The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-22
I'D COUNTY FAIR
GOING FULL BLAST

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feeley Tuesday morning at Island
{ fove Park with all exhibitors, in
hiding merchants. boys and girls Of
The county, manufacturers, farmers,
4tcck raisers and women arranging
atheir displays in the tented city
Nhich will hold the largest collec-
1ton ever assembled In the county for
similar event.
The fair gates will be thrown
open to visitors Wednesday morn
ing when Governor Oliver II. Shoup
~ Colorado. under escort of the local
american Legion post reaches the
city from Denver.
t Some idea of the size OF the 1921
sounty fair can be gained when it IS
I4thted that about 400 hogs alone are
4lcluded in the live stock exhibit and
Nqme Of these specimens will tip the
am around the 1000 pound mark.
according to Manager J. F. McCrery
IA this showing alone 40 additional
ms are being constructed in addi-
ton to the rcoEiy quarters used In
1 ears past. A roam section is also
me OF the novel features Of the live
1tock show. including as It does roam
zorses, roam cattle, roam hogs and
lot to be outdone in the roam class
there is also roam rooster who
Grows with glee at his seeming in
Adividuallity, as he Is set apart from
the rest Of the feathered fowl and pet
stock banked tier upon tier in these
spacious quarters with fanciers con-
stantly on the run In earring for
their highly priced property.
The war museum OF the American
Legion together with the trench and
system as used by
them "Over there" Is replete with
relics Of the war and this promises
to be one Of the most interesting de-
tails of the 1921 celebration Of the
county.
The boys and girls club work tent
is likewise filled with fancy stock
and growths furnished by the kiddies
of the county and arrangement OF this
tent will also be one Of the drawing
cards for the four day exhibit.
Merchants Tent Developing
The merchants tent containing
displays from the Hibbs Clothing
Company. the Shaw Dry Goods store,
the Greeley Creamery, floral displays
electrical exhibits and other kindred
subjects is fast taking on the appear
ance of thriving miniature city.
Even insurance companies doing
business in Colorado have tent space
this year at Island Grove Park and
in this place will be shown the
methods employed by the larger COM
panies in securing policies and the
conduct of such business from era
die days to those touching the sunset
of life's highway.
Playground exhibits from the Uni
versity OF Colorado are also In evil
dence with lecturer from the COL
lege in charge who will talk on this
subject during the fair week in
Greeley.
The automobile show Is another
feature to the big Weld county fair.
This tent is probably the best deco
rated of all on the grounds and has
been equipped with lighting fixtures
for regular night shows througout
fair week.
Stores Close Thursday
With Wednesday morning when
the fair grounds are formally opened
by Colorado's governor everything
will be In readiness for the hundreds
OF visitors to see the best exhibits
of their kind ever brought together
in the city OF Greeley. During the
afternoon of this day will also see
the first OF the wild west shows
which are to run for q three-day per-
iod
All stores in Greeley for Thursday
will remain closed from the hour Of l
p. m. until Friday morning at the
regular opening time. Apart from
Thursday the Greeley establishments
will remain open all other fair days.
This was definitely settled Tuesday
morning.
In the agricultural tent the ex-
hits are of such character that an
annex will be necessary to hold all
the displays. Early Tuesday morn
ing a mammoth squash. weighing
close to 100 pounds, was entered
and given room in the tent and this
was closely followed by a field pump
kin that tipped the scale at the 1856
pound figure. Next came banana
squash and while this from Its gen.
eral build could not weigh as much
as the other growths. its length was