Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-27
FRIDAY STATE day
AT FAIR; GOVERNOR.
TO GIVE ADDRESS
More Concessions This Year
Than Ever Before-Auto
Show One of the Big At
fractions.

Friday is state day at the fair. Gov
ernor NJ. Alexander will be the prin-
cipal speaker of the day and will de-
liver stirring address at 2 o'clock
in the grandstand.
A big program has been arranged
for Friday afternoon and evening.
Those attending the fair the remaining
days of the week will have the advan-
tage of seeing the ribbons as placed
on all the prize winners in every de-
partment of the fair.
The program for Friday afternoon
will be of special interest from the
fact that the finals in the four days
bucking contests and relay races will
be run. beautiful floral horse shoe
will be presented by the playhouse
Floral company to the winner in the
cowgirls' bucking contest.
That the state fair is the biggest
fair ever held in the state is further
evidenced by the fact that there are
more concessions this year than ever
before. There are 1000 concessions on
the fair grounds, as compared with
1000 last year. Included in the con-
cessions this year are the Bernardo
Greater Shows, which is proving a big
and satisfactory carnival attraction for
the crowds.
AUTO SHOW DISTINCTIVE.
distinctive feature of the fair Is
the splendid automobile show in the
massive tent. Thousands are attracted
to the big tent every day and are
amazed not only at the extensiveness
of the apto show, but at the beautiful
and artistic decorations well. Moth
ing to compare with this show has
ever been seen in the state. Every
Boise dealer and several from outside
points have pretty booths. Those ex-
hibiting are as follows:
The Gem State Motor company has
the distinction of having the largest
and most elaborate booth in the auto
show. In it are exhibited IL cars, all
1918 models. The names of the cars
exhibited are as follows: Two are
King Fights, one seven and the other
q four passenger car; two Lexington
six cars, one is a five passenger tour
ing, the other is a four passenger
roadster one Elgin six, five passenger
touring car, two Chevrolets, one a five
passenger touring, the other is two
passenger roadster.
Included in this exhibit are two Re
public trucks. one a one-ton truck, the
other is called a three -fourths ton dis
patch. And there is shown one-ton
Service truck, and a Parrett farm trac-
tor for one man, all purpose use. 1t
has IL horse power on the draw bar,
and 50 horse power on the belt.
The Grant Six garage has a pretty
booth containing two Grant six cars.
One is a roadster of the 1917 model.
the other is a touring car of the late
1917 model. Two features among 9TH
ers are emphasized in these cars, one
Is the equalizing brake which greatly
lessons skdding danger the other is
their great ability to climb hills. The
banner in front of the booth has this
inscription: Grant Six Cars, 1913
Boise"
The Wilson Garage company of En-
nett has a neat booth near the en-
trance. in which 1918 model Monroe
car is shown. This inscription is on
a banner in the booth, Monroe, the cal
that convinces.'
The booth of the Boise Overland
company is a very pretty one. Three
cars and their parts are exhibited. One
Is the WHY'S knight -" latest model
and is termed the king of the road
The other is the latest model Willys
%" and the third car is the latest
model 80 horse power Overland.
The Bull Auto company has a neat
booth in which is exhibited three cars
all of the latest model. One is ar
Apperson s, Hodaplane, one an APP