The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-09-22
The STATE FAIR
Everything Ready for the
Annual Exhibition at
Trenton.
Special to "The Jersey city News,

Especial to THE Jersey City News.')
TRENTON, Sept. 81, 1908: The In
ter-State Fair grounds give every sign
of life and activity this week because of
the preparations which are under way for
thescpening of the xteenth annual exhib-
| ition of the Association, Monday Septem-
Der %, at Trenton, N. J. Two weeks
! ago the grounds were cleaned and ready
| for the opening of the Fair, but today
such additional advances have been eff
fected in preparatory way that the vast
grounds could be thrown open TO the pub
lie tomorrow.
Exhibits are already arriving at the
grounds, and the buildings have assumed
the usual Fair week dress, but on a
much larger scale than heretofore. The
first exhibit was received at the Fair
grounds last Friday in the form of a dis
play in the carriage department, and it
comprised six handsome wagons of the
most modern and beautiful design.
The advance sale of grand stand seats
opened Saturday morning at o'clock,
at the Barlow Music Store on East State
street, Trenton, N. j. The line of those
persons desiring seats began to. form as
early as eight o'clock the evening of FRI.
day, September Is, and when the hour
for the opening of the sale arrived there
waiting their turn. The box Office was
filed all of Saturday morning, and the
advance sale has broken all previous rec
ords.
This interest in the Fair, which opens
September 2S, displays that the public
has full confidence in the claims which
have been made through the public press.
This confidence is realized by the man
agement, and when the sixteenth annual
exhibition opens, the Association will
indeed present a fair which will be
greater and grander than ever.
Secretary Mahlon R. Margerum and
his large corps of assistants will spend
this week in closing the many details
which go to make the Fair perfect out
door carnival
All of the great exhibition building
have been put in perfect repair and are
fully ready to receive the thousands and
tens of thousands of exhibits for which
entries have already been made. There
are more entries this year than last,
which was the greatest year in this re-
spect in the history of the Association.
The grounds are fresh and clean, and
should the fair open tomorrow nothing
would be found wanting.
/ An-idea of what mas been done TO raise
high standard of exhibits can be had
from the fact that this year sec, 600 have
been offered in premiums. This amount
is greater by several thousand dollars
than any preceding year.
Care has been taken by the manage
ment that there shall be something on
the grounds for the pleasure and educa-
tion of every individual patron. Things
learned from long experience have been
resorted to and detail gaps have been fl
led. Many new features have.been intro
duced for public comfort, and there are
Accommodations on the grounds for all who
may be able to gather there.
A horse show has been provided this
year which will equal the annual show
held at Bryn Mawr and which is con-
ceded to be one of the greatest events; of
its kind in America.
The speed programme of twenty-three
races for the week will present the fast
est and most prominent horses of the
season, and there will be some record
breaking in the grand efforts for the big
cash purses.
Nothing win be found wanting in the
exhibition buildings devoted to fancy
work, art work, housekeeping craft, cat
tie, sheep and swine, farm products and
are far in excess Of slast year, and the
100000 offered in premiums has had the
desired effect of raising the-standard Of
exhibits in all Of these departments
| Special rates will be given during Fair
week on all railroads runningsto to Trenton
Trolley Companies have also made spec
ial arrangements to take care of Fair pa
| irons.