The Detroit times., 1915-09-03
FAIR FOLK
HUSTLE FOR
OPENING
Everything in Shape
Early Monday, Says
Dickinson
GROUNDS ARE AT
THEIR FINEST
Only Good Weather
Needed TO Make the
Show Big Success

Hard work by an army OF men, al
dsy Sunday. win be needed TO pat
the exhibits IN shape for the open
ing OF tie state Fair, Monday morn
ing. but General Manager Dickinson
says that by O'Clock Monday morn
Ing everything viii be In place
In no former year have the fat
grounds looked as we'll as they DO
now The trees are stili very green,
and the grass has not been parched
by the usual hot summer sun. FLOW
ers aud shrubs are abundant There
Is a great showing OF dahliaE Of
every color that a dahlia can 30. in
fiont OF the main building. About
the Michigan building hydrangeas
ere IA full bloom, and the rose ana
white althea l. plentiful IN other
parts OF the grounds. castor beans
have shot up until they are SIX or
eight feet tall Nearly every flower
and shrub that ia 10 be seen ia
bloom about Detroit at this season
IA represented on the fair grounds.
The buildings look their finest
Whatever can be done by paint and
Hhitewash has been accomplished
The grand stand. In It's new coat OF
white. is dazzling in the afternoon
sun.
Everywhere there Is the noise o.
hammering Booths are springing
up all over The grounds In some
Gates, wood II not durable enough
fol- the exhibitors. and they have
used brick TO erect more permanent
homes for their products.
Under the grandstand. a fish ex-
hibit has been installed, a row OF
tanks 100 feet long. covered with
houghs OF cedar. Adjacent 10 these
IL Gebhard's biz clock. wonderful
piece OF complicated mechanism.
Farther along. the Canadian govern
ment has installed an exhibit. show
irg what can be done In the wide
northwest in the production Of
grains and grasses.
The buildings are crowded with
xorkmen, rushing things into shape
for the opening. In one place. the
United States government il going
10 show women how 70 can fruit. In
another. Jackson prison IL going 10
demonstrate. by permission OF War
den simpson, how II lives and works
and has its being In the dairy
building they are installing two gro
ceries. One Is 70 be hrst-clsss
grocery. with everything clean and
well-protected from flies. and with
cficient and brainy clerks. The 9th.
or In To be grocery without Ideals.
Anyone who visits the two groceries
xiii see the point.
The Michigan Agricultural college
H. erecting a tent which will house
a stcreopticon exhibit Of war
against insects. The best methods
OF putting bugs out of existence and
protecting plants and animals, In
GLIDING humans, from them viii be
shown.
All the space on Machinery field
has been taken. and the exhibits are
being rapidly installed Here Henry
ford's tractor is going 20 give It's
demonstrations, showing how Il can
be used in blowing, sowing. resping
tearing UP fences. making Ice cream
and putting the children 10 bed.
The feature OF the need!ewurk ex
!. hibit will be a model house, now IN
course OF construction II VIII be a
complete home. with laundry tubs
and electric bghts and all modern
tonveniences.
The stock barns are receiving
their exhibits. Many owners Of
pure bred cattle ard sheep deter
mined to avoid the las'.mlnute con
gestion are at work. putting
lights wherever wires can be struns
to hold them. In an extravsgant. al
most wasteful manner Mr Uckin
son says that no PRE- ylous fair has
ever been lighted as this one will be
The midway shows viii be about
the last 10 arrive. They are ex
pected to hustle into the grounds
Sunday. Wood and canvas ere tbeiI
chief materials. and II does not take
long TO set them up.
Tho eating houses. many OF them
arc already in position, and some
are serving meals to the small arms
o; men who are working on the
grounds. There viii be an abund
ance OF places TO eat and drink
The walks about the grounds are
being kept clean. and the roads arr
rprinklcd frequently Estrly prepar
stions indicate that this years faii
weather man viii do his share.
NExrED WIFI