The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-04
$4,000
VISITORS IN TOWN
DURING THREE DAYS
Fall Festival Officials See
Big Event Close With
Band Concert.
CITY TRADE HEAVY
Exhibitors Tear Down Booths
While Carnival Shows Re-
main Until Tomorrow.
CITY TRADE HEAVY

Richmond's biggest Fall Festival is
over
With total of $4,000 visitors dur
ing the three days, three long parades.
the largest exhibit of goods manufac-
tured in the city ever shown at one
time, nine bands furnishing music,
and with good weather, the Fall Fes-
tiva1 was a success from the opening
Of the exhibits Wednesday morning
until the last visitor left today
With few exceptions, the business
men say trade during the last three
days has been the best in the city's
history during a similar period of time
One merchant said he did as much
business Thursday alone as he aver
ages during an ordinary week. They
say the object in giving the Fall Fes-
tival was to advertise the city, and
that they did not expect much present
business to accompany it. Immediate
results, however, have more than com.
pensated for the time and money ex.
pended to assure the success of the
event.
Remove Exhibits.
Early this morning the exhibitors
began tearing down their booths in
the "Made-in-Richmond tent and re
moving them to their plants and
stores. AS soon as the last exhibit
has been removed the tents will be
taken down.
The Gasthoff company, decorators
have been taking down the decorations
which they placed on the streets.
All exterior decorations will be re
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the work Will require two or three
days Interior work and window dis
plays will be left until the first OF
Lext.Week.
The stores and decorators winning
cups are displaying them in their
windows today.
Aviator Leaves City.
Following the unsuccessful attempt
of Aviator Frank Kastory to give an
exhibition flight from Reid field yes
terday morning. the amusement com
mittee of the Commercial club tried
to make arrangements to have the
machine repaired here so flights could
be made some time next week. Kas
tory was afraid the work could not be
done properly, and left for Chicago
last night with his biplane.
Although the contract specified II
no flights were made Kastory was to
receive no money, the FESTIVAL com
mittee felt that since he had had the
machine on exhibition since Wednes
day, he should be paid something to
help bear the expenses. Kastory was
given $100.
Concert Last Night.
The ffty-piece Richmond Concert
band made it's final appearance last
night, giving two concerts in the
"Made-in- Richmond tents. Visitors
were as much impressed by the large
uniformed band and its playing as by
any other feature of the Festival. The
members of the band are enthusiastic
over the organizations showing, ano
believe it should be made a peEma
| nent institution. Many citizens anC
business men hold the same opinion.
| Completing the weeks engagement
this evening the Hatch Carnival com
pany will leave over the Pennsyl
vania railroad tonight.
Crowds Conduct Orderly.
The orderly conduct of the large
crowds was remarkable. Although
| few minor accidents occurred, no one
was seriously hurt, and not theft OF
| picked pocket was reported. Last
nights crowd was the largest evening
| crowd of the week, it being almost
! impossible to pass from Main to A
on North Ninth street.