The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-10
Second FAIR DAY
BRINGS KANSANS
ONEvERY train! !!
Motor Cars Pouring In From
All Parts of the State.
Monday Was Greatest Opening
Day in Fair History.
SHOW IS BETTER Than EVER
Exhibits Overflow Barns and
Buildings on Grounds.
Night Spectacle and Military
p Display Never Equaled Here.
THIS IS "CHILDREA'S DAY.
Special Features for Young
sters, Early Until Late.
Y. NJ. C. A. Parade, Kansas Ave-
nue. to Fair, Night Especial"
roDAY's PROGRAM.

Children's day.
300 IA. m.-Judglng in all departments.
1890 a. m.-ChIIdren' assembly, at pa
vll.on.
IO:OO. "a. m.-Boy Scouts, at pavilion.
80 D. m.-Chndren's doll parade.
$50 p. m.-AgricuItural meeting at pa
whom.
$50 p. m.-Four Minute Men. at pa
vilion.
1880 p. my. NJ. L. A ana L. w. u a
80 D. m-rrogram in front of grand
stand, including military drill and Great
La.ses Naval band.
$500 u. NV orId at War"
In spite of lowering clouds and
slight urlzzle of rain this morning the
crowds continued to pour into the falr
ground. Tndicdrions were that tne
races this afternoon would be well at
tended. Many of the persons coming
in this morning were farmers who had
evidently started out to make day
Of it, Basket lunches were much in
evidence and the benches in the peo-
pies pavilion were crowded all the
morning with lunchers.
Several tourist cars were noticed
among the autos parked IN the check
stand and along the drives in the
grounds today. one of the cars was
from Alameda, Cal, according to the
pehnants and license tag attached and
one car was apparently from the Tar
town of Portland, Maine. There Were
many other cars in the grounds all
fitted up as tho they were the convey
ances OF tourists
Today is the second day of the big
Kansas Free fair of 1y1S-the biggest
fair, free or otherwise, in the history
Of Kansas. Monday crowds broke all
previous records for the day, and it is
fully expected that the attendance will
oe bigger and bigger as the fair
progresses until the total record at
tendance has been smashed.
Big crowds from out of town are in
attendance at the fair today. Long
before the officials of the fair were al
their offices in the grounds this morn
ing a steady stream of out of town
ears was pouring into the gates and
the crowd was rapidly filling the
grounds. The clouds this morning did
not seem to nave any dampening ef-
feet on the incoming crowds, and il
looked as tho by the time the races
start this afternoon that the grounds
the shows, and the grandstand will be
filled with an eager throng.
More exhibitors are in the grounds
this year than ever before. When the
exhibits were set in on the grounds
last year Secretary Eastman thought
that the ultimate in accomplishment il
had been reached. But the guess wa:
wrong. This year machinery field il
full and overlooking with the display:
of farm machinery and food produc.
ing appliances. The things designed
to make farm life more attractive are
present at the fair in unending va
riety. Lighting plants, heating plants
silos, cream separators. giant tractors
small tractors, motor devices, anC
everything conceivable having to d.
with farms or farm life is well repre-
sented.
Overflow the Barns
The cattle, horse, hog and sheep dis
plays are bigger than ever. They hav,
overflowed the big barns provides
for housing the animals and hundred
of beasts are quartered in big tent
of circus size. Two new barns wer
built for the hog entries. but the adde,
room was but a drop in the bucket
and it became necessary to put u
tents to take care of the excess regis
tration. The cattle display is full
past all expectations of the fai
management. 1t was not though
when the first entries began to com
tContinned ~ Fage Two.J