The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29
THIS YEAR IT WILL BE ON A
oRANDER SCALE THAN HERE
ToFoRE ATTEMPTED, AND WITH
ALL coNVENIENcEs AND MANY
EXHIBITS WILL PROVE AN UN-
QUALIFIED SUCCESS.

Kupfrian Park was alive yesterday
with carpenters, painters and laborers
putting the finishing touches on build
ings and fences preparatory for the
opening Of the third annual Pensa-
cola Interstate Fair That the fair
which opens one week from Monday
next will eclipse anything of the sort
ever held in this part Of Florida is the
confidential prediction Of General Man
ager N. J. Lillard and of others who
are conyersant with conditions.
1.-THE fair this year will eclipse It's
predecessors" said General Manager
Lillard to a representative of The Jour
nal at the fair grounds yesterday.
THE farms and factories Of the dis
trict will be represented by more and
better exhibits than therefore,, while
the livestock and growers and the
merchants will excel their former rec
ords in every respect. The people are
more interested in the fair this year
than in past years.
For those reasons we have gone
ahead and have erected modern, per-
xnanent fences and buildings for the
fair and visitors will note many pleas
ing improvements when they get on
the cars or aiight from their carriages
and automobiles to attend the fair OF
1911. The Barkoot Amusement Com
pany has been engaged to furnish free
amusements during the entire fair.
This great concern had a similar en-
gagement at the Appalachian EXPOSE
ton at Knoxville, Tenn, and at the
State Fair at Montgomery, Ala. They
gave universal satisfaction at both
places. Their shows are very amusing
and instructive and there is not
thing on the entire program that is
not perfectly proper for schooI chill
dren to see.
"The departments Of the fair are
moving along smoothly and the super
intendents are well UP with their work.
Exhibits are being placed in position
and during the coming week, begin
ming Monday morning, the fair grounds
Will be one of the Invest places in the
whole state Of Florida The superin-
tendents and their departments are:
''Superintendent Of the track and
racing program, Capt. 7. e Welles,
and one of the best racing cards ever
arranged for any event in this part OF
the south will be given in that line.
Miss Katie Smith is superintendent
OF the woman's building. She has en-
listed the support Of the representative
women CT the district in the fair and
the most interesting display Of wom-
ans work and aims win be shown at
the fair this year.
mr.. w. L. Witch, Jr., Is superin-
tendent Of poultry exhibits and some
OF the most famous birds in the south
will be shown in that department.
Mr.. c. L. Simpson, Of Santa Rosa,
is superintendent of the livestock ex-
hibit and some of the exhibits will
prove q surprise for visitors as they
will demonstrate that the finest kind
of cattle and other livestock can and
have been grown in Western Florida.
Mr.. Oscar Williams Is supertntend-
emit of the hog department and he, too,
will surprise some of the visitors with
-. . I'D - e. IL,
this department are most interesting
and they cannot fail to prove of in
terest to the people Of this district.
mr.. Lew Rose is superintendent OF
grounds and concessions, Mr.. ]. W.
Creary is superintendent of the ex-
hfbits of Escambia county; Mr.. L. w.
Hardy Is superintendent Of community
exhibits and Mr.. c. w. Mcdonald is
superintendent Of the agricultural de-
partment-
This is certainly a very able staff
and all of them have made excellent
reports, indicating that they will have
a most successful exhibit in each de-
partment and / am highly delighted
that things have worked out so splen-
didly as they have for the fair this
year.
sThat we shall have record crowds
every day throughout the exposition
II Indicated In reports received daily
by me from points within radius of
200 miles Of Pensacola The railroads
have made a most favorable rate for
the fair. The rate will be one fare
for the round trip plus 20 cents, GER
tainly low enough to cause a rush
especially when 1t is taken into con-
sideration that we will show the visit
ors the best and most interesting time
OF their lives. Great crowds OF people
are coming from Alabama and even
from Mississippi Meridian alone has
chartered q special train and hundreds
OF people OF that city and locality will