The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-08-19
The Detroit Exposition.
Preparations for the Great Industrial an
Agricultural Fair.

preparations lot the SITeat INDUSTRIAL ana
Agricultural Fair.
The preparations already made for the
Detroit International Fair and Exposition.
which is to continue from August % to
September 2, furnish a guarantee that this
years exposition will be far superior to any
of its predecessors. All of the standard
features have been retained and several
new ones which cannot fail to he popular,
have been introduced.
Promint mt among the latter is the am
phitheater, an immense structure with tiers
of seats, rising one above the other. and in
closing track fifth of mile i'm :ircumfer-
ence. Within the track is an arena having
band stand i'm the center. On one side of
this cattle will be judged and on the other
draft horses. All animals entered for COM
petition will be brought to this arena, so
that visitors comfortably seated may see
them all without following the judges about
from ring to ring. On the track driving
horses will be judged. Here also there will
be great variety of unique and novel races,
including dog, mule, pony, chariot, moose
and elk races. Notwithstanding the great
expense incurred there will not he any ex-
ira charge for admission to the amphitheater,
but $4,000 or 49, 600 people day can from
comfortable seats and without extra charge
view the varied attractions.
Another feature of great interest will be
the exhibit of working machinery in the main
building. Manufactures of the following
articles have already been secured: Boats
and oars, pins, pearl buttons, clothing shoes,
cigars, glass, candy harness, gloves. paper
pals, boxes, ETC., paper flowers aid brOOms
In addition TO these there are three exhibits
connected with manufacturing that are of
oOv,it ,,dn frot af tha
electrical exhibit, will occupy section of
the main building 200 feet long, will include
every variety of electrical machinery and
appliances, shown by about 25 different
firms i'm Detroit, Chicago, New York and
Philadelphia. The second is the exhibit of
steam engines by tie noted firm of West
lnghouse, Church, Kerr Il Co., of Philadel
phia. This will include one engine of $50
horse power, which will furnish power for
the other machinery. The third is an ex
hibit of printing and book binding by Winn
q Hammond, of Detroit. They have
section 100 feet in length, in which they
will have in operation printing press and
every kind of machine used i'm binding books.
The opening dav of the Exposition Tues
day Aug %, will be Cbildren's Day, when
the admission fee for children will be only
ten cents. One of the features of the day
will be procession to the grounds of $500
newsboys with the newsboy's band and
drum and fife corps numbering i'm all 81
pieces. A series of games, races and athletic
contests in the amphitheater will follow.
Wednesday, Aug. "a, will be Wheelman's
Day, when there will be grand parade of
several hundred wheelman in line. This
will be followed by ten bicycle races, in
which the prizes aggregate $1,000, and in
which some of the foremost wheelmen In
the country will participate.
Saturday Aug. 81, will be Athletic Day.
Uuder the direction of the Central Associa-
ton A. A. u. there will be one of the best
series of athletic contests ever had in the
country, prizes To the amount of $1,000 will
be awarded.
Other days when the exercises and dec
orations will be appropriate to the occasion
will be Ladies' Day, Political Day, when
there will he speeches by men prom
inent In each of the political parties, Inter
national Day, Musical, Agricultural and
Military days.
The entries of stock are coming i'm very
rapidly, and there is promise of the best dis
play of live stock ever seen in the country,
while the races on the regulation track will
call together some very fast horses.
Other attractions are daily balloon as
cension, three concerts daily by LiberatPs
celebrated military band, a Wild West show
In the amphitheater every evening, and
many others which will lie announced In
due time.