The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-03
FEE
GUT IN HALF
FOR THE WEEK
Believed Reduction Will
More Than Double the
Attendance. ;
GROUNDS PRESENT
BUSY SCENE NOW
Entertainment Sufficient to
Satisfy the Most
Exacting.
GROUNDS PRESENT
BUSY SCENE NOW

Believing that the attendance upon
the Escambia County Fair would be
increased a great deal by such a
course, the Fair management have
decided to reduce the entrance fee to
rs cents for day or night. This is
just half what has been charged dur
ing the first two days and the man
agement feel that the reduction should
at least more than double the atten-
dance for the remaining four days
of the big exhibition.
The reduction of the admission fees
was agreed upon after considerable
discussion by the directors of the Fair
1t was learned that most of the big
Fairs throughout the country this
year have charged only % cents adj
mission and it is claimed for them
that the attendance was at least
double what it had ever been before.
If it does this for the Escambia
County Fair the management will not
lose anything by their great liberality
and public spirit. If the attendance
at the Fair is greatly increased it is
believed that the increase from the
midway attractions will about make
up the loss sustained in the matter of
gate receipts.
GROUNDS PRESENT BUSY SCENE
Early yesterday forenoon the
crowds began pouring into the fair
grounds and by noon every depart
4 ment and the entire midway presented
a scene of great activity.
The visitors appeared to enjoy the
sights wherever they went and there
was feeling of friendliness and
sociability among all which caused
the hours to pass away most pleasant
/ y.
| Exhibitors in the several depart
ments were busy looking after their
exhibits and explaining them in detail
to the many interested spectators
The Judges were busy trying to
make the awards to the successful ex-
hibitors, though this part of the work
will not be completed until much later
in the week. In most cases the
awards were made by numbers and
the list had not been ferreted out last
night so that publication could be
made of any part of 1t. 1t was still
in the hands of those having the
Oversight of the different departments
The work of awarding the prizes is
a very trying one and it is believed
this cannot be completed in every de-
tail before Thursday or Friday.
In the afternoon there was enter
tainment enough to satisfy the most
exacting. The races afforded much
amusement, while the suffragists held
the boards for spell at the grand
stand.
i The free attractions were visited
by hundreds of people while every
attraction on the midway was well
patronized during the entire after
moon and up to the very hour of clos
ing the gates.
. Thus far the extra service offered
| by the street railway company has
, been ample for handling the crowds
to and from the Fair grounds, though
the cars have been considerably pack
J ed after o'clock in the afternoon.
: Today is designated as Fraternal
Day and it is expected that the at
tendance will greatly surpass in point
) of numbers either of the former days
There are many Woodmen of the
: World already in the city and hun
5 dreds of others are expected to ar
: rive on the early morning trains from
: both north and east. The Woodmen
2 Camp house at the Fair grounds has
Y been put into excellent condition and
Y presents an inviting scene to all who
: pass that way.
The reduction of the gate charges
was well received by the public las:
night All agreed that the lberality
q shown by the Fair management ought
: to greatly increase the attendance.
The weather has been ideal fol-
. the past several days and if it contin-
ues good throughout the week it is
! believed the gate receipts will sur.