The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-18
THE FAIR AT DALLAS
Extensive Preparation Being Made for
the Annual Entertainment.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 18.-Extensive
preparation is being made for the
twentieth annual entertainment of
the State Fair of Texas, to run from
September 80 to October Is, 1905.
Speaking of the exhibits, President
c. A. Heating said today: I'VE have
had a greater number Of appltca-
tons for space than we can take care
of. The space in Machinery Hall was
all taken six weeks ago In order
to accommodate the overflow from
this department. we have opened a
driveway on the west side of the Pri-
vilege Row, from the Grand Stand
of the engine house. and made room
on either side of this passage for the
overflow from Machinery Hall and
for shows and other outdoor attrac-
tions. And still we have several ap-
plicants for space in this depart
ment whom we are as yet unable to
place. Our machinery display will
thus perhaps be the most extensive
ever made at any fair in the world.
Much of this machinery will be in
actual operation during the fair.
"Our exhibition horse stables are
filled to the last stall, and we have
been compelled TO put up new barns,
and still horses are coming in. The
swine pens are also crowded and sew
eral pens have been added
1T is a little early for a rush of
cattle and poultry entries, but from |
the amount of space already taken |
and the number of inquiries that are |
coming in. ii is certain that a SINH |
larry crowded condition will obtain |
in these departments by the time the |
Fair opens.
The last inch of space in Expos- |
tion Hall is sold The displays In |
this department are going to be very
fine. One exhibitor is putting $4,000 /
in fixtures alone. Several are ex-
pending for this purpose as much as
$500, and many as much as $1,000
and 81 500 The fact is our new
building makes such an imposing ap- !
pearance that no exhibitor can afford
20 make a cheap display in IT,
''0ur farm and mill display will |
embrace specimens OF the products
OF all the varieties OF soil and all
the notifications of climate in the
state. Il will not be a rude frontier
pumpkin show We intend TO arrange
it In so artistic fashion that it shall
be worthy OF the space 1t is to Occu-
py in the Exposition Hall
Our new auditorium and exposi-
tion building looks SO much finer
than any of as suspected from an in
spection OF the architects plans il
would look that We are satisfied the |
building Is going to prove quite an
attractive exhibit Itself TO the aver
age visitor.
The railroads have agreed to give
us the lowest rates they have ever
made 10 Dallas on any account
Mr.. Charles o. Hodge, who has
just returned from Cincinnati. says.
At Latonia race track | met the
horsemen. They are greatly interest
ed in the Dallas races. The selec-
tion of 10 Murphy TO De Judge OF the
State Fair races will De- the means
IF drawing TO Dallas hundreds OF
horsemen and race people generally
who would not otherwise have
thought of coming to Texas They
all know Mr. Murphy will stand for
no crookedness. and that the races
will be on the square The result
viii be that We shall have horses
and horsemen at Dallas this year
that have never before raced south /
Of the Mason and Dixon line.
1T looks To me as if We are going
20 have the biggest thing We ha}e /
ever had In the way of Fair A~ Well /
as OF a race meeting