The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-01
appearance of Band
Raises Curtain For
City's Biggest Event
Gorgeous in OClors and Resembling in Music Streets of
City Stage for Opening of ThreeDay Festival-visit-
ors Coming on Every Interurban and Train.
THOUSANDS SEE AGRICULTURAL PARADE

Gorgeous with colors. and resound-
ing with the music OF the Festival
band, mixed with the hoarse cries of
the carnival barkers, the streets of
the city this morning were the stage
on which was opened the Fall Festi-
val. Eastern Indiana's biggest event
Shortly after the opening of the ex-
hibits at 10 o'clock, the nfty-piece
Richmond Concert band. wearing the
new uniforms and white canvas hats
with yellow bands, paraded the streets
and gave a concert at the corner of
Ninth and North A streets. The or
ganization's first appearance created
a favorable impression.
Visitors Arriving.
Already hundreds of visitors have
arrived in the city for the big event.
Each train entering the city brings a
larger crowd than the one before, and
the indications are that before night
several thousand former residents and
visitors will be within the city's gates.
This is only the advance guard of the
hoard that is expected tomorrow. Rail-
roads and interurban lines will carry
extra equipment to accommodate the
crowds. Hotels, restaurants and pri-
vate homes are preparing to feed the
hungry multitude.
Although he had promised cloudy
weather with showers today, the
weather man showed indications OF re-
lenting and has promise fair weather
for this evening and tomorrow, the
big day of the Festival
Exhibits Are Opened.
The opening of the exhibits this
morning showed the most complete
displays of products grown and manu-
factured in the city. For the length
of two blocks the Made in Richmond"
tent. decorated with the Festival col
ors, had booths containing Richmond
made goods.
Visitors were impressed with the
variety. Nearly every thing that peo-
pie want and need from clothing to the
luxuries of life. automobiles and pi-
amos, are manufactured In the city.
In the displays of farm products
the county is not outclassed by the
city. Farmers and gardeners are ex-
hibiting monster pumpkins, corn.
wheat and fine fruits of all kinds.
Entry List Large.
The entry lists in all classes are
which is pleasing to the executive COM
mittee, members of which declare
that If the weather man will CO.
operate with them tomorrow, Rich
mond will contain the largest crowd in
her history.
Headed by the concert band, the ag-
ricultural parade moved throught the
streets at 1870 o'clock this afternoon.
This is the first of three parades to
be given during the Festival
This evening at 1880 o'clock the
concert band plays In the Coliseum
for the big municipal ball.
All exhibits and shows will be open
during the evening.
Never before in the history Of the
city have so many things useful and
ornamental, ornate and invaluable, Ia
Dor saving and pleasure giving, typi-
fling the many manufacturing resour-
ces of the Panic Proof City been gath
cred together as may be seen at the
great industrial Made in Richmond
Exhibition" assembled. under sun and
rain proof coverings on North A street
between Ninth and Eleventh streets
Booths GaiIy Decorated.
Exhibits packed tightly together.
which If placed side by side would be
over a third of a mile long. show to
the many thousands of Fall Festival
visitors the greatness of Richmond as
a manufacturing center.
Many of the displays are on exhibit
ton in gaily decorated booths adding
color and zest to the novel collection
of articles made in the city.
In tent number l, occupying the en-
tire street from Ninth to Tenth are ex.
hibitions of threshing machines, seed
ing machinery, nursery stock, fire
mems helmets, concrete tile, lawn
swings, water softening machinery.
multiple drills, gas engines and air
compressors. sheet metal work and
safety gates for elevators and fire
doors for public buildings.
Tent number 2, extending from
Tenth to Eleventh streets, contains