Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21


including Electric Light Races.
Six weeks from tomorrow the 2lst
annual State fair will open, and judg-
ing from the features announced by the
management, the first fair in the new
century will be the greatest in the
States history.
Since the beginning, the State fair
has been a great benefit to the city, and
each succeeding year has developed
into a greater and grander Institution
until at present 1t ranks among the
highest class OF educational and amuse-
nent enterprises in the country. That
the merchants are particularly benefit
ted by the Fair Is evidenced by the
interest taken, the plans laid for the
entertainment of the thousands of WIS.,
itors attracted once a year, and that
during Fair week.
But do the merchants lend as much
assistance to making the Fair sue
cess as they should? II they we're 10
work as enthusiastically in advertising
II as they did the Carnival, wouldn't
the benefits be increased ten-foid?
These are questions for the merchants
to take to themselves--let them ponder
over them and act as they think Is
only proper and in justice to their own
interests.
There is no denying the fact that
duSing Fair week, II the weather Is at
all good, there are always more visitors
In the city than during any like period
during the whole year. That they
take advantage of their presence to lay
in an ample supply Of fall and winter
merchandise Is proven by the increased
sales in the various stores--often neces-
stating the employment Of extra help
for the week.
A prominent merchant who figures TO
a great extent In the Board OF Trade.
said yesterday: Il think the business
interests of the city are vitality inter-
ested In the success of the State Fair,
for there Is nothing that has benefited
them more. We all worked energeti-
cally for the Carnival, doomed 1t In
our business communications, sent out
their envelopes and left nothing undone
that would add to the interest In the
affair. The Carnival otherwise would
not have been the success 1t was, but
withal, 1t did not approach the State
Fair as crowd fletcher and l know
there Is not merchant along Market
or Main street but will agree with me
in saying the business OF one Faiv
week is equal to Ave such as the Car
nival was. For this reason l think we
should all get down to work and adver-
| tlse the Fair Use the same tactics we
| used in booming the Carnival; we can
promise our patrons fine show and
| one worth coming to sea subJect
we were in the dark on in the Carnival
| instance.
A reporter interviewed Mr.. George
Hook, secretary of the association, yes
terday and explained to him the inclin-
alton of the merchants to boom this
years show. He expressed qualification
and said he Would willingly furnish
| business people with neat advertising
| matter to enclose in their letters or in
| their shipping, and would readily adopt
| any plan suggested 20 increase the at
| tendance of this years show.
| The programme outlined for the Fair
| contains many new features, novelties
| that have never been seen In connection
| with the Fair before and any one OF
which would be sufficient to attract a
big crowd itself. In addition to the
races and an increased stock exhibit,
will be complete and perfectly equip
| ped wild west show, including Indians.
cowboys, cowgirls, bucking ponies,
| bronchos, and a congress OF Rough
| Riders, such as has seldom been seen
| In this vicinity.
Another feature will be the appear
ance every day of the famous Kemp
| Sisters hippodrome, introducing the
| pretty and daring young ladies In
| chariot races, Roman standing races,
hurdle races. etc.
Then, too, will be seen the wonderful
Alvin, the greatest aeronaut In the
world. livery afternoon he will make
balloon ascension and after reaching a
! height of 5000 feet will be fired from
a cannon, dropping 300 feet before the
parachute opens, one OF the most thrill
| ing and sensational acts ever wit
| messed.
The dog show will be feature this
! year again, and the directors have In
creased the size and number OF cash
| prizes so that the best dog fanciers In
1 the country will be represented.
| The race programme will be the
| most interesting ever pulled on on the
track. and has already attracted the in
| terest of turfmen generally.
Instead of keeping open house"
every evening, the Fair Will only have
three night sessions, Tuesday, We'd
| nesday and Thursday, and on these
nights there will be fun and enter
| tainment enough for everybody. Run
ming races, vaudeville shows, the Ger
man village, the Midway, etc., ETC., will
be the attractions, and a grand con-
| tinuous performance Will be gwen.
The Fair of 1901 will be the best
ever" and 1t is everv Wheeiingite's
duty 10 do a little booming on his own