The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-29
GREATEST FAIR
In OUR HISTORY.
That's What This Tears At
traction Will Be.
SOME GREAT FEATURES
ARE PROMISED.
Fine U. S. Military Band, Horse
Show, and Troop of Per form
ing Cavalry in the List of
Attractions.
ROBERT M. WILLIAMS,
GENERAL MANAGER

Unless all signs fail, the greatest fair
ever held III Maury County will be held
in Columbia during the latter part of
September. The Maury County Fair
Association has gone to work in earnest.
making preparations for the event, and
from now on the advertising and pre-
iminary work will go ahea without
let-up
Mr.. Robt. NJ Williams, of Chicago,
has been elected General Manager of
the Fair, and is fitting. up offices over
the Farmers & Merchants Bank He
will move in at once, and this will be-
headquarters.
The selection of Mr.. Williams was:
made because of the fact that the Secre-
tary, Mr.. Hardin Thomas, cannot give,
the requisite time and attention to the
Fair. The preliminary work INVOLVES a.
vast amount of labor, and it will keen
one man busy all the time from now
on.
No better selection could have been
made than Mr.. Williams. Having lived
here for many years. he is thoroughly,
familiar with the horse and agricul-
tural interests of che county, has a.
large acquaintance throughout the
county, is gentleman of much popu-
larity, and besides has had large ex-
perience in fairs and similar events. He
will be remembered for his connection
with the fair held here last year, when.
he officiated as one of the managers; and
his work attracted great deal of favor
able criticism at that time, not only.
from Maury Countians. but from
visitors from various parts of the
country.
Hol lob E.x, %l,o a
the Fair, is very enthusiastic over this
years event. He said this morning thatI
no pains nor money was going to be
spared to make this The most attractive
fair ever held in this city The attrac-
tions will be on more ambitious scale
than has been attempted for some time,
and number of unusual features will
comprise the four days program.
Among them Will be the music, a horse
show and troop of performing cavalry,
from Chickamauga Park. Negotiations
are now being made to secure the ia
nous United States Military Band
from Chicamauga for the fair week.
This is said to be one of the finest bands
in the United States Army and num-
bers upwards of thirty pieces. Besides
music for parades, etc,
during each day, this crack musical
organization will give band concerts each
lay and evening. ~
The horse show, which has come
INTO such favor in all the large Cities.
and especially in New York, will be
certain to be one of the novel and
most popular features 1t will be
lAld at night at the Fair grounds.
md will give opportunity for Maury
county to display her richness in.
women, handsome mer.
md fine blooded horses. Only those
Who have attended horse show have
my idea of what great feature it is.
The troop of performing cavalry
will also be one of the stellar attrac-
ions 1t is probably the most unique
rganization in the United States
ervice. There are about rs cavalry
nen, each with horse and each horse a.
rained performer. Nothing like them
as ever been seen in this section. Each
orse is an educated animal and the ex-
ibition is truly sensational
These attractions will cost the Fair
.ssociation very heavily, but the
is determined to leave
othing undone to make this years Fair
grand success in every par ticular.