The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12
MAYOR CAMERON
VIEWS STATE FAIR
WITH PRESIDENT FAIRFAX AND
MAYOR AINsLIE HE TAKES A
LOOK AT THE BIG SHOW.
HAS STAFF ALON G.
PRESIDENT KOENIG AND JUDGE
MULLEN ACCOMPANY THE
PETERSBURG EXECUTIVE
TO GREAT EXPOSITION.
HAS STAFF ALONG

| Never have / seen such a fair.
said Mayor George Cameron. of Pc
tersburg, yesterday afternoon as he
sat In his box in the grandstand at
the State fair. and took a look over
the prospect.
1T is the most perfect and COM
piete State fair / ever saw, and l
have seen many of them. This show
| ia as good as Barnum & Bailey. and
the midway comes close to Coney
Island.
The next best thing TO 1t. believe,
will be the Petersburg fair next week. -
This remark was made to Mayor
Ainslie. as the two chatted together
in the grandstand. while the shows.
Nine. Calvert. Harry Henry and the
races were going on.
1T beats anything / ever saw said
Mayor Ainslie. and | hope that you
give show as near like 1t as 1t is
possible to do"
We are going to do that. said
President of the Board Of Aldermen
,koenig and we want all of the Rich
mond people to come over and see it.
q nd compare IL with this. sa.-7--
Petersburgers Here.
The Petersburg guests reached the
came In Mayor Camerons auto, and
several other autos.
The great mass OF Petersburgans
came by trolley and train Some OF
them have been over all week. Many
came yesterday, Petersburg day, and
went back last night. They all ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with
the day and the show and the fair
The finest ! ever saw" said Judge
RI: VI. Mullen
Manager Rufin. of the Petersburg
fair was here. He is after some OF
the attractions and will probably land
Crazy" Curran and the Pattee diving
girls. These two acts have been fea-
lures of the fair here. and as Cur
ran can pull OFF some other automo-
bile stunts. il is likely that he will
be engaged, and MIR. Pattee. OF the
diving girls entertainment. will prob
ably be one of the attractions in Pc
tersburg next week.
Mayor Cameron was met by Presi-
dent Fairfax Manager Warwick. Sc
cretary Douglas r.. Gordon and Chief
Marshal Barton III. Grundy.
Mayor Ainslie. Directors Anderson.
Cohen. Hotchkiss. Page. Miller and
Marshall Joined them Immediately.
and the party was photographed.
Mayors Agree.
II agree with President Fairfax "
continued Mayor Cameron. when he
sSys that a State fair and a county
fair both, are educators of the peo-
pie. This fair must prove Of value
both to the teacher and the pupH.
There are things on every hand which
tend 10 teach. That is what we value
our fair for most of alt. It's educa-
tional feature
People. l can see, come from
every quarter to the fair They must
learn, and what they learn liz OF great
value TO them. particularly If they
are young men or women. Even the
old men may learn something to their
! advantage"
Then. inter3ected Mayor Ainslie,
There IL the social end OF II. Peo-
Pile get together. probably, for the
frst time In a twelvemonth, They
exchange ideas. discuss matters of mu-
tual interest and become better friends
than before. So, / believe that the
fair. be II county. city or State. must
do every one good who attends and
makes a study OF tho exhibits, the
demonstrations and the amusements.
Mayor Cameron Alderman koenig,
Judge Rutfin and Clerk Gillian took
III the whole fair, and at late hour
returned 10 the city on the Appomat-
.toS.