The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-02
The Connecticut Fair Opens Monday
 At Charter Oak Park

Preparations for the opening of the Connecticut Fair at Charter Oak Park next Monday morning have been pro- gressing unabated and small army of carpenters, decorators, teamsters, gardeners, overseers, and show people are saving, hammering, tugging and shouting as if the skies were as clear as it is hoped they will be next Mon- day.
 Since Wednesday, the Fair grounds have been rapidly assuming the shape of the mushroom city which springs up before the Fair and collapses after it's close, for, on the road leading from lar street of tiny restaurants and lunch stands is shaping itself; railings and partitions are being erected, spaces are marked off; and property of all kinds. from trunks to scenery, is collecting.
 The Connecticut Fair is the first of the big outdoor shows in New Eng land and so the "concessiOners" who will later follow the circuit through. Brockton, Great Harrington and Dan bury, have ample time to prepare the world beating attractions'' with which they will startle the public this sea son..
 AS the Fair takes shape, moreover, it can be seen that the preparations
  the accommodations for the much greater crowd which the big races on Labor Day and the visit of the Pres ident are expected to bring forth. In Luna Park, where the buildings are permanent, the work is much further advanced and, in the main exhibition hall, the decorations are practically complete, showing a beautiful array of bunting, flags, clusters and Japan csc lanterns while the counters below only await the arrival of the exhibit ors
 Of the outdoor exhibits, that of farm machinery is most advanced, the streets being already marked out and much of the machinery being already on the ground. To the east of the farm machinery, the cattle and poul- try tents are being erected while the open stand near the track is being prepared for the reception of the sheep show
 It is the private showmen, however. who are making the hustle as every one of them, seeming determined to get ''set up'' before his, fellows, is hammering his little tent or booth in- to shape in spite of wind or weather. Here can be seen a queer, smiling little Japanese with an array of trunks, experimenting the work of his carpenters. There can be seen the pOrCaDle mousse Of a hartford church which, every year, runs restaurant at the Fair to gain money for par ish purposes, while in the Midway, is rising the large tent of one of the 'big shows which on Monday morn ing will make itself widely iheard, with changing of brass and beating of tom tom.
 The horsemen, too, are early on the ground and while many of the bet ter-known horses will be held at Read vile by the rain, until the last min- ute, the stables behind the grand stand are practically filled and the horsemen are sitting under canvas awnings watching the weather, philo- sophically.
 The hurry and rush of the prepara- tions, however, show one thing-that the Charter Oak Park is a place ad- mirably suited to get in and out of For already line of freight cars is waiting at the private siding with it's flush dirt platform while, on Sunday the cars discharging cattle, horses and freight will be practically continuous.
 During the last minutes, moreover, the fire-stations, the hospital, the tele- graph and telephone offices will be rushed into place; the private stand for the President is already in place and, on Monday morning, the gates will open to complete and satisfying exposition.