Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-15
FAIR TO BREAK
PAST RECORDS
Illinois State Exhibition Win Be
the Greatest In Many
Years.
All Space Takea fer oteek Gxhlbats
Managers Conservative consld-
srlna Prospects for Great
Exhibition. - -

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Nv records are going uD as the
state fair In Springfield. September
Is e .. Only the widest freaks OF
the weather man can prevent q great
horde OF people from sweeping down
on the state capital from all sections
of the state. Members fully believe
that the attendance records viii be
broken.
Cattle. sheep ana swine viii be
there again this year. Last year they
wore barred because Of the fear OF
spreading the hoof-and-nouth diseAsc.
This year all available space u takan-
Oficers believe TINT visitors will
have the best time In their lives BY
gosng 70 the iiiinois exhibition Of
lplG
The executive officers OF the board
who have been working hard on de-
tails are: President. Len small Kan
knkee; treasurer, J. y. Prather. VIII
Evansville: secretary. d. II. Dawson.
Springfield. The Vice presidents from
the various congressional districts of
the state are: frat district. Martin
/, Conrad. Chicago; Second. b. IL Heidc.
Chicago; Third, John MeCord. Cook
county: Fourth. Frank IL Mares. CHI
cngo: Fifth. August w. Miller. CHI
cago; Sixth. John Dil Robertson.
Chicago; seventh. J. J. McComb. Chi
cago: Elghth. Louis Y, Bilk. Chicago;
Ninth. J. y. Rehtn. Chicago: Tenth.
W. Z. Davis. LibcrtyviIle; Eleventh.
vacant: Twelfth. George H. Madden.
MENDOZA; Thirteenth. J. 4. Taggsrt
Fr<epori: Fourteenth, Frank Thorn
Der. Monmouth; Fifteenth. W. y.
AtFn. Ray; sixteenth. J. p. Code.
bradford; Seventeenth. Hei,t u. Tay-
Tor. Fnirbury; Eighteenth. Thomas u.
vennuin. wafseka; Nineteenth. VIII
Ham Dighton. Monticello; Twentieth.
Eiias Watkins. f'efersburg: Twenty-
frat. c. n. Woods. Springfield; Twsn-
sy-second. John 8. Gully. Pethsitoi
Twenty third. Thomas h Marshall.
Carbondals. Twenty fourth. John w.
Shaw. Harrisburgi Twout, fifth. Jose
Goodali. Marian
The superintendents Of the various
departments To whom Information
queries may be sent 10 cuse II IL not
furnished at the general ofsaces Of the
state board OF agrieulfure. AZ the state
house are: Class A cattle. section l,
best breeds. Joab Goodaii; Class A.
cnttie. section 2. dairy breeds- Thomas
q. vennum: Class d. horses. section
/. heavy horses. J. =. Code: Class =.
horses. section 2. light horses. Il "a
Taylor; Class u. horses. section 3.
jacks and jennets. Ella Watkins: Class
ID. horses. section 4 speed. George IL.
Madden; Class @. sheep. Thomas 3.
Marxhaii; Class d. srine. John \
Cuip Class Z. poultry. John MeCord,
Class y. mechanic arta William
Dighton: Class u. farm products.
John w. shAv: Class II. horticulture.
J.. \. McComb: Casa I forieaItzrs.
lahn W. Shaw; Class J. relics. A. w.
MifIert Class x. textile fabrics aud
amateof arts. 4. W. Miller: Class /.
education. J. .. Robertson: Class u.
machinery. D. ~. Davidson. secretary;
Class N. dairy porducts. Prank -.
Mares; Class o. sviary. culinary aad
pantry stores. W. n. Davis; general
superintendent. II. IL Heids: marzAei
Of the ring. q. h..woods; superintshd-
end Of Coliseum. J. y. Rehm: supsr.
intendent Of gates. J. K. Taggert: ~
perintsndent Of tickets and adnais-
sions. Louis y. wiik !: superintendent
Of boys state fair school. john ID. Rob
ertson: superintendent Of permits and
privileges. w. y. Aten: superintendent
Of grandstand. Frank Thornbur; So
perintendent Of members restaurant.
J. r. nehm superintendent OF forage.
u. II. Heids: superintendent OF emers
gency hospital. vacant: supsrintend.
emit Of women's building. O. n.
Woods: auditor. G. n. wooda
The boys state fair school commits
sion includes Francis @. Blair. presi.
dent; George y. Tullock. Edgar q.
Prultt, Eugene Davenport, Ii. A Nc
keepe, secretary.
board Of Lady Mnnagerv-Presfdent,
Mrs. g. 4. winser. Princetown; Vice
president, Mrs. Grace Wall Gray. 5e21
Maryland avenue. Chicago; treasurer.
Mrs. Clarence q. Goodwin. 7b42 Ridge
land terrace, Chicago: secretary. Mise
Laura A. Gonterrnan. Edwardsviile.