The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-10
SKIES
HAVE NO EFFECT
ON STATE FAIR
Greatest Show Everseen in
Richmond Opens for Week
of Entertainment
FINE EXHIBITS AND
THRILLING SHOWS
Management is Congratulated
On Success of Big I'm
dertaking--CroWds
Throng Grounds

Annual Virginia State Fair opened its
gates yesterday morning with every
prospect for success. 1t did not take
the visitors long to ascertain that
Manager Mark Lloyd had made good
his promise that the fair should be
the greatest in the history of the
State.
In so far as excellency and extent
of exhibits. arrangement for the COM
fort of the visitors. and thrilling at
fractions are concerned. there has
never been a State Fair in Virginia
in the class with the Fair Of 1911.
There il something doing all the
time. either races, or balloon ascen-
sions. flying machine performances or
parachute leaps, to engage the atten-
ton of the visitors from early until
late, while Pains fireworks prove .
drawing card for the night
Anxious eyes scan the heavens and
on every hand Is heard the opinion
that. II Jupiter PIuvius will just not
interfere, there will be record-break-
ing attendances all the week.
The features Of the fair which send
cold chills down the back and thrill
the spectator are the daring exploits
of the men who take their lives a
their hands and soar or leap or NY
hundreds of feet in tho air.
Aerial Events . Success.
The aerial events yesterday were
successful in every detail. the jump
of Charles Hutchinson from his bal
loon from a height OF FIVE thousand
feet, and the flights of Howard Le-
van in his biQlane literally keeping
every spectator wrought up to the
highest tension until the perform
ances were safely completed.
The flights took place late in this
afternoon yesterday and atmospheric
conditions were Just right for empha-
sizing mans conquest of the air. Tho
dirtgtble first took the air and made
ter a trip lasting some ten minutes
AS the dirigible descended the bal
loon went up for the parachute jump
When Hutchinson had reached an altf-
ltude of about a mile he let go and
every person on the grounds held his
breath Then the parachute opened
and the daring man f1oated easily to
the ground.
Bipiane in Air.
While Hutchinson was yet thous-
and feet or more from the earth, the
biplane made a running start. ascend
ing gracefully and easily. The bird
man seemed to have absolute control
Of his machine, making several cir
cults of the grounds and then diving
graceful to earth, without injury to
the biplane.
s'Thc Best Ever" Says Stuart.
Its the best exhibit we have, ever
had" said Henry c. Stuart to a Rich
mond Virginian reporter yesterday az
ternoon when asked lis opinion az to
the sixth annual Virginia State Fair.
RI no
OF opinion yesterday" as soon as the
visitors had had opportunity to in
spect the exhibits.
While the amusement features OF
the Fair are far and away better than
they have ever been before, the agrf-
cultural stock and poultry exhibits
are also far in advance OF all pre-
vious exhibits.
A large proportion OF the counties
creditable character, showing that.
notwithstanding the unfavorable crop
year, Virginia farmers have not done
SO poorly after all.
A Rockefeller Miracle.
In Industrial Hall there are nus
merous features OF great interest.
The Standard Oil Company has
gallon can. which never runs dry.
1t sits up on wires with no visible
AASdAS Va supply JSe a AoOAAS0AAh0 OAAs
whick that company is placing on
the market, flows from 1t as steadily
and as freely as do dollars into the
treasury Of John D. Rockefeller.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company has a booth that looks like
veritable cornucopia. being filled
with samples OF all tho good thingas
grown along the lines of the conn
pany. The exhibit Is under the d.
~ no W ;o1
of the company, while Mr.. G. J. Jehne,
travelling agent OF the Industrial de-
partment is in personal charge Of tho
exhibit. The Norfolk and Western
Railway Company Is advertising its
tributary country In the same man.
ner.
The Richmond public school has
an exhibit well worth a visit, the ham
diwork OF the scholars showing great
care on the part of the scholars who
contributed to the exhibit.
Striking Exhibit.
The City Health Department has 4
striking exhibit Some Of the facts
sought to be impressed on the pub
lie mind are to be seen in display
type on the walls OF the booth. The
health department says that Care
less cooks have killed their thous4
ands." intimating that the personal
habits OF the cooks should have the
careful consideration Of their en-
ployes. The health department states
that It expends but one and two
thirds per cent. Of the total amount
paid out In Richmond's public ox-
penditures. the total expenses Of the
the past year being @31.-
1852. 1t points out that IN 1855
one death in every So was from "
photd fever. while during tho year
1910 but one death In 49, was pcs
casioned by this disease Ia the city
Of Richmond.
A striking feature IN Industrial Hall
II the exhibit Of Good Lack Ba1@
ing Powder, which II graceful skruc-
ture built entirely with bcxoo ~
Good Luck" A dosen graceful Dogto
lcontiausd On realtA 11GA