Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12


5th. Into these two weeks will be
icr0wded a series OF entertainments
which In every respect eclipse any
thing OF the kind ever seen N the
West There is no effort being made
TO complete with the various country
fairs IN this territory, for the Inter
State Fair is 10 a class by itself and
the people within a radius a 200 to 800
miles of Kansas City may attend their
respective county and district fairs
and then come TO Kansas City and see
scores Of features which none or all Of
the fairs they attended afforded.
As its name implies the project is
both a fair and exposition. The Kan
sas CITY fair ola dozen years or more
was. the great agricultural event OF
this section, but Kansas City has out
grown the purely agricultural fair, yet
1t is the logical place where the pro-
duces and resources OF the Surround
ing territory should be displayed. But
Kansas City Is TO more than merely
instruct the half million visitors whoi
will be here in the resources OF Kan
Sas, Missouri, Arkansas INC the new
state Of Oklahoma. 10 addition TO the
manifold exhibits OF every imaginable
sort floral and manufacturers dlsplassl
Of all the varied features OF a fair
which embraces the very best OF all
the big shows In this line, the Inter
State FAIR will offer q mammoth ser.
les of open air acts and sensational
vaudeville performances OF which the
great Parker Amusement shows will
be the GROWING feature by day and
the $4,000 "Siege Of Jericho" pyro-
technical spectacle will be the star at
traction at night.
Some idea OF the facilities with
which the fair association is equipped
ma be gathered from the fact that il
has a long lease on the half million
dollar plant OF the Elm Ridge race
track, the most complete race track
In the world and which combines all
the facilities OF race track with all
the ~legancies Of a g~entlemen's club In
addition to this, forty acres have been
set aside for purely exposition purpos-
es,so that no fair in the west will have
such spacious accommodations. No
matter how large the crowds, there
cannot possibly be any erowding, for
the street railway accommodations
VIII land LOO, 900 people at the grounds
there is ample room for all to witness
the various races and acts and to in
spect the countless displays OF all
sorts.
As showing the scope Of the exhib-
its already planned for the state Of
Missouri has appropriated 5000 for
its display and every dollar Of this will
be spent for exhibits, as nothing will
have to be spent for buildings, booths
or room. Independently of the i'm
mense exhibits OF the state at the st.
Louis worlds fair and those collected
by the state board Of agriculture, num-
erous counties and lnviduals the in
state will make displaysicompeting for
the liberal premiums offered. 1t might
be stated In ~passlngIthat the premium
and prize list for the fair aggregates
$500 and the money is in bank, the
fair association being an incorporated
body,so that exhibitors are amply pro-
tected 10 this respect.i
The state OF Kansas will be repre-
sented by a varied exhibit from the
agricultural college at Manhattan, in
addition to numerous county and In
dlVidual displays. For instance, Linn
county has already prepared an extern
siye display and Leavenworth county
will be represented with a similar dis
play. These are only selected at rand
som to illustrate the scope or the fair
in this line.
Then Kansas City itself Is TO be con-
sidered. All the big merchants and
implement dealers have applied for
space for big displays Of goods, enab-
ling visitors In half a day to see stocks
which 1t would require a week and
much loss of energy to cover the same
ground otherwise. The manufacturers |
will show what is made here: the
jobbers will display their stocks and
the general merchants and big depart
ment stores will have displays that
will be both instructive and ornamen- 1
tai. being a complete review OF the
commercial resources Of Kansas
city. ID
Many interesting features in the 3
shape of model kitchens, model diaries :
the latest scientific a~ppliciances in |
connection with farming and dairying, a
will be provided. In a word, the B
entire resources Of the great South.
west will be at the disposal Of the v
visitors to this great fair and on top n
OF all this will be the great open air o
vaudeville acts, the Parker exposition :
shows and the big fireworks spectacle p
at night The latter is a spectacle IL
requiring over 200 people in acting outI
the story of the seige, capture and n
destruction Of Jericho, the famous 5
city OF Bible times which fell at the c
blast Of the rams horns. This spec
tacle will be intensely interesting, not
to stay exciting, for the final destruct. N
OF the doomed city will be accom-. @
panied by a display Of fireworks tbatlT
will be thrilling In the extreme. II
Every variety Of taste in the matter ga
Of entertaining has been catered to
and In the race feature, special care
has been taken TO furnish an abun. Vi
lance Of this delightful form Of sport.
Ten great races will be carried out al
ZACH day OF the fair. Joe Joker, the
ANGUS 'guideless horse,f that races =,
Without bride or driver, will be one
4 the interesting features cd the
ide. Pr
There will be a big motor display ST
which can not fail 10 interest thous-
nds Of visitors In addition to num-.
Of other exhibits and attractions 80
90 numerous to mention. wi
In short, the visitors TO Kansas City
bis fall from September 23rd toll
october 9Th will be given the etime r