The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13
AN INDIANA WHITE CITY
THE STATE FAIR GROUNDS PRESENT
A NEW APPEARANCE.
Entries in Various Departments Be-
-One Lone Threshing Machine.

az the state fair grounds, where busy hands
We're engaged in putting the place in readi4
ness for the annual exhibit which begins
to-day. The interior of the grounds has
the appearance of a miniature white city
and is quite attractive. Since the last fair
many changes have been made in the build
ings and grounds Everywhere the paint
brush has worked an agreeable change
White is the prevailing color now.
Perhaps the busiest place on the grounds
yesterday was the administration building
where Secretary Kennedy, with a large
force of clerks and stenographers, took up
quarters several days ago. President Har-
ris. of the State Board of Agriculture,
at his office in the administration building
yesterday morning, giving his personal at
tention to many matters. Ex-Governor
Matthews and other members of the state
board put in part of the day on the grounds.
Secretary Kennedy asserts there is no rea-
son why the fair should not be a great
success this year. In every department the
entries show that a fine exhibit may be
looked for. If the owners of all stock en-
tered in the speed ring show up as expected
the speed barns will not begin to accom-
n.odate the horses. The entries in this de-
partment are greater than ever. J. w.
Egnew, clerk of the race course, estimates
that there will be an average of twenty
seven horses to each race. According to
the entries there will have to be a large
number OF additional stalls provided for
the flyers. Quite number of good horses
are already on the grounds The secretary
finds from consulting the entry lists that
the exhibit of cattle will outclass the ex-
hibit of last year. Especially is this true
in the Hereford exhibit. Yesterday after
noon the secretary received word that two
carloads of Hereford cattle are on the way
here from st. Paul They will arrive to-
day. There will be the usual array of big
steers and fat hogs with creditable ex-
hibit of sheep. In the poultry department
there is every indication that the exhibit
will be a third larger than last year. One
exhibitor has written that he will be here
from Vermont with a fine display of BIRDS
On account of the hot weather many ex-
hibitors of poultry will delay their arrival
as long as the rules of the association will
permit The pens were very close and
warm yesterday and the feathered in
habitants suffered intensely under the
downy coats they could not discard.
MORE ARTISTIC WORK.
In the woman's building preparations are
making for display of household art
| Secretary Kennedy says this department of
the Indiana state fair is famous all over
the country. James E. Mcdonald, superin-
tendent OF the art department, had his as
sistants on hand yesterday to receive and
care for exhibits that might arrive. Dur
ing the day several hundred people passed
through the building and admired the work
already on exhibition. One of the first of
the exhibits to arrive was. collection of
hand- painted chinaware from Columbus,
o., done in exquisite colOrs. BY Tuesday
morning 1t is expected there will be little
space left in the woman's building. Last
year, when the premium list was revised
a large amount of out-of-date stuff was cut
out of the art department to give room for
the more modern display of artistic handi-
work. The interior decorations of the art
building are handsome Everything is
| bright and new and the building will doubt
less be a popular place during the week
The recording secretary of the art depart
ment will this year be found in the adj
mlniSTatton building
The display of agricultural implements al
ready on the ground is said to be ahead of
last year. La one line only is the display
limited. This is in the exhibit of threshing
machines there being but one outfit on the
grounds. year or two ago the threshing
machine manufacturers of the country Went
into combine against all the fairs Whe e
agricultural implements are exhibited The
effect of this agreement was to deprive state
and county fairs of the usual display of
threshers. However. there was one firm that
declined to sign the agreement, and the
CHEEKY whistle of a threshing machine en-
CINE will be heard on the grounds all week.
The manufacturers of binders and mowers
also made an agreement to keep their ma
| chinery away from these agricultural ex-
hibitions. and the display in this line will
probably be Scant. But there is plenty of
machinery of every other character and
the Indiana farmer may feast his eyes from
morning until night on the latest appliances
for cultivating his crops There will be an
| exhibit of vehicles of every description
bearing the trade mark of the best-known
manufacturers. The Studebakers have their
usual place on the grounds. Not far away
from them is the Parry Manufacturing
Company with almost everything in the We
hiele line.
THE DAIRY DEPARTMENT.
The dairy department. under the supervi-
sion of H. b. Rowland, is fairly running
over. Yesterday the superintendent became
convinced that he would have to have more
room, and he hustled about and procured a
number of tents to accommodate the ex-
hibitors that may arrive to-day. In the de-
partment of fruits and flowers the entry
lists will be kept open longer than usual this
year. Some time to-day the lists will be
closed.
Horsemen who have come from the best
race courses in the country say the track
here is in fair condition for speed. Tuesday
the first races of the week will occur. For
that day there is a 2:30 trot with a purse
of $780, 2:0g pace and a 2:20 trot. Friday
will occur the battle of the kings when
Star Pointer and Joe Patchen will give an
exhibition pace to beat all records. Wednes-
PAGER. will go a half mile without n driver.
Thursday is Governors day, when Governor
Mount and staff attended by a detachment
of the Indiana National Guard, viii be on
the grounds.
Although there are a number of side-show
attractions on the grounds, the management
says this class of amusement will be abso-
lutely free from anything vulgar inn
moral The midway" that attracted the
attention OF the police two years ago. is alb
sent this year. No admission will be
charged TO the grounds until Tuesday morn
ing, when the fair properly opens.
A 81 Charge for Reserved Seats.
On Indianapolis day. when the great
Patchen-Star Pointer race is TO be paced,
there Will be an extra charge of 81 for re-
served seats in the grand stand There
Will be 1000 OF these seats.
Ought to Mourn Now.
Kansas City Journal.
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