The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-20
EXHIBITORS ARE PLEASED
THEY A STATE FAIR WAS NEVER
BETTER Conducted.
Several suggestion Are Made Ms To
improvements Which Should BE
Made by the Board.

The breaking up OF the Indiana State
fair went on yesterday and will continue
through the greater part Of next week.
Most OF the exhibitors packed their ex-
hibits and left yesterday. but a number
have remained over until Monday. Cara
vans of horses and wagons and buggies
and machines were seen moving way in
all directions from the grounds most of
the day yesterday. II was not an unusual
sight to see a string of buggies tied to-
gether and drawn by a single horse, or
q string of horses seemingly pulled along
by a buggy, pass through the streets.
The prize winners, almost without ex-
ception. took up their journey toward the
Kentucky State fair. at Lexington. which
begins tomorrow. Those who did not draw
ribbons went back to the county circuit in
search of laureIs of some kind. Many went
back TO their home towns and farms. IL
was a big task for the exhibitors TO pack
their exhibits: loading then INTO Ireignt
together. And after all the exhibitors are
gone the State Board OF Agriculture will
be busy for a week longer closing up ac-
counts and clearing the grounds.
Not all OF the hOrsemen, however, nave
left or will leave Immediately. Many of the
horsemen have entered horses In the horse
show this week and will remain for that
occasion. These horses are mostly saddlers
and light-harness eauines, all the heavy
horses having been sent away There are
to attend the fair that are staying over for
the first night Of the horse show.
EXHIBITORS ARE
Exhibitors who were at the fair this
year expressed themselves as much pleased
with the way in which the exposition was
managed. They say that the fair moved
along smoother in its operations than they
nave ever seen Ii before. Some of them,
however, suggest that the board would do
well to change the title of the secretary
10 that OF general manager, which would
be more suitable to his position. 1t IS
also suggested that the president has more
than he can attend 10, and that by re-
lieving him OF some Of the responsibility
the bitches In the fair could be avoided.
The fair would be improved upon, II Is
stated, by having a general manager, De-
cause he would get more into the detail or
the work than either the president or the
secretary under existing conditions. Ihe
suggestion may come up at the January
meeting OF the board.
A great deal of trouble also arose over
the question of passes. There Is a con-
tinuai nagging for passes which falls upon
the secretary and president. 1t generally
begins about q month before the fair opens.
1t is said that about one-thrid OF the peo-
pie who call at the administration building
ask for passes for friends for the next
day. Exhibitors and their assistants are
entitled to passes. but the greater number
OF requests come for outsiders who have
nothing whatever to do with the fair.
Members OF the board said that they have
a great deal to contend with from persons
abusing the pass privileges. and that some
thing will have to be done before another
fair TO remedy the trouble.
The State fair this year cleared about
$4,000. Treasurer Lagrange said yesterday
that the exact figures will not be known for
several days until all accounts are squared.
He said that on Thursday the fair was
about $1,000 behind, but that the large
attendance Of Friday overbalanced ac-
counts. In the whole fifty years history of
the fair there has been only one Friday
that the attendance exceeded that Of last
Friday. mat was the year Star Pointer
went against time. The estimate of Fri
days attendance places the number at
1900.