The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-05
PLANS
TO HANDLE CROWD
AT DAIRY MEETING
National Dalrymen's Show viii
Attract Thousands.
NEW COLISEUM COMPLETE
Adequate Lodging Facilities Provided
$1,000 Automobiles Are Expect
cd to Visit ohio State Fair
Grounds Daily.

Israelites thought enough Of her tC
set up golden calf and worship II
until Moses came along and pointed
out the error Of their devotion.
Business men Of America only II
years ago began to realize the need OF
making her more Of a national figure
and organized the National Dairy
show, which has developed into one OF
the wonders of the world"
The people of Ohio, through their
legislative body, let the world know
that they fully appreciated her Inn
portance by appropriating $250,000 for
the erection at Columbus of a modern
coliseum where her fine points will be
exhibited.
And through the appropriation, the
Ohioans brought to their capital the
1917 National Dairy show, which will
be held at the state fair grounds, one
of the best equipped fair grounds In
America, October 1S to %. under the
auspices of the National Dairy assO-
citation.
In addition to the coliseum, which
Is located on the fair grounds, all
other structures ON the grounds have
been turned over to the dairy show as
sociation, thus assuring the people of
the country that they will see an un-
precedented display of cattle, horses,
dairy products, machinery, automo-
biles, feed and forage and food and
agricultural demonstrations under fa-
vorahle conditions.
Prepared for Visitors.
Last year the show was held at
Mass, and the attendance
during the 10 days was 100000. Co
lumbus would not be surprised If half
q million people attended the 1917
show. Centrally located In the Mid
die West, the city will attract thou
sands from the West and thousands
from the East. Reservations for ac-
from every state In the
Union have already been made.
Columbus is prepared. The city Is
rs well supplied with hotels as any
other city of its size In the country.
In addition, 1t has hundreds of well
regulated lodging houses where visit
ors will find excellent quarters. And
1000 homes In the residence districts
will be thrown open for the visitors
use. Arrangements to care for the
hotel overflow have been made by the
Dairy Show committee of the Colum-
JUS Chamber of Commerce, headed by
Mayor George ]. Karb.
The state house grounds in the cen
or of the city will be dotted with in
ormation bureaus, guide stations and
.hecking places. Boy Scouts will be
N duty to act as guides and messen-
,ers. Ample provision has been made
or automobile space and parking fa-
ilities, for the show is expected to
ring $1,000 to 10000 automobiles into
he city almost daily.
1000 Cattle Coming.
A brief talk with w. L. Skinner,
manager of the show, is all that is
ecessary to give any one an idea of
be immensely of the exposition. More
han 125,OO0 square feet of space has
lready been purchased by exhibitors.
! herd of 1000 cattle, representing the
est In America and Europe, will fill
he commodious cattle barns on the
tate fair grounds. Millions of dollars
yorth of dairy and farm machinery
1ill be on exhibition. Great mass
leetings, attended by some of the big
est men In America, will be held DUR
lg the 10 days. These are some of
ne facts Mr.. Skinner hands out from
Is wonderful store of knowledge.
OF the new coliseum, Mr.. Skinner
as this to say: 1T is superior to
[adison Square Garden, New York,
nd better appointed than the Coli
cum at Chicago" The mammoth
.ructure will be used for stock judg-
lg purposes and for the Horse Fair
} be held In connection with the dairy =
low.