The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-10
LABOR DAY AT FAIR
GROUNDS DEVOTED SPECIALLY TO
LABOR PEOPLE TODAY.
CHILDREN ADMITTED FREE
WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR
PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.

Fair sized Crowd i'm Attendance
Yesterday and Outlook for the
Remainder of the Week Is Bright.
InspectiOn-POuItry and Cattle
show Opened and Display Is n
Large One-To- morrow Is BulIOch
County Day and Special Train
VIII Bring Visitors TO the City.
Additional Carload of Products
Added to Dodge County Display.
To-day is Labor Day at the fair.
Children under II years of age, who are
accompanied by their parents or guar
dians, will be admitted to the grounds
free of charge. Every courtesy will be
extended to laboring men and their
families.
Yesterday marked the opening of the
second week OF the fair, and though
the crowd was n small one. it was
large for Monday. The indications are
that there will be large crowds the
remainder of the week. and the spe-
cial days will fill the grounds.
The gates were thrown open at
o'clock and every car was crowded.
After noon the numbers swelled rap
idly, and when the first race was called
the grand stand was filed.
After the last race the crowd began
tours OF the Midway and the exhibit
ton buildings. Everyone was in a
good humor and every attraction on
the dc he l1xy
Fun was the order of the day.
In the exhibit buildings every booth
had It's share of visitors. The fine art
building was filled during the entire
day, and many were the comments
heard in praise of the excellent exhib-
its. Everything at the grounds was
in order and ready for inspection. and
the displays were seen to good advan-
tage.
The needle work and lace exhibit
booths were the Meccas for lady Wis
itors. There are many handsome spec
linens on display. The lace exhibit is
fine one.
Poultry and Cattle Show.
The big poultry and cattle show
opened yesterday and everything was
in readiness for receiving visitors. The
poultry show is one of the best that
has ever been seen here and the ar
Tangement of the displays is such that
they show off to the best advantage.
Much of the credit for the arrange
ment of the displays and the neatness
and order which prevails about the
building is due to the efforts of Supt.
West, who has charge of the poultry
department.
The cattle show, while not nearly so
large as the chicken exhibit, is well
worthy of a visit. The greatest num-
Der of cattle shown are heifers. The
fact that NOSE of the entries are by
Georgia farmers adds greatly to the
interest of the show.
There are a number of pigs and
hogs, though the majority of these are
entered by professional exhibitors. The
Berkshire breed seems to be the ia
vorite with exhibitors, as only one OF
two specimens of other breeds are
shown. The big S20-pound hog is the
center of attraction. The animal is
surrounded hy a number of young
pigs of which he is sire.
BuIlOch County Day.
Tomorrow is Bulloch County Day
and it promises to be one of the gala
days of the fair. Mr.. Miller, who has
charge u the OullOCl COulilS GAlliDlli
was busy yesterday making arrange
ments at his booth for receiving the
visitors from his home county. The ex-
cursionists will be made welcome to
everything at the fair grounds and
every hospitality will be shown at the
Bulloch county booth.
The visitors will arrive in Savannah
on special train and will proceed at
once to the fair grounds. The special
will be decorated with flags and bunt-
ing and a banner labelled "Bulloch
County Special" The eXcursionists
will proceed directly from the train to
the grounds and will spend the entire
day there, taking in everything that
has been gathered by the fair manage
ment.
The county exhibits will, of course
be one of the principal attractions and
this show is well worth an extended
visit. Work on the booths went on all
| day Sunday and everything was in
readiness when the gates opened yes
terday. The building presents a dis
tinctly rural atmosphere and the farm
products shown are wonders in their
way.
Dodge county has made a large adj
dition to its exhibit since Saturday
Mr.. Paul, who has charge of the show
desired to display several products of
that county which had not yet been eX-
hibited and yesterday he received an
additional carload of exhibits. These
will be ct once rushed into place and
coupled with those already on the
grounds, will make the exhibit of Dodge
county one of the best on the grounds.
Mr. George w. Tiedeman and Mr.. T.
]. Davis. the committee appointed to
arrange the details for Governor Day
celebration. will hold a conference with
| Col p. w. Meldrim at once and the
complete programme for the day will
probably be announced tomorrow
morning. Governors Day will be the
big day of the fair.