The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
WILL HAVE new FAIR BUILDINGS
Prospects Bright For the Best State
Fair Ever Held.

SIecldl. ou puiiu
ing at the fair ground is to come
down. and out OF the timbers is to be
constructed a new hall of agricul'
tuYe" which VII be as rOomy as the
so called new building" on the Elm
wood avenue side of the grounds
The location o. the rail- OF agriculture
will be changed so that there Will be
plenty Of o around the arena IN
which the crowds may circulate Last
year and the year before there vas a
great jam in the passage way around
the arena between the two main
buildings and at times persons coEli
not get from one place to the othe'-
Mr.. A. w. Love of Chester, the new
general secretary Of the fair was n
the city. and went over the grounds
with Mr.. E. 4. Guignard, member OF
the executive committee, and Mr.. {.
c. Wilson. architect. Plans for the new
building have not ben drawn, but the
requirements Of the State Agricultural
and Mechanical society have been
made known t. the architect and he
will p'epare details in accordance
Herewith.
In addition to this new building. two
large restaurants will Re built. in d!f-
fcrent parts OF the grounds. First,
class meals VIII be served in thee
places. and there will be lodgings 10:
the CGaccsSi0neIs. Thee would &c .
greater number Ct these concession
or, corning into the cii% ION o'her
State; but for the lack Of suth n1tei
recommendations on the Gt0@A"S.
The cn;Tapcc to the grounds IS sad
to be hall located. and Mr.. LoTc
wants the street railway Co:Hpani 10
pu. in 4 si!e tack a little further
west on Eimwo0d avenue. T.!S would
in a measure relieve the congestion
| around the entrance and between the
h~u;,:!ngs on Zig lays 3"fore !ea''
Ing tie city yestcrGa? afternoon. MI.
Love said: I'VE will have "0.0pO peo-
pie he . this fall If the Chamber OF
Commerce will help Us as ! al sure
it will. | propose 70 WORK the counties
Of the State with the hope that me
exhibits c: the county fairs viii b@
sem TO the State fair" He has other
plans which will ensure new. t2tu:@S
and give new life 20 the fair.
Already the committee in charge
ara anticjpa:ing the State fai' al
though that festival does not occur
until the late autumn. Though tn
fair has always been 4 season Of en-
iCymynt and festiyity yet it is the IN
tention this year to sTTpa&E n! pre-.
vious efforts N tE2t line. Ths:2 VIII
he in the Language OF s!anStom some
:hinS doing" every minute and the
visitors vii! leave the cit? delighted
with Coiumbia's hospitality.
Us last year. the street arnlF VIII
be a most prominent feature OF the
| fair. The Elks vii! Tot be behind the
project as the Law OF that order now
| fcrLiGs its participation in such en-
terpri:as. but the Chamber OF Com
mercc will take upon ITSELF the duty
| Of carrying out a carnival such as was
| had last year. The city fair associar
| ton, as told in The State OF last
week. has dissolved and has been
merged into the Chamber of Com
mcrCc.
Secretary A. w. Love CT the State
Fair Association has lately been in
correspondence with the Chamber OF
Commerce and has entrusted to them
a large part OF the preparation neces'
| say to make the fair an eminent sue
cess as far as Columbia is concerned.
1t has no yet been decided whether
or not the midway on the grounds
will be done away with. In the event
that it is its place will be supplied by
the side shows on Main street as in
the last carnival. A new feature OF
this fair is to be a great military
parade with the cooperation or AdJu'
tant and Inspector General John D.
Frost who. it is said, is thoroughly
enthusiastic over the plan. In case
the State encampment is secured for
( Columbia it is certain that the militia
Of the State will wish to return in the
fall to attend the fair.
Of course the football game has al
WAYS been q star attraction with the
college men and women Of the State
| and last year the crowd which Sa"
! Clemson defeated by Carolina was the
largest ever assembled on the athletic
| field at the fair grounds.