Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
THE GREAT STATE FAIR.
THE PREPARATIONS RAPIDLY
NEARING COMPLETION.
Something About the Various De-
pnrtment- and what the Throng
of visitors May Expect--secretary

cour the busiest Mnn In Texas.
Dallas, Tex. oct. INV. A. Battaile
OF st. Louis Republic. or rather their
Texas representative, visited the fair
grounds today and went through the
buildings and inspected all departments
He said to The Gazette correspondent:
II visited the state fairs for five years
past and say without hesitation that
the fair is farther advanced this year
and the buildings. grounds and exhibits
in better shape than ever before at this
seasonof the year. l am surprised and
agreeably 80. am also prepared to
state that the fair will be better this
year In all departments than ever be-
fore. The fair and exposition Ia a
big thing for Texas and the agri-
culturists, horticultursts and live stock
men OF the state should make their
best exhibits this year and aid In the
work Of advertising the resources OF
the state. Texas is In good shape this
year and enjoying degree OF pros
perity unknown in other statea.' Mr..
Battailo returned to his home at Fort
Worth tonight
ticket agent Of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railroad for Texas, also
visited the grounds today. accompanied
by Frank Holland. and Thos. @. Ham,
mOnd. Mr.. Crush visited ali depart
ments and all the buildings, lie said:
II predict a great fair ana exposition
this year In all departments II
strikes me that all previous fairs win
be surpassed, In agricultural horti-
cultural and live stock displays from
what ! can see and have been able to
ascertain, the people viii be given 4
great surprise. The racing program is
q magnificent one, and the novelties are
certainly u "A dazzling nature. f.
l.ibcrmtta band Is a great card and Cap
tain Carver is the most wonderful rifle
shot In the world. The people OF Texas
should give this enterprise most
liberal patronage, II IL great enter
prize In which all Texans are inter
ested and It ia n standing advertise
ment OF the greatness of the state and
its mighty resources. Texas Is wcll
advertised abroad. l was in st Louis
the other day and in the office OF Col,
James Barker, general passenger agent,
they were delugcd with letters touching
upon Texas and lts resources. These
letters were from parties who desire
to locate In the state. II Is the same
at my headquarters at Denison. Lett
try asking for Information, Texas Is
growing despite the hard times. and Is
increasing IN population at n rapid rate
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas VIII
deal literally with the fair. Last year
It showed what It was willing TO do In
TINT respect and what Il did DO"
Mr. Crush would not say what rates
would be given during the fair but
doubtless Will be heard from before the
Goth.
Hon. w c. Conner departed for
Cincinnati, Ohio. this morning, as tho
representative Of the racing department
OF the state fair association Col John
n. simpson. manager Of that depart
ment, has made formal application
for membership in the American turf
congress- a meeting OF the executive
committee OF the Turf Congress will
be held at the burnett House. IN Gin
Clnnntl on Saturday, October 10. Rud
Connor viii look after the interests OF
the Texas state fair association at the
meeting. This mems that the Turf
Congress- Is extending It's field OF
usefulness and will take IN Texas
The Turf Congress contracts all the
tracks Of any note In the United States
except St Louis, Kansas Clty and a
few racks or lesser note six or eight
hundred horses which so ON "assooin-
tiph" tracks win como 10 Dallas now,
II 10 Hnd, and the racing events will be
the greatest ever witnessed In the
South,
There are at least 100 applications FOR
stalls today from horse men In various
sections or tho country. Horscmcn
everywhere appear anxious To come 20
Texas this year and contest for the
stakes, puracs ana awards.
Gen. X Conner, Texas representative I
OF the st. Louis Glohe-Democrat, wish I
ted the fair grounds today. Gen. Com
ncr. who takes a great interest IN an
enterprises that rebound TO the glory
% ToNas, said: II predict a great
fair. The preparations now going on (
Insure that and the exhibits In all de- I
partments viii ccrtninly equal if not
surpass all previous fairs have !
Travelled extensively throughout the /
state and everywhere TINT have l
visited the people evinee great Interest
in the fair This Is an indication that /
1t win be largely attended this year. |
Texans have harvested great crops |
and the state Is In better financial shape |
today than any other Southern or Yves. /
tern commonwealth. The tide Of imml- /
grafton has turned In this direction and .
the magnificent farming lands OF Texas !
Will In q few years. be occupied and .
cultivated by the man with the hoe |
reNaa Is state OF mighty possihul- |
ties, the most favored section OF the
Union, With favorable weather and
reasonable railroad rates 500 coo persons
should attend the fair and exposition
his year The agricultural, hortoul-
turnl and live stock interests OF Texna
are OF mammoth proportions. increasing,
IN niugoitude year by year, and adding
% the material wealth OF the state.
Tie manufacturing, mining and lumber
interests Of the state are being devcl-
onoS npidig. and Rll Will have hand
syfte exhibits at the State Fair"