Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-29
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOIr' a SUCCESSFUL STATE FAIR
THIS SEASON.
President Trcsernnt Expresses Him
self AS Delighted with the out
Iook-AppointmentA blade.

To an inquiry from a Gazette reporter
yesterday as to now the State FAIR
was progressing. President Trezevant
remarked.
Why the work Is progressing nice
Ny, and ! am of the opinion that we
arc further advanced than ut this time
last year IL Is the uagemcnts In
teullou TO push everything forward to
the end that the Fair may in all re-
specis be better than ever The gem
eral catalogue and premium list Is now
being prepared for the printer as well
a. the race program. The purses Cm-
braced In the latter viii aggregate
somewhere about $4,000
We are now negotiating for attrac-
tons. and have under consideration n
number OF propositions looking to the
engagement OF a band We will be
very careful In our selection, and will
endeavor to secure a musical organiza-
ton the equal, II not superior, to that
OF any which has vet been heard at
the State Fair. The privilege row.
which was unfortunately destroyed by
fire last December, will, Of course, be
rebuilt, and doubtless he very much
Improved upon. Other improvements
no doubt will be made MS emergencies
VIII demand. In the whole, ! am de-
lighted with the outlook OF the Fair
this season, and there is no reason to
believe but II can and will be made q
/ adccess"
| For the ensuing year the following
/, appointments. with reference to COM
mittees and departments of the State
Fair, have been made;
Executive committee. II. Schneid-
err, A. Sanger and j, N, Simpson.
Appeals commttee-J. G. Hunter, ].
NJ. Howell and A. b. Tnber.
Race pnrtment--DirectOr in charge,
| j N, Simpson.
| Rrt department-Directo In charge.
| A. Sanger.
Ladies' Observation-Disclosures in
charge, j Il. Schneider.
Culinary Northumberland I'm
| charge, j II. Adoue.
| Cattle and swine Observation-Disclosures
/ tor In charge, Guy Sumpter.
Horse and sheep departments-Direc
tor In charge, w. IL. CASTOR.
Exposition hall-Director in charge,
j r. Fang.
Machinery hall--Dlreotor In charge.
I A. n Taber
Power hall-Director In charge, ] d.
G. Hunter,
Educational department and farm ex-
hlblts-Director In charge, J, NJ. How
ell.
Horticultural and farm and mill de-
partmeSts-Director In charge, i. T.
| Holland.
81 am plased to state" remarked
Sydney Smith. manager OF the state
Fair. to n Gazette reporter -yester-
day. That the proper Kind OF interest
Is manifcstinG Itself In behalf of the
proposed Saturday matinee races
which, as has been announced, will be
given the coming spring and summer
The initial entertainment is to be glver
the second Saturday in April. TIL,
program Is now being prepared, and
win be out In few days. II win cover
both trottinE and pacing and running
races, bicycle races and roadster races
saddlOd horse exhibitions. ctc. Con.
siderable intereat seems TO have beer
awakened among different sections O
Texas In the entertainment TO bl
given by the different organizations
this fan. and with the outlook tina
presents itself, It Is apparent that Tex
as will In 1886 have q larger numbo
OF fairs and race meetings than In an,
past year"