The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-30
GREAT PLANS FOR
NEXT STATE FAIR
Association Already Busy With
Campaign-Many Unusual
Features Are Promised.
SOON BEGIN WORK ON
EXPOSITION BUILDING
Space Afforded Will Relieve Con-
gestion in Agricultural and
and Live Stock
Exhibits.


Unless the campaign already web
underway by the State Fair Associa-
tion very sadly miscarries. the fair
this year will be not only the best
ever held In Virginia, but one of the
best State cxpositions ever held in the
Eouth.
Practically all the unusual features
which characterized the 1903 fair have
been engaged for 1910. while num-
Der OF others have been added which
will make the 1910 exhibition distinc-
tive in the history of the associa
hon
One OF the principal acquisitions
will be the big auditorium building.
for which the Council Finance Com
mittee has just recommended an APP
preparation of $4,000. and which viii
probably be finished and ready for
occupancy by the latter part OF the
hummer.
This structure. according to the
present plans and specifications. will
be about two hundred and sixty feet
square. 1t VIII contain between eighty
and one hundred exhibition spaces,
and 1t is more than significant that.
although the building liz yet on paper
sn!y. more than nifty of these spaces
have been engaged by some of the
largest companies IN this and adjoin-
Ug States.
VIII Relieve Congestion.
Practically the entire building Will
be devoted to manufactures and in
austrials. Several of the railways OPP
Erating into and through Virginia will
Install costly exhibits showing the va
rious products of the counties along
their lines, and the advantages offer
I'd home-seekers.
Rp lev0tiUg the now building n "a
above classes OF exhibits the manage
ment VIII relieve the congestion felt
last year on account OF the large num-
Der Of exhibits offered. and which had
10 be cared FOR in limited spaces.
The buildings now standing. with
the exception of the Woman's Build
ing. Will be given over to agricultural
products, to which the association pro-
poses to devote particular attention.
Special spaces VIII be set aside for
horticultural exhibits. and horacul-
turaE@ displays. which were unusually
popular Last year, will probably he
placed In their same building al
though more space will be allowed.
The King Corn exhibits Will. OF
course, constitute one of the princi-
pal displays OF the Agricultural De-
partment, the farmers in every part
nf the State sending their best ears.
v al
the particular qualities of the several
varieties OF corn and will tgve public
instruction in judging. giving every
farmer who can attend the fair an op-
portunfty to learn the essential feat
nres OF the perfect ear.
Large Live Stock Exhibits.
Live stock-cattle, hogs and sheep
will again receive special considera-
hon, and arrangements have already
been completed to have number of
the finest specimens shown at the next
fair.
Dairy herds and beef cattle wifi be
exhibited In their several buildings.
Tests will be conducted to show the
cream and butter producing qualities
OF the different breeds of dairy stock.
which public examination will be made
OF the various beef breeds to ascer-
tain the results attained from the diff
terent kinds OF feed.
Sheep from dozen States will be
shown, and this year q tremendous
effort will be made by those in charge
of this department to Induce the Vir-
! ginia breeders to send their best stock.
ms 1t is declared that the pasture lands
of the Old Dominion can produce sheep
as good as the best raised in this
country.
Amusement Features.
The amusements will represent
large part or the falr. mere VIII De
the races. There will be the noisy
midway. There will be the free vaude-
vile and open-air concerts, better this
year and more varied than ever before.
A number of concessions for side
shows have already been awarded, but
the list is by no means completed, as
the management win allow only the
best within the fair enclosure, and as
these can afford to postpone their final
arrangements until within a month or
two before the exposition opens
The aereplaae flights, which attract
ed such wide attention and interest
last year. will be repeated IL possible.
No definite plans regarding airship
flights have yet been made. but II pos
sible the association will contract with
one Of the world famous bird men"
10 give a series OF exhibitions here for
the benefit OF the State Fair patrons.
who viii be accorded the privilege of
witnessing the unusual flights without
additional cost.