Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-19
THIS Is FAIR WEEK
Both Societies Are Ready and
the Exhibitions
WILL OPEN THIS MORNING
The West Michigan Society Expects 70
Hold the Greatest Fan Ever seen
Ia Grand Rapids.

When Secretary Whitney pulled OIL
bis boots saturday night he was one
or tue tiredest men IN Grand Rapids.
tie had been at the West Michigan lair
grounds arranging for the fair which
"lII open at 5 O'Clock thls morning,
and when he went home the arrange
ments for the most complete and eiab-
orate fair ever held n Grand Rapids
had been perfected.
There Is not a single department in
the fair from the prize pumpkin and
the mammoth rutabaga 10 the thor
oughbTed Shanghals and bloodet
horses that is not IN better condition
than was ever before known III the his
tory OF Kent county fairs. Secretary
Whitney sad that the exhibits already
on the grounds surpassed III point OF
number ana eNcellenc those OF any
other fair yet held here aad that there
are still many more 10 come, the eX-
hlbltOrs beng allowed until Monday
night IN make their entries.
Main Building FILLED.
The space IN the main exhibition
hail IS already filled clean up" The
agricultural implements which were IN
the main hall last year have been
taken out and deposited on the soft
green, where tents will be used 10 p ro-
Ject them from the wlles of man and
tue Vaccinations or the morning dew.
The number of exhibits IN the main
building IS too great TO permit OF any
space being given TO wide tired farm
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occupy the space formerly used for
booths and the dispensers Of scarlet
| lemonade and the vendors of home
made coffee and anti-trIchina sand
wlcnes will be removed two notches
nearer the fence.
All the superntendents are in the
city and are looking after the points IN
their departments.
Don. j. feathers has charge of the
| trottlng end of the exhibit. Mr.
| feathers could get up a good horse
race If tie didn't have anything better
than 4 clothes horse and hay tedder
III the list of entries; but some speedy
| trotters and side wheelers are entered
and 1t IS expected that some of the
most gamily fought contests ever seen
on the track will take place during this
week.
One of the new features of the fair
this year is the kennel show under the
supervision of III. Dale Adams of Gales
burg. About 200 cannes of all stages
OF responsibility and pedigree will be
on exhibition.
The entries in the live stock depart
ments are unusually large, and some
magnificent animals will be seen.
In the line of fruits and flowers large
entries are expected and some choice
specimens will be exhibited.
Trains will run TO the fair grounds
and return every fifteen minutes.
Will Manage the Races.
The following committees and officers
have been appointed by the Grand Rap
ids Bicycle club to take charge of the
bicycle club races at the fair Tuesday
Committee on arrangements, III. w
Stebbins, F. n. Lyman, =. S. Hurt
referee, =. S. Hurt; judges. w. h. Fol
ger, F. III. Escott and f. c. Heath
timers, A. b. Richmond, John III. Tay
Tor, James Stewart; starter, II. w. Steb
bins; clerk of course, E. A. Crozier
scorer, W. y. Lyman.
The medals to be given to the win
ners are now on exhibition IN Voigt
Herpolsheimer's windows.