The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-01-22
FLORIDA STATE FAIR

The varied agricultural. horticulture
al, live stock. educational. mineral and
in lustria! PRODUCTS of twcnty-three OF
F1Grida's most magnificent counties. to-
gether with products Of every kind
sent in by scores Of individual produc-
crs, representing every section of the
state. is what F'loridians and thou
sands Of hOme-seeking visitors from
other states will see on exhibition in
the nine big buildings of the Florida
State Fair, which will be held at Tam
pa, from February 9TH to end. Even
ut this late date il is expected that
several other counties, owing to the
magnificent premiums offered and the
immense attendance that will be in
evidence, will fall into line. but without
additions there will be represented at
an yformer state fair in the country.
The array of products will be superior
to that seen at the jamestown Expo
sitiOn, according TO leading railway Of
ficials of Florida, and others who at
tended the exposition.
In addition to the grand array of
CAillplttu, tic dIi uSSUlSIil dl~
fractions will also be superior to any
hitherto presented at any state fair,
large or small, the directors of the fair
having determined TO spare no expense
in making the coming fair a browning
success in every feature. Fully 500 of
the fastest running horses in the coun-
try, twice the number that was ex-
pected, will have arrived in the city
before the end Of the month in order
to compete for purses amounting to
$4,000, offered for races during the
great Today meeting. half the number
having already arrived at the track,
which is the fastest half-miIe track in
the country. Whereas the original es-
innate Of cost of putting on the great
circus and hippodrome was $4,000, the
sum of $4,000 has been added to Sc
cure several additional European and
Oriental acts. Every show to be seen
on the amusement street will be alb
sOlutely new and novel, not one having
been seen in the South before being
engaged. A most notable sporting
feature arranged only this week will
be the greatest wrestling tournament
Of the worlds history, lasting eight
days and arranged by Frank Barnes.
cagO Purses amounting to $4,000
will be awarded to the victors in this
clean and magnificent sport. in which
the champions of all classes of Amer
lea, Germany, France, Scotland, Japan.
Russia, Italy, Greece and other foreign
countries will compete. The cham
pionship of each class, including the
great Japanese style of Wrestling and
known as the jiu-jitsu, will be decided
in Tampa on those days.
The fair will be officially opened at
! the noon hour of Wednesday, February
5th, by Governor Broward and from
| that day on merriment will reign SUI
preme. A large number of the most
famous statesmen and diplomats of
America, Germany, Italy, Spain and
other foreign countries will visit the
city while the fair is in progress. and
each ambassador will be accompanied
to the local port by a warship from
his own country. Special days and
! special events of indescribable mag
nificence will mark the entire period,
for which Tampa's hotels, boarding
houses and private citizens have pre-
pared to care for a large number of
viSitorS-a larger number than ever at
tended a fair or exposition in the
South.