The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-21

"Our atractionS are of [
handling crowds never were be
fact, the North Dakota State F.
high standards fixed in this city,,
Today has been one of the very
busiest days that the fair officials have
spent. Hundreds Of exhibits have
been put into place and everything.
has been gotten into readiness for the
big crowds that will commence to
pour In the gates tomorrow. The ad-
vance guard is already here. Many
have come to see the opening of the
fair and will stay all week and see
everything that there is to see before
the gates close late Saturday. even
ing.
Barns Groaning With Exhibits.
All the big barns are now filled with
exhibits Of prize stock. including cat
tie, horses, sheep and hogs. Never
before in the history Of a state fair
in North Dakota have there been 30
many excellent exhibits as at the pres
ent one. Those who have seen the.
exhibits say that the present fair can
partment. II the other departments
are like the stock departments.
And the other departments are Of
the same high class as the stock ex-
hibit department. In the women's de-
partment a great deal Of work has
been done. Some very fine exhibits
have been entered and 1t Is certain
that there will be some keen rivalry in
that department.
Machinery Display Gorgeous Spec
.tacle. ~
| The machinery exhibits are now all
In place and present q very formidable
array Of farm equipment. There u q,
very large display Of threshing; ma
chinery and gas tractors. The gas
tractor people will have q very keen
farm adjoining. the fair grounds. The
rye has been threshed off the piece and
It 10 now clear and ready for the
demonstrators with their high power
plowS. This will be a very attractive
feature ~ far az the farmers are con
cerned. .hSs
The other features Of the fair are
ali in readiness or the rising Of the
curtain" The Wild West show men
and their clever horses have been get
ting q splendid rest since they came
here and are now in fine fettle for the
fair: They say that the show will now
will be on the grounds at the opening
Of the fair and Sites. the intrepid air
navigator. will demonstrate his clev-
erness in cutting the atmosphere .
thousand feet above terra firma- Sites
is looked uposi by fellow airmen as
ono Of the most daring Of the younger
genefation Of flyers and It is certain
that he Will thrill the crowd with his
air maneuvers and evolutions. One
Of his brother airmen has said that he
can do the turkey trot" with the
xrh{ In
Race Card Never Better.
The-rAces will attract the crowds all
the time. .s There are some splendid
examples of high class horse flesh in
the stables already. They have been
tried out, on the track every day for
the past few days and are in the most
excellent condition for the gruellins
races There are some Of the fastest
horses in tho west entered in the races
here and the lover Of a pretty horse
race will see. all kinds Of them when
the ,"naEs'' and the "ponies" COM
mence to circle the track.
Means Greater Crowd.
| The state fair will be the mecca this
year for some Of the biggest crowds
that have ever assembled at any evenl
in the state. They will come from all
several days. Judging from the way
that. hotel rooms and rooms around
the city have been reserved during
the past few. days 1t would seem that
the city Will be filled to the limit with
visitors. Although there are a great
many. rooms. left still they are COINS
fast and It is certain now that the
population Of the city for the present
week will be very materially aug
nhented.
Low Railroad Faro Attractive.
ono of the reasons why there will
be such-a large crowd present is the
: cent rate that the. railroads have
granted forathe fair week. This will
who came one hundred miles last year
can come one hundred and nifty miles
this year fOr. the same price. 1t means
that the circle from which the people
will come has been thrown out half
again - far as It 10 certain that those
who thought that they could not afford
70 come last year will come BY the
hundreds this year. Reports from the
country districts indicate that the
farmers WIN attend better than ever
before. The farmers are the back
bone Of the fair. II they all attend
the air will be great success. The
fact that the attractions are more nu-
merous, than In vearst past ana that
they are better VIII draw the crowds.
Nothing By the hest Will suit. md that,
has been the slogan sef the fair ON
claie from Ia very tlrst. The; in-
s G11nd Tuen Has Holiday.
The various days OF tho fair are
assumins the, color q spssiat deys.