Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-07

nlA IL are COACGInOS, DNCA
in Wheeling - The Attendance
Will be Large if the Weather is
Favorable - How the Depart
ments Look.
The sixteenth annual Exposition and
Fair of the West Virginia Association
will open on the Island grounds this
morning, and will continue until Friday
evening.
There is every indication that it will
be found the best display of farm pro-
ducts, fruits, vegetables. live stock,
horses and general exhibits that has
ever been seen upon the Island grounds.
Every department is full; many are
literally overlooking, and in one or two,
like poultry and fruits, vegetables, ETC.,
the superntendents are at their wits
end to adequately accommodate all who
have applied.
Let Us take the poultry department,
Mr.. jefferson Rice superintendent, as an
example of this. The largest number Of
fowls ever exhibited at a West Virginia
State Fair was about sixteen hundred,
and that Was an exhibition which was
talked about over a wide stretch OF ter
riJOIy as being something remarkable,
and is even VI recalled with great sat
isfac.iCn by those interested in poultry.
Usually The number Of EXHIBITS runs BE-
tween eight hundred and thousand.
Las. year there were about eleven hun
ord. The display being unusually gCod.
This week ii is not impossible that the
total number CT fowls viii go as hign as
TWO thousand, and they viii almost Ger
tainly number eighteen hundred. Yes
terday afternoon Mr. Rec said he
thought he had betw en- eleven and
twelve hundred on hand, with a lot
mere 10 come, and while he really could
not tell what the final number would
be. he was sure that the record would
be broken.
The same thing is true in the depart
ment Of farm products or which Cnar.e|
Schmidt is Superintendent. Mr..
Schmidt saw The rush coming early and
arranged FOR il, as he thought, by hav-
ing new interior fittings, OF larger CO.
pacity, CONSTRUCTED fer his building.
Thsn he go. large tent, and fitted it
uD jus. outside the building; later ne
took The old fittings CT the building and
got them into shape OUTSIDE, and yes,er-
day he said he really didn't know hCW
ID. ISM flFr y
but hoped he would get along sons now.
The same rush, as has been previously
shown in he Register, exists IN the live
stock department. There are tW!ce as
many swine. Tor instance, as were ever
on the grounds II one year before, the
number Of cattle is up to thu average,
while the sheep display is unusually
large and very fine. The number OF
class horses is moi large, but ,Aey ara
uniformly splendid animals. Taking
the live stock all through, there are
about five hundred animals IN the Stalls
and pens, and they are as fine !ot as
were ever gotten together in this VEN
itv. Some Of the hogs are tremendous
fellows. one Poland China tipping me
scales a. over seven hundred pounds.
Some very fine lltters OF pigs are also
shown. In tie cattle department, Jh1
JERSEYS. Deyons, Ayershires, etc, arel
represented by large numbers c. Inc
specim us.
The full staff os employees, hs2ds OF
departments. and many exhibitors were
necessarily al work yesterday paT-cu-
larly n ghe morning. This was largely
ewing 10 the immense arrivals OF h0rs
and i've stock during Saturday night.
Car after car Of stock came IN over the
different roads. and as fast as they ar
rived the animals were taken 10 the
grounds and put in their perman n
ou1r,ers. This morning exhibitors VIII
BIZ hard at work at an early hour, ana by
noon the finishing touches viii nave
b-en given all along the line and the
nresence of the public viii b awaited.
In the M3il Building here viii he
fcund a number &c notable Displays
On of these viii be the household de-
rorrr~-7t presided over by Mrs. LUtz.
This depar;ment was crowded out Of lis
usu9l qulrters by The rusL Of farm Tro-
ducts. TIE display OF The Reyman1
R~ew;ng Company IS a magnificent enc,
and N7ver & R3dcliff, VIII SchveTfe-
ger. O'Neil. and many other Dusn IS
men. who will be ha~eafJe- mentioned
N detail. viii be fluni. The public
school display tais year Is far ahead OF
the display in former years, but IS
cr9mned for room. I'll department. OF
fine arts. &C. presided over by Mss
Annie Rsvmann and her committee,
will have a 81, mdii display. The
iplges will commence IN this depart
ment This morning. Tha art depart
ment will show a large number OF fine
things.
The department Of farm machinery
w,s we'll filled Yesterday. out additional
heavy arrivals are locked for ih-s morn
inz. There viii also b. very fine eX-
hiltiCn of vehicles.
The race track was in fine condition
Yesterday. and has been worked up IN
iii il is all that could be desired. Those
borsfnen who have not b en- in Wheel
inc since the new track was completed,
bnr who have heard Of it from Others,
are Immensely tickled WITH the course,
-,1 nrcDounce il tie finest na.. mile
rack in all The country. To-day Will be
given ND 10 preparations for the races
Iv5fch omen Tomorrow. Entries for the
TWO runs. half mile heats and hall ME
dash which did not fill last week, VII
c,Csa tonight.
The privilege men were among the
busiest Yesterday. and they will be at It
hammer and tOngs this morning, get