Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01
State Fair Attracted about 10000
People and Many Noted
Guests.
STATEMENT BY PRES. EYARTS
Declares the state should Make an
Appropriation to support the Fair
Ell Gallo won n Hard Fought
Racc--Barrc Automobiles
Win Trophy Cup.

White River Jet, Sept. 24.---Another
day of Nermonts big state fair is
ended. a pleasant day, but with Its
heat tempered by refreshing breeze.
Features on the track were many, the
parade of prize winning cattle and
horses. an automobile parade. a fitting
tournament, running race and trot-
ting and pacing. Vaudeville acts were
sandwiched in and here's a good word
for as clever n troupe of trained bears
as ever did funny stunts in Vermont.
Governor Proctor was there and Gov
ernor elect Prouty and former Gov.
nor c. ]. Bell and other distinguished
guests, who were all delighted with
the fair and proud of It's success
President Maxwell Evarts. who is
the parent of the state fair idea, Is the
most interested man in all Vermont in
the future welfare of the enterprise.
lie believes that an annual state fair
conducted on broad and liberal lines
will have more to do with improving
farming conditions In the State than
can AIRY one possible thing.
EVARTS ON STATE FAIR.
no. P"e' ' iiN9'uei''
- ''i
''''S ne "'".e iair p'ihss
peop7 i'o'" an s'c'lohS OF 'he state TO-
ee''H' where '"eF can 'Nc"ahse iaeas
on" ". '''c san ''''1 see what o'hers
H"Ne "o" III ''le way ol making farming
easier an" lansing II u Il poS'tion vi low
among 'Hei''selNes ana OF creating an
I,,tr
aur1'' uo'' among "thers Tor FARMING ana
'Ie petli ehsase' IN the industry Here
AS mas pee'' uenohs'ra'e1 thls week. as
full in assembling perhaps the greatest
colectoh OF horse' cattle ana sheep ever
snow IN Ne" Ehslano' II ms Is not
benefca t" those engaged In breed
ing stock ther | may ask what can be.
rake the display OF Morgan horses alone.
ana a inner showing OF this breed OF noble
eQuineo wa never seen In greater num-
Der or or fne: strain. the result of the
Morga horse eXhib.. Of one year ago and
now bein6 made here Is shown in the
fact that man. owners of stock farms
from without the state are planning to
add TO thcr string of horses the Morgan
breed. To accomplish this they are to
send the. brood mares to Vermont.
There is MUGS that can he done tow
ard making the Vermont State fair a
greater exposition. and it is my belief
that those are many Nermonters who
would Xix to see thi8 done. There is Just
one waT TO do this. and that Is to have
the state make an appropriation ade-
quaIc to the purpose Canada. aids her
far with liberal appropriations. New
York state does the same and every
dollar that Vermont invests in making
thu STATE fair success Will bring back
TO he peopls many dollars on the in
Vestment
-rt1t, pAy,S EVENTS
At noon the prize winners were led
before the gram stand with shining
Then the Norwich cadets gave arill
and there was a parade of automobiles
IN ms event the trophy cup was Won
b. five machines from Barre
Seven riders entered the fitting tourna-
ment. including two young ladies and
this event was won by Frederick Lee
OF BALTIMORE Nd VINO caught the most
sneed Tbn hana n,av.d "r,x,a@ ne ,ha
young southerne- received the James S.
tyson Jr.' cup from the hands OF It's
donor
~" 'NV'''s u""it li'''e 'uh'''"5
race was won ny MISS susan Evarts
]" 1'12 seco'us' "he r"ne Vermont
ored pony ana is herseit vermont
preo girl
Inc attendance was between lo'ooo
day Anotbor no,o game u,ll ha r,or
ed between the Myopia club and
squadron teams, but Laroux, the
Hirship man. viii probably disappoint
the people as nc mas the past two days.
However so many goods things arc to
be seen on the fair grounds that the
people nave not allowed themselves to