Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-09-04
IT WILL BE GREAT.
TIE STATE FAIR HOLDS OUT A LIVELY PROM
ISE OF INTERE,T.
Exhibit Poured in All Day Yesterday, and Up to a
Late Hour Last Night-Largs Arrivals Ex-
pectsd To-Day-AbOut the Build
ings and Grounds

The State Fair grounds was scene
of great activity yesterday, and Secre-
tary Hook was about the busiest man in
town.
Exhibits kept comm e in all day long,
and far into the night, and the placing
of hores, cattle, and other live stock.
the hauling of forage, the dozens OF
loads Of miscellaneous exhibits coming
to the various buildings, and the
clamors Of exhibitors for information,
made things very lively, and kept the
large staff Of officials constantly on the
jump.
To-day the general public will be de-
MED aGmittance to the grounds, as In
former years, but exhibitors will be
busy, looking after the stock now in the
pens or taking care OF late arrivals, and
it will be a day Of hard work for all con-
cerned. Quite lot Of animals will ar
rive this afternoon and tonight, and to-
morrow morning there will be big in
flux OF late stuff, coming from Fairs in
Pennsylvania and Ohio, which closed up
last night.
A reporter for the REGISTER made a
tour of the grounds yesterday, and can
confidently state to the public that the
Fair, which will be opened tomorrow
morning, will be one of the best. If not
the best, ever given on Wheeling
Island.
To begin with, the grounds, buildings
and general property of the Association
has been put in better shape for the
comfort, entertainment ana convenience
Of the public than ever before. An
enormous lot of work has been done
during the last few months, the grounds
are clean and inviting, the buildings
have been placed in thoroughly good
shape, drainage has been looked after,
the grand stand very materially en-
larged and fitted with large number
of comfortable reserved seats, the
grounds will be lighted with cleo
tricity in the evening, ensur-
ing plenty of light when rae
ing events carry the crowds along
towards dusk, all gambling devices and
catch-penny tricks have been vigorously
barred out, and the exhibits are numer-
Gus, come from wider extent OF terri
tory than ever before, and have been
selected with great care. This latter
is true of everything, from the city ex-
hibits In the Main Exhibition Building
clear through the list. In the matter
OF speed contests the best sport is prom
Used. Mr.. Robert Anderson, an &C.
knowledged authority in equine mat
tiers, has put forth his best efforts, and
as result he has gathered together
a field OF horses, runners, trotters
and PAGERS, not seldom equalled.
Horses are on the grounds from points
as far distant as Chicago, Lexington,
KY, Baltimore, Memphis, Tenn, Pitts
burg, Columb bus, and Cattlettsburg, KY,
and the numbers are sufficient to fairly
swamp the stables. The same thing is
true OF class horses, numbers Of which
have been turned away for sheer lack
Of stable room, and the same story is
told at the cattle sheds, and sheep and
swine pens. Ia cattle there will BIO q
particularly fine exhibit.
The poultry show is going to be very
large-in fact, ii was thought last even
ing the aggregate OF fowls would be the
largest in the history of the AsSocia-
tion. One man alone brought in four
hundred chickens yesterday, coming
from Columbus, o., and there are quite
a lot from other distant points, as we'll
as from the city and vicinity.
Horticultural hall will be crowded.
Every inch Of space has been taken up
with as fine an aggregation Of fruit and
farm products as was ever gotten to-
gether hereabouts.
All the buildings will be very attract
i've, and the Main Exhibition building
particularly so. While many Of the old
exhibitors are back, there is a goodly
number OF new ones, and some novel
effects will be seen in the arrangement
of goods and the decorations Of spaces.
One of these innovations is the exhibit
of Caldwell 81 Peterson, and another
that of John Friedel. The presents for
the bride and groom will also be shown
in this building, in the east wing, and
will be handsomely arranged.
All the preparations for the electric
light races on Monday evening have
been completed. and the event is ex-
pected to attract an immense crowd.
Wide interest has been awakened in
this innovation, and pretty much all
Wheeling, in company with thousands
of people from out of town, will be on
hand.
TIE facilities for reaching the grounds
will DO first-class. In addition to the
two bridges, from either side Of the
river. the naphtha yachts will run, and
Captain Prince will run boat every
FIVE minutes from the wharf right down
to the grounds.