The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-03
C0MIAG FAIR TO
EXCEL ALL OTHERS
Increased Facilities Are, An Added
Incentive To Exhibitors This Year
Many New Features.

A concrete Indication Of the scope
OF the coming state fair is the fact
that for, several days past Secretary
J. k. Harmon has been receiving en-
tries In the i've stock department run
ming up into the hundreds each day.
This, in q way, IL accounted Tor by
the fact that Michigan's fair this year
will offer increased facilities to ex-
hibitors In the seven new barns built
for the live stock and speed depart
ment.
These barns are built along the
most modern lines, sffording toilet,
bathroom and sleeping facilities for
the barnmen and stable boys. This 10
a decided inducement to exhibitors, a.
II means that their valuable stock will
never be left alone.
Those In charge Of the live stock
department say that this years dis
play will be the best to be seen at any
of the western state fairs. Many Of
the most famous herds In the country
will be shown. one In particular being
famous breed, the Rockdale Hol-
stems. owned by Henry Ives Cobb, OF
New York. The head Of this herd,
the senior bull Rockdale Perfection
De Koi, No. 51371, will be shown.
This 10 the first time Mr.. Cobb has
permitted this animal to leave the
stock farms.
In the machinery and implement d.
vision of the coming fair. Supt. v. ".
Green reports nifty Der cent increase
in tho number Of exhibitors. This
A. Far hu tha IN Cf
that there will be q big good roads
exhibition In tho machinery depart
ment, where all the latest rOad-mak-
ting machinery viii be shown in actual
operation. A thousand feet OF road
will be laid on the fair grounds dur
Ing the week and George d. Marshall,
the government good-roads' expert,
who has been detailed at the fair.
will give lectures during the opera
tons. explaining each process.
Besides these machines there will
be the usual large number OF modern
appliances for use on the farm. New
tangled motors, which can do q doz-
en- different forms of labor; farm
lighting systems, bean sorters feed
cutters and the countless other
machines will all be in handsome dis
play In the new machinery hall Pow
or will be furnished each exhibitor 50
that constant demonstrations can be
made Of the machines.
w. c. Morgan, In charge of the
nightly horse show, II also receiving
many entries for this event, and,
judging from the plans being made,
this show will take first place among
the horse shows of the west. Large
owners have entered whole strings OF
fancy-gAited saddlers, roadsters, hack
neys, business horses and ponies OF
all breeds, and these will furnish high
class entertainment in the immense
show ring each evening excepting
Saturday. Many OF the stables will
send park four-in-hand outfits with
valuable harness and trappings and,
In splendor, this show will rank we'll
with the big winter shows Of the east
Petitions signed by thousands Of
people OF the state continue to come
In to state fair headquarters, for use
In persuading ex-President Roosevelt
to attend the fair and make q speech
on opening day, Monday, Sept. 10.
The fair management has strong
hopes of receiving favorable answer.
Extra provisions will be made this
year for taking care of the immense
shipping on the grounds previous to
and during the fair. State Railway
Commissioner @. w. Dickinson, who
Ia superintendent Of transportation,
announces that new switches and a
"Y" from the Grand Trunk tracks
have been constructed and the Of
ficials of the various railroads Will
work together with q view to hand
ling the fair business as expeditions
ly as possible.
The contractors working on the
new automobile building, machinery
hall and the seven new barns, re-
port fine progress and all these build
ings, representing 100000. will be
completed on schedule time.