Evening journal., 1909-08-28
BUSY TIMES AT
THE FAIR GROUND
Things Being Put in Shape
For the Exposition Next
Week

The hammer and clang of work.
mems tools rcsound at the county
fair grounds at Wawaset Park to-day.
Activity In many forms is to be found
In nearly every part OF the grounds,
and It Is expected that every detail
of the arrangements for the fair will
be completed on Monday evening, so
that the big agricultural show may
open on Tuesday to continue until
Friday evening The grounds are
rapidly taking on the air Of a huge
encampmont of giant gypslos; tents
great and small have been erected for
tho various exhibits. horses are being
stabbed ana tho live stock displays
are being received each day.
The porishable displays win not be
received until late Monday evening or
carly Tuesday morning. Otherwise,
Il Is probable that all arrangements
viii have been completed by Monday
afternoon A large gang of worlSmon
is ON the grounds now and rushing
work in all directions. Miss Emma
l<oim. who has charge Of the Office
of the fair association, at Fifth and
Shipley streets, is also busily engaged
IN preparing for the fair, and is send
ing out many pounds OF advertising
matter and correspondence daily.
Evening Journals Tent.
Much interest has been aroused by
| the announcement OF THE EVENING
/ JOURNAL that il viii have a large
I rest tent at the fair This tent viii
| be at the disposal of the thousands OF
visitors, an attendant viii be at their
service, there viii be a telephone for
/ their use, and tho Philadelphia and
/ Wilmington newspapers will be on file.
| Every arrangement has been made for
| the comfort of the visitor to THE
! EVENING" JOURNAL tent. The tolc-
phono for the use Of visitors viii be
| Automatic No. 17OS. Persons at home
{ who desire to communicate with their
| friends at the fair grounds are in
| Vited 70 use the telephone. and a
messenger win be at their service. Ar
rangements for announcing the results
of the fair races have also been made.
I<iamensi spring water will be on
tap in THE JOURNAL tent, and mes
songcrs win hunt people desired 20
answer the telephone. Couches and
easy chairs win also be I'm the tent
The large tent OF 1OOx1s0 feet 10
be used for the horse display at the
fair has been raised along with Is
smnller tents for, the various exhibit
tlons The horse tent has ~ box
stalls and aisles 12 feet wide. The
grading of horses viii be made on
Wednesday. A large tent near the
main entrance has been erected, in
which luncheon win be served by u.
HoNter.
-Four cars Of machinery are on
siding OF the b. and o., near the
grounds. Part of this was unloaded
to-day. one firm handling gasoline
engines viii have 20 machines on view.
An Adams Express car fun of ex.
hbits was unloaded to-day. Two
cars Of thirty-two race horses were
also unloaded to-day at the Fourth
and Pine streets tracks.
Dr. J. Cardeen Cooper. of Wyoming
will unload a car of live stock. This
Is the best exhibit of live stock from
any Of the distant places TO be repre-
sented.
The Office building of the secretary
and ticket sellers, opposite Seventh
street at the Woodlawn avenue en-
trance has been completed. The gem
cral admission gate will be on Wood
B lawn avenue. opposite Seventh. Car
riagos will enter at the Pennsylvania
] avenue entrance.