The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-07
HARD TASK To PUT
FAIR EXHIBITS IN
ALLOTTED PACE

HLLUIiLU 81 HUI
contnucd From l'irst rage.p
pieeds aud made new source of in
cone for tn, farmer and his wife
IL " Spiiman, director of live stock.
surveyed all the stables barns and
reue Yesterday morning. and said af-
Towards mat it was the most nearly
,uuulcJe display of live stock that The
association has known. There is II
l,re'r number this year and the cat
DC. fed Exclusively on blue grass. were
oAllh.icd foi lie first time. Five coun-
tics wrre icpresented in this class OF
lhe moments department. in charge
III Aiiss Caroline Coleman. head of the
Arts au5 crafts IN Richmond was filled
tn oVc~iioWma ana was arranged with
the most artistic effect. There was not
rcou ior ali the exhibits and the in
terio~ ana those which had not gained
awards We're not shown. Miss Cole
aiu s1i1 that there had never before
been So mauy exhibitors. nor had there
ever been SUCH a general Improvement
in ile quality of the pieces OF needle
work. patch and quiltwork and in
haud-paintcd china
GREAT Assortment OF Exhibits.
The industrial building WAS filed
-sith exhibit booths of ali dissertations
there was advantage in the fact tina,
the people had not to walk so far 20
see the things they most wanted 10 sec
SNace allotted 10 the manufa cturerS
exhibits was also we'll taken up, ANA
ail the newest things in the way of
farm imploments. farm and mill ma
ctiucry ana power machinery were
shown TO tho fullest advantages Two
silos reared their Eaunt frames sky
ward ana were the object pf much
clrioyity, on the part of the city p,o-
Pile WHO had never heard OF a silo ana
tjdn't know whether il was q new
dance or a newly invented farm inn
Element
Stretching from the industrial build
j. = around 10 the eastern end Of the
rrandStand runs tho noted Ballyhoo
Lane. where congruous crowds gather
q AROUND iuconsruous artists OF the
iacile tongue and listened to tales they
would not have told as fairy stories to
TIER own -hildren.
Ah0ut ZOO on Grounds.
The crowd drifted in slowly II was
nearly midday before visitors began
TO creep through the gates, always a
slow process. Oh account of the ticket
takers. vino swallow a camel and strain
at q cna; The gates turned more
rapidly ms the day wore on and the
sun slanted to the west The people
came in with AN usistent sort OF roCu-
LARRY, until tho grounds were fairly
we'll filled. Tor tile first day the at
tendance was good. probably better
than on the first day last year. Esti-
mates Of the crowd were varied. run
ming from 1000 TO 10 00O. Manager
Warwick. OF the state Fair AssociF
tion placed his estimate AT $1,000. Tho
lprcr estimate OF 7,oOO is more nearly
correct and that would cover every
bJdy Within the gates. visitors, en-
iioyes, show people ana others who
had concessions. ana the constabularN.
The !f,lr Association has no method Of
Eccurs the tally of attendance day
Ir da, though other fairs throughout
tine country operate turnstiics when
l,o"u uc TALLY automaticany. It's iiE
Uycs arc furnished only whel the am
uual lcpcrt is made out. some months
.r,cr lie fair is closed. Tie Virginia
!tailWav and power COMPANY Keeps an
rcuatc ccord however. Of all the
Vasscurcrs IL hauls to the FAR
Grounds and these furnish an approNt-
n'a1e II the total Attendance
ON Much bigger Scale.
DWiug to the refusal of tn. Hcnrico
Count. authorities TO permit tic ~
.,n.a hallway and Power Company 10
enter The inclosure directly. ;ho f';di
Grounds this year are rather dt1ictIt
80 approach. The cars enter Il private
Enclosure on the Boulevard side Of lie
tra.i,S OF The KirNnond l'rei. -,cks-
nur- ma Potomac. galway. ana from
lhis nclcsurc tie ;.ecplt walk through
"a dVstr IA mp 80 ~ concrete bridge.
AND men for s. ~ distance Until
th,> uru again tho gates OF the
grounds
As ian as tne show itself and the
EXHIBITS a;e concerned the fair is on
much larger scale than il ever was