Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-10

and implements are wen represented.
and their pat Of the success Of the fair
viii not b small.
SO crowded are the different build
ings this year that il will be necessary
for a lage number of the implement
companies to show under the trees of
the magnificent grove or in tents OF
temporarily constructed buildings.
A feature of the outside free shows
In connection with this department
will be free moving picture show
where The Romance OF the Reaper
will be shown at all hours.
MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
other departments have not been neg
Iected by the fair management. Toe
women's department is being operated
on a larger scale this year than ever
before, and for some days Mrs. Porter
has almost been on the point of re-
fusing exhibits because Of the lack or
space. The prizes in this department
nave been largely increased. and 1t will
be one of the most popular featues OF
the fair.
The Forestry and Mineral department,
the Textile, Horticulture and Floricul-
ture departments. Fine Arts. Children's
and other departments have been well
looked after, and each is loaded to
the guards" as it were, with entries.
ATTENDANCE TO BE LARGE.
Present indications are that the at
tendance will be much larger than ever
before. and that the daily average will
be more than $4,000. Governors Day.
Farmers Day, Travelling Mems Day,
Chattanooga Day and October Is, which
is North Georgia and Wire Gass Day
are expected to be the banner days of
the fair with an attendanc for each of
% q
$4,000 for some of them.
Quite number of special events will
be held in connection with the fair.
Governor Hoke Smith will be accom-
panied here fom Atlanta on Wednes-
day, Governors Day. by his staff of
thirty officers and 200 cadets from the
Georgia Military academy of Milledge-
Vile.
Travelling men win meet here in con-
vention during the fair while Georgia
farmers will meet for oganization On
Farmers Day. The Georgia Swine
Breeders association will hold their
annual convention during the fair, the
South Atlantic baseball league directors
will meet at same time to transact inn
portant business and the Georgia State
Chamber Of Commerce will have very
important meeting during the period
Altogether the special attractions and
meetings will help great deal in adj
vertising and promoting large attend
ance during the fair.
Macon will put on its best dress and
endeavor to entertain each and every
one of her visitors. The hotel accom-
modations will be the best in years, and
everything possible will be done to take
care OF each and every visitor.
GREAT AMUSEMENT PROGRAM.
-. a. era1
special attractions of the fair the direc-
tors have absolutely gone the limit"
and have invested thousands of dollars
for the entertainment of the visitors.
A small fortune has ben exchanged
for the six-day aviation meet which
will be featured by the flights of Eu-
gene Ely, most intrepid of all the bird
men of the world. These greatt flights
will occur evey weekday afternoon
from October IL to 10, inclusive, with
the exception of October is. The Buff
falo Bill Wild West show will be on
the aviation field on that afternoon.
A grand display of free fireworks
every night, larger and on a more mag
nifcent scale than ever given before in
the south without admission, several
of the leading hippodrome acts of the
country, free band concerts, grand mo-
torcycle races with all of the leading
professionals Of the country. automo-
bile races. and many other special
events will be featured.
An exceptionally clever midway with
many other special attractions on the
grounds. including the SHADOW of the
Cross" the great miracle painting, will
be ample to afford all of the amuse-
ments the visitors will desire.
Altogether the plans for the fair have
never before been so cleverly arranged
and executed as this year, and nothing
short of Providential interference could
prevent the fair fom being a grand sue
cess. both financially and for the up
building and development Of Georgia
and this section Of the south.