The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-09

Dootns were putting on nnsnhB
touches. Those who had been so busy
during the week selling goods that
they had no time to get to work on
their sections in the big hall were
decorating the frames which sur
! rounded their displays. However,
many of the exhibits were completed
and Of these many seemed to be ex-
travasant productions. All of the
| railroads are represented with booths
and these are ready for visitors.
! Those of several out-of-town firms.
manufacturers with branches in Rich
mond, have also completed their
booths. Every space in the commo-
dious building has been allotted.
Such was the demand for space this
year that the Fair Association was
compelled, for lack of room. to turn
down several good offers for sections.
| Something Of an Auto Show.
Several Of the more elaborate
| booths are those of automobile manu-
! facturers, whose agents in Richmond
are taking advantage Of this splendid
opportunity to show their cars Mary
| OF the agents regard the exhibition
as largely an automobile show. As
| October is automobile show time, the
manufacturers have sent their best
cars here for the exhibition. The set
| tings for the automobile too, are TIL
umphs in scenic art and designing
| and have added a great deal OF beauty
| to the building.
| The decorations on tho interior OF
the buildings this year. placed by the
fair association. are more pretentious
than ever before. Giant Japanese par
asols. American flags and bunting
hang from the walls and the ceiling
The lighting effects for night exhibits
have also been improved and these will
? add nf he
hibition building and make that the
mecca OF thousands of fair visitors
| during the week
Representative of Progress.
| The exhibits at the fair this year
! certainly are representative of Rich
mond's. as well as Virginia's progress
or course, Richmond manufacturers
and dealers are more numerous in
their displays. 1t will be quite an
| education for those not closely in
touch with Richmond's industries and
! the articles manufactured here to visit
the building. Certainly. school chill
dren will profit immensely by the
visit
! Among the attractive municipal dis
plays are those OF the Richmond
Health Department. the Richmond
Public Schools and the exhibit of the
Henrico Public Schools.
| The Womans Prohibition League.
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. the Equal Suffrage. League.
I Congressional Union and tbs Chris
tian Science Society also have attrac-
tive booths this year. At temperance
and prohibition booths throughout the
period of the fair explanation will be
made OF the prohibition laws of Viz
ginia, appeals made for nation wide
prohi bition. and much literature dis
! tributed among the public. 1t is
planned to have several well-known
orators to be present and make ad-
dresses.
Guides Are Added.
| In attendance in the exhibition
! building during fair week will be four
I guides, one at each entrance of the
big hall These guides will promptly
direct any visitor to any display he
, wishes to find. This system, intro
duced this year by Manager Saunders,
Will assist many strangers who will
attend the fair for the frst time Many
| persons come TO the exhibition hall
| as prospective purchasers. The guides
will serve to direct them to any par
tcuiar exhibit or exhibits they may
wish to visit.
Many souvenirs will be given away
by exhibitors this year. Samples of
coffee. sugar, tobacco. chewing gum,
biscuits. bread. butter and Jelly will
/ be served free to all callers. Other
exhibitors will give away advertising
novelties OF an entirely different ma
ture. but these will be kept secret I'M
til tomorrow afternoon.
/ 1t 10 difficult for one to compare the
poultry exhibit this year with that Of
! the cattle. swine and sheep. Both ex-
hioits are complete as could be
expected. The poultry buildings are
| filled TO capacity with every variety
OF fowl. BOOSTERS. hens. chickens.
turkeys and all varieties of fowl life
made the poultry halls lively places
yesterday with their own individual
| cackles. cookies and indescribable
noises. Some unusual species OF fowl
are encased in the buildings also. and
those interested In poultry this part
of the fair will prove exceedingly in
! teresting.
| Other Exhibit. Good.
| Nearly all of the stalls of the animal
sheds are filled. Several large ex-
hibits of cattle and swine. as well as
sheep. are here and there promises to
! be close competition for trophies.
Many OF the breeds are those from
other States and these will vie with
those OF Virginia in competition for
the blue. red and yellow ribbons. The
| horse exhibit. also. is better this year
| than ever before. Besides the truck
| horse. saddle horse and race horse
exhibits there are nearly a hundred
ponies. mostly of shetland breeding. in
| this section of the horse display.
| County representatives. will prob
ably work until nearly noon today to
get their exhibits in At shape for the
judges. This big building Is crammed
full OF good things to see and eat. The
| girls canning clubs OF several counties
are represented with large displays.
| The worth OF the preserved stock
stored in the building would probably
J amoust to a huge sum IL appraised.
| The boys corn clubs are also repre-
sented and these. along with the girls
exhibits, will be a source OF pride to
every native of Virginia and admirer
Of rural life.
Those who have charge OF the Wom-
ems Department OF the fair this year
have exeelled every previous effort to
make this exhibit an outstanding
event of the Virginia show. Every
branch of women's work Is represented
in this elephantine showing. The
greatest and most worthy accomplish
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