Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-11
MAKING FTNAL PREPARATIONS
FOR OPENING or THE
TULSA FAIR.
The BIGGEST IN HISTORY
This Years Fair VIII Eclipse Any
Ever Held In Eastern
oklahoma.

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amusement and entertainment for the
throngs of people who Will attend mo
big exhibition, scene Of great activity
is presented at the Tulsa fair grounds,
where miniature city is being as
sembled this week, When the fair
opens next Monday September 10th,
moro than thousand people will be
necessary to care for the hundreds of
livestock, poultry and agricultural
exhibits that will be on display.
Time and money have not been
spared in taking care Of every deail
Of the fair, and daily shipments OF
ra.ce horses livestock, poultry con
cessions. shows, foreign exhibits and
riding devices and being received al
tho fair grounds The attractions for
every department Of the biggest fair
| in the history Of Eastern Oklahoma
will be in readiness Tor the opening
day.
The largest crowds In the history
of any oklahoma town are expected
to be In Tulsa during fair week, and
every preparation is being made hy
the merchants, hotels restaurants and
other institutions OF this city, for IN"
accommodation and comfort Of fair
.sltors The many brilliant features
Of the Durbar and the exceedingly
| low rates and extra train service Oh
the various railroads entering the city
will help swell the crowds during the
week
Every detail has been attended to
| for the safety and convenience ol
the visiting throngs The members
Of Company A, Oklahoma Nauonal
Guard, of Tulsa, and a detail of secret
service men, Will police the fair
grounds. and the Boy Scouts of Tulsa,
will maintain an emergency hospital
on the grounds for the administration
of first aid relief to sick and inIured
people. A rest room for women and
children, equipped with all convent
enres, will be maintained in the main
| exhibition building, and the w. O..
! w. ladies circle, will conduct baby
nursery where mothers may check
their infants while attending the fair
|
Plenty Of pure iced drinking water
rest room and shade Will be found on
| the grounds.
The Broken Arrow Agricultural
school, a state institution, will main
| tain an exceedingly interesting booth
| In the exhibition building and daily
domestic science demonstrations Will
| 1 . nt
lpdies All ladies attending the fair'
who 50 desire, may join the class OF
women who will receive daily do
nestle science Instructions free OF
charge
There will be an interesting exhibit
from the San Francisco Exposition
in the main building. This Will provo
| t. be one of the most interesting dis
plays on the grounds, as all people
Interested in the completion of the
Panama Canal and the building OF
the Exposition In San Francisco which
is to be celebrated the opening OF
the big ditch may receive such m
formation, statistics and literature on
the two projects as they desire.
Wednesday has been declared school
children's day at the Tulsa fair, ana
every school child in Tulsa county
and adjoining counties will be admil-
ted free of charge on this day. Ar
rangements are being made to give
the Riddles" the time of their hVes,
and c. f. Buchner, Boy Scout Com
mander, play ground superintendent,
and Y, NJ, G. A. secretary of Tulsa, Is
arranging a series Of athletic contests
for the visiting schools. The city
schools of Tulsa have been eliminated
from these events, thus giving the
smaller towns and country school dis
tricts an even break for athlett.
| honors.
on Monday the Gentlemen's Roao
race will be run. This is participat-
ed in only by local horses and drivers,
and is always n feature of the Tulsa
fair The Derby race will be run on
Thursday, and holiday has been de-
clared and a special fair program will
b, arranged for the day.
The real feature of the Tulsa fair
remains in Harold Kantner. Speed
Demon" who will make his hair
raising, death defying flights in his
BIeroit mono-plane, Kantner VIII go
up 5000 feet in the air. shut off his
engine and dip, whirl and glide to the
earth. Kantner will ''flirt with death
two or three times every day His
speed record Of 1O4 miles an hom
won for him, the $4,000 gold trophy
at the Chicago aviation meeting last
fall.
Besides the aIrship flights, there
will be two harness and three run
ming races daily. several sensational
free acts, band concerts. livestock
parade, and lnumerable shows. con
cessions. etc, including Booger Reds
Real Wild West, and Cole Brothers
Circus. In fact, Tulsa offers some
thing TO suit the taste of the most
varied audiences during the fair.