Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-11
1913 STATE TAR
OFFERS RICH PRIZES
President Of State Fair ~ Texas Tells
Of Aims Of the Management in Thsis
efforts 70 Make the Next otsts Fair
Grostost in History.


Dallas, Tsxas-Ths Twenty eighth
annual meeting OF the State Fair Of
Texas will be held At Dallas Saturday
October II. to Sunday. November ,
Plans for making the 1919 Fair IN
unparalleled success have one end u
view. declares President J. J. Eckford'
and that ID to mako II . source Of In
spiration to the entire population Of
the Southwest. or In other words. Z
great university where the very latest
developments In every line OF progre1a
and every branch Of industry are ia
BE- taught and demonstrated. He said:
Tho richness Of our premiums (more
than $4,000 In value) promises to bring
forth the greatest exhibition In the
Fairs history. The entries 10 all lines
are being made In such numbers az
TO indicate more and better exhibita
than ever before. The greater the ex-
hibits the more certain II IL that the
Fair will be Of an educational value e
Its patrons.
Of the coming Fair. For instance. theirs
will be a million dollar machinery dis
play. million dollar automobile dis.
play. a million dollar livestock display
all furnishing a wonderful opportunity
for placing before the world the won
derful resources and Industrial post
btlitlss Of the Southwest
1.-THE rapidlty with which Texas ID
becoming a great agricultural state
presents an unequaled market for reg
fstered stock OF all kinds. The small
farmer Is in the livestock business. He
wants high-grade cattle. high grade
sheep and high grade swine. The State
Fair is his market. and to the Fair
L. 70 Ia ~. 90 ~ .
greatest herds of livestock in tbs
world, In every division of the live
stock department a wonderful improve
ment will be shown. There will be
unequaled displays OF cattle. sheep
swine. horses and jacks. attracted not
only by the rich premiums that are Of
fered. but by the fact that the State
Fair is the market OF the Southwestern
farmer. A combination Of this sori
presents an unequaIed opportunity for
the exhibitor to get results. and he
usually does at the State Fair.
THE machinery exhibit at the State
Fair this fall will he laid out on Q
grander scale than ever before Every
1912 exhibitor signed up for his space
at the close OF the Fair last year. and
to these viii be added many new ones
The machinery exhibit Is one of the
big educational features. The very
latest in farming machinery will be
demonstrated. The new automobile
building which will be erected this year
will give nearly two acres In floor
space for the big auto show. for which
dealers are already preparing
"The removal OF the bee department,
culinary department, girls canning
clubs. boys corn clubs and other edu-
cational exhibits to the Coliseum in
the space made available by the pro-
visions made for the automobile build
ing will give increased space In the
Agricultural Building for county ex-
hibits and displays Of farm and mill
products. The county exhibits will be
more numerous and more varied In
their display than at any time in his
tory, and will more fittingly portray
to visitors from other states the un :
equaled agricultural possibilities of
Texas. ~
Thousands OF dollars are Offered
this year for work in which women and
children are interested This does not
include the prizes In The poultry de-
partment. in which women are probably
as much interested as men. The prizes
in the ladies' textile department are
S1,10O. culinary $500. apiarian $500, hor-
ficultural sos. dairy $3.50. boys and
girls hog clubs $500. boys corn clubs
5000. canned fruits and vegetables 5000.
farm and mill $500"