The record-union., 1894-08-29
ACTIVITY IN STATE FAIR CIRCLES.
Preparations in Progress for the Com
ing Exposition.
Exhibitors Getting Their Displays in
shape-Persons Selected to Fill
Various Positions.

Preparations for the State Fair, which
opens next Monday, are under full head
way at both the Pavilion and Park. AT
the former place exhibitors are busily
engaged in preparing their displays, and
the work of decorating the great exhibi-
tion building is well under way Decora-
tor Boyne promises many new features
this year.
The officials Of the State Board of Agri-
culture are pleased with the outlook for
an excellent and attractive display OF the
agricultural, mechanical and other in
dustries of the State, augmented by rare
exhibits from the Old World which were
regarded as striking features OF the late
Midwinter Fair in san Francisco.
In the fine arts department, especially,
will there be a great Improvement, as
many of the choicest Russian and Polish
paintings seen at the Worlds and Mid
winter fairs are TO grace the walls.
Emile Quarre, Secretary OF the Foreign
Department at the State Fair, returned
from San Francisco last evening, where
lie yesterday attended to tie last ship
ment OF foreign goods Tor the lair- mere
are already here eight carloads OF these
goods and nearly two carloads OF iorelgn
paintina s.
Under the management of Superinten-
don't and Director Hancock Agricultural
Park is being put in condition Tor the
races, and accommodations maze lor lhe
racing and exhibition STOCK. Inc de-
mand for stall-room indicates that large
number of horses and other animals viii
be on hand.
The list of racing events, and the large
fields of horses that have been entered,
give promise of a season OF high-class
racing such as has never been witnessed
in the State. 1t is expected that many
coast records will be broken by trottlng
colts.
At both Park and Pavilion visitors VIII
be treated TO choice music by Cassassa S
famous band, which was snch great at
traction at the Midwinter Fair.
Arrangements have been made by the
State s agricultural Society with tue Morse
Detective Agency OF San Francisco to
furnish the necessary gatemen ana de-
tective force during the state Fair.
The Executive Committee OF the board
have made the following appointments OF
other employees:
FOR THE PAVILION.
Entry Clerks-Mrs. Parsons, Marcelle
Green and c. Ii. Hubbard.
Chief Ticket Clerk Wa alter Irainor;
1.
man.
Ladies' Department-Mrs Quigley.
ladies' Room-Mrs. D.. smith.
Doorkeepers-M Phillips, Mr.. Will
kinson and Mr.. Graham.
NIGHT Watch hman-Willia Lowell.
FOR THE PARK.
Assistant Superintendent George B.
Folger.
Entry Clerk-Fred Chase.
Chief Ticket Clerk-Ed. j. Kay; assist
ants, {. Fayris, Ben. Hancock, j. Hahn
and I. Piikington; at Observation-Disclosures
gate, George King.
Chief Marsbai-Crawford Cox; assist
ant marshals, l.. Clark and E. Skaggs.
Groom Badge Clerk-W. j. o. Brien.
Grandstand Stairman main entrance)-
G. j. Berger.
Grandstand Clerk-Fred Southworth.
Grandstand Stairman middle en-
trance)-E. Ii. Rivett.
Grandstand Clerk-R. Van Voorhies.
Grandstand Stairman north entrance)
Fred Hyde.
Grandstand Clerk-H. n. II. Brown.
Special Stand Stairlnan-Ed. Howe.
Special Stand Clerk-Scott Hendricks.
Special Stand Usher-H. S. Beals.
Directors Stand Usher-Fred Hunt.
F-street Gate TO Track-Wallace Rem
wick.
Exit Gate from Field--R. w. Donaca.
Track Gate from Judges Stand-Henry
Tucker.
Judges Stand Police-C. w. Davis.
Quarter-Stretch Gates-George Richie,
Claud MCGOWAN and = Cunningham.
Press StaDd-Frank Billingsley.
Position Board-Joe Reed.
Track Entrance Gate-Matt Coffey.
Track Gates-Robert Goods and Jerry
Maley.
Twenty second-street Gate : Simon
Ash.
Weigher-Samuel Gottleib.
Forage Clerk-M. G. Wilmington.
Poultry Watch-C. V. Garrett
Hay Watch-Carter Jackson and Will
lam Norman.
Police-John Shellars, Patrick Heffer-
man, p. O'Connor and John Gray.