The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-03

From a staff Correspondent.
Dallas, Oct 2.-The first day of the
agricultural exhibition and trotting
meeting held under the auspices of the
Dallas Fair association was sunny and
warm, There was no admittance
charged, nor was there much of an at
tendance. as the first day, as Is usual
with county fairs, was strictly devoted
to getting the necessary work over for
the three days of actual exhibition and
preparing to take care of the crowds
that are expected to be on the grounds
for the balance of the show week.
This fair is unique in the amount of
canvas that is used, both to shelter
portions of the exhibits and also for
the little sideshows that spring up like
mushrooms between the grand-stan nd
and floral hall. There is a numerous
gathering of these even thus early and
the indications are that by tomorrow
night there will be many more. making
the fair grounds look like a camp meet
ing with it's white and vari-colored
tents.
The grounds are on the crown Of a.
hill, about three-fourths of a mile from
the Dallas station of the Lehigh VAL
ley railroad. The most convenient way
for Scrantonians to reach here is to
come by the Lackawanna road to Ben
nett, there take the trolley car to Dali
las, and then come the rest Of the way
by stage or hack. Or the trip may be
made by the Lehigh. Valley railroad
from Wilkes-Barre.
Well Laid Out.
The grounds are delightfully."- laid out
and are level and high. commanding a
fine view Of mountains and plains.
They embrace about thirty acres and
in the foreground there is good half
mile track, we'll packed and free from
dust. A spacious grand-stand of two
stories fronts the Judges stand. The
first floor is given over to agricultural
products of all kinds. AS yet this part
of the exhibition is not very extensive,
but it is being gradually filled up and
by tomorrow noon the display of vege-
tables, cereals and fruits will undoubt-
edly prove attractive to those who love
to view natures bounty.
The second floor of the grand stand
IS filled with tier upon tier of wide
plank seats fully two feet deep. In
spite Of their weather-beaten looks
lHcy olS WHY lOI lley
permit Il lounging attitude while watt
ing for the races.
In front of the grand-stand is the
platform from where the musicians
will breathe out harmony. 1t will be
two days by the Citizens band, of Ply
mouth.
About hundred feet back of the
or9n1- stand ic tho floral hnl
long building. Here is where the most
attractive features will be on view, for
in it will be grouped good things to
eat, clothes, dairy products, fancy ar
ticles, the ladies' departments, and fur
niture, stones and sea Shells The In
ternational Correspondence Schools, of
Scranton. hasa booth filled with lit
erature descriptive of their work, a
firm of Wilkes-Barre architects have
bright signs, and a plumber has a
model bathroom set up.
The Cattle Stalls.
Back of tie floral hall are the cattle
stalls. They are not very well filled as
yet, but the fair is young. The star
exhibit in this department is a Devon
cow with three black-and- d-white calves,
all born on the same day. They are
about six months old and leach of the
triplets bears strong family resem-
blance to the others, but none at all to
the mother.
Another family having honors thrust
upon them is Shepherd dog and a
litter of seven pups, and still another is
a cat with two kittens, Angora bred,
with white fur and blue eyes.
The poultry department is so full
that it has been divided into two Sec
tiOns. One occupies a row of wooden
coops about fifty feet long. This is
given over to ducks and geese. The
other part is under a large canvas tent
and in this the coops are piled four
and five stories up. There is par
ticularly fine array of pigeons under
the canvas shelter, nearly every vari-
ETY. of homing and fancy breeds being
represented.
There Is a miniature Midway" be-
tween the grand stand and floral hall,
and half dozen tents house as many
entertainments. AT the head of this
street is log cabin bearing the leg
end, "Riley's Boarding House." and in
side 1t room for a bout fifty boarders
at once.
Several refreshment stands come
next in line and then there is fifteen
foot tent with big black letters, an
nouncing the "Coontown jubilee
Show" and half dozen ladies and
gem'men of varying hues of light and
shade sing and dance therein, all for
the modest sum of one dime. Next
door to that is another tent with Xxi
Hi, the Wild Man of Borneo," con-
cealed in it. Our old Scranton friend,
"Boscoe, who eats eQ alive" shares
half of this tent and next to that
is another with a placard telling the
passerby that Refined Vaudeville
Show" has made 1t it's headquarters.
Inside this tent a strip of boarding,
three by five feet, serves all the pur-
poses Of a stage, sans footlights, seen
cry and orchestra. The last tent on
the Midway is one devoted to show