The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08
Final Work for Opening
10 Morrow Carried
On in kain.
EXHIBIT HALLS
FILLED 10 DOORS
Products From Old Dominion
There in Fine Array, With
Great Assortment of Enter
tanning Features-Fairfax
Pleased With Outlook.
All Eyes on Weather.

Five hundred men working amid
distressing weather conditions, but
with the haste of necessity, yesterday
put the finishing touches on the
grounds and buildings of the Virginia
state Fair Association, which to-mor-
row begins its sixth annual exhibition.
BY shutdown to-day II is expected that
the association will be ready TO well
come the thouea nds of visitors who are
expected from every county in the
state. Most of the exhibits. with the
exception of the horses and cattle. arc
already In place, and the exhibits
in the women's department have al.
ready been judged and the prizes
awarded
Even in the rain and slush the men
worked with una hated vigor. and con-
tinued laboring ali last night. Pro-
gress is far in advance of that made
at the same time. last year. Through
Midway. or Wahoo Lane. around by the
track and In front OF the srandstand.
all the roads have been we'll oiled. and.
with the settling rain of yesterday.
hundreds OF thousands of trampiing
feet will raise no dust.
Forty Counties Represented.
Where before there were hy-by-
night tents erected by wandering trav-
elers of the road there now rear them
selves permanent structures Of frame
and brick, moro impo-ing in appear.
ance and more attractive 10 the sight
seer. In organized EXHIBITS forty cUun-
ties of the state arc represented. All
the others will be represented in indi-
vidual exhibits Exhibits from the
Boys Corn clubs are already much in
evidence. and stalks of corn raised
by some of them in comp etition for
prizes given b. tie State and county
are moe than twelve feet high, or
higher than. a man sitting, entride d
horse.
The agricultural products surpass any
ever seen here. Everything grown in
Nirginis from pumpkin TO a peanut
Is on show. Tho handiwork OF man
and woman and the things of nature.
grown from Virginia soil. are more
varied and appear in larger quantity
than In any OF the previous five exhih-
tts-A Every exhibit building 10 either
now filled or VIII be hlled before the
sun goes down to-day. Acres OF land
nre covered by manufactured products
The main exhibit building is now
stocked. Chief among the things TO
be seen In the main building is the
handiwcrk OF the boys OF SprinEfield
school. this city. A large space In tho
middle OF the building is devoted to an
exhibition Of farm wagons. buggies
aud automobiles. Ranged around on
all sides are exhibits of things made
by man and Of things he wins from the
soil. George W. Koiner, Commissioners
OF Agriculture. is in charge OF a guam
tity OF agricultural products shown for
The education Of the farmers. and, with
several assistants, was busy all yes.
terday around the booth assigned 10
him. The State does not compete for
prizes. Its exhibits are for education
hl purposes merely.
All Seeking Prizes.
But there are hundreds of exhibitors
In competition for the prizes, amount
Ing TO $1,000 for corn and to $500 for
exhibits OF tobacco raised in the Old
Dominion. Thousands OF dollars are
offered In prizes for the ribboners in
horses. cattle. sheer. swine. poultry.
dogs and products of the farm. gar
den, orchard and women's handiwork.
The premiums and purses for the har-
ness. running and steeplechas races
amount to $4,000 Entries for the
harness races. of which there are now
more than in any OF the other fairs.
are filled. Eni-iss for the running
races and the, daily steeplochase will
be filled each day.
Among the free attractions TO be
offered this year is a $4,000 fireworks
spects cle.. by the Pain Pyrotechnic
Company. in which the destruction OF
Pompeii by the fearful eruption from
Mount Vesuvius will be depicted eyerv
night a captive balloon will be sus
pended above the grounds every day
and all day.
Professor Hutcheson will make nara.
chute drops from 900 feet in the air
cropping In succession from eight
frafl parachutes Charles StroheI
a iri IL hall
ward LeVan. boy seventeen years old.
nying In Rex Beach oiplane, will
make two flights daily.
Aeroplane VS.. Automobile.
On saturday afternoon. the last day
OF the fair. a race between an automo-
bile and LeVan's aeroplane will be ar
ranged On the boards in front OF tho
grandstand, in open air performances
Wiilis and Hassen. famous equilibrists
Wall appear They will be followed by
the Ten Toozoonin Arabs. in a tumbling
act, and by Harry Henley. the man
with a megaphone voice. who. accom-
panied by brass band, will sing. his
voice can be plainly heard above the
roar OF the brass instruments. The
Three Aeroplane Ladies will appear in
midair stunts; the Four Lamothes will
show In a comedy act. and the Rex
Comedy Circus will show Its trained
ponies, mules, dog, cat and chicken.
Then will come Mademoiselle Omega
and the Great Calvert. both high wire
artists.
And while these free acts are con-
startly on view In between the re-
gular events. Wahoo Lane. with Its
hundred spielers, Its monstrosities and
Its atrocities and its freaks of nature
and the hundred and one other things
which the old and the young love
again and again to see will be calling
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