Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-13
>Largest Crowd in History
Present at Portentous
Opening.
EXHIBITS MARVEL
OF ALL VISITORS
Officials Have Programmed
Pleasing Line of Fea-
ture Events.

T~HF largest opening day attend
L ance since cimilar events have
been held here marked the initial day
of the third annual free Tulsa county
fair yesterday. Cooled by the rain Of
the previous night the weather was
ideal and great crowds thronSed 10
the grounds east of the city all after
noon. J asst night still larger at
tendance was noted.
The program was staged according
to schedule. There was not a hitch
of any kind. and had there been, the
officers and directors OF the fair were
all on hand to take care of it.
The open-air attractions were the
subject of much favorable comment.
There were six acts in all. They took
place on the plaza at intervals Of about
30 minutes during the afternoon and
evening. The Aerial Upps, Alferetta
Sisters ard Doc Holland were the fea-
ture attractions.
The balloon ascension at o'clock
was witnessed by hundreds. MAZDA m
Ia Bell, frail and courageous little
woman, gave a splendid exhibition Of
daring by making a double parachute
drop, landing Just back of a unit
school building less than ten blocks
from the fairgrounds. The balloon,
we'll inflated, floated in n southwest
erly direction for about three miles.
VIII Occur Daily.
The balloon ascension will occur
daily between the hours OF and o
O'clock. E.arh day additional thrills
will be added Today Madame la
Bell Is scheduled to make either a
triple or quintuple parachute drop.
Prothero's band gave concerts att
crnoon and night yesterday on tho
plaza. No better band mas ever been
heard In Tulsa. The band will play
ell during the fair.
Tonight, in addition to the free acts
there will be an elaborate display or
fireworks. The predetermined display
will be repeated Thursday night.
In every way the fair is more com
plete and more Interesting than last
wear. Everyone who visited the
ground yesterday came away an en-.
thusiastic believer In the doctrine or
Newt Graham. Doctor Earnheart. w.
A. Rayson and others that Tulsa coun-
ty is one OF tho nations greatest agri-
cultural AID stock raising sections as
far as future prospects are concerned
Judging in all dcpartn onts VIII be-
ain today. The rivalry In the live
stock departments Is intense. Addi-
tional stalls had to be built In all three
live stock buildings Yesterday. Some
OF the finest thoroughbred cattle, hogs.
sheep and horses ever seen anywhere
are on exhibit.
The farm products, school exhibits.
culinary and domestic art exhibits are
comprehensive and educational. The
merchants and manufacturers booths
in the Kafircorn palace and the auto
mobile displays are meccas OF all VINO
visit the fair.
The tractor and other farm ma
chinery exhibitions are daily features
that will interest the farmers.
Room for AUTOMOBILES.
A large section Of the grounds has
been reserved for automobiles. 1t
affords on excellent and safe parking
space.
The Frisco shuttle trans take caro-
+ of the Transportation problem in ex-
rellent style The trains will leave
the Frisco station OF Main street at
intervals of 80 minutes from l o'clock
20 10 o'clock p. m. each day.
The Iitneys did y big business yes
terday. All of the titneys running east
have extended their routes to the
fairgrounds entrance.
The fair was officially opened at 2
o'clock Yesterday afternoon in the
center OF the plaza, with large
crowd present w A. Rayson. presi-
dent of the fair association, welcomed
tho visitors to the fair, and then IN.
troduced Glenn Condor. who recitcd
the history Of the free fair movement
in Tulsa county, called attention TO
the comprehensive displays on ex.
bibit. and called attention to the fact
that on the AGRICULTURAL development
OF this country the future Of Tulsa
largely depends.