The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-22
ACTUAL WORK is
TO BE COMMENCED
Carpenters Will Begin Getting
Haymarket Ready for Fair.
RACE HORSES ARRIVING
Fair Grounds Are All Ready
for Arrival of Stock.

Many carpenters will commence work
this morning on the getting in shape Of
the haymarket grounds for the fair next
week
1t was decided by the management sew
eral weeks ago not to commence until
about one week from the fair Now
work will be pushed on the necessary
buildings. booths and stands necessary to
the different shows, etc, that Will occupy
places there.
The work of decorating the city with
bunting will also be commenced at the
same time, the weather permitting As
the work of placing the decorations will
take longer than any other preparations,
it would have commenced sooner. but for
fear that it might rain and spoil things
A heavy downpour just when the decora-
lions were all in place on other years.
ruined the display. AS the management
has finer lot of decorations than ever
before for that week. it is particularly
anxious that they are not spoiled by
rainy weather.
The decorations will consist of a dark
red material The car company's po'es
used in the sustaining of trolley wires
will be decorated with the red cloth
The stores and other places will be deco
rated with the usual fair colors, red
white and yellow.
Incandescent lights of the same colors
vii be strung in clusters at the different
nf i~ip
Douglas avenues The lights will be
placed from the Frisco passenger station
west to the Missouri Pacific and from
the Hotel Hamilton to the court house
There will be shows excepting those
on the pike this year" said Mr. Resting.
secretary of the fair association, last
night. Main street, from Douglas ave-
nue. south to the Hotel Hamilton, will
be reserved for the throwing OF confetti
and the like. as on other years. But
there will be no shows placed at intervals
in available places fronting on any of
the principal streets as there were at
one time.
Main street." continued Mr.. Resting.
"as said before. will be placed exclusive
ly to the use of those desiring to throw
confetti and have a good time. and there
will be no vehicles of any description al
lowed to pass through that thoroughfare
during the week. William street between
Main and Water, also Water street ex-
tending south from William street to the
haymarket grounds, will be reserved in
the same manner. In this way we in
tend to avoid all possible chance of &C
Stock for the big show at the fair
grounds said Mr.. c. NJ Irwin, presi-
dent of the association, lis already COM
mencing to arrive There is no doubt !
but what that show, also the agricultursj
exhibit will be the biggest of any ever
before. Many hogs arrived yesterday and
have been assigned 10 pens at the |
grounds. Another large shipment is ex-
pected this morning and by Saturday OF |
this week it is expected that everything |
will be in readiness, complete, for the |
opening of the grounds
Some of the race horses are also ar |
irving" said Mr.. Irwin. The shows at |
Topeka and Hutchinson being over the /
owners of stock are moving it direct to |
Wichita, so as to be ready for the open
ing day of the fair"
More entries for the races are still CON-
ing in. They viii be even more than the !
number given out several days ago. Let
ters are being received from persons who /
are long distances from the city saying |
they will have horses entered in some OF /
the events.
With the exception of one days work, |
the fair grounds are ready for the placing
Of all stock and the horses The grounds
have been put in excellent condition for |
the occasion. The grand stand has been
and the track is as good or
better than ever before