The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-10
Attendance at Fair Each
Day is Larger Than On
Any Previous Occasion.
at the Mammoth
Exposition is in Fine Trim
and The Great Fair is Per-
feet in All Its Appoint
ments-Great Crowds Are
Gathering Around the Live
Stock and Agricultural Ex-
hibits-Interest Shown.

The great Interstate Fair is now In
the proverbial blaze of glory. This
is the red letter week for Pensacola
It is a period that marks an era in
the agricultural progress Of west
FLORIDA and south Alabama. NO won
der the people who are attending the
tig SHOW are happy and enthusias-
tic.
The fair gets better with each sue.
ceeding day. The crowds are increas-
ing in numbers and the vorkings of
the great, exposition are going on
smoother and smoother as the days
go by. If possible the weather IS
getting more superb and perfect and
the good nature of all the visitors
both the home guard and those from,
other counties seem to be enjoying
the sights more and more.
All of the side shows and conces-
sions are now in full swing and all OF
them appear to be we'll patronized.
The music Of their bands and the
cries of their spoilers add to the gen.
eraI noise. hustle and confusion.
The races are very attractive and
have given general satisfaction. Dur
ing the racing hour the grand stand
has been we'll filed with people who
enthusiastically watch the harness
events
The air snip has pr"'-an to be a
great drawing card. The aeronaut
Mr. Nassr, Is an adept at his profess
sion and the winds and tic weather
have favored him all along. Each Of
his flights has been closely watched
| by thousands.
The spiral tower man and the high
diver have also come fallS up TO all
/ tlnu
have added greatly to the amusement
of the throngs Of pleasure seeking
people.
Much attention Is being given to
the exhibit Of the Florida State Uni
versity, which is one of tie most in
teresting and instructive exhibits on
the ground.
The, Woman's Department, as on
the previous days, has been the cen
ter of attraction and hundreds or
ladies from all over the district have
been making this beautiful spot their
headquarters all the time.
SCHOOLS CLOSE FRIDAY.
The schools of the city will close
TN Friday in order that the pupils
may have an opportunity OF visiting
the Fair. and AN effort is being made
| tn induce the merchants and busi-
ness men to close their places or
business On the afternoon OF the same
day. With the schools closed for the
day and the business houses for halt
a day, 1t is expected that the crowd
a. the Fair grounds will be record
breaker
All trains brought in large crowds
of Fair visitors from the territory
| sui rounding Pensacola yesterday and
last night. and all the hotels and
Woming houses were filled last night,
or practically so. At some Of the
smaller hotels number of would-be
guests were turned away or lack Of
accommodations, and at others cots
were pressed into service to accom-
modate the crowds.
At the Fair grounds, many of the
cOncessiOnaires sleep in tents, many
being housed in the tents with the eI-
hibits, and others having little up
tents, stuck up here and there, where
they pass the night. Nearly every
body connected with the big exposi-
ton, however, gets meals at some one
OF the numerous restaurants upon the
srounds-and everything in the food
line is available, from hot tomale 10
| course dinner-possibly it should be
| written coarse" for it cannot be said
to be delicate, by any means.
ATTENDANCE INCREASING.
The attendance at the Fair, which
has increased since the opening day.
4