The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-07
GREAT EXHIBIT
READY AT JOPLIN
Display Of international Harvester
Company a Big Feature Of the
Joplin Exposition.

Joplin, Mo, Oct Three car loads
of modern machinery, constituting the
exhibit of the International Harvester
company, arrived in Joplin yesterday
and will be transported to Electric
park this morning to be placed in the
machinery building" Of the Ozark IN
terstate Exposition which opens to-
morrow morning with an address by
Governor Herbert S. Hadley. This in
ternational display includes most every
kind of farm implement and house
hold apparatus of modern times.
Traction engines, the latest patent
ed plows, corn shelters and wash ma
chimes operated by gasoline engines
are in the group and all Of the differ
ent machines win be in running order
by Saturday This exhibit promises
to be most interesting and will doubt
less prove big feature of the exposi
E, tion.
$4,000 Electrical Exhibit.
The exhibit Of the Westinghouse
Electrical company, composed of prac.
tically every electrical device conceiy-
able, has also arrived and this display
alone is valued at $4,000. A visit to
the Westinghouse headquarters will
mean some useful instruction in the
development Of electricity and it's pow
ers. The exhibit Of the Paige Rubber
company arrived yesterday morning
Eand will prove equally as interesting
to the thousands Of visitors who will
attend the big exposition.
All Of the special buildings at Elec-
trio park are nearing completion, and,
despite the inclement weather yester-
day, a big gang of workmen remained
on the job in a strenuous effort to fin
ish up the work. The park is already
SO altered in appearance that the old
patrons will experience difficulty In
recognizing it, The surroundings have
been notably changed by the addition
of so many large. new structures and
the resort resembles Coney Island in
proportions, every available foot Of
space having been utilized in order
to properly accommodate the numers
GUS exhibitors and at the same time
leave plenty of room for the thousands
Of people who will visit the place dur
. ing the next two weeks.
Governor Hadley will arrive in Iop-
lin early Saturday morning and viii
formally start In the exposition with a
brief address, in which he will set
forth the purpose Of the exposition.
The chief executive will remain In
this part Of the state two days, but
will devote most Of his time to making
political speeches in the smaller cities
and towns OF southwestern counties
/. Furnishing Woman's Building.
The work Of arranging the furnish
ings7 of the womans building at the
park is progressing il a satisfactory
way and it is expected that exhibits
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i rive today Word was received yes
terday that the women of Galena
Kanss Pittsburg Kans., and Sulphur
Springs. Ark, viii have their exhibits
in Joplin some time this afternoon
Joplin women are taking a keen in
test in the affairs Of the woman's build
ing and scores Of individual displays
. of fancy work, cooking and other fem
mime arts will amply demonstrate tht
loyalty Of the Joplinites to home IN
dustry."
The big flower parade, Originally
t. scheduled for Monday, has been post
:, poned until Friday afternoon at
II o'clock This change in the officia
il program was deemed advisable be
# cause it allowed more time in whfcl
t to decorate and otherwise prepare tn
4 automobiles which are to take par
d in the brilliant pageant.