The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-04

Finished and complete. with wons
iers wrought overnight, the 6tAte1
Fair. Virginia's annual exposition,
now the Mecca of thousands. The
are crowds on the grounds and tl
buildings are thronged. while . c.
giant stream OF humanity p0ug
through the gates
And still they come Every inoo1
ing train brings Its quota Of sxct
sionists-ail intent upon seeing n
fair. Many have visited II before. o
consequently know how good 1t 10 - =
how well worth seeing. Others h4NMI
never seen It. and so have no knoW2TH
edge Of the entertainment and pis1
ure in store for them. SsS
IS is almost always the case wt1S
really big fairs ana expeditions. th145
was slight confusion the first day. A
OF the exhibits had not been put II
place; all of the side shows were r.
Installed. ssI
But with the closing OF the 9A@41
Monday night An army OF woTkMNN5
was thrown upon the grounds.
night they heaved and strained, ak1
ed and hammered. with tho sptend
result that when the gates Wo&&
thrown open Tuesday morning
second day of the fair-great tfA1|
formation had been wrought, ana
perfect and complete exposition p18
scented itself. sS
Crowds Keep Moving.
There liz hurrying and scur1yi{
everywhere. Knowing that It viii
impossible TO see everything wor&
seeing In the short period OF the ka1
the crowds ara doing their bost
take in as much as possible. IT
expected to ind a fair a good. r.
State Fair; they find an expoait1e
SO extensive In its interests. SO var5G
in Its features and exhibits. 20 0cn
plete In every detail that they are n4
beginning to realize for the FIRST tin
the general plan and extent Of tl
celebration. &
Though many Of the most intero
ing exhibits were not complete WIZ
the gates opened Monday morning. RI
one was heard to complain. ThQN
was enough without them. WitnG
one-haf OF the features the fair w0aDl
still be big fair-one of the best ~
seen In this State, while with Ill r
exhibits in place and the many n
varied features II Is undoubtedly ri
only one Of the best. but the very ~
that Virginia has ever known
Presents Busy Scene.
Viewed from the trestle- bridge leG
ing to the main entrance, the enc1S
ure presents the aspect Of I ~
beehive. Streams OF people are an
Ing their way along the Midway-
1oyway-crowds are going into
issuing from the exhibit buil0fn
while the great exposition buildinn
the center Of the exhibit section
pears as maelstrom. two solid Ct
rents meeting there. but only 10 N
their way into the structure whoe0A
vast array OF exhibition display
mediatelN attracts attention.
Near this building the greatosk II
chinery exhibit ever assembled In
ginia ie whiring, coughing. clAnkhGss
all kinds OF agricultural machnS
grinds away while the sawmilla RI
gasoline engines are contributing ~
erously to the general. though in&
monious. confusion This exhihlf
carefully guarded. however. "a q
no one can be hurt in any Of the
chinerS. SSsM
The agricultural exhibits.
horses, than which there were 49,
finer. the live stock and the poul
have al their enthusiasts Tho he11
ings and sheds devoted to these
hibits are crowded. and il Ii ~
times necessary for one OF thu on
to insist that they move along
to allow other visitors to get
at the stock.
Laughter on Midway.
Along the Midway there II Iaue
and JOY. The spoilers ara 1nS
shouting out the attractions.
are more shows than any viEG
fair has boasted. They are better
more varied. and the crowd aa
bies around the entrance OF each
ing tickets and going In.
There the Gypsy. content III
knowledge OF a4f thinGs--pasx4
future--smokes her Oriental pir1
tell weird fortunes: there the
performs impossible feats of CT
ton, while the agile Jap peril
acrobatic stunts never seen
and hardly believed after th<X
seen.
Inteutly seeking Ntryana, thGa
doc gaAeS into the EJvStal b4l
performing strange mystic wo1
the Russian prince--or prinCe14
he represents merely 4 saGes
edition OF the Great White IN
10 seeking 4 wife amid tAn@
thronR az American RfrlN. az