The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-11

The success Of the first two days
OF the eleventh annual Virginia State
Fair gives evidence in abundance.
| from ali viewpoints, pointing toward
the realization Of the greatest and
most successful combined industrial.
agricultural and entertainment expo
sstion ever assem- hlei In the Common
wealth The first TWO days had al
.tcndances larger by something like
thirty per cont than did the CORE
spending days OF last years fair and
the officers and management OF the
Institution are anticipating record
crowds to attend the fair toGay-R Rich
mond DAY
Richmond Day last year had an at
tendance OF something Ike $1,000, ana
Nth fair and cool weather today, as
promised by the Weather man last
night. the attendance should far ex-
coed that figure. With the best show
In years at the Fair Grounds ana with
the city of Richmond closing up for
a large part of. If not for all day. there
will be little for Richmond to do un-
less IL Is TO go to the fair. City offices,
offlces at the Capitol and other bust
ness Offices and many of the stores
CLOSING for the afternoon and evening.
and with holidays hours observed at
the Richmond postoftice and the seq
eral branches and stations. there win
be little doing TO keep folks down
town. and many thousands Will have
ample opportunity to make the big
towns day at the state Fair the big
day that the big show merits.
Program Is Crowded.
Today's program, In honor OF the
occasion and the crowd ii will bring
forth. will be more elaborate than
was that OF Monday and yesterday.
more ella borate than II was on Rich
mond Day last year, when the climax
appeared to have been reached That
hits years Richmond Day will sur
pass that OF last year is made certain
by the manner in which the first two
days OF this fair have surpassed the
opening days of a year ago.
While there are a few instances in
which certain familiar products are
not displayed in as great volume as
D year ago, there are scores OF cases
h which the exhibits are vastly larger
md Of . higher quality. Agricultural
products are not 50 large in quantity
y last year, but poultry. cattle and
cher stock apples and fruits are In
greAter variety, and the exhibits of
khS Girls Canning Clubs and demon
traticn work in the Agricultural Hall
ire more numerous and better There
IRE twenty-four counties represented
In the exposition of the young women $
work. There are the products Of ten
ccunties in other farm products lines.
Tho woman's department, occupying
separate building this year, is larger
than ever before, and the standard of
the exhibits is much higher than ever
before in the history OF the associa-
icn. r
The fair this year Is as much a
roman's fair as it is mans fair.
Woman has larger place in making
/ artistically successful than she has
ever before had and her activities are
10 be noted on every hand. Woman's
influence in making better conditions
evident in the exhibits and in the
hpoths in the Administration building
ind on the grounds along and near
The Midway.
The Midway itself is OF a higher
type than ever before. The attrac-
lions, shows. entertainments and
Freaks are on higher 'plane--the
kuggestive is absent. The gaming
chemes in which the element OF
Nance was the basis for the profits
AIKEN from the unwary and the un-
rise. which had their days at fairs
b other times, have been eliminated.
hut the souvenir seeker finds all he
ostres along the lanes OF novelty
lands. and the hungry and the thirsty
nd wholesome refreshments every
there accessible and attainable at
oasonable cost. The hot dog man.
rho has not needed the cry of high
ost OF living" IL at ones elbow or
dthin easy hail and the carnival OF
noDkinueA on Gooond PaxaN