Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-09-20
LAST DAY OF FAIR.
All Records for Wisconsin State Shows
Broken by Present One.

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attendance will nearly double that OF
last year.
Big Increase in Receipts.
The receipts of each day have exceeded
those of last year, with the exception of
Monday. On that day this year all the
school children were admitted to the
grounds free. Last year, Monday was
Labor day and the holiday brought thou
sands to the big show.
Milwaukee Day Breaks All Records.
The total paid admissions on Thursday
milwaukee, day-were 3S,376, and the
number of people who entered on passes
or on exhibitors Or helpers tickets, and
all others who were on the grounds bat
did not contribute to the treasury,
brought up the number of people in the
crowd to at least $4,000, according to the
| conservative estimates Of the fair man
| ayers. 1t was the greatest crowd ever
seen on the grounds.
Will Net Big Profit.
The success of the week will leave
tidy sum-between $4,000 and $50. 1000
in the treasury of the fair association.
This money will be expended next year
for increased premiums for displays of
Wisconsin livestock and Wisconsin agri-
cultural exhibits.
i believe we can offer premiums for
Guiding horses, cattle. sheep, and swine"
| said President McKerrow. AT any
| rate, we can offer premiums for all the
popular classes of exhibits of Wisconsin
livestock"
Parade of Animals
The parade of the prize winning ami
mails took place around the grounds this
morning. Every stallion, bull, heifer,
mare, and every other animal who lad
no
blue ribbons awarded by the judges was
lead through the streets of the grounds,
down past the administration and pub
| licity buildings and back past the rear
of the grand stand, to the barns. 1t
| was most interesting sight. The
| monstrous beasts, sleek and fat groomed
| to the point of perfection, gaily decorated
with ribbons, stepping high and stately
| as if conscious of their value and of the
notice they were attracting, were only
equalled by the pride and glory of their
| owners, who followed with loving care
every move of their stock.
Clouds Delay Crowds
The last day of the fair opened rath-
er gloOmily and those who had put off
their attendance until then, began TO
think of giving up the idea of seeing the
big. show. But during the morning the
sun came out brightly and at II o'clock
there was the usual steady stream of
visitors coming through the gates. 1t
was estimated at that time that the at
tendance today would be in the neigh
borhood of 10000 or $4,000, and mas
much as every coin taken in is velvet"
the tar managers were as anxious as
ever to secure and make a good showing.
The big speed event of the day, the
| race between The Broncho and Hazel
Patch-attracted thousands of Milwau-
kee people and it was source of graft
III TO fhn HSnio lc hot {l,o for,
| and visitors from outside the city re-
NAMED through the week.
State Visitors Stay.
Even on Milwaukee day." said Sec
rotary True, there were nearly as many
farmers on the grounds as city people.
That is what we like. Nothing makes
the fair so successful as the hearty CO.
operation of the farmers, and when they
will join the Milwaukeeans on the day
set aside for the special amusement of
the citizens of the metropolis, it shows
the true interest"
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 16, 1905.
State Fair park this morning was the
scene of greatest confusion. Each eX-
hibltOr was the wrecker of his own ex-
hibit and the grounds from end to end
was one mass of rubbish.
The work of dismantling Wisconsin's
greatest annual exhibition of industrial,
mechanical and agricultural resources.
had been in progress all night long, and
while not half of the goods, implements,
and products had been removed during
the night, the packing up had been in
progress and was nearly completed The
livestock exhibits had in most cases been
removed from the grounds, and were en-
route for other fairs.
All Departments Dismantled.
All departments were dismantled. and
cheese, and butter, and dairying ma
chinery was being carted off in steady
procession. The fakirs and the proprie-
tors of the eating booths were tearing
down their structures, and scattering
boards and rubbish all over the grounds.
Even Port Arthur had disappeared as
if swallowed by an earthquake or the
explosion of a Japanese mine.
Attendance Is 1927.
The total attendance during the week
is estimated at 1921, distributed
through the week as follows: Monday.
when the school children were admitted
free) %, 157; Tuesday, 1882; Wednes-
day, Il ,4O1; Thursday. 39.O2O; Friday.
1857. Passes and employees and ey-
hibitOrs' admissions numbered 81 600
This total attendance is over twice os
great as that of last year, estimated at
10000. '0A a.
The North-W estern road took about 1e-
900 people to the fair grounds. and the
Milwaukee Electric. Railway and Light
company carried about 10000. It is
estimated that the fair brought AZ 900
people to the city. the North western
road bringing 10000; the NIilwankee
road, 10000 and the Wisconsin Central
$500. >''''A Oe'i'- a.
Weather Conditions Perfect.
The weather conditions were almost
perfect during the entire week The
rain, which threatened on several of the
days, held back, and the sun sbone
brightly on each day. The track was
faster than ever before, and the track
record was tied in an exciting race by
The Broncho. On Thursday. the big
gest day of the fair, the weather man
succeeded in holding back the rain until
the monster afternoon crowd had
reached the grounds. Then it began TO
rain. The shower let up in the evening,
until a correspondingly large evening at
tendance was assured, when it COM
meDced again