The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-06

The exhibits Of cattle. sheep and swine
were at the west end OF the line
The public library In the city building
was devoted to art, fine needle work and
the juvenile exhibits. There were many
beautiful pieces Of hand-paintesl china.
and large displays of fine needle work
The exhibit surpassed the expectations OF
all, there being over 900 entries In the
picture department alone. The floral
and culinary departments together with
several displays Of fine paintings, ex-
hihited by the artists as their own work,
were exhibited in another large building.
Another hall was devoted to q rare and
valuable collection OF old coins. old curl
osities, ETC. The agricultural exhibit OF
the University of Illinois was also here
shown One of the special exhibits of
animals was that of the Page Fence
company. It consisted of buffalo. elk.
deer and bears enclosed in a small park
by Page woven wire fence.
There was an exhibition on West
Broadway-a native Alaskan together
with two Alaskan dogs. their sleds and
harness. There was Alaskan gold in
great nuggets and display Of clothing
worn in that territory. /, This was one
of the most popular exhibits. The ar
raugements for entertaining the visitors
were elaborate. A regular daily pro-
gram was provided, consisting of band
concerts. music by glee clubs, and other
Interesting features. Several bands were
in attendance and played at stands erect
ed forthe purpose or paraded the streets.
The colored glee clubs seemed to be
everywhere; trapeze performers gave fire.
quent exhibits, and there was fancy BIZ
cycle riding every morning and after
noon. There was a balloon ascension,
with parachute descension every after
noon at four O'Clock.
Every night vftascope pictures were
thrown upon canvas placed in the front
OF some large business block Exhibi-
ton games Of baseball were played at
thebaseball park every afternoon. There
were trotting and running races at the
race track every afternoon. Some fine
horses were entered at these races, the
number being much larger than had been
anticipated.
Not the least Of the attractions during
the street fair were the decorations and
Nominations and handsome window dis
plays made by the various business firms.
Yards of bunting and thousands of flags
were used, and the choicest and most
expensive goods were displayed in
manner that taxed the ingenuity of the
men who performed the work Broadway
at night was bathed in a flood Of light
shed by thousands of incandescent lamps
and gas Jets, and even the fantastic lit
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spicuous place in the lightink business.
AT the head Of Seventeenth street an
arch Of fancy colored globes spaned
Broadway, and at night sent forth many
colored lights. making a very attractive
display for the gas company. Another
arch of incondescent lamps spanned the
same thoroughfare in front OF the large
Virginia building. making a fine display
for the electric light company.
Dame Nature smiled on the ENTERPRISE.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired. The attendance on Wednesday
was large. On Thursday It swelled in
proportions, and on Friday and Saturday
the crowd was such as to give Broadway
the appearance OF the Midway at the
WORLDS Fair. The attendance on Friday
was not less than $1,000.
Nothing can give a better idea of the
vastness OF the crowd than the fact that
while In the afternoons from 1000 to
1900 people were attending the races.
there was no perceptible decrease In the
number on the streets. One mmorable
feature of the fair was the quiet and or
derby manner in which thel arge con-
course of people deported themselves.
The street fair OF '9s. with an attend
ance Of 10000. was much in advance Of |
the first. and now the NATION Free |
Street Fair Is looked forward to as the |
great event in eastern Illinois Wichita, |
the queen city of thep, rairies. with her |
western enterprise, her people all in SYM |
pathy with this mighty movement. can |
and will eclipse anything ever held in the |
state When the strangers enter our
beautiful city for the first time and be- |
holds it's magnificent streets and extern |
sive business houses he will then realize /
that we are a mighty people