Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-08

OF higher class and more instructive
than in previous years. Much Of the
space is devoted To automobiles, but
among the other booths are the eX :
| hihiis of the Southern and Chesapeake
ana ohio Railroads, the State Depart
mcnt OF Game and Inland Fisheries, the
Richmond Health Department, Rich
mond Public Schools, Henrico County
I Public Schools. the Richmond Chapter
OF the American Red Cross. Whole
sale grocery concerns. tobacco manu-
facturers. farm supply houses and
other concerns also have numerous
booths in the building
Agricultural implement department
Is also larger than usual, and there
are many pieces of new machinery for
more efficient farming shown. In the
building department 10 farm work the
exhibits are unusually large and M
merous. and exceedingly Instructive.
Among those alrendy placed arc those
from the Virginia Polytechnic Instl-
'utc. the Hampton Industrial InstI-
tuie tcoloreD and the home demon
stration work. In one part of the
building is n large exhibit of canned
goods given by the women and girls
Of Virginia TO the Red Cross commits
sarlht There are also numerous ex-
hibits from individual farms. among
which Curls Neck. owned by G. x n
B:iiinEs. stand out prominently. Mr..
billings is also exhibiting many of
his famous race horses
NIGHTLY DISPLAY OF
FIREWORKS TO BE FEATURE
The nightly display of fireworks. the
contract for which was awarded 10 tho
international Fireworks COMPANY. OF
Jersey CITY, promises TO be the most
elaborate in recent years In add.
tioh To the feature spectacular. the
o"''le between submarine and n
preadnousht. there also will be a num-
oer or patriotic pieces. The program
W., nc changed nightly. The pro-
gram Tor tonight includes n search
lisht piece, lighting the entire grounds.
nSins pigeons. garden of flowers.
Niagara Falls. pictures OF President
wilson and Uncle Sam" n dcsirn
piece OF changing colors. and hundrcds
OF bombs. The day program win in
crude many patriotic pieces and bombs
eNniodtns high in the air.
SllEn' tronble was caused yesterday
pie who found their wav into ~.
grounds There werc many 'boys in
'he crowd who had broken down :.
gate on the Hermitage Road and ran
peli-men through the grounds. Soma
swarmed into the Administration Build :
''S anu taxed the watChfulness of
the special police officers in protecting
the exhibits. The police finally round ,
ed up many and they were forced to
leave the grounds.
FIREAiGN AND POLICEMEN
ALREADY ON GROUND
Fire Chief W. II. Joynes YESTERDAY
moved company OF fremen to the
grounds and an automobile machine
was stationed near the grand stand.
The police, under command of District
Captain r. B. Sowell. will open head
quarters this morning. The officers
VIII be selected from each of the three
police districts, and Will remain on
duty throughout the week.
Beginning this morning. the Virginia
Railway and Power Company will
operate street cars to the grounds,
and on Wednesday practically all of
the trunk lines in the city will be
operated directly to the grounds in
order 10 handle the people. The Boule-
ward has recently been rolled and is
in excellent condition, with the excep-
tion OF Il short stretch near the bridge
over the tracks OF the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad ut
the main entrance and beyond Re-
pairs VIII probably he made TO thi.
part OF the road TODAY.