Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-08-04
INTERSTATE FAIR.
Big Live Stock Show to BE Held at
Sioux City This Fall.

All roads lead to Sioux City during
Interstate Live Stock Fair week.
Every autumn on this occasion the
people of Sioux City's prosperous en-.
pire meet at Woodland park, Riverside,
in annual reunion. The harvest of the
farmer is over by that time. and the
Interstate Fair affords fitting place
for it's general celebration.
Lit is only about six weeks now until
the gates will swing open on these
most beautiful grounds in all the
country. Already large force of
workmen is engaged in putting the
park in order and touching up it's
decorations. The frequent showers of
the last month have frightened the
green OF the trees and the lawns. and
the natural fringe of foliage which
circles the grounds never was more
clearly defined nor prettier. The
orliiiancy of the colors is made more
striking by the sharp contrast between
the white of the buildings and fences
and the almost tropical verdure on all
sides.
The Interstate Fair has grown
steadily year by year until today It
easily takes rank with the leading
state fairs of the United States and
the foremost provincial fairs of Canada.
Sioux City is the center OF the richest
2oO miles square Of farm land on the
face OF the earth, and this fact alone
explains the success of the Interstate
Live Stock Fair as an institution.
This territory does not yield the
products for very much of mineral
display or for q cotton show, but it
does bring forth the live stock and
the grain, and these are the products
which shine at a Live Stock fair.
The display of fine horses, pure bred
cattle, and the best in hogs, sheep and
fowls of the barnyard will be larger
this year than ever before. Heretofore
! the annual fat stock show of st. Joseph.
Missouri, has been held the same week
as the Interstate Fair. This conflict in
dates was an injury to both shows, as
the owners of the great exhibition
nerds OF the country we're forced to
make choice between the tYo places,
both OF which were desirable centers
at which to meet breeders. This year
the fancy show herds will move around
the circuit from the Iowa State fair to
the Interstate Fair and then down to
st. Joseph on their way to the state
fairs of the south, which are held
later, when the weather is cooler.
The racing programme will measure
up to the associations usual high
standard.
In the machinery and automobile
department the size of the exhibits
will be unprecedented.
The free amusement features will
be the most expensive ever engaged
by the management of the Fair.
Secretary Joe Morton has made the.
important announcement that pool
selling on the races will not be al.
lowed on the grounds this year. This
will wipe out the last form of gambling
at the Interstate Fair.
The decision not to permit pool sell
ing embraces wider scope No graft
of any kind will be tolerated, This
means that the Fair Association stands
back of every show on the midway and
that if any spieler or announcer mis-
represents his show, cash paid for adj
mission will be refunded at the Sec
letary's office. Every lunch stand
must post in a conspicuous place the
prices charged for items on it's bill-of.
fare. Every concessionaire is required
by Secretary Morton to state in his
contract the prices he proposes to
charge at his stand. Any overcharpe
reported will result in the revocation
! of the concession.
The railroads of the Western Pas.
senger association have granted re.
duced rates to the Fair and special