Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-01
1.-THE TNEaTYF|RST
annual STATE FAIR
WILL BE HELD IN THIS CITY DUR
ING THE WEEK COMMENCING
SEPT. 9TH.
BIGGEST AND BEST YET GIVEN
Is the Promise of the Association,
and All Indications Point to
Record Breaking Attendance, II
the Weather BE FavorabIe-Some
of the Features Promised.

ty-frst annual State Fair will open
and from the present outlook nothing
but the worst kind of weather can pre-
vent it from being the greatest, both
in point of attendance and merit, that
has ever been held in the State. Wheth
er it is due to more extensive adver-
Using or some other reason, there is a
greater interest taken in this year )
big show all over the surrounding
country than ever before, and with the
unusually low rates on the railroads
the largest crowds ever seen in the city
can be confidently expected.
AS has been heretofore stated, the,
railroads are doing liberal amount of
advertising on their own hook, and this
in addition with the immense number
of attractive posters sent out by the
fair people. has set the people in the
surrounding counties to talking of
nothing else but the Wheeling fair.
Tomorrow the State Fair Offices will
be moved over to the grounds, and for
the coming two weeks the officials will
be the busiest people on earth getting
things in ship-shape for the big event.
Hundreds of men will be employed
adding the finishing touches to the
grounds and cleaning up after the labor
| picnic.
The big hippodrome track has been
| completed and is ready for that part
of the show. On this course all the
hippodrome performances will take
place, thereby doing away with the
usual Interruptions to the races. The
! wild west show will be given inside the
| hippodrome track, and Alvin, the fam
| GUS aerialist, will make his daily as
! tensions from that point.
The superintendent of the various
departments have been busy planning
! for an increased demand for space this
| year, and in some instances enlarged
! quarters have been found necessary.
| The entries in every department are
! flowing in at a rapid pace, and by the
! closing hour tEe1e will be such show
ing as aven the most enthusiastic
worker mover dreamed of.
The heads of the various departments
and the dates OF dosing the entries ere
| as follows:
! Live Stoel; Department.. w. Mich
OILS and James Dixon. Entries close
| September 5tb
l.. A. Reymann, superintendent. En-
tries closs September 9Th.
Cattle Department-A. r. JaccO and
Sheep Departmental. R. Jacob. En-
tries close September 9Th.
Swine Dcpa-imcnt-C. S. Terrill. En-
tries close September 9Th.
Poultry Department-Jeffe Rice.
Entries close September 9th.
Horticultural and Horticultural De-
partments-Chas. C. Schmidt. Entries
close September 9th.
Bread. Cake. Fruits and Preserve De.
partments-Mrs. F. Schwertfeger and
committee of ladies. Entries close
September 9th.
Ladies' Textile and Art Department
Miss Julia Wilson and committee or
ladies. Entries close September 7th.
Amateur Photography-R. J. Bullard
r. M. Archer and Fred F. Faris. En-
tries close September 9th.
Educational Department-W II. An
derson.
Machinery Department.. L. Saw
telle. Entries close September 9th.
Dog Shove. o. Smith. Entries close
September I'd.
The Races-G. Ed. Mendel, P. o. Rey-
mann and Harry w. Mcclure. Entries
close September Sd at II p. m.
| Word comes from the various repre-
sentatives of the fair who are attend
ing the fairs now being held in other
| cities, that they have met with the
! horses for the races of recognized
merit. The Columbus fair and races
end next Saturday and the bulk of the
Ohio show will be brought here for the
! following week. The stables on TIE
grounds have been put in excellent
condition for the flyers and from this
time on they will begin arriving.
The fair at night will attract thous-
ands and most of the visitors will stay
over from one day to the other in order
to take in the evening show. The
grounds will be illuminated as they
| have never been before and the attrac-
tons far superior to any ever at
tempted. The running races by cleo
trio light will be a feature never seen
| by many who will surely appreciate
the exciting novelty. The hippoJrome
races will also catch the popular favor
The vaudeville show, in which only
artists of the most sterling warth will
take part, will add to the enjoyment
of the night show, to say nothing of the
German village and the midway.