
chinery. A small portable engine with
smoke stack running up through the
roof of the annex operates a dynamo
| from which is generated the electrical
current to be carried all over the building.
From the number of lamps which have
| been put in, it is evident that the Pavil-
| ion will be amply lighted.
| The galleries and the stage have been
tastefully hung with everereens and
by the time the Fair is ready to open the
building will present very attractive
appearance. The stage will contain a
display of tents and flags. An effort was
made by the Directors to secure some of
| the handsome furniture manufactured in
this vicinity to 60 on the stage, but the
companies declined to take enough in
terest in the matter.
| Among the special features of the Fair
there will be an unusually large exhibit
of carriages and of agricultural nipple
ments. The two gas companies are pre-
pairing to make an extensive display of
cooking and heating stoves operated by
gas. The Touring mills will have an ex-
hibit of their goods and the flour will
some of it be used by class of young
ladies who will make bread in contest
for the premium offered by the board.
There will be also large exhibit of
kerosene stoves of all kinds and of hard
ware of various sorts. Near to these are
incubators and display of chicken food.
There are all kinds of groceries and
canned goods, the latter Of local manu-
facture.
The Board of Trade exhibit of ores and
minerals has been moved from their
rooms on First street and has been
placed in the front room to the right of
the entrance, where it makes fine show
ing. Near the entrance are four naval
orange trees in pots-a very striking ex-
hibit. There will be fine exhibit of
honey; this will be special feature of
the Fair.
| The fruit has not yet been placed in
the building but it is for the most part
ready, and will be found on the tables
when the Fair opens. What has been
received in advance has been kept in
cold storage. The fruit raisers of the
different parts of the county are con-
tributing literally, and it is we'll that
they are doing go, else they would be
eclipsed by the outside districts. A tele-
gram was received from San Diego,
yesterday, announcing that large ex-
hibit of fruits and vegetables would arrive
here this morning. There will be no
chance for anyone to say that San Diego
has been sighted, for the Directors of
the Fair have decided to give the most
CONSPICUOUS position in the center of the
building the space in the center of the
main floor to the exhibits from that city.
Santa Barbara and Ventura counties
will also come forward with fine dis
play of fruits, honey and general pro.
duca. Two large shipments are already
on the way. The railroad and steam
ship companies have adopted liberal
policy in the matter of carrying these
displays. Perishable articles are carried
gratis and those which can be returned,
and used afterwards by their owners,
will be transported at half rates.
| The Directors say that from the guam
tity Of exhibits already in and the de-
mands for space, it is evident that the
building will be all too small for the
amount of stuff which will be placed at
their disposal.