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

The fair fra pessas me as being
wonderful educational inst u l o n.
Anyone seeking knowledge along ayr =
cultural and scientific lines may find
enough here To carry him through the
entire week. and II ne is really look
ing for substantial benefits. he may
receive them. Then II he puts his
studv and hts observation TO good
ends. ne may gain as much knowledge
as he might during long term az
school or as much as he would dur
ing many long nights beneath the
candle light
In every direction there are object
LESSONS The stock exhibit. while not
Of enormous proportions. is OF the very
best. and OF the highest class. The
cattle here shown cannot be excelled
In any section of the country. The
farm products on show are splendid.
and much OF them are exhibited by
Individual farmers. The care with
which they have arranged them. and
the pride In which they show and ex-
plain them rebound TO their credit.
and their beamtng faces should tend
10 infuse enthusiasm into the minds
Of the visitor. whether he be here for
vtudy or for observation.
The mAgnificent displays gathered
III SLI Ihi Ii1At INAfVt@ viz OH>SN
prise Of the business men and manu-
facturerv Of Richmond, They show
tssAk these men have not only their
own interests at heart, but that they
stand ready to dispense knowledge
end information for the benent OF the
oCnxnon veal -.
Poultry . Revelation.
Tho poultry department 10 reve-
lesien. may be quite safe in saying
that It IL the most complete ever got-
ton together in the South. Many les
sons may be learned from this d!vt-
don Of the fair. with eggs and poul-
reap some little profit in producing
enough Of both for his own use, and
tor the benefit OF his neiEhbors.
~And then there IL the farm. rnpae-
ment department. Every farmer in
the STATE 10 interested In this Depart
menk All the improved Appliances
arc here shown. Any farmer may
supply himself with devices By the use
Of which ne may increase tho volume
ana the value OF his crops many fold
1t little cost.
Taking the fair a. . whole. I am
we'll satisfied. and I can but feel con-
fdent that every one who comes hers
will agree that tho great dteplay re-
solves itself into an educational insti-
tuition. in seeing which and in study
ing which. no one can fail to profit"
Thus spoke President Fairfax Har-
rison, ss he sat in his private box en-
joying the free shows being presented
Tin front of the grandstand. yesterday
afternoon. He had been on the
grounds since eight o'clock. He Wis
tied every department. He met many
farmers and stock men whom he had
known for years. He exchanged views
with many of them. and old friend
ships were renewed and revived
All Agree It's Great.
In the box with President Harrison
were Directors Page. Alvin M. Smith,
j. T. Anderson. Barton III. Grundy and
Samuel II. Marshall
With warm. almost sultry weather
and with but a few concessions and
exhibits out OF place, the eleventh
annual State Fair started upon its ca
reer yesterday morning.
On every hand newly whitewashed
fences and barns and stables and
freshly (although dry) painted build
ings. with waving flags and bunting
met the eye. Everything looked as
new as a city man down on the farm
All eyes sparkled. for there was every
indication that what had been said
by Manager Saunders-that THU
would prove the greatest Of all fairs
had come true.
City street sprinklers had settled
the dust along the Boulevard and
along Hermitage Road. Travel was
comfortable. although warm. That
| vas the only djscordant note In the
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