Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-08
Live Stock Show, Agricul- tural Fair and Poultry Elk.
 hibit to Be Featured.
TENTS ONIMAIN STREET
Many Interesting Concessions Will Bt Programmed and Aeroplane
 Flight lDeInded.

Arrangements for the big live stock show and fair to be held Tn Pine Bluff the week beginning Octo- Der 2S and ending November 2 are being rapidly made. The grounds have been definitely secured, the large posters and advertising matter has been ordered sufficient for post ing the whole eastern half of the state thoroughly and many special localities in other parts. The Pine Bluff company will make "white city, every night cut of the grounds which will be laid out carefully to afford all the room possible and to best satisfy the requirements.
 -.E Secretary H. G. Spaulding, who is here looking out personally fer the details of carving out the first live
 stock show and fair, closed an ar rangement with J. D. McGehee yes terday for the use of all the McGehee property on Main and State streets which is not now occupied and also for the vacant lots owned by w. D.. Hearn, both of these parties gen. erously donating the use of their
 
 property for this occasion, feling that the fair and the encouragement of the live stock development is one of great importance.
 The Main street property will be enclosed in canvass and large tents of varying proportions will be erect ed to house the displays. One or more tents will be used for the ex- hibition of the agricultural products of. Jefferson county for which prem iums amounting to $2,o00 have been offered. One large tent will be used to display the poultry, this being the fourth annual show of the Jefferson County Poultry Association. 1nas- much as special cash prizes amount ing to over $1,500, more even than is being offered at the Texas State Fair at Dallas, have been hung up and the fact largely advertised, it is certain that this will be the largest event of the sort ever held in Ark ansas. One or more tents 60X120 will be used for merchants displays and the demonstration of machinery and various foods.
 The Main street enclosure will also house the enterta nments and con- sessions. There will be no carnival but few well selected shows will be contracted for the week. Among the humber which are now being considered is zoo- logoical show in tent S0Xl20 with a number of performing animals and birds, dog and pony show, mus cal acrobatical acts, etc. Ne gotiations are new pending fer sev- eral excellent acts which will be free to the general public and it is just possible that an aeroplane may be secured as d circuit of several fairs may thus be secured. NothiH 8 in the way of shows CT concession will be tolerated and every effort will be put forth to af ford a clean entertainment for aM who attend. The main purpose of the live stock show ard fair will be kept in mind at all times to encou- rage the rais ng of thoroughbred stock and higher grade of all classes of farm products.
 Inasmuch as it is now anticipa, ed that there will be some very large exhibits of live stock, provision has been made to use adjacent property for these displays if necessary. The county exh bits of live stock will be quartered on Main street just below the cut. The exhibits of horses will probably be made in the Hearn lot opposite the fair grounds gate. The cata.e from outside the state and county, brought largely for sale pur- poses, will be quartered in lot about 75x30O on State street while the hogs and sheep from outside will be placed on lot at the corner of State street and Ninth avenue. With this ar rangement it is hoped that all ex- hibits of stock may be amply pro- vided for.
 The holding of fairs in tents is no and has been very satis- factory wherever tried and avoids he large Investment which the erec- ion of permanent building entails. The last issue of the Country Gen. leman" tells Interestingly of fair # this sort which is held yearly in