The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
ALL BoOST|NGFOR
big STATE FAIR.
Business Men Sending Invitation
Slips in Letters to Gus
toners.
EVERY DAY A FEATURE DAY
One Grand Gala Week, With
Brilliant Galaxy Of Arnuse-
ments Day and Night.


ments Day and Night.
With entry books filed to overflow
Ing, the management of the virginia
state Fair Association reports record |
list of exhibits In all departments, the
number exceeding all expectations, and
the fifth annual exhibition the frs.
week OF October will be the largest
and finest exposition Of Virginia pro-
ducts ever assembled.
Yesterday the office force in the
Mutual Building was busy with the
closing entries in the poultry depart
ment. and politely but positively turn
ing down would be entries in other de-
partments. which closed last week.
Entries of dogs were to close to-day,
but the space allotted Is already filed.
and no more can be taken With only
few days notice, the owner of a fine
dog flustles around to the fair Office.
fills out his entry blank and pays his
/ So, SO anxious Is he to be in time. The
| live stock men get their entries in
learly and pay their entry fees cheer
, fully. But 1t is in the departments
where no entry fee Is charged, and
where the cash premiums would seem
to be worth while, such as the farm
products department and the women'a
exhibits, that the entries lag until tho
last minute, and then come IN too
tate
big Show of Farm Products.
The big department OF the fair Is
that devoted to farm products. and the
decision to devote an entire building
| to this department is fully justified by
the large number of entries received
from all parts OF the State. The $1,000
| cash premiums In the King Corn Spe-
cial have aroused wide enthusiasm.
and the corn exhibits will exceed any
thing ever seen at a State Fair. The
entries Of other exhibits OF farm pro-
ducts are proportionately large, and
the fair will be a splendid demonstra-
| ton of the wealth of Virginia farms.
the great diversity of products and the
achievement of the progressive farm
ers of the state. The King Corn ex-
hibits will be the central feature OF
the farm products building, and the
tobacco exhibit will be good second.
The late crop has delayed SO many
! growers who want to exhibit at the
fair. and who have made their wishes
known, that the management has ex-
tended the date of closing tobacco en-
| tries to October 1. SO that every grow.
| er In Virginia can have an opportunity
OF competing for the $1,000 cash pre-.
miums for tobacco. 0iis action was
taken after due consideration and Is In
line with the policy OF the manage
ment to make the fair of the greatest
value to the farmers of the State. By
| October every tobacco grower will
know whether he can get his exhibit
ready in time, and can make the en-,
| tries by that date.
| In view of the unusually large list
OF entries received record attendance
lis expected, and the fair week Will
| bring to Richmond thousands of people
1 from all parts of Virginia and from
other States. Business men are begin-
| ming to appreciate what the fair means
to Richmond in the money which will
| stores are preparing for special dis
play. and they are sending fair invi-
| tation slips in all business letters.
4 Grand Gala Week for All Virginia.
Besides making this the Virginia
| farmers fair, where the farmers from
all parts of the Old Dominion can
show samples of their crops and meet
i for exchange OF note and comment, the
program Of the fair has been planned
to make the first week OF October the
/ grand annual gala week for all V1r-
| GINA, and the amusement attractions
offered at the Fair Grounds have been
carefully selected from the best Of
/ fered. The engagement of attractions
was begun months ago, and the COM
mittee in charge took special pains to
engage show people whose reputation
Is guarantee of satisfaction to the
public. The result Is an amusement
program of unusual excellence In va
riety and detail. with attractions for
young and old and OF absorbing inter-
est for every minute of each hour, day
and night State Fair week this year
will bring to Richmond the most bril-
liant galaxy of amusements ever
crowded into six days and nights for
the entertainment OF the public.
Free entertainment will be given all
through the day and night by artists
selected from the best In Europe and
America. the number and variety OF
acts making a continuous perform
ance of thrilling interest. Big money
is paid for these shows. which are
presented to the public without charge.
and the contract with each performer
makes it certain that there will be
no disappointment In the performance.
Every one OF the shows Is star at
traction In itself.
The New Industrial Hall.
The work Of putting up the booths
for exhibits in the Industrial building,
the new $4,000 edifice opened for the
first time at this fair, will begin to-
day. Nearly the entire space IN this
great building is now taken, but there
are one or two spaces which can still
be engaged for exhibits If application
is made to-day. The decorations are
receiving special attention, anu Gem
eral Manager Lloyd Is receiving flags
from the Governors Of various States
for display from the flag poles on this
building. Some States nave no State
flag. but nearly all Which have are
responding to Mr.. 'Lloyd's request for
the loan OF a flag, and the display OF
State flags from Industrial Hall will
be one OF the sights Of the fair.
Interest In the Acceptance.
Great interest is manifest In the
aeroplane exhibition. and many In
auirles arc received at the fair office
Letters are coming every day now
from people who write that they
i weigh 100 pounds or less and are