The Paonia newspaper., 1910-09-16
Two tablets for 5c---14O
sheets of paper at Dunbar's.
Colorado State Fair
at Pueblo Sept. 10

Never has southern Colorado had
an opportunity to witness an expo
sition OF such attractions as Will be
presented at the Colorado state fair,
which opens in Pueblo on September
10 and continues one week. The fair
promises to be the largest and most
comprehensive ever attempted In
this section OF the country and un-
doubtedly will be attended by larger
crowds than ever witnessed a simi-
lar fair in this part Of the west.
There will be Thousands OF visitors
In Pueblo at the time. attracted by
the holding of the great Eighteenth
National Irrigation congress and the
Irrigation exposition, which will be
the greatest display of irrigated pro-
ducts and machinery ever given, and
for this reason counties, sections and
individuals that are represented at
the state fair with exhibits will get
much greater advertising. and have
their display viewed by greater num-
bers OF people than ever before This
In one of the reasons why exhibitors
Will flock to Pueblo this fall In un-
precedented numbers. and assure the
largest number Of fine exhibits the
Colorado state fair ever has shown
Be-ides the high class exhibits In
large numbers. one Of the most at
tractive and instructive features VIII
be the aeroplane flights by Hilliard
Beachie. an aviator of note. Beachie
In to fly three days-Tuesday.
"wednesday and Thursday-and as
his contract specifies that he must
fiy In order to earn his money and
not content himself with skimming
along the ground. there is NO ques-
ton that the finest aeroplane ex-
hIbition ever seen in the Rocky
Mountain region will take place
during the state fair. Hilliard
Beacbie IL well known I'm the world
of aviation and scored his fret real
succ.sses at the big Los Angeles
meet when he stamped himself n
master of his air craft.
The fact that the big Overland
park rncing meet ends two days be-
fore the starting OF the state fair
makes possible the securing OF some
of the best runners AMI harness
horscs I'm this section for the fair
races. The speed program as ar
ranged IL "A good one. and the purses
are large enough to attract horse
men with good strings. There Will
be racing throughout the week and.
besides the regular running ana
harness events. there VIII be dashes
and relays for the cowboys and
other features that are bound to
prove popular.
Sharing honors with the horses.
the mot orcyciists. the speediest In
th, state. will compete for valuable
prizes that have been offered for n
number of events.
worlds record was recently es-
tal,lished I'm this state. so IL can be
se,.n that there are no more daring
nor speedy riders anywhere than
right here in Colorado, and the best
of them are going to compete during
fair week In Pueblo.
'rhe horse show, which is attract
ing much attention already, especi-
nIiv of the breeders and possessers OF
fine stock, will be the best ever given
AT the State fair no doubt. while
the s,ock as whole, Judging from
the numerous entries, will he numer-
Gus . and of higher class
than in the past. Nebraska and
Kansas exhibitors daily are sending
n their entries and some Of the best
etock In the middle west VIII he ON
chow at the exposition.
The usual departments. Of the fair.
such aa horticultural, agricultural,
aro.2. domestic science and many
Others will be In the hands OF COM
petent superintendents and the ex-
hihits promiee to I've of high class.
Irrigation is to be an important
feature and the finest displays OF lr-
rigated products andmachinery ever
shown any " here will lie on exhibit