Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-11-21
BIGGEST FAIR
ON RECORDS
VALLEY CLAIM
Every Community in Rio
Crande Valley Assisting in
Making Valley Fair a Com
plete Success

That the Valley Fair 70 he held AT
Hariingen December l.. IL. II and II.
will surpass NIL records for Valley ex-
hibifs is now a foregone conclusion. fair
officials state. Every community. town
and city in the Valley will have an ex-
hibit. and the attendance will surpass
all records.
A meeting Of the board of directors
was held M Harlingen Monday. and great
satisfaction was expressed in the sue
cess which has attended the associa-
TONS efforts to arouse general inter
est in the fair. The reports Indicated
there il not community that Is not
taking deeo interest. and will he
well represented both in exhibits and
att enhance.
The queens parade. historical pageant
and industrial parade will be among the
big events If fair week. Mission. Edin-
burg have already announced the COM
pIsiion Of their float plans and the selec-
tion fihe personnel Ia participate
I'm the parade. and ether towns are ex-
pected 10 make similar announcement :
this week. Floats and other attractions
have been assured sufficient to make
a parade over a mile and a half in
length. fully equal Ia the Armistice Day
parade in Brownsville in 1920.
Arrangements have been made with
rhe representative of Pathe News at
Tort Worth to take moving pictures Of
fhe parade and scenes at the fair
grounds These pictures viii be shown
in all parts "f the United States through
the. .Ismons Fathe News service. Ar
rangementS have aso heen completed
with the Detroit News. Atlanta Journal
81 IouiS Post Dispatch. Fort Worth
Star Telegram aud other hig news
papers with broadcaSiing' stations Ia
suppl, daily and nightly concerts by
radio through the big receiving set that
will he established at the fair grounds.
Good Races Assured.
Good races will he features "f the
last three DAYS of the fair Fourteen
horses. have been entered by Valley.
Houston aud Alice horSemen. and the
track will he put in shape for fast
events. The race program has not been
completed. and several additional races
may hr added.
The sheds aud booths ut the fair
ground have been completed. with the
ex --ption Of putting on the roofs. and
this will not he done unril few days
before the fair Those contemplating
industrial exhibits now have an oppor
iuniiy Ia see the locaiion of their booths.
and the fair association has extended
an invitation 10 all exhibitors 10 visit
the grounds and note the general ar
rane-ments before completing plans
for their respective displays.
Premiums Ia be awarded exhibitors
viii total SS25: 1860 ribbons will he
NV arlcd AMI H. classes entered. ar
cording To announcement made last
night by fair officials. Assurance l.
given that practically every class viii
10 filled. and the competition among
exhibitors will he keen. The assoca
tion placed special stress upon the
necessity for early collection and ar
rangement Of exhibits.
Governor Cesar Lopez d. Lara Of
famaulipas has announced that owing
to the proposed visit cf President
Obrceon to Tampico and Victoria and
Nicioria in December he viii be unable
10 attend the fair. Int will have rep
re>cntative present tn greet Governor
Neff and other noiahles who will at
tend The conmandante &C the Victoria
Saiillo- -Matamoros military district will
attend a will also a number Of military.
cvil and federal officials from Mata
moros and other Mexican cities