Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-28
QALOOSTA'S SHOW
OPENS TOMORROW
SOUTH GEORGIA FAIR WILL BE
ONE OF BEST EVER
HELD.

VALDOSTA, Ga, Oct. 26.-The South
Georgia fair win open here next Tuesday,
October %, with a great program OF at
fractions, including agricultural displays,
mercantile booths, live stock exhibits,
poultry and pet stock shows, horse races,
thrilling open air attractions and hewil-
dering scenes on the midway.
= The most successful state fair ever held
in Georgia was the one in Valdosta last
year, and the South Georgia fair will be
superior to that because of experiences and
large sum of money being raised for the
purpose. so = eTr 1ny
The South Georgia fair has assumed
proportions far beyond the most sangnine
hopes of the managers, and they are safe
in announcing that there will be no dis
appointments for any one who attends. All
attractions and exhibits have assumed
definite shape and nothing but an earth
quake or some equally improbable calam-
ity can prevent its being one of the best
fairs ever held in this country. The man
ayers have been especially fortunate In
securing the very best exhibits and at
fractions in every department that consti-
tute a great fair.
No feature of last years fair attracted
more attention, or was more highly COM
mended than the live stock exhibit; and
lthe public will be glad to know that the
live stock department will equal, in every
way, and in many respects stirpass the
exhibits IN that department last year.
The Belmont Farm, the largest breed
ers of pure blood stock in the south, viii
be here with famous herds of cattle, sheep
and hogs, which have won thousands Of
dollars in premiums at, the largest fairs in
the country, and almost made sweep
stakes of everything at Atlanta. This ex-
hibit alone makes four full car loads. and
is show in itself, worth travelling many
miles to see. En"e
There will be two car loads Of fine cat
tie from the famous Waco ranch, and
other exhibits from Forest Mississippi.
Lebanon, Tenn, besides individual exhib-
it's that are making other big fairs in
the south. ,-s--s-r
The poultry and pet stock show will be
fully up TO last years standard. This is a
feature that is attracting wide attention
in this section just now; and fanciers will
be delighted to learn that thefshow will
be fully up to the standard of last year.
Mr.. Loring Brown who was the principal
exhibitor last year, win be here with
vastly improved exhibit, and the rest will
be in proportion.
Lovers of live stock and poultry and pet
stock will be better pleased with these de-
partments than ever before, and win have
an excellent opportunity to stock their
farms and hutches, with the best, blood
in the world at minimum cost. e
The agricultural and mercantile dis.
plays viii be fully UP to the standard. The
managers are making no claim of 15ror 20
separate county exhibits but. the depart
n1ent will be an excellent illustration of
what the wiregrass farmers can do. and
will be a pleasant surprise to those, who
are under the illusion that only state fairs
can have fine agricultural departments.
The attractions on the grounds are es-
pecially excellent. Here is where the man
races which delight even the people who
argue against them, win be the best ever
seen on this, the best half-mile track in
the south. The list Of horses entered is by
far the fullest list ever obtained here, and
is without doubt the bestzlist0 secured by
any meeting south of Kentucy this year.
From seven to fourteen horses are entered
to start in each race, and every heat win
be a race to a finish. There will be from
three to i've harness heats each day, and
the gallopers will fill in the time between.
These races with the other open air
attractions, such as the miniature rail-
road, ry-go-rounds which win be fun
for the little tots all day long. and the
captive balloon and ferris wheel will en-
able the grown-ups to get off the earth
for one time in their lives, and possibly
get nearer, to more desirable habftation
than they will ever be again: and the
wire walkers and merry makers in general
VIII all aHOrQ perpetual amusement 10
the throngs that visit the fair. ss--
And then comes the midway. This is
the most abused, and some times the most
abusive, feature of the modern fair But
the people clamor for IT, and the man
ayers have spent time and money. and
pains this year to secure a midway that
viii delight everybody and offend none.
The trained wild animal show is. of
course, a necessary feature and delight
full one The oriental theater is a new
feature to this section and is great at
traction, the electric theatres, three OF
them, but entirely different from each
other. showing startling illusions and life
like moving pictures; the Hindoo palace
of illusions, the statue turning to life;
the deep sea divers. poses plastique; the
midget that weighs 200 pounds, and a full
list of better attractions than has ever
been seen here before. .f-tr
The railroads charge one fare for the
round trip, tickets good till November 5th.
No one who has the price or can borrow 1t
can afford to miss the South Georgia
fair =" 'A