The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-10-02
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS.
Opens October IL and Continues
Sixteen Days.
LARGE SUM IS EXPENDED.
For Coming Exposition
Cost SIPS, neutrality-suspicious. De.
nand for Space For Exhibits and
Prlvileees-Other Features.


PrlviIeees-Other Features.
II is but natural that the people OF the
southwest should expect that each an
nual meet of theTexas State Fair should
be greater than the one preceding
And their expectations have never
been disappointed, and will not be this
year. for thu Fair MANAGEMENT
is preparing for the greatest exposi.
ton ever held in the south Every
department is being enlarged, with ad.
ditional facilities added The Fair as.
ISOLATION Is expanding 100000 and
the municipal government $4,000 for
new improvements, and the amuse.
ment and music hall features will
cost twice the amount expended for
that purpose last year.
The sum of slO5,O00 referred to
above, represents the net profits OF
the fair OF 1907, and was prorated as
follows: For ladies' textile and fine
arts building, $4,000 for the compile.
ton OF the agricultural and manufac.
turers buildings, $4,000; for a new
steel grand stand. $4,000, and the bal.
ance to be used In the perfection OF
the toilet and sewerage systems.
The city OF Dallas has erected
handsome entrance 10 the grounds at
the cost of 10000, and is spending a
like amount In identifying the park.
All these improvements are prac-
tically ompleted. and prove beyond
dispute that Texas has the greatest
fair grounds OF any state in the Union.
Judging in the various departments
begins the first week OF the fair.
Exhibitions of livestock begin in the
arena Monday. Oct 10, at which time
the tying OF blue ribbons and the
making OF awards begin. In the poul.
try department the premiums will be
awarded during the first week. clos.
ing the same not later than Satur.
day or that week.
Big events will feature every day
during the fair. and the management
expects them to be greater than ever
before Morning, afternoon and night |
there will be showing Of high school |
horses, coach and carriage teams, |
saddle horses and equipages and the |
various breeds OF cattle. hogs, Jacks, |
jennets, mules. sheep and goats in |
the livestock arena
In music hall. Professor Phinney Of |
Phinney's United States band will |
give three programmes daily-morn.
Ing, afternoon and night. In addition
10 this great band. famous the country
h. l.
by a double quartette of the finest
singers in America, and with high
class vaudeville acts secured from
the orpheum circuits Of the north.
These offerings will be free to visit.
ors 10 the fair
Never before in history was the
demand so great for space for both
exhibits and privileges. Every foot
Of space on the grounds is now prac.
ideally taken. The exposition building
and the implement and vehicle de.
partment is full to overlooking. Every
stall in the livestock department will
be needed for the housing Of stock,
and in amusement park there will be
hundreds Of shows offering amuse.
nent, instruction and entertainment
In fact, so great are the applica.
tons for space in every department
hat the association is finding great
difficulty in taking care Of the exhib-
is, even with the enlarged facili.
ties, though It was thought that
when the present new buildings were
erected they would answer all pur.
1oses for the years to come.
Premiums this year will exceed the
100000 mark. The sum Of $4,000
will be hung up in purses and stakes
md 100000 distributed in the various
departments. The racing events prom.
Sc 10 add brilliance to the history Of
Texas turf, and the exhibition Of fine
attic, horses, hogs, sheep, goats,
acks, mules and jennets be an eye.
opener 10 visitors from the north
In fact, the fair is on a sounder ba.
lis than ever, and is prepared 10 give
Is patrons the greatest entertain.
nent in its history. AS in the past,
he railroads have promised cheap
'ates, and visit 10 the fair will be
Within the reach Of all.