Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-01
--i-Ll..;.T FIRE WORKS DISPLAY
To Be One of the Features Of the
Coming State Fair.


The management of the Michigan
State fair this year n arranged for
one OF the most gorgeous displays OF
fireworks that has ever been witness
ed at any similar exhibition. The Greg |
DRY Fireworks company OF Chicago,
which is one of the largest concerns
of the kind in the world, has been So
cured to give an exhibition that for
brilliancy and startling effects, has
never before been seen.
The fireworks will start Saturday
evening, September 4, and continue
five nights, September 6, Z, and 3,
disseminating of course on Sunday
night. and the last night Of the fair.
The horse show, which will also be
given In front OF the grand stand, will
start promptly at 1880 o'clock and con-
tinue until $3.50. Then the fireworks
will Immediately begin, the display
lasting until $3.50, giving everyone am
pie time to reach home early. The
Gregory Fireworks company will pre-
pare program from high-class mater
ial that is something different from
that ever seen before. The program
will be filled with startling things
gram, when salute of aerial guns
are fired, until the close with the
goodnight piece.
Among the features will be the
grand illumination, when the entire
surroundings are brilliantly illuminate
ed with tri-colored Bengal lights,
changing from red TO white TO blue.
Two monster fire balloons will follow
carrying trails Of variegated colored
stars. Figure balloons will then ascend
showing the star spangled banner in
the sky, air ship, flying fish, pigs, ele-
phans, foxy grandpa, etc. Then Will be
exploded numerous bombs and rockets
reaching an altitude of five thousand
feet
The Merry Acrobat" is humorous
piece OF mechanical construction
showing In outlines of fire, a most
realistic production of an acrobat per-
forming many interesting and anus
ing feats on the horizontal bar. This
wonderful creation cannot fail to pro-
duce roads of laughter.
The flight of peacock plumed rock
cts produces a most startling effect,
gorgeous veil of feathery plumes en-
bellished with emerald CONNECTS.
spreading out through the air.
The "Sultan's Fan" is one OF the
most novel and bewildering pieces
of pyrotechnic displays. When first
displayed a beautiful pillar of tri-col-
ored fire is seen, which finally opens
into a fan that, when ablaze, has
spread OF thirty feet.
The Golden Sunset" is a mammoth
wheel Of fire. twenty-five feet in di-
ameter, the acme of twentieth cen
fury creation. This piece when ablaze
has a circumference of over one hun
dred feet.
The "Girondela" is another start
ling effect. This device is manufao-
tured in Europe and especially i'm
ported by this concern. After making
a long fight and descending nearly to
the ground, a second flight is made,
resulting in thrilling effects.
Niagara Falls in fire would seem
difficult to produce, but II Is really 40
complished by this concern. The
piece is forty feet in length and when
in operation has all the appearance
and sound of the mighty cataract IT.
self. The molten fire. reaching 10 the
ground, rebounds with splash OF sill
very mist. creating an inspiring eff
feet
Added to this great display,
there are scores of other beautiful
pieces that will add to the general
fascination Rockets and bombs are
exploded at the most opportune time
TO produce startling effects.
These beautiful things in fire are
all produced by a skill crew Of men,
who have been go long in the bust
ness that a hitch never occurs TO
spoil the pleasure OF the evening
This exhibition alone will be well
worth a trip 10 Detroit, and is ex
pected to be one of the leading at
fractions at the big fair.