Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-09-07
THIS EXPECTED TO III SECOND
LARGEST EXPOSITION HELD
~ SOUTHWEST.

The lifth annual exposition OF the
Panhandle state Fair which IS go be-
held at Glenwood October D 90 A.. i'm
elusive. win bc the second LARGEST
fair To- be- shown In the southwest this
year. The management announce
that $4,000 has been hung Tor rr'yes
IN the several departments. assuring
liberal response from exhibitors.
many interesting things for the WISH
tor TO see and an all-round entertain
ment desired by the people.
The fair association has been large
" rejuyenated this year. Hardly
had the vivid memories OF the fourth
annual exposition become dimmet To
Amarilludns than the association laid
well defined plans for the staging OF
still better one" for 1917. While
other fair associations became dub
ious over the consequences and Of
fccts of the var. felt that investments
I'm them were improbable. the Pan
handle State Fair association Kept
uppcrmost IN mind the fact that not
only Amarillo and the Panhandle but
the state al large and other states
would be- disappointed II no exposi-
ton was given this season. II would
never do, they thought. 10 make o.
smaller this year. nor TO think Of
leaving % where 10 was last. so that
the conception grew into making Il
larger and better than ever oven
il those stero1typcd phrases had Co.
be thought In communicating H.
Ofticc, Retained.
offices were retained In the ola
postoffice building and months be-
fore the fair would boz held, ceutorod
their efforts upon % strong and Nie-
orous method of advertising and cN-
change OF correspondence with Mcn
IN the limclight of amusement, stock
men, exhibitors and the like. until al
this moment almost everything has
been ARRANGED so that the directors
know In advance just what viii bc
here for the people. OF course there
are twelfth hour changes which can
not bee anticipated. but the fair man
agcmout has prepared It's elaborate
Catalog and distributed them largely
and this catalog well records Hgat
may be- gloated upon by lovers Of
fairs
The fair in the past has brought
results This is unquestiouod Only
five years ago The bark sailed upon
the fair eoa avoided rrupulouely tho
financial no. that oesaycd 90 sink %.
the second year 30 started our CON 70
similar lrip, better equipped and
more literally proyisiDuod and the
diio.tors wer" more intrepid seaWon
on che second voyage when the third
year came. the trip Nae taken with
out a. coulort. and the fourth gear
found an entirely ucv ship Dt state.
which was th' exposure ct all
lourth Greatest Vet.
Tho fourth voyage at tho pnnhuu.
die state Fair cclipscd anything o,n,
undertaken. The livestock exhibit
~ The fair last year we're far aIoa
al anything which have been seem M
the Panhandle country aud there va.
the United states which Wed with o.
the United states which Wed with %
In g. exhibits of HcrrIur1s TI.
race. W'rr Hp 20 thu standard Tu.
agricultural cshIhiir could NOT b'
suIpa sod, for they later won fh,
sWccr.tlkos 100 th' great Dallas Stat.
Fair When the ouumitr Of tl'
crowds aud exhibit dJUuUl upon lh'
management az the uprur of tr.
last exhibition the building vas uu
abb, go accommodate new exhibits
TINT arrived with every train
Rut this story is 90 tr.l of th,
fair OF I'l- ana tho reader cam ,ul,
suruiso that uf last year. There mr.,
tive days u' the biz exposition uI
year Reduced rates have been no.
codcI 20 ly the railroads cutosiul
Amarillo thereby in.uriug large no.
tendance.
Horse Division.
Tho horse division u' 'hs fair thi
yeai viii Boz In charge of supcfIu'.nd
cnts y e.. Adamsur and J. o. ward
The cattle divisions aic under OBJ. lI
rc,t.ur uf superintendent Co0rr. Sd
Bolos Richard stephens. S. F. iier