The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-30
BIG DISPLAY OF
FIREWORKS TONIGHT
Senator Fletcher, Who Ar
rives This Morning, Will
Deliver all Address in the
Afternoon-It is Pensa-
cola Day and an Excep-
ally Interesting Program
Has Been Arranged.

! From the time the big gates swing
open this morning at o'clock until
the mammoth display of fireworks are
/ through, illuminating the heavens,
| there will be not a dull minute TO
the fair visitors today. This is pen
sacola Day" and the committee which
has had charge of the days program
has not left one thing undone which
would contribute to the pleasure OF
the visitors
That it may he truly a Pensacola
day many of the business houses will
close this afternoon at 1 o'clock 10
allow their employees to attend and
participate in the pleasures that await
all who go to the fair grounds. Those
who do not close, it is said will allow
part of their forces TO attend.
Many of the local people have walt
ed until today to go to the fair Re
alizing that Pensacola Day would be
the banner one of all and not being
fortunate enough to attend every day,
they have stood by and seen the
crowded cars as they have gone to
the grounds. And he good reports
which have been spread about the
success of the big exposition are hav-
ing their good effect, which makes Il
certain that this will be the day when
all records in the way Of attendance
are broken.
SENATOR FLETCHER HERE.
Senator Duncan Z. Fletcher arrives
in Pensacola this morning from Mo-
bile and will be one Of the attractions
at the fair today. In addition TO MAX
ing a speech on Rural Credits the SEN
ator says he will walk tight wire,
go up in a balloon, or any other diff
ficult thing Manager Lillard may sug-
gest
On account of there being so much
work In the big fair for the judges
the awards in the live stock building
were not made yesterday as was
scheduled, and this will be a most in
teresting part of today's program. talk
ing place at 10 o'clock The live stock.
while not as numerous as they should
be are excellent specimens and have
been admired by those who appreciate
blOoded stock Those who have neg
lected to visit this department should
be on hand today when the judging
begins.
WORTH SEEING TWICE.
One spectator in the agricultural
building yesterday was heard to re-
mark that he had just returned from
than when he first visited that build
ing and saw more interesting things
ing, and as a result was making his
second visit TO the agricultural build
ing with its thousands Of interesting
specimens. Others will be impressed
in a like manner If they will spend
a little more time In viewing the ex-
hibits. The work in the various de-
partments represent a whole years
work on the part of many people and
to be appreciated fully one cannot
see all in any one building in a few
minutes.
The hotly contested horse races this
year are watched by the big crowds
with much interest showing that the
sport of the kings has a fascination
for the people of the Interstate Fair
district. The racing program for this
afternoon is probably the best Of the
entire week and there is now con-
siderable rivalry between the owners
Of the thoroughbreds.
Tonight there will be another Hdrss
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