Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-08


EARLY Monday morning the twentieth
annual Exposition and State Fair will
be thrown open to the public. The only
thing that can prevent it from being
the greatest show ever held in this To-
cality is the weather. Reports from
the three States point to the largest at
tendance ever held. The railroads are
making big preparations to handle the
crowd and if the weather man will only
give us fair weather the fairs success
is assured.
The big roof has been completed
on the grand stand and the
entire structure has received a coat
of paint and is looking fresh and clean,
All the fences. cattle pens, and so on,
have received a liberal coat of white
wash. The buildings have all been thor
oughly cleaned and decorated and when
the big show opens all will be in first
class condition.
The track has been put in good con-
dition and the electric lights are ready
for a test. Starting at the Front street
entrance, the lights extend along the
driveway, down through the midway to
the lower end of the German village.
There are six big arc lights under the
grandstand, three of them being in the
German village. Out in the quarter
stretch four platforms have been built
in the field on which the big search
lights will be placed These will be
used in the races at night.
There is continual stream of stock
and wagons to the grounds. Hardly
a train comes into Wheeling now that
does not bring something for the big
fair. Droves of cattle are continual y
arriving on the grounds and being plac-
ed in their pens. The wagons bring
feed, poultry, sheep and swine. The
speed and fancy breed horses will also
play an important part in the live
stock exhibit and are arriving hourly.
The lain Building.
In the main building the exhibitors
are decorating their booths and prepar-
ing for their exhibits, which will be ia
ken to the grounds to-day. The Frazier
and Elliot business colleges are both
preparing booths, as are w. L. Tanney,
Wheeling Tent and Awning Company,
f. w. Banner Company, and many 9TH
ers. To-day the big fountain in the
center of the building will be decorated
with ferns, pine, etc. and will be stock
ed with fish. Above the fountain the
space is one mass of red, white and
blue. The Art and Textile department,
under the management of Miss Pfarr
and committee of ladies, were making
many entries yesterday. The entries in
this department close tonight at five
o'clock. The booth occupied by the la
dies is very tastefully decorated in red,
white and blue. Miss Crago will be in
the Educational department this morn
ing to take entries of the various handi-
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Bert Swartz is on the run from early
morning until late at night letting
space for stands. The privileges are
going very fast and by tonight many
of the stands will be ready for business.
The big roller coaster is situated at the
head of the midway, and is about ready
for business. There are a great many
shows coming to the fair, and when
Monday comes the midway will look
as if Barnum and Forepaugh had COM
bined and gone to the grounds. A big
! vaudeville entertainment has been pro-
vided to take place on the stage in front
of tie grandstand, in case it should
rain this will be given on a stage erect
ed under the grandstand. The artists
are the best to be had in the vaude-
vile field. A great many of them have
already, arrived and were on the
grounds yesterday. The Shannon bal
went direct to the grounds. They will
commence to-day to put their apparatus
in position on the quarter stretch.
The Machinery Hall.
In the machinery hall there will be
an unusually large exhibit of piows,
planters, threshers, traction engines,
binders, balers. and other farm imple-
ments. Some of those who are arrang-
ing exhibits are X. Hoge. c. D. Kyle.
Fish Wagon Company, and others.
The dog show will be located in the
enclosed part of the machinery hail.
and will be one of the big features.
About 200 dogs are expected. 1t has
been arranged so that each dog can
have a separate stall unless the owner
desires otherwise yard has been
provided at the north end of the bull
ding, where the dogs can be exercised.
At the Front street gate the Island
chemical is situated, under the charge
of Foreman James McClement. This
WI attract great deal Of attention and