The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27
ONLY ID MORE DAYS BEFORE OPENING OF THE ALA. STATE FAIR Big Show Begins October ' and Runs Through the
 Sixteenth
SPECIAL EMPHASIS
 PUT ON ADJUSTMENTS
Exhibits This Year Will Be Moro Plentiful Than Ever Before. Hard Put to Find Adequate
 Space-Ten Free Acts

In 10 days tho Alabama State Fair of 1915 will be on The statewide exposition,
 exemplifying the resources and advan- tages of the state of Alabama. opens Thursday. October T. and continues through October 16 Alabama's best and biggest fair. and one that will compare favorably with the best state expeditions in the country is what the officers of the fair association have promised the people
 of Birmingham and Alabahma. and the
 results of their work. which have now
 almost reached fruitlon, bear out their earlier prophecies.
 Stripped of all extraneous matters, the
 Alabama State Fair this year will provide two thingA exhibits and amusements. That the exhibits will meet the predictions of tho officers of the association Is shown by tue fact that they are already hard
 put to provide space for all tho exhibits which are coming. That the amuse-
 ments far surpass those of any former
 Alabama State Fair and that they are the equal of those shown at the largest
 state expositlons fin America, is the decla-
 ration of several of the officers who
 have made special trips to see them. Ten Free Acts
 In the matter of amusements, the fair association has provided 10 free acts. rated among tho best and highest class now touring In America. they have se- cured the Kennedy shows of 30 attractions for the midway, admitted by amusement authorities to be far superior to any car nival company on the continent; they have secured 200 race horses, including number of the fastest animals in Amer lea. and they will provide a fireworks dis-
 play each night that will cost $l000o dur
 ing the fair Included in this Is the pyro-
 teohrio display '"rhe War of Nations,"
 pronounced the most realistic event of
 it's kind ever presented.
 In the matter of exhibits, all the space In the agricultural building will be filled and additional space will be provided to
 take care of part of the exhibits There
 will be two solid trainloads of cattle and hogs which will arrive early next
 W scl, from the Tri-State Fair at Memphis. more than 30 carloads of cattle and other stock will come from different parts of Alabama: there Is expected to be at least
 5000 birds in the poultry department. and
 the exhibits already contracted for in tho mining. manufacturing and industrial de- partihent exceed the total number shown at any previous fair. The educational department always an interesting feature. bids fair to eclipse that of last year. The vomans department of the Ala bama State Fair has been q model for other flair associations TOT the past 10 years, and under the direction, of Mrs. Joha E. Reid. who has built this depart ment up until 1t has become one of the most important of the entire fair the public is assured that 1t will be a place of great interest. The liberal increase in the amount of cash premiums which the
 directors allowed for exhibits in the won1- ans department this year is being renect- ed in the splendid exhibits which arc already arriving.
 $25,000 in Premiums
 The fair association Is offering s260Oo in cash premiums this year. and this has induced prospective exhibitors to so tc great trouble and expense in making their exhibits attractive. Premiums as high as
 $500 are offered, and there arc quito a
 number from $100 to 500. In addition to the liberal premiums offered prise win ners. the fair association will give 3l00
 for every creditable county exhibit which
 Is not selected by the judges as a prize
 winner and S25 for every individual ex-
 hibit of creditable nature not winning
 one of the prizes.
 In tho matter of free attractions the
 fair will have 10 of the best on the road.
 They are signed under a guarantee as to
 their quality and the officers of the as-
 sociation have personally witnessed their
 performances in several large cities and are highly pleased with the character of
 the acts. Among these acts are nine
 Peruvian acrobats, considered among the
 best in the amusement business; the
 Lorando Horse act. the Cevsne troupe
 the six Tan Kwai Chinese. eight Booker
 Ben All Arabs. giving an act which
 scored a tremendous success at the Ken
 lucky and Tennessee State Fairs; Fink's
 troupe of trained dogs and donkeys. the
 Soentellos troupe, two balloon ascensions
 with triple parachute drops.
 Horse racing that will compare favor able with the best seen on any track in
 America this year Is assured for visitors
 ax the fair. For several weeks past .
 representative of the association has been attending the biz race meets Tt Louisville.
 Cincinati, Cleveland, St. Louis and other
 places, and has succeeded In getting 100
 of the best racers now on the track for
 the 10-days' meet here during the fair.
 Among the most famous may be men- toned Flower Direct. the worlds cham- pion pacer. with n record of 2 minutes flat, and Allie Watts, the champion S-year- old trutter. In addition to these horses from out of the state. at least 100 Ala bama horses have already been arranged for. The racing committee of the fair 10 arranging races to meet the needs of all