Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15
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Board of Directors Provide
for Big Track Fea-
lures.
ELECTRIC FOUNTAIN LIKEWISE
Busy Evening Put IN Closing up the
Attractions for Autumn
Show.

In the line of exhibits Rock Islands
exposition. to be held during the week
Ct Sept. % to Oct. s, inclusive, will
present an attractive program in keep
ing with the other features of the en-
terprise which is already receiving
considerable attention throughout this
section of the country.
The directors in their adjourned
transacted some Of the most impor
tant business thai has so far been
great undertaking. This came in the
form of the approval of the plans of
tbs committee on exhibits, submitted
by DR.. l.. S. Silvis chairman, and
those of the committee on grounds
presented by Manager E. w. Lewis.
The program carefully arranged by
the exhibits committee embraces high
class automobile contests and parades,
as we'll as horse show. the events
in both running through the week and
presenting afternoon features for each
day and possibly night features.
Further than this the committee re-
ported having under consideration a
balloon race and a homing pigeon
contest, both of which will receive the
attention of the board at a later date
ELECTRIC FOUNTAIN A FEATURE.
The completion of further arrange
ments on the part of the grounds com
mittee provides not only for notable
= improvements in the exposition park,
many of which are already under way,
DGt the most important of which was
the recommendation of an electric
f0untain. the plans and specifications
for which were submitted and adopt
ed and for the erection and operation
of which the board let the contract.
The fountain is to be stationed near
the entrance to the park and prom
ises to be one of the most brilliant
of the night features within the
grounds. The contract which the di.
rectors let to the American Electric
Engineering company of Rock Island
provides for a fountain 50 feet high
and a So foot base, to be cone shaped
and SO operated by electric mechan
ism that it will present the appear
arce of water fall displayed in
varied hues. This is accomplished by
the use of 500 electric bulbs of red
White and blue, or other colors as the
directors OF the exposition may elect
The fountain is designed on the order
of the original electric fountain. which
proved such brilliant feature of the
Chicago Columbian exposition. only OF
smaller scale. 1t naturally prom
Uses to be one of the greatest features
Of the Rock Island exposition.
AUTOMOBILE EVENTS.
For the automobile features ant
horse exhibits, purses. cups 9nd auto
accessories are to be Offered aggre
eating $500, the idea being to pre-
sent a field that will attract entries
from the entire country. The auto
mobile program calls for a grand pa
rade from the Rock Island Club tt
the exposition park the opening day
aid which will be composed of limou
sihes. touring cars, runabouts and mo
tor trucks. the procession to be headed
by a band on a motor truck. This is
to be followed the second day by {
parade within the grounds of decorated
cars. which is to include limousines
touring ears and Tunabouts. and OF
Saturday, the last day of the exposi
tioE, there is to be a motor cycle pa
rade within the grounds by the Tri
City Cycle Motor club.
The program of automobile event:
running throughout the week call!
for ~ classes. including a station rae,
for touring cars, relay races sor tour
ing cars and runabouts, each o
which will be limited to three autt
clubs participating; set time races 70
touring cars and runabouts; obstacle
races for touring cars and runabouts
can races for touring cars and run
.ahcuts; and a red. white and blu
lace for touring ears by three aut
clubs.
The prizes for all these contest
are to be cups and valuable acce:
soTies.
THE HORSE SHOW.
For the horse exhibits, cash prize
are offered. The complete program
which speaks for itself, is as follows
Glass One--RuuabOuts.
First prize. $35; second prize. So
third prize, SIS.
Horse shall be not less than IA hant
6 inches, and not exceeding l6 hands