The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-27
ACTIVITY OF THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Additional Room Being Provided in Every De.
partment-Only Rain will Prevent Sue
cess and the Chances in Favor
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One of the liveliest places in the state is
at the Southern Kansas district fair
| grounds. The saw and hammer, these davs
are creating quite a disturbance in the
clements. Nearly fifty workman are busy
and every hour develops the fact that more
work must be done Aside from making
additions to all the old buildings and in
creasing the facilities in the apartments
formerly provided for, numbero Of entirely
new buildings are receiving the finishing
| touches and are in process of construction.
! The association for some time have been
fully convinced that the fair would be a
! complete success but had not realized how
much interest was being developed. In the
last few days more exhibits have been an
nounced from over the southwest and by
! concerns doing business here, than had
| ever been anticipated. The last few days
| have also developed the fact that not only
the leading business concerns in the city
are going to profit by their exhibits, but
most Of the smaller establishments want
room. They want space and it in the line
with the business and intentions of the
management to give the space Daily
meetings of the directory are necessary TO
promise relief in the emergencies and
while it is busy time with all who are
connected with the association, there is DO
kick due. They had hoped to be busy and
truely busy they are.
For the carriage exhibit, the finer class
Of work in that line, the building is near
ing completion. 1t is one hundred and
thirty-six by forty feet and the exhibit in
that line threatens TO be of such proper
lions as TO call for more space. Just north
of this building f. c. Smythe e. Sons have
plot two hundred feet square for
farm implements. They are putting up
shafting, etc, TO be handled by three en-
gines to set in motion the various kinds of
machinery. just south of the carriage
building will be 200 feet square occupied
by Baker, Blasdell & Co, who will have
on exhibition a fine exhibit from the Stude-
baker factory They have not only prom
Used a fine road wagon as a premium, but
have already placed the wagon on the
grounds at the disposal of the association
awaiting the best ten bushels of corn on
exhibition. Humphrey 81 Warren will
have fine exhibit of farm machinery of
the Buckeye make They are already at
work in their department
The main agricultural building is 60 by
100 feet which will give quite a large
amount Of room, but it is thought that
tents additional will be added to accom-
mOdate all.
Jake Cooper is putting up a building in
which to show the lola carriages. He is !
sparing nothing to attract more attention |
than any one else in that line. The AR |
cade" aud Thomas Shaw will occupy a !
plat a by 30 feet and propose to make |
their exhibit an attractive feature. The |
new building provided for the |
special florist display is "a by |
60 feet and the main art |
hall twenty-four by eighty-fve feet The |
space in this building is already being |
marked off. 1t is valuable by inches, as |
the calculations made on the walls will /
readily prove The different measure /
ments are being carefully guarded !
and some, in fact, already have special po-
lice charged with the duty to see that
no one encroaches in the least, on the space
As marked out
Stewart Bros. have already the outline
of their exhibit completed They will have
a pavilion, and will have on exhibition ev-
Il
fence line.
The last addition called for forty-fve
new horse stalls, making in all over three
while there are being added fifty
swine pens; thirty sheep pens; thirty cattle
pens; which, it is thought, may
accommodate the increased demand over
asst year
The different state organizations have
had space assigned They have already
work and around their head
quarters no doubt there will be many
pleasant chats and many pleasant in
stances of back east life recalled.
The race track is believed to be in first
lass condition. Some of the hOrsemen
nave been trying it and the remark is ven
ured by some that it will equal the
amous Terre Haute track. The manage
nent Will do every thing in its power to
nave the track in the very best condition.
There is but one thing that will prevent
he fair being the very best ever held in
lie state. a continuous and everlasting !
ain would be sufficient to to paralyze any
air and nothing less than a rain will at all
Interfere with the great success of next {
week. Concerning the rain question, DR.. | l
Johnson of the signal Office, stated yeSter-
lay that it was difficult for the depart
lent TO tell more than three days ahead
he rain probabilities But from the gen
raj run of observations he was warranted
D saying that the chances are greatly in |
avor of good weather next week The ]
torn yesterday was only local and there ;
ae no indications of long continued rain I