The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
FEATURES A. FAIR.
New and interesting Attractions and
Features Have Been Received

Features Have Been Received
Dallas. Texas.---ln addition TO the
fact that there will be an extraor
dinary display OF livestock and agri-
cultural products at the twenty-fifth
annual meeting of the state Fair Of
Texas, which opens at Dallas, October
/ l5, and continues sixteen days. the
management this year has arranged
! for many features which not only add
TO the importance of the Fair from an
! educational standpoint but will make
every department interesting to every
man woman and child that visits the
grounds
These features are all OF an educa.
tional value Principal among them
are A United States naval exhibit;
display OF the geological and mineral
resources of the state; fishery exhih-
! IT; a model cotton farm; good roads
park; manufacturing machinery in op-
GRAFTON. aud an oldfashioned tougna
ment, the kind so popular in the South
before the war
United States Naval Exhibit.
Lieutenant Adolphus Andrews. an
officer IN the United States navy, is in
charge OF that exhibit. Every patriotic
citizen takes pride in the war fleet of
Uncle Sam individual members Of
the "White Squadron, from the
haughty batleship to the mysterious
little submarine have their own es
pecial interest to the civilian That is
why an interest in this new depart
ment Is assured There will be models
Of every instrument of warfare, from
the big sixteen-nich gun to the deadly
torpedo In glass cases, miniature
replicas of some OF the finest vessels
in the navy, will be exhibited. The
mechanism Of the submarine. that lat
est development in warfare, will be
explained. Linked with this, moving
pictures of the maneuvers of the North
Atlantic squadron off Hampton Roads
will be produced. This production win
be realistic in the extreme, and of In
terest to all.
Richness of Resources.
Few Texans realize the richness OF
their state from geological and min. |
eral standpoint To forcibly impress
this upon the minds of visitors and to
direct their attention to the opportun.
tiles offered in the development OF
these resources, Dr. William B. Phil |
lips. director OF the Department OF
Economic Geology of the University OF |
Texas mas arranged to exhibit at the |
Fair the collection of Texas ores and !
woods belonging to that institution I
The management, delighted with this I
offer OH the part Of DR.. Phillips, has
set aside a space OF sufficient size, ad-
mirably located, for the exhibit.
IIDder the management of the Bu-
ream OF Fisheries OF the United States
Department Of the Interior. a splendid \
has been installed In the
Exposition building. This Is directly
IN The center of what was known last
year as Music Hall It is octagon in
shape, built OF glass and stone, filled n
with running water. and in 1t will be
exhibited all the fish native to the
creeks. lakes and rivers OF Texas. The
exhibit will be sent to Dallas from San
Marcos and will be under the supcrin
endence of John l.. Learx Of the Bl
reau al Fisheries.
features Are Numerous.
indeed so numerous are the new
features AZ the Fair this year that it is
J hard matter to list them at all. Good
Roads Pa.k should, however, not be
,verlooked This park. as its name
mDlies. is 10 demonstrate the great
,enefit derived from good roads, and
Il the same inc, exhibit in practical
manner for educational purposes the
yarious kinds of road material and
Dad building machinery. Professor
robert ]. Potts. engineer of highways
If the Agricultural and Mechanical
sollege at Austin, will be in charge
Potts pronounces this move
N the part Of the State Fair manage
nent TO be the most beneficial ever
under the auspices OF the
ssociatlon. Macadam, bitulithic, as
halt, brick. wooden blocks and all
ther classes Of road materials will be