The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-08
VIRGINIA PRODUCTS
BIG FEATURE AT FAIR

were not finished by any means. but
the various exhibits were almost with
out exception ready to be shown
Every inch Of floor space in the In
dustrial Hall 10 occupied by booths.
the farm products building il crowded
to its capacity with the fruits OF Viz
ginia soil. while the houses that shell
ter the live stock can scarcely accom-
modate the entries.
In spite OF the innumerable attrac-
tions on the War Path. the enthusi-
lstic screaming of the 'barkers." the
lure of the races. the Japanese day
exhibition buildings themselves seem
to hold the attention Of the visitors
to this years fair. All day long the
people streamed through Industrial
Hall and the Farm Products Building
gathering souvenirs and marvelling
over the magnificent display on every
hand. The crowd never seemd to tire
OF the exhibits.
Industrial Hall. -
It's far cry from a miniature oil
field actually spouting oil to a pianola
playing popular airs. but Industrial
Hail Oilers such . range Of enter
tatnment and Instruction to the visi-
tors. The greatest ingenuity has been
used in the construction and decora-
ton Of the exhibition booths them
selves. and striking effects have been
produced. A local manufacturing
company, famous for selling baking
powder by the car load, has construct
ed . four-sided booth in the centre Of
the hall. using baking powder cans
exclusively for the building. Rich
mond seed houses and dealers in farm
0pvn
booths for the exhibition OF their pro-
ducts. working elaborate designs in
seeds Watermelons Theoretically
huge decorate one seed booth and
tempt the appetite. and honesty OF all
who look
The oil deld in miniature, eouipped
with the machinery necessary to pump
oil from the wells. is kept running "a
part Of tho exhibit Of one large oil
company. Local manufacturers have
drawn on their ingenuity freely In
showing on their wares to the best
advantage. while many out-of-town
manufacturers have set up elaborate
and expensive booths.
On the north wall OF this han thu
Boys Corn Club OF Virginia has ar.
ranged an exhibition Of good farm
Ing that Is astonishing. Great rips
ears OF yellow corn, white corn, red
corn. almost every known variety Of
corn IL shown. all grown By the youth
ful members Of this association. II
forms one OF the most Interesting ex-
hibits In this building. Rivalling the
interest OF the corn exhibit 70 the dis
play Of the women's department in the
same hall The classes shown In this
large booth are almost too numerous
to mention, but chow every luscious,
appetizing edible: every product Of the
needle and thread: every token Of
feminine cunning that can be imagin-
ed Prizes were awarded in this de-
partment yesterday.
OF particular interest In Industrial
Hal II the exhibit Of the State De-
partment Of Agriculture and Immigra-
ton Commissioner Koiner has ar
ranged one double-sized booth 70 show
the visitor the unlimited resources OF
the Old Dominion. In the same build
ing are the booths Of the Bible Society,
the womans Christian Temperance
Union. the Richmond Health Depart
ment and the American Game Prosec-
tive and Propagation Association.
FssD Pso6Uesa
Almost adjoining the Industrial Hall
r. the building which s<z(ters the ex.
hisits Of farm products This display
far surpasses anything tSat has been
shown at previous fairs This year
fo-ty-swo counties. sGasnst thsrty.two
last year. have taken booths In this
hall to exhibit the products Of the soil
While the exhibit OF Roanoke County
stands out far ara above all the coun.
sy shows. the triple booth filed with
the products Of James BeIlwood's
ChcsserAeid farm offers the greatest
exhibit TO be seen here. Samples Of
more than 2ss varieties Of grasses. all
grown on Mr.. BeJiwood's farm. have
been arranged in D striking schcme
along the walls Of shfs booth visiso-s
% the fair were uoanimous IN eol3ing
MS the priz, exhibit Of IRE whole fair.
showing as 10 does tie trcm .Mdous
possibilities Of Tidewater soil.
The exhibition % Alfalfa ~ . fea-
.ure Of the far. ~ . result % the
strenuous campaign which Com0ission-
Or Kosner ane state De1oN8sSasoS
Sandy have been wsging sor the intro
Suction 81 this grass iEso Virginia.
more alfalfa is shown this year than
ever befor.. The BeIswcod farm shows
,cne os the best growu- occupying .
eide Of this Suflaiae 10 the exhsbss ~
sk~ Girls Canning Cyuh. which hes
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