The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-16
He Told Them What II Was
Going to Be, and Be-
hold, 1t Was
STATE FAIR IS NOW
BUT BRIGHT MEMORY
Saturday Night Furnished
Brilliant Climax to a
Week Of Unparal-
leled Success

The sixth annual State Fair is now
but pleasant memory in the minds
Of nearly 100000 people of Virginia
During the entire week there was
nothing to mar the success with
which the fair started on Monday
morning. Several times during the
week threatening weather east gloom
but this was dispelied. and fortunes
smile shone brightly and kindly upon
the managers of the association.
For a week friends from distant
points and friends in Richmond clasp
ed hands for the first time perhaps
in year and the many attractions
at the fair were enjoyed. while old
n1naories and new thoughts were dis
eussed.
The fair proved to he what the
press agent said 1t would he, and the
press agent, himself said when the
last call for the shows had beer
made Saturday night, and the last
skvrocket had burst over Pompeii
and the last race had hen run. that
the fair had proved 10 he the best
from every standpoint ever held II
The South.
The success of this fair" he said
was due to very large extent 10 the
vide publicity given II. The news
papers OF the entire State Co-operated
In spreading the news, and ina
created interest in the minds OF ths
farmer and stock raiser and manu-
facturer. and the result was shown
In the great number of exhibits.
All Worked Hard.
Manager Lloyd did the work O.
FIVE men He displayed indomitabit
energy. and it MAS one OF the won
ders that he did not have to iak'
TO his bed Day and night he dus
into the details of the work. aht
kept his temper and his spirits JUS
at the right pitch, But for the Close
attention to details on the part u
MIR. LLOYD the association would no
mad the successful exposition Whiet
resulted from his hard work ana th'
corporation of the various memper'
of the board of directors.
Director Spilnaan. probably deVo'
I'd more Of his personal attention u
te% suceess Of the fair than any
atns, member Of the board. But thu
was due To his own wishes and M
desire 10 de everything possible fal
the success OF the venture, II wal
due 10 him that the great improve
raenta 10 the grounds and buiid1nR
we're completed. He spent many honf
super.ntending the maAanR On w
hard roads which were very hh,iee
able in the grounds. ana IN pea " =
fy1nr the buildings. Besides al nv
he had charge OF the STOCK eNfiot''
and WAS highly compiimentsa pS M
mated visitors among the stock men
Others who worked persistentlH 10
success were the mem hers or Inc eAe
rotiye board, consisting of MeTs'
SAN, Cohen. Leigh H. rage ). -"
dersnn, Nj. e. Patterson ana
.s,tar commemorative business ant
professional men. p.o.t
.az.,re and suggestions from Presi
aant Henry Fairfax. whose person
aii,v alone had much to do with IN
.,,ccess of the fair. were always ae'.'
mon with the feeling that "hs' ~
an.sd done was for the pest, am
snch u always proved to be-
The corps Of assistants wnich Man
Ar yjo,fd gathered around nm. oe
serve much praise. lhes "orNs
F.3,hfu1ty and never once uttered
IA ~ complaint at the long hours
when were at times necessary -
Concessionaires Happy.
In going away SATURDAY mail
me concession people gave ha!
,,,alfa of regret The week had peer
To tHFUl, SAAi'p'e
GUNNER been less there would nay
Naa,, more nrof1t In 1t. IT WAS states
..at .hs number Of concessions INN
80. Was about twice that ~ last seat
II was indeed. a big affair, ana VA
sureessful, bot only sn the eAhtoi'''i
,+erartments hut also ia the aAhdse
ment ANA restaurant eads
Zoe, much praise Cannpt lie slNei
Fred. Lewis, WhU had charge on Ah'
concessions Tor The association a
:. Brine, clerk OF the course, NOS
large experience proved - Na.ue' W
i Garter. whose knowledge OF norse'
made him vaIua BILE to the association
and Manager Alien, MAO directed th'
Tree amusements-
With the close OF TIE work OF thu
Judges Saturday morning the exodus
began. Horses cows, sheep goats
swine and other animals moved 10
ward the trains while the implement
men got busy arranging 10 remove
their machinery. This removal of ex
hibits i'm no manner interfered witt
the rights OF the visitors TO get M
.ioneys worth for there we're ap
parently limitless exhibits. and ths
visitor could scarcely notice that Their,
Was an inclination on the part OF som'
If the exhibitors 10 &c away. Man,
Of them had long distances 10 go, ant
they did not want to work on sun
day.
The show people remained 10 this
last. and as the midnight hour struck
there were scarcely a hundred people
on the grounds aside from those wht
were forced to remain in the course
OF their duties. to see that their prop
erty could be removed to-day.
Much Of the stock will be taken 4
other fairs. The Petersburg Fair viii
begin tomorrow, and others will fol,
low.
Az a whole, declare the directors
and the manager, the fair proved q
success from one end to the otk er
"and." said one of them Saturday
night, we shall strive next year Il
make the Virginia State Fair a great
er success than ever"
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