The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13
Exhibits VIII Be Larger and Bet.
ter This Year Than Ever
Before.
EXCURSIONS ON ALL ROADS.
Management, by Offering 100000
in Prizes. Has Attracted
Keen Competition Among
Producers.

An unusually large numbe of requests
have already been received from exhibitors
81. various lines for space at the St. Louis
FAir. the first week in October. All the
railroads entering ST. Louis have decided
10 make O. oua-fare rate for the round trip
during Fair week. The management will
distribute $4,000 in cash premiums in the
different departments Of the show.
Superintendent Ayers Of the agricultural
department. has already allotted space to
George NJ. Rumlsr Of Mohawk, Ind; S.
II. Eippy of EglIevilIe. Ill: Whip & Kick
icy Of HayesviIle. o.: George Bowles.
John Eudrr and +. Miller. all Of ST. Louis
'oUaty. Each of these parties will hake
extensive exhibits OF various agricultural
products. NJ. Eumlcr will bring an in
1.Tasiau= exhibit for the apiary depart
sasu. lie viii nave all varieties Of work
ing bees in improved observatory hives.
I.-..r George L-ibrick Of Mascoutah. Ill.
HH. make au extensive exhibit in the
apartment
arthur Nelson Of Lebanon. Mo: Fred
81 oI Milford. Mich: David Shell of
r.I.asr county. Missouri: George Shep-
= u Lamont. 40. H. q. McPike Of Al
u 1. JILL. ..a George Hoover of Garfield
'--E.r. ,.l1rat.. have al siguifed their
.u vi making exhibits in The fruit
... rru "f-
FACTORY DISPLAYS.
+sD.r. taudaUt Bemeut of the farm ma
a...arg department. has been greatly on
s.as4seI hy the interest manifested by
prominent manufacturers all over the
country ia ais department Of the ST.
i.-I.s Fair This Will be Mr.. Dement'S
Ar-J year il charge Of the department,
and Ire is hard at work e~ndeavoring to
8 q rs.o-d-5reakiug exhibit. A partial
lt Oh I.a DatuI2gturing concerns which
have already applied for space in this
department viii Ue found below:
e. J. Case.
Weber Implement Company.
Avery Manufacturing Company.
Minnie Harvester Company.
Monmouth Plow Company.
Collins I.au Company,
alscaII Manufacturing Company,
Fairbanks. E-aT=- d co.
Smith Manure Srreader Company,
.dB. HiauIey Implement Company.
tPorL Huron Engine ana Thresner Com
paHy,
Iowa Grinder and steamer Works,
Harrison Machine Works.
HgUer Manufacturing Company.
Kansas City Hay Press Company,
Morrison &lnufa5turing Company,
N.Gaimn-FIuHazai F. & NJ. Co.
Kentucky. Buggy Co.
NJ II. Daley.
corn reed SIN Company.
Coq-ilt-Id Wagon Works,
L. J.. Bennett & Co.
TEXTILE EXHIBITS.
Peter Adair Of S~cruggs, Vandervoort d.
Barney WEI have charge Of the Textile
Hall. which has always proven one Of the
most Interesting features Of the st. Louis
Fair. Several thousand dollars are dis
tributed IN this department for the best
specimens Of all varieties of fancy needle
work. amateur painting and other home
work of the fair sex.
There were over 800 separate exhibitors
IL this department from all parts of tho
aited States last year, and Superin-
gsndeUt AduiT has selected a special COM
fnittec OF experts from the big downtown
department stores to allOt the premiums
H. the Textile Hall.
The outlook for the live stock depart
meut Of the st. Louis Fair could not be
brighter Reports from the different State
;aiss WHICH are now being held through
cut the West are to the effect that compe-
t.tIln ln the cattle. sheep and swine de-
parJments is keeuer than ever.
II viii be a case OF the survival Of the
fttesJ by the time the ST. Louis Fair |
opens, which means that the prize win
ners from the big State fairs will come
here for final competition. The st. Louis
Fair viii be held following the big Illinois
State Fair at Springfield. The Missouri.
Iowa. Michigan and Ohio State fairs will
all be held this month.