Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-10-13
TEXAS STATE FAIR
BEGINS OCTOBER is.
Coliseum, Industrial Arts Building,
Kennel and Dairy Structures
Among Those Erected
This Year.

Dallas. Tex, Oct. 13.-ln making its
senry of the Southwest the manage
ment of the State Fair OF Texas takes
pride in the announcement that for the
exposition OF 1910, which begins Octo-
Der IL and continues sixteen days,
greater preparations are being made
than for any previous meeting.
II is a herculean task-that of pre-
pairing for each annual event of the
State Fair of Texas Not only do
President E. j. Kiest and his directors
contribute their time and effort gratis
for the benefit of the institution, but
they do not hesitate to spend money
out of their own pockets for its sue.
cess. Why? Because they realize that
the State Fair ofFTexas now ranks at
the head OF institutions of its kind in
the country But in order to keep up
with the marvellous development OF
Texas and the entire Southwest. 1t is
necessary to eXpend a vast sum oil
money each year for permanent i'm.
proyements, the installation of new
departments and to keep the alread,
superb State Fair plant in good repai
Task . Vast One.
Few people realize the vast amount
of labor there is to this task of getting
IN readiness for each annual meeting.
President Kiest has divided this into
three parts under the head of improve
ments, entertainments and exhibitions.
Assisted BY his directors Ne adopts a
general plan. covering each depart
ment and prepares a budget for ex.
penses from that of erecting a hun.
bred thousand dollar building to that
of the prize to be awarded in the ex'
hibition of women's handiwork. ~
Secretary Sydney Smith and Assist
ant Secretary Ben +. Cabell are in di
rect charge of the details of all i'm
provement work Both are well known
to State Fair patrons The former has
been with tlpp Fair almost continuously
since its initial meet He Is deemed
the best authority on State Fair top
cs in America. and II is no unusual
thing for him to receive letter from
Virginia. New York or Washington
asking for the details of the organi
cation of the present State Fair of Tex
as. Many Fairs have been modelled
after the Dallas plan and among then
may be mentioned the Louisiana State
Fair
Nature of Monument L
One can easily understand the posi-
ton of President f. ]. Kiest and hi.
directors The Fair Is in the nature
of a monument to them II will liv,
long after they are gone. hence theil
desire that it prosper and improve
each year The personnel of the board
of directors is: Alex Sanger. r. +
Sliney. ] c. Duke. ] j. Eckford. w
|. Yopp. w H. CASTOR, A. p. Tension
Sam P. Cochran, Royal A, Ferris
James Moroney. r. e l.. knight ant
Sam T. Morgan.
Despite the fact that last year The
net receipts showed a considerable de
crease over that of the Fair of 1908
the management this year is expendinl
a larger sum for permanent improve
ments than ever before The manage
ment is convinced that at the comm!
Fair the attendance will be record
breaking. An indications point t
such: and. to this end. the best at
fractions obtainable will be provided
for the entertainment of the crowds.
A Great Coliseum.
In listing the improvements thi'
year the coliseum, as a matter o