The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-14
BIG ATTRACTIONS
FOR STATE FAIR
Eighth Annual Exhibition to
Surpass Others in Vir-
ginia Products.
EVERY COUNTY HAS DISPLAY
Corn and Cattle Exhibits to Be
Feature-Many Amuse-
ments for Public.
EVERY COUNTY HAS DISPLAY

! Fair opens Its gates on Monday. Octo-
Der 6. there will be presented the most
| magnificent display OF Virginia agri-
cultural industrial and animal prod
! ucts ever seen. for the association has
| become thoroughly familiar In every
county Of tho State. and Is almost as
well known in neighboring States as
1t liz at home There will be exhibits
! from as far West as Chicago, and as
| far East as New York with specimens
from the States intervening. Well
| organized and advertised and compc-
| tently managed tho Virginia State
Fair Association has attained national
repute. and annually attracts exhibit
| tors and visitors from many parts OF
| the country.
| 1t has We'd successfully with tho as
sociations of the North and West. and
! Is the first among those Of the South
It's corn exhibits have been placed on
| par with those of Illinois and other
| western States. and as result Vir-
ginia farmers have been urged by ma
| tional demonstrations to give more time
and effort to this staple crop. Hardly
| less In reputation have been it's ex-
hibits of live stock. particularly in cat
tie. in which Southwest Virginia has
! won national renown. Its imported
breeds are of the best which foreign
countries can afford and it's export
| cattle find Il ready market in all the
marts of the world. competing on an
equal basis with cattle from the far
| Argentine.
Women to Have Great Display.
Anu while the farmers and the manu-
| facturers and the stock raisers are
claiming their just need of praise. the
women are always present with their
exhibits OF home life and home indus
| tries. displaying their products OF the
thimble and needle and the kitchen
with an equal pride and justifcation
All the exhibits will be properly
| housed and cared for, and so dtsplaye ed
that they may be seen of every one with
the utmost advantage. Awards will
mean something. for in every class of
every varying exhibit awards will be
made only for merit, and If the prod
| ucts come not up to standard, neither
ribbons nor prizes will be given. In
this manner the association will urge
exhibition OF only the best, and foster
! home Industries and agriculture
While the fair will have its sober.
business and more important side al
ways as the keynote to its being, there
Will be no lack OF amusements with
| winch one may rcgalc himself when the
eyes become tired of gazing on exhibits
and the senses rather weary with the
learning Of many lessons on natural
life and industry. Midway will be re-
plete with its thousand and one at
fractions, with its babble and it's never
ceasing noise. Vari-hued women from
|
| West in the performance OF their
| thrills. Wild animals which never saw
| the jungle VIII roar and rattle and
strain at their binding chains and
freak mon and women, giants and pyg-
mics will parade their peculiarities be-
fore the public eye. Midway will have
It's own panorama. set upon an ever
| revolving stage. and the wonders of
the world Will pass In fantastic view
OF those who wander up and down the
lane TO anuse themselves in whimsical
abandon.
Two stages have been set before the
| grandstand. which has been enlarged
SO as 10 accommodate 1900 more peo-
| pie. Performances Will be constant
! during every afternoon. The world
has been searched for performers, and
twenty-one acts have been procured
They embrace the great Dollar Troupe.
the Youngblood Musical Girls. Her
zog's Stations. the famous Glendale
| Troupe, Auto-Polo contests the Jolly
/ Harvesters. the SIX Famous Circus
Clowns. the FARRELL Sisters, the De Lo-
Gus Duo. the Cycling Demons, Pattee's
| Diving Girls. the Hclkyists Gin a high
diving act), the Three De Voras, West
ern girls and boys, an Indian War
| Dance. Miss Clara Male Hammer and
Miss Marie Geirsiinger. singers and
| Hugh +. Blaney and Jimmie Carroll
| balloon ascensions. and the battle OF
Santiago In pyrotechnic display. Both
stages Will De occupied ~ the same
| time. so that wherever one may sit
he Will have something TO see Cap
tain Louis Sorcho's deep sea diving act,
| Ferrnris wild animal show. Oklahoma
Bits Wild West show, and Gumbertz's
| Coney Island side show will be among
the other attractions.
Entries Coming In Fast.
The entries for the various exhibits
are coming in every day, and 1t is
expected that all Will be in by the
middle Of next week. Entries for the
| Women's Department and the stock
! entries closed yesterday Among those
who Will put on the largest cattle ex-
hibits Is Thomas Fortune Ryan, Of Oak
Ridge. Nelson County. He will show
| Virginia dairy herds, Guernsey cattle
beef cattle, Holstein Friesians and
| Tamworth sheep. all Imported stock
He will exhibit twenty-five Geurnseys
eighteen Virginia beef cattle, seven
Holstein- Friesian and twenty ono
sheep. George Meichen & Sons, of
Geneva, Ind. VIII have twenty one
| entries in Red Polled cattle. Tho Acca
| Stock Farm. Clyde W. Saunders pro-
prietor, will also have n large exhibit,
with nifty Jersey cattle. nineteen Vir-
GINA dairy breed and seven WEIGH
ponies. r. Conway Vance, of Freder
icksburg. has entered six Jerseys, ten
Virginia dairy breed and twelve large
White Yorkshires. H. b. Witter. OF
Frederick, Md. will also have large
exhibit.
The fair grounds havo been greatly
improved, and all the exhibit buildings
have been set In order. The farm OK
| hibits will be placed In one building,
the three buildings formerly used hav-
ing been connected. While last year
there were only forty-six county ex-
| hibits. this year there will be exhibits
from atty counties. II. o. Sandy, agent
of tho United States Department of
Agriculture, will be in charge OF the
farm exhibits. and competent men OF
| nationwide rcputc will be in charge of
| the other exhibits. The Judges have
been selected with a view to peculiar
fitness for and knowledge of tho sub