The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-27
Promises to be the Biggest
Event in History of
Pensacola.
BIG CROWDS ARE
EXPECTED DAILY
Nearly All of the Exhibits
Have Been Sent to the
Fair Grounds and Placed
in Position, Making One
of the Finest Exhibitions
Ever Seen in the South.

With the preparations for the bis
aIl-week event completed and the pro
gram of events made up, the annual
interstate Fair, which opens tomorrow
at noon, promises to be the greatest
In the history OF Pensacola
The program will start about 1O:0o
O'Clock tomorrow morning, when the
PENSACOLA concert band will begin A
musical program in the business Sec
tion OF the city before going to the
grounds, and it will probably not end
until the last tired fragment OF the
throng trails its way homeward at
midnight next Saturday. All indica-
tions point to the largest crowds ever
to come to Pensacola for any occa-
sion.
Governor Gilchrist has made final
assurances that he will be here and
he will make the speech at noon to-
morrow from rostrum on the fair
grounds that win mark the formal
opening.
The governor is expected to arrive
tonight and he will be met by Secre-
tary n. ]. Lillard, members Of the fair
association and friends, and escorted
to the San Carlos hotel, where he
win be registered while here.
EXHIBITS ARE IN.
Nearly everything to be shown is
in and the finishing touches are be-
ing put upon booths leased to the
many tradesmen, realty and other
firms granted concessions.
The showing of hogs this year prom
ises to be one OF the big features.
With more than ever before nosing
up the soft dirt in tho sty. II breaks
all records in point of numbers. And
1t IL said there has never been larger
or better kept swine exhibited in
West Florida.
The cattle, mules and horses on
show will attract much favorable at
tention and It is freely forecasted
that the judges will find II difficult
to make awards.
There will be keen rivalry by farm
ers for the special prizes offered for
corn. Various boards of county com
missioners have appropriated $500
each for the best showing of corn
grown In their respective counties
Escambia county is one OF those and
the best corn ever raised between
F1omaton and Pensacola will probably
be in competition for the prize offer
ed by this county.
There will be numerous county ex-
hibits in competition for the large
prizes in this class of the agricultural
division and those who visited the
Jackson county fair predict that Jack
son county's exhibit will be awarded
the grand prize. s4oo.
THE WoMAN's BUILDING.
In the woman's building tie ar
rangements are completed and the ex-
hibits all in place for the opening to-
morrow.
There are three hundred and eight
entries, embracing a wide variety Of
displays.
Home cooking, babies caps, flowers,
jellies, fancy work, embroidery. knit
ting by old ladies. landscapes in oil
and water colors, beadwork, pictures
and snap shots witA camera, cakes,
bread and numerous other things are
to be shown there under the direction
of Miss Fannie Caldwell. superin-
tendent.
Nearly all Of the chickens, turkeys,
guineas, ducks and other birds com
prising the 100 entries in the poultry
department are now Gagged ready for
showing, although still others are ex-
pected to arrive up to . o'clock to
morrow, when the doors will be closed
one hour for final classification.
There will be 49 varieties Of chick
ems, embracing finest strains OF Ply
E.outh Rocks. Minorcas. Silkies, Ban
tams and game Bantams. Orpingtons,
Wyandottes, Leghorns and others.
The Belgian hare exhibit will be a
feature In which lots of interest Is
promised and some fine hares are now
Gagged for showing and judging.
All Of the many hippodrome and
track events will be free attractions
and the motorcycle racing, horse rae
ing, athletic events and automobile
races will afford a general good time.
The horse show will be another wor-
thy fea ture OF the free outdoor events.
The hippodrome show, presenting
fourteen big acts daily, win be given
each afternoon before the grand stand.
The other free attractions have been
arranged so that there will be one or
two daily besides the hippodrome
show.
There will be automobile racing one
afternoon, motorcycle racing two aft