Evening journal., 1912-04-18
WORKING OUT
The FAIR PLANS
Committee Meets Here on
Friday to Prepare for Annual
Exhibit
MANY PREMIUMS
FOR BEST EXHIBITS

The executive committee Of the Del
aware State Fair Association will hold
meeting on Friday afternoon when
plans for the show will be discussed.
The committee having charge of the
printing of the premium list viii
shortly have the list ready for mail
ing This list is much larger than
any of those for previous fairs, this
being especially true in the vegetable
classes. The foreword of the premium
list follows:
LOYALTY to the educational work
of the State of Delaware on the part
of the exhibitors in the 1911 Fair has
made another fair possible. The eX-
itraordinary and continued rain storm
last year interfered with the success
of the fair and completely upset the
financial expectations of its manage
ment. Many other of last years fairs
Jared similarly, but in very few COM
munities has there been so generous
a response to the necessities of the
occasion which is reflected i'm the
purchase of the large exhibition park
and adjoining land. which now estab-
shes some permanency TO the home
of our fair and permits the establish
ing of improvements of a permanent
character The stock of the Delaware
State Fair has been and still is be-
ing literally subscribed to and the
future of our fair has never looked Sd
bright So after several months of
waiting on the part of the patrons ana
planning on the part of the manage
ment it has been possible TO settle all
claims and start afresh with renewed
energy, good grounds and plenty of
friends.
"The Delaware State Fair will soon
take its place among the big fairs
OF the east and although the pro-
gressive steps will be limited for 1912.
every exhibitor will. feel that the
management has not been idle nor
discouraged during the winter. but
has made systematic effort TO please
the exhibitor, first by adjusting last
years claims. and second by provid-
ing better accommodations and larger
fields of action than ever before
We ask you to read the rules in
this book. make your entries early,
and then come to the fair 10 see what
has been done.
L. Scott Townsend.
Advisory Committee. Atwood
Weldin president; Frederick Brady,
Yice-president; l.. Scott Townsend,
secretary and treasurer
The fair governors for 1912 are
Frederick, Brady. Richard Bucking-
ham. Edward G. Cook, Alexander +.
Corbit, Joseph Davidson. Lewis Der
ickson Horace l. Dilworth. T. Cole
man DUPONT. s. Frank Ewart. Harry
Hayward. Francis H. Hofecker. J. w
Killen. Charles Megginson. Arnold
Naudain, Jr., William Naudain, Ed
mund Peach, William p Peach, Rob-
ert p. Robinson. Frederick c. Snyder
l.. Scott Townsend. Howard T. Wal
lace. J. Atwood Weldin, James f.
White, Horace Wilson. James Will
son
Department superintendents and as
sistants are: Women's Department,
Mrs. j. Leslie Eastburn. Newark; chill
dren's department Mrs. Frederick c.
Snyder, who Will conduct a canning
and preserving congress in connection
with the department; fruit depart
nent. Richard g. Buckingham; veg
etable department, Frank Yearsley
and S Frank Ewart; horses and
mules. Joseph Davidson. John Fl
Peoples and Joseph II. HossiuSer;
grain and forage. Alexander p. Corbil
and Frederick c. Snyder; sheep and
swine Charles Megginson; bees. the
Rev. Joel S. Gilfllan; farm imple-
ments and teams, William p Peach
cattle, B. DUPONT and Arnold Naudain
poultry. Charles Simmons. Jr.. and
Percy Morrison.
The lists of special prizes that viii
be awarded in addition TO the regular
prizes and ribbons follows:
The State Board of Agriculture Of
fers the following special przes2
For best display of apples. $50.
For best display of peaches. $50.
For best display Of grapes. SO
For best collection of grains. S25.
For best display of vegetables. SOS
The State Live Stock Sanitary Boar,
offers the following:
For the best gentlemans drivins
horse shown in harness, silver loving
cup.
For the best pair of farmers draf
horses, silver loving cup Shown tC
halter or harness.
For the best dairy COW of any breed
silver loving cup.
For the best pure bred SOW Of any
breed $40.
For the best pure bred boar of an,
breed. $40
In judging the gentleman's roaC
horse, the horse, including confirma
ton, action and style. will count sixty
points. The equipment, including car
riage. harness. blanket and whip vii
count forty points.
The Every Evening offers a silvel
cup for the best draft mare over
and under years.
The following merchants hav'
given a cup for the best STANDARD
bred stallion over 4 years.
Watson Pharmacy Company. Jane
H. Wright Company, n. Snellenburi
and Company. M. F. Davis, S. L. Eel
Accompany, James Meharg Cappell
Hardware Company, Wilson Hard
ware Company. John f. Jones. Cahil
Company. Selak and Hoffman
Harry Yerger.
The Morning News offers 2 silve
cup as sweepstakes premium in tn
horse department
The Merritt House offers a silve
cup for the best standard bred mar
over years.
THE EVENING JOURNAL offers
silver Cup for the best draft stallion
any breed. weighing over 1.50
pounds
The Sunday Star offers a silver Gu
for the best general purpose mare O
gelding over years
Henry F. Michel & Company. seeds
men. offer the Michel Bronze Media