Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-08
WATERVILLE.
THE BIGGEST EVER.
Central Maine Fair Will
Be a Record Breaker.
Preparations for Opening Tues
day Progressing Rapidly.
Among Many Interesting Exhibits Is One
Showing Work Of The Blind.

Next The Central Maine fair at
| Waterville
The Eastern Maine fair at Bangor
and the Maine State fair at Lewiston
have closed their exhibitions and now
all eyes are turned toward Waterville
where the last but not by any means
the least of these great exhibitions is
to be held from Tuesday to Friday of
next week. Sept. II, II, 10 and II.
The representative of the Journal
paid visit to the fair grounds Friday
in company with f. p Mayo, the pres
ident of the Fair Association and the
man about whom the whole great
wheel Of the fairs management re-
wolves. Mr.. Mayo was courteous, but
managed to keep busy while talking
to the reporter Of a few Of the good
things that the visitors are to see next
week
Standing on the platform in front
of the presidents Office in the admins
tration building, the scene that pre-
sented itself was a busy one. Half 4
dozen horses, the pride of the horse
flesh of Maine, We're being worked out
on the track. Just inside the inclos-
IRE, beyond the judges stand could be
heard the sound of hammers, where
the carpenters were erecting the plat
form upon which the crack Sherbrooke
Guards will perform their evolutions
and show the Americans how Canadi-
ans take their physical exercise. Tents
large and small were in process OF
erection between the grandstand ana
the circle drive. to cover q varied class
of exhibits. Everywhere was hustle
and hurry.
The constant tinkle of the telephone
bell in the presidents office called eth
er President Mayo, Secretary Smith or
Mr. Gerald of the Waterville & Fair
field Railroad to the phone in consult
ta:ion upon some important matter
or other without which things could
not proceed smoothly.
All was chaos in Exhibition hail.
where the various exhibitors We're car
rying into this large structure the ma
terials for their booths and the first
of their exhibits.
The most decisive showing however
was in the Coliseum. where Surt. j.
c. Fuller has already made wonder
full transformation. The stage on
which 100 babies will participate i'll the
biggest and best baby show ever given
in the State of Maine. is complete even
to the settees. The baby show could
be held this afternoon if the program
called for it: but let no fond mother
be nervous-the show will take place
at the time advertised at 10 A. NJ,
Tuesday, and not before.
Superintendent Fuller has utilised
for exhibition purposes a vast amount
of space at the sides of the Coliseum
which went to waste last year. Tho
SPECTATORS banks have been turned into
pasSaG eWays. with space for exhibit
ton cases next the sides Of the build
ing. Instead of the booths on the floor
of the Coliseum being placed against
the walls of the Enclosure, 4 passage
way at the sides has been left. there
by enhancing the beauty of the exhibits
and at the Same time making more |
room for the crowds to move about.
An innovation that is appreciated |
by the newspaper men is the fact that |
space has been reserved for them in |
the room between the Skating-rink Of |
fee and the rcfrcShmcnt room. Men |
ton should also be made OF the fact |
that the visitors will not be forced To |
stare 1T bare walls this season. us |
they have been covered with heavy |
paper and this has been painted Il del |
catc green, making a harmonious !
DacEorounI