The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-15
Gates Swing In Early MorninGs
and Big Show h Givea OH
cial Start In Addrsss By
Mayor Marx
DAY SET ASIDE FOR OLD
SOLDIERS AND KIDDIES
Buildings Are Overlooking With
Exhibits; Many Entertain
ment Features Provided

Industrial and agricultural 1lcnI-
gan made the sixty-fourth annual
state fair bow before admiring citt
Gems, Monday morning. At 10 O'Clock
IS auto loads of distinguished people
left Griswold-st. and Grand Rivertaves.
bound for the fair grounds where
Mayor Marx. who headed the parade
opened the state fair with an appro-
pirate speech OF congratulati0n. He
had every reason to praise the man
agement, because for year the
board, with conscientious effort, has
been working to make the fair . rec
ord-breaker.
As Detroit has been for . week
showing on to Its urban p0pulatto0s
the state OF which 1t Is the metropl1s
will put itself on exhibition and the
whole advancement and progress that
have been accomplished In Q year VIII
be shown to those gathered to see.
Monday was set aside ~ children'e
day and old soldiers' day. All events
were planned specially for those over
60 and under l6. Short clothes or the
bronze buttons of the G. A. n. were
the only passports to recognition. and
all the children and veterans were
made to feel that they owned the
place. The state fair school," . Spe-
cial feature for the benent OF boys
from the agricultural districts, doee
not begin until Tuesday. The big tent
reserved for the boys OF the school
was dedicated for the nrst day to the
veterans and from that heAdQuartore
every attention was given them.
The management Of the fair and
the owners Of exhibits and conces-
sions were still busy early In the
morning STRENGTHENING things ont to
be In readiness for the opening. In
machinery hall the biggest problem
at the last moment was to house al
1.-THE exhibits and II was necessary 70
store some Of them In tents % tne
huge building was not big enough f0f
all. The dairy building was crowded
with things pertaining to the mann-
facture OF butter and dairy products
and educational materials for pro
ducers. In the apiary department.
there were placed In readiness dem
onstrating machinery for Ill the latest
ideas in producing honey which helps
the milk to make Michigan Z second
land Of Canaan.
The live stock department II % MI
that common people feel rather small
and unimportant In being allowed
audiences with gentlemen cattle and
horses whose ancestries and podigrOee
run back almost beyond the memory
of man. Domestic science and school
departments are filled with interest
ing things and nearly oil the shows on
the midway were ready to begin -
soon as the mayor and the cavalcade
arrived from the city.
The programs for the week viii bo
especially rich In general entertain
ment features, with biplanes exhtbi.
tions, band concerts, fireworks and
night horse shows. All these things
were scheduled to begin the flrSt day.
Mayor Marx. arriving ct the head
of the automobile procession, made
his opening remarks. and d. D. Att
ken, president Of the fair. responded
on behalf of the management. Every
thing was done In spirit Of optimism
and sincere belief that this fair II 70
be the greatest ever.
The weather man has done hie
duty for opening day, producing
bright sunshine and temperature pre-
nounced ideal for fair week.