The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-04
THE FAIR.


THE FAIR.
10 thousands of people. the Virginia
STATE Fair opened its gates yesterday
me long awaited event gathered here
visitors from every nook and corner
OIL the Old Dominion and from other
states. WHAT used to he mere ~
hipltion has. in the due course of time
become an institution. In many re-
spects, the Fair is not a local or n
state affair, for some of it's nredom;.
haeihs features are of interest to the
"hoie country. as the presence of peo-
PIE from distant states attests.
The Virginia State Fair is acknowl-
edged as the best horse and cattle fair
south or Toronto. In order to compete
lor It's premiums, entries have been
sent here from every section Of the
nation. The finest horses, the best
ca'tle. the prize hogs and sheep from
al over the country are here to con-
test for the coveted ribbons of merit.
Throngs of people sauntered lelsurely
through the grounds yesterday. in
speetinr these examples of perfection
in their respective departments.
No less interesting are the tobacco
and corn exhibits. The latter exhibit
Is not closed to entries until to-day.
and, when complete, bids fair to excel
all previous exhibitions of corn-and
that is saying great deal The fruit
exhibits, especially those of apples are
unusually good
1t is unanimously agreed that tho
Fair is better and bigger and buster
this year than ever before. There are
more exhibits, there are better attrac-
tons, and the crowds are larger than
they were last year. Open spaces are
none too frequent on the grounds: the
exhibitors end coneessionaires have
exhausted most of the room
The new exhibition building Is an
object of general admiration and COM
mendation. 1t is spacious and finely
adapted to the purposes for which 1t
was constructed. An apparently UNI
ending stream of people pour through
1t. examining with great care the thou
sand and one things of interest which
II contains, This building marks a
new era. bringing out strongly the
fact that the Fair Is permanent IN
stitution which year by year is being
ox /, n al-
nificant of that standard to which agri-
cultural interests in Virginia are at
tanning. for Just as 1t has replaced
the crude frame building of other
years, so has better and more in
telligent and more scientific farming,
IN large measure, supplanted tho
methods Of generation ago.
The spirit OF SUCCESS surely dwells
within the little city of tho Fair. The
weather was balmy and delightful yes
terday there were no clouds sof dust to
discomfit the crowd, and everybody
seemed to be satisfied and happy. The
successful flight of the aeroplane
the feeling that this Fair
is to be triumph from the stand
points of both pleasure and profit, and
that 1t Will go down as an event sur
passing all former gatherings OF It's
nature In the Commonwealth. Viewed
from every standpoint, the Fair is a
splendid~success an honor and credit
to Virginia, and the thousands OF
happy and contented and prosperous
Yirginians who came here yesterday
to mingle with each other In friendly
and helpful association Will agree with
Manager Lloyd that the Fair is moth
ing short Of an exposition"
The Fair was established for the
good -of the people of Virginia and in
large service to them it is increasing
to an Unreasonable extent. 1t Is an
institution of which Virginia has a
great right to be proud.