The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-04
Attendance More Than
Double on First Day of
Reduced Admission.
MIDWAY CENTER
OF ATTRACTION
Judges Busy In Agricultural
building and Announcing
Prize Winners.

The crowds commenced to enter the
grounds of the Escambia County Fair
earlier yesterday than they had been
doing during the two previous days.
From the very first announcement of
the Fair management's determination
to reduce the cost of admission to
the Fair grounds there appeared to be
a much more enthusiastic movement
towards the exhibition than before.
In fact the grounds were literally
packed in the late afternoon and ear
ly evening.
The crowds that gathered at the
Fair grounds long before noon yes
terday found entertainment in walk
ing. around and viewing the exhibits
displayed throughout the various de-
partments. The midway attractions
did not staSs up in fuii blast until
about noon. These shows run until
very late in the night and they have
been thus far allowing their actors
and animals the forenoon il which
to recuperate their lost energies.
Many of these actors were passing
around among the various exhibits
until nearly noon yesterday. Their
comment has beer quite favorable up
on the present exhibition at Kup-
frian's park. These people have the
opportunity Of visiting practically all
the big Fairs of the country and
their opinion is taken to mean more
than the opinion of the uninitiated up
on such matters
In the agricultural building the
judges We're busy all day yesterday.
These exhibits were arranged with
the most exquisite taste. To take a
| look through them and view the many
delicacies displayed simply makes one
feel as If the living upon farm
must be one continuous round of ease
interspersed here and there with only
good things TO eat and drink.
The exhibit of the Shadynook Farm
deserves some special mention. This
farm is the property of MIR. and Mrs.
F. E. Maxey, and is located about
The exhibit presents practically ev-
erything grown upon any West Flori-
da farm or canned in any West Flori-
da kitchen. There are fifteen varie-
ties of vegetables exhibited and six
kinds of canned goods. Mr.. Maxey
j takes great pride in his splendid
4 Dooley sweet potatoes. This is the
fifth year in succession that these
potatoes have been awarded first
prize. They are not the largest pota.
toes grown by Mr.. Maxey by any
means, but they are perfect in shape
and true to color. They are also
very productive and are considered
to possess a specially good flavor. He
j also has basket of Triumph sweet
POTATOES on exhibition. Some OF
these weigh as much as 61s pounds
each. Besides these articles there is
sugar cane, country syrup, corn, vel
vet beans, Irish potatoes, berries and
bulbs of almost every description dis.
played in very artistic fashion.
The agricultural products exhibits
!, of the Winodee Farm, the Evanston
Farm and the Boys Corn Club alst
|, deserve special mention, as does tht
exhibition of seed corn from the farm
J of Mr.. Paul S. Seavy, of Tennessee
Many easily-constructed and usefu
additions to the comfort and conven
, fence of the family kitchen can bt
seen in the exhibit of the Home Dem
onstration Department.
Out in the Live Stock Department
! may be seen some of the best stool
to be found in two states. w. Y
! Gordon and Son, of Atmore, Ala, hav,
: some exhibits of live stock which hav,
caused considerable comment of a fav
orable sort during the Fair. The.
have four registered Herefords-tw,
, bulls and two heifers-considere t,