The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
GREATER FAIR FOR
|. PEOPLE next YEAR
DECLARES WILL.
EXCEED ITSELF FOR YEAR
1918 If SUCH BE POSSIBLE.
GROUNDS NOW STILL
STOCK AND OTHER EXHIBITS WILL
BE REMOVED BY CLOSE OF
DAY AND GATES WILL BE
LOCKED FOR YEAR.


by this evening the State Nfair
grounds viii have taken on It's win
ter quiet and the grounds Wall have
been shorn Of all the temporary
structures. while those ~ho rr'rcd
make the fair the greatest in the
history of the South VIII have gone
To their respective stations IN the
community. and the atm sphere of
the. vast Enclosure VIII revert % that
Of the farm ana stable.
All day Yesterday and Ill night
Saturday night. live stock left the
grounds liz trains, by roadway, and
In vehicles # man. kinds Chickens
were shipped to their abiding places.
or to other shows, and other exhibits
were removed. The work OF removal
Will continue today. and but little
will remain SAKE that which Ground
self during the coming winter.
The gates viii be locked, the fall
cleaning will h.. completed and the
big exposition park will be left To
the birds. and to nature.
Many ~ the ah4wmen left Saturday
night and yesterday for Raleigh. Pc
tershurg and Ifarrisonburg fairs.
while others went back to New
York.
Move Office Down Town.
The office force Of the association
will be transferred back to headquar-
tar. ia hR t-1 h1fF tay
where business of winding up mat
tiers incidental 10 the conduct Of the
fair will be continued ANA where
plans will Immediately begin on the
next fair.
Crowds at the hoteis began 10 thin
out yesterday. The bath rooms, HALL
ways and pool tables which had been
used Tor sleeping purposes, assumed
their won5ed condition ana appear
ance and the clerks were able to eat
ana sYseY'' 1rtTfe themselves - n
President Fairfax. of the associa-
ton, will remain in Richmond a day
ar two, and win then return to his
home In Lopdoun county.
ssatae sxFarsssss ,Ia,tlasssg tsist. .,arTl~
plete satisfaction at the success which
We met" he said last night
While ii was ny tlrst effort" said
NJ
feel pleased at the way everything
came off attribute this mainly to
the fine work of my associates and
assistants. Had II not been for Royalty
and hearty cooperation, wese would
have had a far different fair. Every
one from the Office boy To the first
assistant deserves credit and praise
Tar What theE Hid In making This the
greatest fair on the Atlantic sea-
toard
Warwick as Organizer.
Secretary Douglas Gordon expressed
himself As entirely satisfied with the
result. we brought about this sue
cess he said. because every one
worked faithfully with one end In
view. The orga nization was most
complete and in this Manager War
wick displayed hts great ability MS
an organizer. Every little detail was
carefully planned and executed, and
there were few bitches When ii Is
understood What big concern
State fair Is. this statement deserves
some attention"
Chairman j. r Anderson. of the
executive board. who had much IL do
with the selection Of the an1usements
and the fireworks, was beaming.
We never had better line of
shows he said. according to the
comments Of the people Every one
seemed To enjoy them. Never have
seen such universal satisfaction since
i have been connected with the as
sociation. Next year We will try 10 DO
even better"
racing department. Direc o. ~,
Director Spilrnan, of the live stock
department Director Carter. OF the
racing 1epa rtment; Directors Miller.
Cohen. Page. Hotchkiss. BelIwood.
Marshall ana Chambers, tlt-t-iiss Ped
that they would next year mite In
a still greater exposition
This was the best fair / ever
saw. s;dd Mayor iAinslie, and TO
prove that he meant it. he attended
the fair every day