The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-27
Everything Ready For the
Marion Fair.
LONG STRING OF STEPpERS
Fully $50 Race Horses Are
On the Grounds.
The Exhibits Are Magnificent And
Great Rivalry Has Sprung up
Among the Demonstrators and Ex-
hibitors.

Truly there never was n brighter
prospect for n Bigger and Better"
fair than can be seen at the Marion
county fairgrounds All that will be
necessary for a record breaking fair
will be a little charity upon the part of
Jupiter Pluvius. The weather for the
opening day was not all that could be
asked the threatening skies put quite
a crimp in the enthusiasm of the
management and the exhibitors. while
the race horse owners and drivers
looked long and hard at the skies
which gave promise Of nothing bet.
ter than a downpour at any time.
Monday was n very busy day a.
the grounds The exhibitors were busy
getting their wares on the grounds
and in place for the opening day. Ev-
erybody was as busy as a mailer and
II was evident from the early morning
that the people were entering into the
spirit of the fair with more than the
usual zeal.
The Industrial exhibits are the best
which have been seen on the grounds
In many years. The section OF the
grounds which is set apart to the
crowded with exhibits and competent
demonstrators are on the ground
ready to begin their work just as
soon as the weather permits the
crowds to assemble.
The agricultural exhibits are far be.
yond the expectations of those in
charge of this department. Agricul-
tural hall Is literally filed with eX-
hibits of the finest crops grown in Ma
rion county and when this is said the
entire state might as well be included.
The art hall Is dream of beauty.
Exhibitors who have been in competi,
ton in former years are there with
finer and better exhibits and the ri
valry is already as great as the dis
couragng weather will permit.
The poultry sheds, the cattle barns,
the sheep barns, the horse barns and
the swine sheds are crowded with eX-
hibits. the like of which have never
been seen on the local grounds. One
visitor in looking over these exhibits
stated that a man might easily be
| led to believe that ne was at the state
fair instead of a county fair.
| Such an drray6of race horses was
never before seen on the local grounds.
Fully $50 horses have been entered !
| in the speed program. Some, OF
! course have been double entries, but
IT Is estimated that fully $50 horses
are ready to start. The speed stables
have been filled, the large tent be-
longing to Her brothers has been set
up to accommodate the steppers and
two more tents have been ordered and
win be set up today. In some of the
races there will be at least a dozen
or fifteen starters, all that can possibly
he accommodated on the track.
For several weeks the fair manage
mcnt has been putting the grounds
and buildings into condition for the
| fair and everything Is in ship shape,
| Tomorrow will witness the coming OF
| Governor Harmon and IL the weather
| Is at all favorable, there will be "a very
large crowd in attendance. The gov-
ernor will arrive in Marion over the
| Hooking Valley from Columbus and
will be the guest of the fair manage
ment until AGO in the evening when
| he leaves for Fostorla. The governor
| win deliver a non partisan address al
the fairgrounds during the day. \
] speakers stand has been arranged IN
| front of the grandstand so that the
audience may have the privilege OF
the grandstand seats.
Just before noon today It was de-
termined by the fair management
that Governor Harmon should make
his address at one o'clock in front OF
the grand stand. The races for the
afternoon will be postponed until tho
governor has completed his address