South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-13
FARMERS DAY
OUT To BREAK
FAIR RECORD
Great ThrOngS Pass Through
TurnStiIeS Early Thursday
Promising Large After
noon Attendance.

Farmers day at the Interstate
fair opened up with a rush Thurs
day morning. thousands Of people
from the counties of northern In
diana and southern Michigan pour
ing through the main entrance gates
at a rapid rate and scattering over
the grounds. BY noon more than
5000 people were inside the gates.
It's a record breaker" exclaim-
ed Pres't BOrdner as he watched the
crowd. I've been all over the
grounds and have found every tent
and exhibit building literally Jam
med full Of folks. Farmers day
is an actually all right. all right.
There are lots OF folks here today
that 1 know who live IS miles
away. Just watch my smile"
Many Autos Parked.
over in the inheld of the race
track there were double rows of
automobiles parked as early as 10
O'Clock, with more machines com
ing in through the east gate at a
pace so rapid as 20 tax the ticket
taking activities OF the gatemen. At
lease 500 machines were parked in
the Enclosure by noon
The dairy cattle demonstrate ons
attracted a huge crowd Thursday.
Several times during the day it was
necessary 10 close the doors Of the
exhibition barns until the crowd
thinned out
The agricultural tent and the fruit
and vegetable exhibits were likewise
visited by enormous crowds all day.
Even when the racing began the
crowds still came 10 the exhibit
tents
Display Booths Attract Crowds.
The Merchants exhibition hall
and the displays of the manufac-
turers entertained large crowds an
day. while the tents occupied by
The automobile displays were the
scenes OF stirring activities
Across the bridge To- the west of
the main entrance a whirlpool of
humanity surged around the
amusement concessions. listening To
he cries OF the bankers and in-
Iulgine i'm the favorite pastirse of
throwing az the niger babies
and taking "a dip i'm the human
laundry" or riding ON the figures
eight"
See this smile Of mine2" asked
y. T. DALEY superintendent of
cOncessionss. Its there to stay
This crowd today would make a
wooden man smile Believe me. it's
big day at the fair"
Good Race Program
Down i'm the racing stables drivers
md "swipes" alike were AN agog
over the big program of races
-cheduled for Thursday The big
feature OF the afternoons sport is
ne Gle trot for the South Bend
Merchants stake Another feature
uu the card is the 2:2T pace i'm
which Country Queen is the favor
tie. The track is i'm the most per
feet shape &c has ever heen In. being
fast and dry
The information booth OF ;he
chamber of Commerce is filling an
important place iu the matter OF
convenience for the immense
crowds Thousa nds of Inquiries
about the fair the city and the
community are being satisfactorily
answered. The train schedule ser
,ice Is one of the BIGGEST features
~ the booth.
The excellent police ARRANGEMENTS
under Chief Of Detectives EueSpert
md Capt B3rnhar- are causing
many favorable comments So far
70 accidents have occurred ON the
grounds and no arrests have been
Rade
Orderly Crowds
THE crowds have been most or
derlv." stated chief Kuespert TITS
Pa Measure 90 he on duty amone
them There is sure some fair.
take {: from me-"
The Judging OF the various eX-
Iibits has almost been completed
only few of the entries in the ag-
ricuItural department and the mills
md butter-fat contests remaining
undecided The awards i'm the mills
and butter-fat contests Will be an
nounced Friday ant the prizes 30
the agricultural exhibit viii be de-
cided THURSDAY