The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-07-02
BRILLIANT FIRE WORKS DISPLAY
To Be One of the Features Of the
Coming State Fair.

The management of the Michigan
State fair this year has arranged for
one Of the most gorgeous displays or
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 Sc
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 y,
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, VIII
start promptly at $50 o'clock and con-
tinue until $50 Then the fireworks
will Immediately begin, the display
lasting until $50, giving everyone am
pie time to reach home early The
Gregory Fireworks company Will pre-
pare a program from high-class mater
ial that is something different from
that ever seen before The program
will be filled with startling things
that thrill from the opening of the pro-
gram. when a 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 illuminat-
ed with tri-colored Bengal lights,
changing from red to white to blue.
Two monster fire balloons Will follow
CARRYING trails of variegated coored
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, most
realistic production of an acrobat per-
forming many interesting and anus
ing feats on the horizontal bar Ihls
wonderful creation cannot fail 10 pro-
duce roads of laughter
The fight Of peacock plumed rock
cts produces a most startling erect
gorgeous veil of feathery plumes en-
bellished with emerald commets,
spreading out through the air.
The "Sultan's Fan" is one OF the
most novel and bewildering pieces
of pyrotechnic displays. When nrst
displaved a beautiful pillar OF trlcol-
ored fire is seen, which finally opens
into a fan that when ablaze, mas
spread of thirty feet.
The Golden Sunset" is a mammoth
wheel Of fire, twenty-five feet IN oil
ameter. the acme of twentieth CEN
fury creation This piece when aolaze
has a circumference of over one nun
dred feet.
The "Girondela" is another start
ling effect This device is manufac-
tured in Europe and especially Inn
ported by this concern. After making
a long fight and descending nearly 10
the ground, a second flight is made,
resulting in thrilling effects.
Niagara Falls in fire would seem
difficult to produce, but it is really &C
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 II
self The molten fire. reaching to the
ground, rebounds with a splash OF sill
very mist, creating an inspiring ef-
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 skill crew OF men,
who have been so 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 to Detroit. and is ex-
pected to be one Of the leading at
fractions at the big fair.