The San Francisco call., 1899-09-13
FARMERS VISIT
THE STATE FAIR
Grangers' Day a Bril-
liant Success.
INCREASED GATE RECEIPTS
ALMOST DOUBLE THOSE OF
LAST YEAR.
Supervisors of Sacramento County
Officially Visit the Fair and Ex-
press Their Approval of the
County Exhibit.
Special Dispatch to The Call,

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 12.-The second
week of the State Fair promises to excel
the first in all respects. Greater crowds
are arriving, and there are accommoda-
tions for all Grangers' day to-day was
a great success. The farmers evidently
came to criticize on all sides, and they
declare they are satisfied that the State
Fair is a great benefit to the State and
ought to be avaied of by every section.
They made a heavy demand for books,
statistics and documents that the law
REQUIRES the State board to gather and
compile.
Never before has such a profound in
terest been manifest by farmers in the
fair. They take especial interest in the
practical silo on exhibition, in the splen-
did herds at the park. in the meetings
and debates of the dairymen's conven-
ton, in the dairy processes and in the
unexampled poultry exhibit.
They have, by inquiry to-day, been un-
deceived as to the character of. the fair
and find that racing is not its chief inter
est but that it is a source OF support 70
the fair: that not cent of the State
appropriation goes to make up purses, ana
that the speed interests are cultlVatlng a
splendid market for California bred am,
mails The stock grounds were thronged
all day by agriculturists intent on gain
ing information and comparing notes Ihe
attractions of the fair are being added to
constantly, and new entertainment Is be-
ing provided for the multitudes.
Thursday is to be Governors day and
Sacramento day in one. large number
of military and naval guests Will then be
present from San Francisco, including
Major General Shafter and staff and Ad
miral Kautz and staff and prominent Ma
tional Guard officers. The art commlttee
is now at work and will distribute more
than $1,000 in cash premiums in encourage
ment of art. The week is full of promise
for brilliant attractions.
1t will be interesting to note the great
difference in the receipts at the park and
ait the pavilion for the first week of the
present fair and the receipts Of the first
for the first week at the park amounted
to $51S4 %. as against 1927 80 for 1898. The
receipts at the pavilion for the first week
of the present fair were $5672 10, as against
S1S19 50 in 1898. The entire receipts at the
park for the two weeks in 1898 amounted
to $9lS7 and the pavilion TO $549S 50. This
goes to show that more interest is being
taken all over the Stae in the State Fair
than in the past, and it is predicted that
no less amount of interest will be taken
in the fairs Of the future. The present
favorable condition of affairs is due to the
indefatigable work of the State Agricul-
tural Society. in conjunction with the
work of the local Citizens State Fair
Club.
The Supervisors of Sacramento County
tonight officially visited the county ex-
hibit and were loud in their praises of
MeESTS RedQ anu w ate anu MIS- T.
Shields. the committee in charge of it,,
for the manner in which they have so far
conducted it. Tomorrow afternoon the
children of the Protestant Orphan Asylum
and Founding Home of this city will at
tend the fair by special invitation of the
directors. There will be special features
provided for the little ones.
There was a spirited nail driving contest
tonight between five lady members of the
different oranges in the county. Each par
ticipant drove fifteen nails. the basis of
the Judges decision. being rapidity of
speed and quality of work. Miss L. Col
lier won the first prize In one minute and
ten seconds; Miss c. Schick second, in
one minute and fifteen seconds; Miss L..
Walker third, in one minute and twenty
seconds. =
There was a California poppy dance by
Miss Pearl Hickman, an exhibition cake
walk by Eugene Coffin and Lola Frost,
which was preceded by a cakewalk by iu-
veniles; cornet solo by Irene franklin;
a euphonium solo by Z. Klotz and an
electric cakewalk by Pearl Hickman.
Tomorrow nights programme of special
features will be similar to that of to-
night.
The Caledonians will celebrate to-mor-
row and they will make the occasion one
long tos-be remembered for it's pleasing
and amusing features at the pavilion