The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-10-01
Biz Business Men BaCkin}
Project and Former State
Fair Secretary at Helm.
v. P. wEEK AS IN OLD DAYS
Horse Show, Farm Tractor Show and
Dairy Cattle Show, and Harness,
Running, Mule and Automobile
Races Are Among Features.

The St Louis Agricultural Fair.
October 4 to 9 (Veiled Prophet
Week., will be in the nature of a
revival Of a st. Louis institution
which In days Of old attracted to that
city many thousands Of farmers and
other residents Of Missouri and neigh.
boring states.
Representative business men are
officers and directors Of the fair so
ciety, the secretary of which is John
T. Stinson, who for seven years was
secretary and manager Of the Mis-
souri, State Fair, at Sedalia.
Secretary Stinson has announced
that although the Horse Show, Farm
Tractor Show and Dairy Cattle SHOW
win be the three foremost features
Of the Fair, other features Of especial
note will be the Agricultural Exhi.
bits, Swine and Sheep Exhibits, Poul
try Show, Farm Machinery Exhibits,
Industrial Exhibits. and Mule Show.
Some Of the Free ADJUSTMENTS.
The free amusements so far an.
nounced include harness races, run.
ming races, mule races, automobile
racer and daily band concerts. An.
other free feature Of interest to many
viii be the general athletic meet OF
the Western Association OF the
Amateur Athletic Union OF the Unit
cd States.
Secretary Stnson IL authority for
the statement that the st. Louis Agrt
cultural Fairs saddle horse stake, So,
900, Is the largest offered BY any fair
or horse show In the world this year.
This stake. he said, Il bringing out
the best horses in at least sven great
horse atateB-Kentucky, Tennessee,
Missouri. Iowa, Illinois, Colorado and
Oklahoma In addition 10 the 90. 900
saddle horse stake, which will be com.
peted for In i've s0ctions-stallions,
mares, geldings, four-year-olds and
under and championship-there 70 a
$500 underone-year saddle colt stake,
4 $500 roadster stake and a $500 nne
AArness-horse stake.
Missouri being the premier mule
state, the Fair management Is offer.
ing a $500 mule colt stake.
The horse show proper win have
forty classes, including the saddle
horse. roadster, light harness horse
and cavalry and artillery horses.
The poultry section, under the man.
agement Of Henry Steinmesch, win
have $50 classes. Every known breed
recognized by the American Standard
will be eligible for competition.
Demonstrations Of Power Farming.
The important part that motor pow.
Or is playing in agriculture will be
demonstrated in the exhibition OF
farm tractors, which viii be under
the management Of Frank Goodwin.
There will be a practical demonstra.
ton Of blowing and other field work,
" well as demonstrations showing
the practlcability Of the tractor in
hauling and other farm work for
which horses are still in large meas
ure employed.
The agricultural exhibits will cover
general agriculture, as well as such
special subjects as truck farming and
eorn-raising. The horticulture ex.
hibits will consist Of fruits and school
ehildren's garden premiums.
There will be working demonstra-
tons Of the last word in farm nipple.
ments and scientific farming, which.
Secretary stinson promises, will be
Of material benefit to agriculturists
and horticulturists throughout the
territory tributary to ST. Louis.
Those familiar with st. Louis names
who doubt that the ST. Louis Agricul
tural Fair will be one of the best such
fairs eve held in America should read
the list Of officers and directors. The
officers, besides Secretary Stnson
are James E. Hereford, president.
Paul Brown, Adolphus Busch III.
James A. Houchin, John G. Roberts
Charles A. Silk and ". D. VandiveF
vice presidents; and Fletcher r. Hal
rls, treasurer; and the directors. II
addition to Messrs. Brown, Harris an,
Hereford, are d. F. Bisbee, L. w
Childress, A. G. Einstein, Merritt Maj
shall, Jr, Richard McCulloch, Dink
L. Parrish, A. L. shapleigh, Col. d. S
Stanley Henry steinmesch and M. L
Wilkinson.
Purpose Of Fair Society.
An announcement issued by tn
management OF the st. Louis Agricu.
turRl Fair says In part:
THE purpose Of this organizatio
Is to revive the spirit Of the Old s
Louis Fair, which for a time was SUI
planted by the louisiana Purchase E'
position.
There is an lnaistent demand fc
a revival Of the old Fair, which dl
50 much for st. Louis and tributar
territory.
This Is not a mere temporary ente
prise for bringing together a collie
ton OF side shows. This Associate
Is organized on a permanent basil
primarily for the permanent prom
ton OF the city and It's adjacent tern
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