The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-06
Thousands of Exhibits Received
From All Parts OF the
County and State.
TWO THOUSAND BIRDS SHOWN.
Feminine Exhibitors Crowd Tex.
tiles Hall With Results of Their
Industry-Horse Show Will
Be Special Feature.


to-day Last night the managers OF the
several departments reported that every
thing was In readiness and It is expected
| that to-day viii mark an epoch in a long
line OF successful exhibitions
Thousands of exhibits have been received
and the capacity OF the many departments
has been taxed to the utmost. City mer
chants and private exhibitors have We'd
with their county and State competitors
in the completeness and magniAcence of
their displays.
for handling the large number OF people
who VIII attend the formal opening OF the
industrial event OF the year. and Il is ex-
pected that all unnecessary crowding VIII
be avoided.
In addition to the large number OF grown
people who win wend their way TO the Fair
Grcunds to-dRy. an Invitation. has been ex-
tended TO tse school children OF the city.
The little ones VIII be admitted free and
ss tne Scnool Board has announced a holi-
day for all public schools an army Of
yo9ngsiers win spend a happy day at the
Fair Grounds.
Hne management has designated Friday
as Cnarity Day. The entire proceeds a.
Iea tlHea rom the gate receipts viii be divided
DetWeen the three local organized charities
the St Vincent de Paul. The Froytds-, a.
sociauon and the United Hebrew Charities
1T me most noticeable feature OF the Textiles
f1aIi THIS year is the unusually large num-
fS1,,,s A snSries 9arle made BY residents OF St
Msssa MSrs from the smaller towns in Illinois and
This element Is represented a. us,,sl h,,,
me cordial support accorded the Department.
" local people was q surprise to those in
1s1 mere are more than 100 individ-
Inc number OF separate articles on exhI-
s5i1en pit1en aggregate several thousand All
fancy quilts, covers hangers larnbrs.,,,irS
decorated workbaskets. -raintei brfr
s-oaS, embroidered lace and other beautiful
Hall. e1io9
Mr.. Adair had q corps OF window dress
stores. putting the textile exhibits IN shsne'
ID. me 1udases also worked in this depart
The General Exhibit building IS one OF
the most interesting show spots OF the
whole Fair great display OF pantry
ing. Fully 500 women and young Tfris
have made entries in this department
The management was unable 10 provide
hibits- Every available shelf Is hlled with
Jars Of preserved fruits and jeiHes, picked
The cOmpettoh @ ith lr anis shs csSh ssSse premums IN
this department is exceedingly spirited, and
the Judges will have their hands fun when
Il comes to making awards.
Another creditable exhibit In this building
is made by professional and amateur pho
tographers from all over the United States
HORSES ARRIVE.
Horsemen began 70 arrive In numbers
yesterday, and proceedings In the horse
show VIII be formally inaugurated in the
big amphitheater to-day. The programme
will consist mainly OF pony rings These
events were arranged especially for the
tcrtainment OF the school children
Norman J. Colman's trainer arrived at
the Fair Grounds yesterday with string
Of tr0tters and PAGERS, which have been
Among them are Mongrattan MonnIt and
other good ones ColFnsn is one OF the most
In the State. He was the Secretary OF Ag-
riculture IN Grover Cleveland's frst Cabi-
A. S. Burr. Bement. Ill. with a select
stable o4 roadsters and saddle horses. ar
rived yesterday. He has Rex Kendrick and
Emmett Jr.. In the championship saddle
J. P. Martin win have charge Of the arena
this year Mr. Martin Is a son OF the late
tors OF the Fair Association for q number
are more interesting than ever. Superintend-
ent J. 3. ClarkEon OF the sheep and swine
Department states that every pen has been
gate. on Prairie avenue
Among the exhibitors In this department
are George Allen q Attention; IN; U[lah
Wilson Bros. OF Muncie Ind. and John NIL
ton, Michigan breeder.
EXHIBIT OF SWINE.
In the swine department, St Louis County
breeders are prominent This years show
OF ROlanQ Cnlna hogs Is especially interest
ing. and many OF the best specimens are
owned by st Louis County breeders. Henry
Bopp OF Baldwin, No: Ed Doss. Charles
Beck and Frank Wash Of St Louis County
and Henry Miller OF Springfield are the prin-
cipal exhibitors
The poultry department IL one Of the
features OF the show. More than Loo biris
are on exhibition. including some OF the
finest feathered beauties ever seen here
They may have had a better show IN
FORMER years. as Tar as quantity Is con-
cerned." said Superintendent Stenmesch yes
teroRT. but when II comes to quality, this
years poultry show VIII compare favorably
with anything ever seen in st. Louis I
have been handling this department Of the
Fair for a number OF years and have also
managed all the big poultry shows held In
the Coliseum, but l have never before seen
Jim Crawley Shelby Oliver Lee Wagner
and other game-cock fanciers were on hand
early yesterday to inspect the nghting
has rare collection OF feathered warriors
different kinds OF fighting chickens
PIGEONS, CHICKENS AND HAREa
The children, who are expected to be on
hand In large numbers to-day viii doubt
less take great Interest in the bantams. r.
p. Jones OF Fiat Rock. Ind. Is showing a
large and varied collection OF the little
There are many rare collections on exhi-
ostion in the pigeon department. The prin-
cipA exhibitors are D. H. jenkins Of Indt-
anapolisL Herman Raush. J. Weiser & Son
Robert ". Helib q Louisville. and B. z.
Farley OF Kansas City.
Superintendent Francisco u authority for
the statement that there are more than
Loo birds IN this department.
The pigeons. Belgian kares and other pet
stock are located In the old hon-house-
Rem cal nWEII Enp GnVEPN0R