Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-10-13

course. comes T1rSr IN importance
Built of steel face brick and ornamen.
tai cement stone. II is one of the
handsomest buildings on the grounds.
Visitors to the Fair of 1909 will re.
member that the Fine Arts and Textile
building occupies an admirable site
between the Man Entrance and the Ex-
position building. Upon entering the
grounds this year they will find that
structure costing $4,000 has been
erected between the Fine Arts build,
ing and the Main Entrance. II is 1908
$50 feet in dimension. 1t has an arena
90x150 feet in size 1t can be used for
conventions, music hall attractions
horse shows. and, in fact assemblages
of various kinds.
In the coliseum during the Fair will
be given band and operate programs
three times daily-morning, afternoon
and evening. Along list of the Music
Hall attractions have been secured;
and, in fact. the very best obtainable
in America.
Industrial Arts.
The Industrial Arts building at TIE
Fair grounds is now completed It will
fill long needed want II is 30X200
feet in dimension. and is constructed
of cement stone and brick. Every foot
of space in this new structure has al
ready been secured by various manu-.
featuring concerns of the state With
the aim of impressing Texans with TIE
advancement of the manufacturing III
dustry of the state. miniature facto
ries in operation will be exhibited and
the State Fair visitor will have an op
portunity of inspecting the making OF
shoes, brooms, harness, etc
AS a great dairy state Texas is rap
idly forging to the front. The man
agement last year realized the neces
sity of erecting a special building foi
this department This need is met this
year with a handsome structure locat
ed near the dairy cattle divis On. The
latest in dairy machinery will be in
stalled and will be seen in operation
each week day during the Fair The
newest and best ideas in the industry
will be demonstrated here. There viii
be many new features including q
demonstration and contest In butter
making, short essays on timely topics
dairy photographs and dairy build
Ing plans.
There is TO be a dog show a, the
Fair this fall 1t promises TO he the
Mecca OF many visitors. A new build
ing is now in the course of erection
to house this show It will be fitted
with every convenience known to the
dog show world. Benches, sufficient
to take care of three to five hundred
| representatives of the bluest-blooded
| canine families in America. Some OF
| the most famous kennels In America
will he renresentad
Premiums that will be awarded il
the various departments this year will
total In the neighborhood of $4,000.
| Purses and stakes in the racing de
partment, with the tournament prizes
added will be between $4,000 and
$4,000 In the livestock department.
In addition to the rich gold and silver
| trophies that will be awarded, the
awards will exceed $4,000 in value.
! For the four night horse shows alone
$4,000 has been appropriated. The cash
prizes for Herefords amount to $780,
for Shorthorns, 5000; for Red Polled,
s1115; for Polled Durhams, 1925; for
Aberdeen Angus, $500
Every pen in the swine division OF
the livestock department has been ap
piled for. The exhibitions promise to
eclipse that of any previous Fair.
Eight breeds will be well represented
In addition to the special prizes and
trophies, they will receive $416, res
pectively
The Essex and Berkshire breeds
promise to be the best represented.
Judging by the applications already in
In fact, the livestock exhibition
promises TO be of far-reaching benefit
to the industry in the Southwest.