Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-17
THE 1915 STATE FAIR IS TO BE
TRULY A WISCONSIN EXPOSITION
Every Department Has Been Made Notably Stronger
for This Year, Many Excellent Features Have
Been Added, and All Special Attractions Will Be
Free to All the Patrons.

The Fine Arts Department having
been discontinued, the space occupied
by this department last year will be
added to that given over to horticul
ture and Horticulture in 1914.
There will be between forty and
fifty acres of machinery.
Boys and Girls Interested.
A criticism of fairs of past years
has been that they were getting away
from the agricultural exposition idea;
that too much attention was being
paid to special attractions.
AS step in the direction of doing
away with reason for this criticism,
the Fine Arts Department has been
replaced with the Boys and Girls Ag-
ricultural Clubs Department, under
direction of Prof. T. L. Bewick of the
Agricultural College of University OF
Wisconsin. When it is known that
these clubs have thousands of mem.
bers throughout the state, and that
interest in the department has taken
on fever heat, it will be readily
seen what a strong step this is back
toward the idea of an agricultural
fair.
The Agricultural Department also
have been strengthened. This will
be especially true of the important
department of County Exhibits Last
year twenty-four counties exhibited,
and the department was the best in
the history of the State Fair This
year to date, five new counties have
entered. They are-Douglas, Calumet,
Marinette, Richland and Eau Claire.
and it is expected that others viii
come in later.
Strong Free Special Attractions.
This year there will be eighteen
special attractions, including a daily
battle in the sky between two avia.
tors. This will show as nearly as
possible what fighting bird men have
to encounter in the great European
war.
All special attractions will be
shown not only in front of the grand.
stand but on two other locations on
the fair grounds. so that any one pay
ing an admission of fifty cents at the
outside gate will see every special
feature of the great fair without hav-
ing to spend more money.
Last year a wonderful record was
made by the racing department. This
year this record will be excelled. for
a n01IPh larOnr N 0f
compete for stakes and purses, and
the class will be better.
Although the new grandstand has
not been completed, 10000 comfort.
able seats will be available, all but
about $500 of them at twenty-five
cents.
Special Days Announced.
Special days this year will be as
follows:
Monday, Sept. 13th-Children's
Day. All school children in the state
are invited. Tickets will be sent upon
application, either by teachers, chill
dren themselves, or by their parents.
Tuesday, Sept. 14.-Interurban
Day. This special day has been ar
ranged for cities, towns and villages
in the interurban territory tributary
to Milwaukee. Each will send dele
cations.
Wednesday, Sept. 15th-State and
Governors Day. Gov Philip and
all living ex-governors will be guests.
Thursday, Sept. 16th-Milwauke
and Labor Day. This is the day upon
which Milwaukee will show it's loyal
ty to the fair.
Friday, Sept. withdrawing
Mems. Day. The travelling men of
the state, of whom there are thou
sands, never have been honored with
a special day. This day has been set
aside. at their request.