Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-08
TOLEDO FAIR
To Be Patriotic and
Educational Fair for
the Farmers.
August 20 to 24th.

Toledo's fair and industrial exposi-
tion this year promises to surpass all
previous efforts The exposition will
be held at the handsome new Ft.
| Miami fair grounds, from August 20
| to pa.
With enlarged space the officials of
the Lucas County Agricultural Society
have elaborated on their plans for the
1913 exposition. The demands of the
industrial centers have been heard by
these officials who wish to assist most
heartily in the broad educational plan
now before the public.
Probably the largest exhibits of in
dustrial appliances and products ever
held in the State of Ohio will be on
display here. There also will be an
automobile show of more than usual
size. Automobile manufacturers and
dealers are alive to the vast good this
exposition will do for them in these
days of thrift and conservation. Not
only will the latest patterns of pas
sengers be shown, but every size and
make of truck also will be on display.
Two spacious buildings will be used
for the exhibition of the industrial
products and the automobile and ac-
cessories. Ample space for demon
stration purposes also is allotted.
Every effort has been made by Off
cials of the fair association to not only
keep the usual fair exhibits, but en-
large upon these as well as the many
new added features. In this they say
they have succeeded. The premium
list totals $4,000 and will include
special prizes for live stock, farm pro-
duce and a high class of educational
exhibits by the schools of Northwest
ern Ohio.
While the trotting and pacing races.
to be held each day. are feature of
the fair. the officials have added
100 mile automobile race, to be held
on the closing day, Saturday, August
24. over the new mile race track.
This race will be conducted by the
speed demons, CASTOR Chevrolet.
Louis Disbrow and Earl Cooper Spe-
cial cash prizes for this event have
been hung up.
During the week n number of avia-
tors from the Mt. Clemens aviation
training station will honor the fair by
flying to this city and landing in the
vast open space within the two race
and other patriotic societies, with Of
ficials of the Lucas County Agricul-
tural Society are arranging a splen-
did welcome for the daring human
birds.
Transportation facilities to the new
fair grounds will be of the best. The
Ohio Electric line will run cars to the
grounds every Is minutes. The Maui
NEE and Perrysburg belt and the To-
ledo, Bowling Green & Southern lines
will operate frequent service to with
N few hundred feet of the main en-
trance. The automobile roads lead
ing to the grounds from any point in
Northwestern Ohio are the best and
have recently been gone over by a |
force of wOrkmen under supervision
OF the Lucas county commissioners.
The Ft. Miami fair grounds com
nrises nearly 200 acres. The officials
have constructed both mile and a
lalf mile track on it. The speed of
the mile track was demonstrated re-
Gently at the grand circuit race meet. |
when ten new worlds records in the
rotting and pacing classes were made. |
New records for the half mile racers
also are looked for during the week. |