The daily palladium., 1904-09-17
FAIR is VERY FINE
Special Correspondence Palladium

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indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 16.-
Without doubt, the Indiana State
Fair, which is being held here thi:
week, Is the largest, and most expen
sive State Fair ever given in Ind. II
every thing it far surpasses all for.
mer fairs held at this city. The space
for exhibitors is greatly enlarged
and the number Of exhibits is in.
creased from last year by a large
per cent. The grounds are in the
usual state of decoration, most of the
concentrations, etc., being new this
year, and they make quite an attrac-
tive spectacle from a distance.
"The weathernan will get vote
of thanks from the Fair manage
ment,' said President Downing to-
day to the Palladium correspondent,
"the weather could not have been
excelled. A pleasing thing is the cool
ness of the air, as contrasted to the
heat of several days last year. The
weather has been ideal for the fair,
and the gate receipts are the barome-
ter that proves this"
Richmond residents, about two
hundred of whom have visited the
fair up to date, seem to think that
their city has not its full share of
exhibits here, considering the splurge
made by manufactures III very much
smaller towns. Richmond is repre-
sented by four firms, two of which
manufacture drills, planters andagri-
cultural implements, and the other
two make carriages, surveys, phae-
tons, and light driving vehicles.
AS the fair is especially given in
the interest of and for the benefit of
the farmer, it is but natural that the
exhibits should be such as will inter
est the farmer, as he is the one who
derives most of the benefit from the
fair. SO, in the main, the exhibits
are those which appeal to the farmers
mostly.
The Wayne Works and the Hoosier
Division, A. M S. M. Co., are the two
exhibitors of agricultural implements,
and the Westcott Carriage Company
and the G. w. Davis Carriage Com
pany, of the lighter and finer vehicles.
The exhibits of the four firms are in
charge of statesmen from the head Of
fees, with travelling salesman in at
tendance.
Next to the Administration build
ing. on the same lot that it has oc-
cupied for five or six years, is the |
Wayne Works exhibit-forty pieces,
nearly everything manu-
factured by this firm, are in the tent.
the objects of greater inter-
est are the new, small, one horse,
ive-disc drills, new machines and
mes that in few years have shown
.reat popularity on account Of their
many conveniences, and improve
nents tending toward simplification
# the machine. The Wayne Works
ive-disc and 'five-hoe drills are al
most perfection and large numbers OF
armers stand around and listen to
explanations of how they, and the
arge drills work.
The stock of excellent wagons of
his firm also show to good advantage
nd are viewed by many daily. The
Wayne Works has very fine loca-
ion.
The Westcott Carriage company .
as a rather small tent near the
The fine beautifully ,
haped rigs, are shown in an excel
mt way, convincing and attractive :
, the prospective buyer.
This firm received word a few
ays ago that large money prize !
ad been awarded it at the st. Louis :
air for the best carriage poster. /
The Westcott's s device is familiar -
1e, very artistic, and done in hand "
me color work. The rigs of the +,
Testcott Carriage Company are -
nong the finest, both from an artis- l.
C and comfort standpoint, on the "
'ounds. ;,
The Hoosier Drill is the only Rich :,
ond exhibit in building. it occu- !,
ing half of section in the Gen. Il
al row of wooden structures. The
rge number of drills, planters. and
her implements are shown and are /,
talked up' by number of sales q