The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-21
AUSPICIOUS OUTLOOK FOR
OUR GREAT ANNUAL EVENT

annual Marion County Fair, which
will be held next week, will be the
very best yet The exhibits and the
smusements already scheduled are
much greater and better than those
for any previous fair, and unless We
have very bad weather, the crowds
are bound TO be bigger
Mr. Emmett Robinson, in his COM
mOdlous and powerful car, took a
Star reporter out to the fair grounds
Thursday afternoon to look the land
scape Ger. After viewing the famil-
lar ground, the reporter was bound
TO say that it looked more promising
than ever before
At the grandstand, the reporter
met Mr.. Ed. Carmichael, who was
taking his usual lively interest in all
good public works; and he gave an
immediate and lucid description Of
the Improvements.
To begin with, the grounds have
never been in quite such good shape
They have always been fine; this
year they are superfine. Filling the
big hole on the south side has been
a vast Improvement and has made
1he entire space look better.
Much work has been done on the
gTandstand. All decayed or worn
timber has been replaced, and bet
ter arrangements than ever made to
accommodate the crowds.
Although it is three working days
before the fair opens, good work is
being done in preparing the exhibits.
Nearly all the, space in the machinery
hall has been taken. That offensive
and defensive ally OF the farmer, the
Marion Hardware Company, has
about one-fourth Of the building and
forty feet outside.
The space heretofore empty in the
poultry department will be utilized
this year for a turkey exhibit, and
between two and five hundred superb
gallinaceous fowls will be in evil
dence Of chickens, ducks and geese,
there will be full display.
The Ocala Lumber & Supply Co.
viii devote most its fine building to
public uses. On the right side of the
entrance will be the displays of the
boys corn clubs. On the left will be
the baby show.
\ neat little booth is being put up
Ia front Of the Ocala Lumber & Sup
ply Cos. building for the demonstra
lion work of the girls tomato clubs.
Workmen are busy in the agricul-
rural hall. Munroe & Chambliss are
going to do something gorgeous in
way OF a corn display, and there will
probably be more really fine corn on
exhibition than there was in Florida
twenty-five years ago. Around one
Of the posts in the main hall will be
a pyramid OF Marion county fruit
that will make any one. yankee or
native, open his eyes.
A number OF ladies are at work
putting the woman's department in
trim, and it viii be in the best OF
shape by Saturday night. 1t is safe
20 say that this department will be
better than ever.
McIver & Mackay's building will
De fuH OF the finest display this big
firm has yet made.
Mr. Carmichael said that it was
certain that the livestock exhibit
would be the biggest yet. The live
stock pens and sheds have been add
ed 10 till they are twice their former
xauacity, but there are many more
entries already than there ever has
been before.
The race track has never been so
good, and the outlook for the races
as excellent. Nearly all the sheds
are full Of fine horse flesh, and the
1Eew spaces left are all the same as
engaged. 4 dozen or more OF fine
horses are exercising on the track
every few hours OF daylight.
The colored people are going to
make a good exhibit, the best yet,
some OF them say.
Among other great improvements
IS The new gate for pedestrians. This
Is 10 the west Of the big gate, and
good walk recently put down leads
right up TO the agricultural hall, en-
abIing foot passengers 70 cross the