Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-05
ANNUAL STATEFA|R
. STARTS ON MONDAY
Thousands Of Visitors From
Every Part of Virginia Ex-
pected Here.
EXHIBITS CRoWDING CAPACITY
Exposition Declared Largest in
History Of Commonwealth.
Many New Features.
EXHIBITS CR0WDING CAPACITY

When the gates swing open Monday
morning at o'clock at the State Fair
Grounds the greatest agricultural dis
play ever seen IN Virginia will be
open to tho public, according to off,
Gals Of the Virginia state Fair Associa-
ton and others who have been allowed
q look beyond tho high board fence
surrounding the grounds.
Hundreds OF farmers and business
men from every section Of tho State
began to arrive In Richmond Jester-
day to attend the fair. By tomorrow
the number is expected to be swened
to thousands.
The fourteenth annual Virginia State
Thousands Of the pick of virEinia's
young men have just been discharged
from the various branches of the army
or navy. Hungry for a little OF tho
pleasure which has been denied them
for more than year. these men. many
Of them bearing marks OF the suffer-
which they are trying to erase from
their memories by plunging eagerly
into all amusements offered. arc e1-
pected to attend.
Entertainment fer seidier.-
Preparations are being made TO en-
terrain them. Everything will be
done to make them Welcome
Then there Is tho class who fought
Business men Who spent long hours OF
overtime speeding up tho shipments
Of shells and food for the allies. Men
who burned their fingers to the bone
acids Of powder factories Workmer
who spent more hours in toll iny wal
time in week than they 40 nov II y.
with their families to gaze upon the
great display of the prosperity OF Yir-
GINA
men interested In agriculture. who are
anxious to see the display OF captured
German trophies which their sons wenf
Great cases Of materials OF war. ma
chine guns OF several types, noun tain
artillery. hand grenades, gas masks
Vulnerable articles OF war arrived last
night and are being placed in the dis
play space which has been taken by
the government
Navy to Have Exhibits.
But the display is not to be eon-
marine clothing. protectiles OF every
kind, depth charges. dummy air bombs.
iikenesses Of dreadnouEhts. cruisers,
destroyers and weapons used by the
navy Will be on display;
year because Of the epidemic of in
fuenza. This year pans are to MAKE
the fair the a(ses, tn.
expectations OF the state Fair .Asso-
citation.
and the extension bureau exhibits are
so large they have been assigned a
special building.
neer Of BlacksbprE. declares that the
the fair this year is the most com
plete ever assembled in one place.
Educational displays. which promise
to be a revelation to the man who be-
iieves himself we'll posted, are to be
shown. Some of the features Of the
fair will be furnished by the War De-
partment in exhibits before the grand
stand with a six-ton tank, which ar
rived yesterday with it's crew.
Many Race Horses Here.
Virginians who can remember the
day when every man OF consequence
owned a few thoroughbreds will feel
the thrill Of old times when he learns
that one OF the greatest strings OF
racing horses ever seen has been as
an old-time Virginia horse-race meet.
Dozens of other features have been
announced. Thirty-five carloads OF
arhusements arrived last night and will
be erected today, stock. poultry and
valued at many millions OF dollars.