Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-20
BIG FAIR ENTERS ITS
LAST 5 DAYS WITH
SPLENDID PROSPECTS
Record-Breaking Crowds for
Finish of Exposition Expect
ed If Weather Conditions
Are Not Adverse

The southeastern fair entered on its
-sst three DAYS Thursday, with a crowd
ID, the grounds at I:SO o'clock estimated
IN be 20. zee persons. and with every
prospect or splendid conditions for the
Inish OF the sOuth's greatest EXPOSITION
The Indictment weather which caused
more " less a suspension OF festlEiues
during wednesday appeared 10 nave
been elfectually broken
Al sunrise workmeu were on the track
n TsEev-ood preparing il for the grand
,.irrtIft races. Lee AXworthy, king o staI-
lions. however. did not try To lower MS
-a...,-H \ aursusy. owing 10 the heavy
condition OF the track The track was
fairly fast. but not In the CONDITION re-
quired 20 lower a record
The highways within the iair GROUNDS
enclosure were soaked by heavy rains OF
"Wednesday. but workmen under the SUI
7ervfsfon Of oscar bT5Tis, or the county
commission. worked all day 10 improve
them
FRATERNAL DAY.
Thursday Was Fraternsl day. Ad Mems
dav. North Carolina and Tennessee day.
During the morning the hosts of Shrine
.Iom. the Knights OF Khorasssn, the
EIkS. Eagles. Odd Fellows. Red Men,
Vaodmen and members OF the atlanta
Ad Mems club went out 10 the
--Ounds. Whsch were open at O'Clock
Besides the races, free vaudeville and
balloon ascension IN the afternoon
many other interesting events were on
the days program
VI 10 o'clock in the morning Colonel
~. N. Jones' Of Chicago. entered the cat
tie RIM 10 cry a public sale of prize
winning ShOrthorns- Forty head OF
Shorthorns, including some Of the finest
attic in the country we're ready for the
WVa-wazHuw- haws1 uF Fnrfv Ter
seys was sold at auction, and Friday
four herds Of Herefords will be sold.
A sale OF Berkshire hogs was also on
The program Thursday.
The boys Of the short term agricul-
rural course were addressed Thursday by
DR.. A NJ Scule, president of the state
college OF agriculture, and DR.. David G
Barrow. chancellor Of the University #
Georgia- These addresses were post
Doned from Wednesday. On Friday the
boys viii be addressed by n. L. Britain.
state superintendent OF school, and on
Saturday by NJ. L. Duggan. Of the state
school commission.
These lads. many Of whom are men,
bers OF the Georgia pib clubs. have cred
table displays in the swine tent. In
oren competition against the best in tire
country, the pig clubs OF Georgia. have
won ever s5T2 IN premiums in the Po-
land China and Hampshire classes. One
BOY. Iawton Burdette. Of Dunwoody,
has won $3.50 on two pigs
CORN AND CANNING CLUBS.
The AGRICULTURAL school was increas-
ed Wednesday by the arrival OF nearly
one thousand corn club boys from al
parts OF the state. With the members
OF the girls canning clubs. headed by
their country demonstrators. they pour
I'D into the fair grounds all during the
jaw. Both clubs have some splendid
displays in the agricultural building.
The high wind blew down the tents az
ne grounds where the boys were 20
sleep Wednesday night. but an appeal
o the Atlanta chamber OF commerce re-
suited in the providing OF homes for ev-
sry one OF the boys I'm less than an hour.
The wind also blew down several
more tents at the fair grounds Wednes-
day. but there was no damage done and
All OF them were in place again Thurs
Iay. Judging was continued in all de-
Dartments Thursday. including the dog
show and the poultry show, which have
inst opened. The awards IN the dog
show were al 70 be announced by Thurs
day night
The society horse show will take place
= usual Thursday night in front OF the
Grand stand. Glasses which were post
noned Wednesday niSnt. will be Judged
Thursday night There y'll be the US
Usi bsni concerts ana the fireworks dis
play over the lake after the horse show.
T.a~kIand opened bright and early Thurs
ia morning and wds doing :. --tshirs
.s--sfpgss hy noon.
Fair association officials have re-
1uestsd that all automobiles going TO
me fair take the whitehall street Stew
art avenue route. as Il will not only
facilitate work on the double tracks to
Lakewood on the other route, but will
save the motorists much time and trou-
be themselves