The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-25
FAIR GROUNDS READY
ION EXHIBITS AND THE CROWDS
or VISITORS THAT ARE COMING.
MIDWAY, IN FORM OF CIRCLE,
.ur RE LOCATED AT THE RIGHT
OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO
GROUNDS.

TruhIePS VIII Perform at Inter-
,,Is-Grandstand Directly OppO-
.,te Main Entrance-Fine Arts
uuiIding TO Left of Entrance-Ag-
rtcuItural Building, Poultry Show,
and Live Stock Exhibit Follow in
order.
zvervthing at the Fair Grounds has
baen arranged for the convenience of
tho throngs of visitors who will be
doilv in attendance at the grounds. All
arrangements have been completed and
The locations of the principal features
assigned. A visit to the grounds
showed everything in readiness for the
ovbibits, and if the fair were to open
is gates tomorrow, the grounds and
bindings would be ready.
The midway" which will be one of
the big attractions, will be to the right
Of the main entrance. This feature will
he in the form of a huge circle. A
large twenty-foot gate will admit Wis
;tors to the plaza, around which the
shows will be scattered. There will be
fourteen big attractions, running from
the opening to the closing hour each
dav. All manner of attractions have
been secured and the most opposite
tastes can be easily satisfied.
The Midway Plaza.
The plaza, the large space in the
center of the circle, will be kept vacant
save for the ticket stands. the peanut
and candy booths, and the pink lem
onade vendors. Everything will be
arranged to make this plaza center
of gaiety and pleasure. A troup of
Japanese tumblers will perform in one
section and in an opposite space some
similar attraction will be in operation.
From all the tents streamers will be
living and multi-colored banners will
disDlay the principal events which are
taking place behind them under the
tents.
The shouts of the showmen and the
beating of drums will keep an almost
constant clamor going. Mingled with
if all will be the cries of the peanut
vendors. and the calls of the pink lem
onade men. Nothing will be left I'M
done to make the midway a grand fes-
tival of merriment, gaiety and pleas
ure.
The srandstand is directly opposite
the main entrance to the grounds, and
visitors who attend the fair simply for
the sake of the horse-racing will not
be compelled to travel through the
midway or around the exhibit build
ings before reaching the grandstand.
In the large open space Within the
track the biz free attraction will be
pulled off Here the lassoing and rop-
ing contests will take place, the Indian
war dance. and the reproduction OF
the White Meadow massacre.
The Exhibit Buildings.
To the left of the main entrance to
the grounds stands the building of fine
arts. In this building the collections
Of oil paintings will be one display, and
the drawings and reproductions of both
amateur and professional artists. The
fancy work done with the needle will
be given a prominent place in the
building, and all the exhibits in the
Womans department will be found here.
The principal restaurant on the
grounds, in charge of the Savannah
Daughters of the Confederacy. will be
located in this building. The special
booths which have been arranged Tor
will also be grouped in among the art
exhibits, and the multi-colored decora-
lions with which these booths will be
adorned will add much to the pleasant
ef act Of the entire display.
Here also the music companies of
Savannah will make their exhibits.
Many pianos and other musical in
struments will be playing during the
entire day. and arrangements have been
made for the rendition of vocal selec-
TONS of different natures. The idea of
me management is to make this build
ing and its exhibits one of the most at
tractlve on the grounds, and no labor
mas been spared in bringing the dis
pays up to high standard.
The Other Buildings.
continuing from the fine arts build
ing the spectator enters the agricul-
turaI building, Here all the products
OF Georgia farms will be shown. There
WIN be samples of giant fruits of all
inscriptions and dwarfed specimens
VIII also be displayed. Canned goods
VIII be shown in all varieties and from
dIl sections of the country.
me merchants display will be in the
same building, and this will be one
u Vhe largest departments of all Near
" every merchant in Savannah will
~ represented and all classes of goods
WIN ne on exhibit. Space has been
rapidly assigned, and there is very lit
ne remaining for which there have
"een no applicants.
The Poultry show.
Ater leaving the agricultural build
ts the spectator comes to the poul-
by snow. There have been more than
IVY entries in this department, and
- - expected that the number will be
vouoIed before the opening date. All
,s@sIeues of poultry will be on exhibit,
I'm I'm the Plymouth Rock to the ban
" MS ana different varieties of games.
MgAt 10 the poultry show are the
Ills Ills Tor the sheep, goats and swine
e4ilolt. Following this are the horse
tn.u cattle stalls. Entries in these
to %o departments have been coming in
s as and an unusually high standard
'@Hlplt is assured.
secretary Doyle and his two assist
sltS were busy again yesterday is
hing oa tags. Almost as large a num-
~ were sent out as on Friday, and
NJ Tags were dispatched to ali parts
trio ne country. A number of new en-
ca iTs IN the art department were re-
49, 1seu at headquarters yesterday Miss
nla 3nIe huek will make a large dis
s 49,. Oh OIL paintings, and a large art
Vanb oIl VIII be made by Mrs. c. w.
ana e, Oh Paris, Ill. Mr.. B. S. Slower
W,b. Mr' w. w. Ferguson were others
the the sent in applications for entry in
'De art department.