The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-27
New Buildings Erected and
Ninth Exposition Will Be
Greater That Others.
MORE THAN FIFTY
COUNTY EXHIBITS
Very Cream Of Agricultural
Industry In State VIII Be
Placed Before Eyes of the
Thousands of Visitors.

The ninth annual exposition OF this
Virginia State Fair association win be
held In Richmond the week OF Octo-
Der 5. 81
The entries In live stock and farm
departments are much more numer~
Gus and important than ever beforo.
Already several additional stables
and barns have been erected in order
to accommodate the entries.
Under the supertntendency Of Man
ager Riddick. the poultry department.
as Is shown by the entry blanks. Will
embrace exhibits of every important
class of poultry and pigeons. This
department last year proved the most
complete ever held in Virginia.
The domestic departments show
already full house" The displays
of women's handiwork embrace
everything from a dainty lace hand
kerchief to a crazypatch quilt. There
will be wonderful displays OF tooth.
some jellies and jams, cakes and.
cookies. hams and pies and breads
Farm Department Larger.
The farmers department this year
will take up about twenty-five per
cent more space than heretofore. due
to the energy of +. O. Sandy, of the
United States department of agricul-
ture- He will have more than nifty
different county exhibits in addition
to scores OF individual displays en&
bracing in all the very cream Of the
agriculture industry OF Virginia.
The manufacture and implement
departments will TEEN with exhibitn
! of the latest and most improved ma
chinery and manufactured articles,
and there will he large number a.
displays by business houses Of Rich
mond and Virginia.
This Ia but brief outline Of what
the forthcoming fair will prove to be.
The lists of entries are keeping =
large staff of clerks busy fling them,
while other clerks are attending to
! the correspondence Incidental to this
perfect arrangement of the amuse-
ment features.
Many Attractions.
Manager Warwick states that NOT
since he has been at the head Of M
fair has there been such a deman4
, for space. both In the exhibition a..
partments and the amusement ends
| Chairman J. T. Anderson. Of tire
executive board says the amusem0ntn
will embrace many OF the very high-s
! est class entertainers in the country
while there will be a number OF Ems
| rOpedn HOFeltieS III auuitlou 10 tAy
many domestic feature acts.
| THE free shows" said Mr.. Ander~
son. will be specially attractive. ThAy
will reveal some of the most daring
of acrobats. contortionists, aerialisto,
| comedians. singers and dancers, ana
| will form a myriad of wonders on the
two big stages in front OF the grand
/ stand"
kessr.ie...f $ MuS.etpnt band viii ~
4 assisted by several specially engAGed
! bands. all of which will tend to pro-
vide much music, while several OF the
worlds most noted vocalists will er~
terrain in both the main hall ana ~
the grandstand.
! The midway will be filled WITH
! wonders from every quarter OF thu
globe, while the hot dog and the
( popcorn man will be in evidence
/ from one end OF the grounds to thu
other All the well-known fair freaks
and attractions will be scattered AIon9
| the lane. and the favorite Wu4
! West" show will be on hand.
/ The railroads offer reduced ra4o3
wsnile the hotels have arranged g.
accommodate any sized crowd. as