The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
'RALPHJOHNSTONE
/ STAR MAN AT FAIR
.----
Aviator in Wright Machine Will
Cut New Capers for
the Thousands.
GETTING THINGS IN SHAPE
Fair Management Convinced
GETTING THINGS IN SHAPE
Fair Management Convinced
That Exhibition This Year
Will Exceed All Others.

Since 1t has been assured that Ralph
Jollnstone, who Is daily adding TO ms
glories as the foremost aviator OF the
United states. will perform here every
day during the week OF the state
Fair. the management Is plunged into
the arduous work of arranging for the
reception and care of the thousand
and one features that go to make up
IL great exhibition. Practically all the
amusement contractsihava been closed,
and from now until September II the
force Will have about all 1t can do to
receive and arrange entries. which
VIII in every class be larger and more
diversified than ever before In the
history of the association.
: The fair management is congratulate
ing itself on the fact that tombstone
was secured for the aviation attrac-
ton Just at the moment when the
Wright Brothers agreed to make the
contract, for in view OF his recent
performances at the Boston
aviation meet, 1t would have been i'm
possible later. 1t is true that at the
time the Wright contract was closed
negotiations for engaging the English
aviator. Grahame- White, were just
getting under way but 1t is hardly
possible that he could have been Sc
cured. Being an American and very
near the top in his class, 1t is thought
that tombstone will be tho most ac-
ceptable man to the general public
Contract Fully Signed.
The contract for Johnstone's appear.
ance here, fully signed and approved.
has not yet been received by the fair
management, but General Manage.
Lloyd has received letter from ahan-
aser knabenshue to the effect that all
arrangements had been completed by
his company to send tombstone here.
The contract which was returned TO
Wright Brothers SO that one small le-
gal kink might be straighteneu out.
Will be in the hands of the fair officers
within the next few days.
The Industrial hall. costing $4,000.
Is about 80 per cent. completed. The
roof Is on and the floor laid and nearly
all the windows installed. This build
ing, which is for the exhibits of manu-
facturers and merchants only, has floor
dimensions OF ESQ by 200 feet, inside
measurements. Already nearly all the
space has been taken.
Into the walls. parapet and dome OF
the new structure there has been fired
4 flag staff for every State in the
Union. Manager Lloyd has written a
letter to the Governor Of each state
asking the donation or loan OF state
nag TO fly. at Its masthead. FROM
the main staff on top of the seventy :
foot dome will hutter the stars ana
stripes.
one Of the most interesting exhio-
its will be made by the various ra'i-
roads. A number have already oeeh
received and others are expected dails.
a communication was received yes.et-
day from the Union Pacific IN reteI-
ence 10 the final arrangements tor Ns
hooth which will be one of the finest
-, me fair. While all Of the classes
viii he larger and more complete tnah
last year, this is particularly the case
With the exhibition Of agricultural ma
chfnes. There is some time yet peiore
III. entries In this class are TO ciose,
hut all the space has ALREADY oeel'
+aken. The exhibit Will cover seven
acres of ground.
Quarters for Live Stock.
Quarters for live stock, horses, cat
10 sheen and swine have also peetl
greatly enlarged. and the entries up
to this time are almost as great "a .
when the fair opened last year. W.
Including those entered IN the races
Indications are that accommodations
for horses OF various kinds VIII be
taxed to the limit In the sheep class
one man. who, by the way. is new
exhibitor. enters herd OF $50.
An enormous increase VIII be noteo
In the horticultural exhibit, which is
to be headed with the offerings OF the
Virginia Horticultural Society. Ihis
association alone will send forty pack
ages. horticultural exhibits from al
parts OF the State are being received
daily ana are being placed IN storage
so that on exhibition day they VIII DC
as fresh as when packeds for ship
mant.
More generous prizes and a WIDER
SCOPE OF classes has brought what 1t
is expected will be the largest display
of corn ever seen in the South the
total amount Of prize money for corn
will amount to $780, and VIII range
from $500. tile first prize for an acre
yield of white corn, to 81, twelftn
prize for one ear OF yellow corn, there
being In all ninety-siX prizes. In all
classes white corn will count 60 per
cent. and yellow corn 40 per cent. Last
year all the money was PAID IN hrst
prizes.
TO enumerate the many and varied
articles that will be seen IN the wo-
mems exhibit would fill book larger
than the prize list. The management
has turned over to them the entire
building used last year for the apple
exhibit and even Low they are crying
for more space.
There will be many other things to
be seen at the great State Fair, and
all must be arranged before the open
ing. october 8. which gives some slight
idea what the fair people will have to
get through with before that mo-
mentous day arrives.
BUILDING PERMITS
Several Structures Authorized for Diff
| farant Sections of CITY