The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-25
Several Fine New Halls and a
Pretty Keeper Cottage
Add to Appearance.
J Appearance.


there is an abiding faith in the big
EHarrison county exposition next
Elweek to be held by the west Virgins
EEFair Association on its spacious
grounds Just southeast of the city.
EThe Pythian visitation VIII In no
ilway detract from the prospects OF
1.-THE fair but rather add to the fairs
success as many OF the visitors Will
ihlearn that the exposition here Is to
iIbe the greatest and grandest In the
History OF central west Virginia and
they VIII, therefore, make It q point
to be present.
4 Vast improvements costing many
thousands OF dollars have been
Emade and are being made. the
grounds are very different in APP
Ipearance from what they were last
year, when a highly successful fair
was held. A complete water system
as we'll as complete sewerage sys-
tenn has been installed. Several
barge new buildings have been
lerected and additional stalls for
farm, saddle and driving horses
have been erected. Buildings, stalls
and fences have been either newly
painted or white washed. The hun
dreds of shade trees OF ample size
to give all the shade desired have
been carefully looked after. The
halG-miie track is in the best shape
1t has ever been and 80 are the
grounds even to the remotest hooks
and corners. Every feature is ideal
for the great fair now assured.
Carpenters, painters and Others
are busily engaged in giving finish
ing touches and the panorama will
be complete, when the gates open
next Monday morning for a season
Of four days OF thrilling excitement
and rare enjoyment,
The amphitheater has undergone
some very desirable changes. among
which Is a large mems Iavatory in
the east end basement with running
water therein, Another consists OF
two additional doors at the entrance
to accommodate theucrowds coming
cut. "a
/. A beautiful and costly poultry
building has been erected with am
pic equipment and pleasant accom-
mod ations. It is one and one-half
stories high, eighty feet long and
twenty-6our feet wide. 1t contains
1872 large .coops conveniently and
systematically arranged. The ST
ways are wide. 1t has twenty-four
windows and electric light equip
ment.
The new floral hall is located Just
west OF the main entrance avenue.
1t is large and costly building
with very pleasing appearance and
modern appointments. Its dimen-
sions are 100 feet by forty-six feet
and it contains two large center
platforms and has four entrances.
Shelving and other equipment IS
now being installed therein. The
platform leading to the entrance on
the Broadway side is so arranged
as to make the loading and unload
ing of exhibits easy. The building
also contains a private office for the
superintendent OF the department
and his assistants.
Machinery Hall is on the east
side of the main entrance avenue
lined up with FLORAL Hall along
boulevard. It is of the same size
and similar in arrangement ercept as
to the places for exhibits. Its plat
form arrangement for loading and
unloading is similar to that of Floral
Hall.
The old dining hall has been re-
modelled and sleeping rooms are
provided for the cooks and walters.
An attractive new building is the
new one near the main entrance
gates erected especially for the
Keeper of the grounds and already
occupied by Everett Garrett and his
family. 1t is a cottage of modern
design containing eight rooms. It
has complete water and lighting
system and it's porches are made OF
cement.
In the western section of the
grounds far from the several halls
Is a new dressing room for men and
more convenient to the central part
! OF the grounds is ladies' dressing
room built last year.
Fifteen stalls for farm, saddle and
driving horses have just been com
lpleted and pens for sheep and stys
for hogs viii he built this week.
4 "A water tank with n capacity OF
I25o barrels located on the asEocia-
Etion,s knoll overlooking the track