The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-06
Past Records Broken in
Number of Dazzling
Features.
HOME PRODUCTS
STAND IN FRONT
Every Detail Arranged for Com
fort and Entertainment of the
Thousands Who Will Visit
Grounds This Week.
Some Wonderful
Exhibits.

Before tho sun had set yesterday the
virginia State Fair Association was
practically ready for it's annual ex-
hfbition, and was In more advanced
state OF preparedness than II has been
Eince II started eight years ago The
rush and excitement usually incident
to the work Of the day before was not
IN evidence. Preparations had begun
In ample time. some of the exhibits
having been In place moro than Il week
ago. The extension to the grandstand
which VIII now seat 1000 moro peo-
PIE. WAS finished several weeks ago.
The roadways and the racc course have
been rolled. oiled and finished with a
new preparation. and they are as FREQ
from dust as It is possible to make
them.
Stnge Set for Grcnt Show.
There is little left now for the car
penter TO do. Every tent was up and
in position yesterday. The last of the
show Wagons were creeping in with
their 1.-Two and roaring freight as the
sun went down. The hourse cries of
animals of the jungle mingled with
tho lowing OF cattle. the shrill neigh
ing Of horses the sQuesling OF fattened
pigs and the plaintive bleating OF
sheep. As the night came down the
vast grounds became calm: all but q
few lingering workmen laid down their
tools and the stage was set for week
of panoramic activity.
IN spite OF the injunction that the
curious crowd should not he permitted
to enter the grounds yesterday under
any consideration, there were at least
u thousand people. without passes and
without actual interest in any OF the
exhibits parading all over the place
and through Ballyhoo lane. Among
them was Il large number OF boys.
No attempt WAS made to force them
out and they overran the grounds at
will However there was no sign of
disorder, and the employees and the
exhibitors WHO were looking after their
property surveyed the situation with
calm. Protest had il come. would
have been useless.
No Place for Police.
Though everything else had gone
forward without hitch, and all other
preparations had hoer made. the di-
rectors of the fair had either forgotten
or neglected the arrangements = house
the police they requested the Board OF
Police Commissioners 10 send TO the
grounds Captain G.. r. Pollock, secre-
tary 10 tho board. wrote TO a. War
wick, general manager on Wednesday.
asking him TO arrange for police head
quarters In the vicinity OF the grand
stand. a reply was received stating
that the matter would be attended to
at once.
Major Werner, accompanied by Cap
tain Pollock visited the Fair Grounds
yesterday morning, and was rather
dismayei 10 find that no arrangement
had been made to house the police and
10 construct an office which could be
used as temporary station. AT his
earnest request the management
promised TO begin work yesterday in
constructing a station. The day passed
without n step being taken to con-
struct headquarters. When they heard
OF the situation. several of the mem
bers OF the Board of Police Commits
sioners said last night that they
would ask for special meeting of the
board to take steps TO withdraw the
sixteen men promised to the fair. un-
less adequate provision were at once
made for them. They pointed out
that in place of the sixteen men sent
TO the fair. an equal number of special
police had been sworn in to do duty in
tho city, and that they were paid out
OF the funds belonging to the board.
The cost of detailing sixteen men to
do duty mt the fair is $3.50.
In return for the courtesy, the meni-
bcrs of the board expect the Fair AS
sociation to make ample provision for
them. and to have station whore
Sergeant Hodcraft, who will be i'm
charge Of the poles, can keep n record
OF arrests and detain prisoners until
they are sent to the city stations or 10
the County Jail
Many Special Attractions.
Among the special features in the
Industrial Building are the booths OF
the State Department of Agriculture.
the Richmond public schools and the
Richmond Health Department. The
school booth is especially interesting
in showing the liandiwork Of the
Richmond children. Hard by is a booth
devoted to "Votcs for Women" deco
rated with flaming posters calling the
attention Of all male citizens to the
several and various reasons why
women should vote. a woman will be
placed in charge, and she will add
original reasons whenever the crowd
is large enough for her to speak.
The buildings are filled to excess
with exhibits, and In several depart
nents there are more than there is
room for. Space Is already so cramped
that it Will be impossible to show all
the exhibits In advantageous style In
the women's department there are 400
exhibitors and more than $500 pieces
to be shown and judged AS far as
possible, the least worthy will be
eliminated, for it Will be impossible
to give place to all, though the woman
In chorEe yesterday worked herself to
her wits's end to find room for them
all.
Room Big Problem.
Stables for the running horses had
to be found on the outside every stall
being taken up with the horses on ex-
htbit, The Agricultural Building was
ja,nmed from end to end. there being
ilfty-one county exhibits. as against
forty-seven last year Most of them
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