The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-15
COTTON PALACE is
BEING ENLARGED
C0NWAY'S FINE BAND is SECURED
Famous Musical Organization vii
Give Free Concerts Twice Daily
Elaborate Plans for Opening OF LIZ
position on November 4.

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Waco, Texas.-The Texas Cottor
Palace exposition. which opens on Nov
and continus until Nov 10. viii IL
1 the opinion of President T. r BUS
and the other officers and directors o.
that institution. be the largest anc
most successful exposition held in the
| history of the Cotton Palace. Work
men are already busily engaged II
greatly increasing the facilities oi
practically every department. The
monster coliseum, which Is the pride
OF every Wacoan. will be Increased ir
size so as to seat % per cent more
people than before. The popularity o.
the musical and other free attraction.
given in the coliseum make an increase
In the seating capacity absolutely nee
| essary
| The directors OF the Cotton Palace
| are congratulating themselves in hav
! ing been able tC secure Conway's bane
for the exposition. This band is con
| ceded by the leading musicians OF the
| entire country to be on a par with such
bands as Sousa's and Pryor's. This
wonderful band will give free concerts
| In the coliseum every afternoon and
| night. This attraction alone will be
worth more than the price OF admis.
| sion. II will cost the management q
| small fortune to get a band of this
magnitude to come TO Texas for tive
weeks engagement but they go upon
the theory that nothing Is too good for
| the Cotton Palace.
! The live stock features of the expo
| sition were a revelation to the thous
ands of visitors last year. This year Z
viii be a much greater revelation. New
| exhibition stables are now being erect
! ed that will more than double the live
! stock capacity The present indica
| tons are that live stock of all kinds
will be on exhibition from all parts OF
| the country in far larger numbers than
| ever before. No expense is being
| spared in making the live stock exhib
| its second to none in the country. Sc
! great has been the success of the ag-
| ricultural exhibits that it has become
I necessary to greatly increase the al
| ready large agricultural building. The
| addition to the present building will
| make it possible to take care of many
more exhibits than before.
Those who love sporting events Of
national fame. will have everything in
that line that can possibly be obtained
The horse racing viii be one of the
chief attractions, There is a half-mile
track operated in connection with the
| Cotton Palace that is conceded by the
| leading racing men OF America to be
one of the fastest tracks in the United
! States. The best horses in the game
will be here. Those who love a good
thoroughbred horse and an exciting
race will have their souls satisfied at
the Cotton Palace.
A sodded athletic field has also been
constructed by the management. There
is no better field to be found anywhere.
Football games have already been ar
ranged with many of the leading col.
leges One of the most prominent
games will be between A. and NJ col
| lege and Baylor University.
The War Path attractions. that have
always been a source OF joy and de.
| light for old and young. will be OF a
higher class than ever. Experts have
visited various sections of the country
| In an effort 20 obtain the best attrac
| tons that are in the market They
have met with wonderful success,
Some interesting surprises await the
| hundreds Of thousands Of visitors tc
! that part of the exposition.
The exhibits in the main building
and all other features of the Cotton
Palace viii be bigger and better than
heretofore. Nothing is being left I'm
done to make the Cotton Palace the
greatest and most unique exposition in
the entire southwest.
The Cotton Palace is noted for its
unparalleled social festivities, The
Queens ball and the Society ball have
reached proportions of statewide
prominence The most prominent men
and women from all parts of the state
always look forward to these events
| with great pleasure. The committees
| In charge of these functions are work
| ing hard in an effort to make them
even more attractive than has been the
case in previous years.
| The formal opening OF the Cotton
| Palace will be of unusual interest. Gov
ernor James f Ferguson, Lieutenant
| Governor William p Hobby. State
| Treasurer j. NJ Edwards. State Comp
| troller H. b Terrell. and many other
| high state officials will be present foi
the opening festivities. Addresses viii
also be made by President Bush of the
! Cotton Palace association and Mayor
Thin Dolling