South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-03
ALL IN READINESS
FOR STATE FAIRS
OPENING LABOR DAY
Record Attendance Expected
During Week Elaborate
Program Planned.


exhibits buildings cleaned and dec
grated. grass cut and walls and
drives made ready. a record break
ing crowd IS All thai - needed TO
mako the Indiana State fair. which
opens Monday. the most successful
fair IN history CT the state. Mem
bers OF the Indiana board OF agri-
culture say there IS every indication
that the attendance this year will
cstabish q record.
The state Playground today was
a veritable beehive Of activity. Ex-
hibitors were busy placing their
prize animals. automobiles were be-
ing polished for the automobile
show. PAGERS and trotters were linn
cred up for the races. and manu-
iacturers' representatives were piac
Ing exhibits OF farm machinery and
implements. The work Will continue
until late into the night and tomOr-
row. until everything is ia place FOR
The opening Monday.
Lemonade and other concession
operators were, making every posi-
DO preparation 10 feed and water
EN-" during the week. First. they
feed them peanuts, and the salt
thereon is the best direct y-nlaii'
advertising possible for the lemon
ado on sale. Thus goes the fair,
say the veterans. and none is COM
plete without the lemonade and
hot dAwgA"
! Demand for Space.
y Thomas Grant, Of Lowell, presi-
dent OF the board OF agriculture.
pointed to the fact that there are
20 many entries IN some OF the de-
partments that IL has been a serious
problem to find room. About 200
fowls IN the poultry department
were turned down because of a lack
OF space
Exhibitors from far and near ar
rived IN Indianapolis this week ~
automobile. truck and train TO get
their exhibits ready A total OF
$4,000 in cash prizes VIII be given
by the BOARD this year. and more
than 5000 awards Will be made in
tbs various departments. The fact
that premiums nave been increased
in many departments for prizes will
DO kesner. Mr.. Grant said
Gates at the Playground Will be
thrown open at a. n. Monday.
Judging Will be started Monday
morning in order that the judges
may complete their work before the
end OF the week. All displays, ex-
hibits and shows viii be opened and
the harness horse races will start
Monday afternoon Purses of S2S,-
600 will be divided among the win
Of
Cattle. Hogs, Sheep.
More than 1000 cattle will be eA-
hibited arSl several tents have been
erected 10 shelter ali of them. Abou,
1000 hogs. more than 1000 head Of
sheep and between 500 and 900
horses viii be exhibited. A prize
list Of $1,000 has been set side
for pure-bred draft horses. The
agriculture boards new horse barn
replacing the old barn which was
destroyed by fire last winter, has
been completed and Will house the
Hure-bred horses. An arcade con-
meets the barn with the Coliseum
where the fancy livestock will be
exhibited
The largest exhibit Of poultry
ever seen at the fair viii be shown,
despite the fact that the entry fee
has been increased more than 10
per cent.
An unusually large display o.
farm implements and machinery also
viii be on exhibit. All the latest
models will be shown in the auto
mobile show in the Manufacturers
building.
Band Concerts.
Band concerts VIII be given
throughout the week by the Indi-
annapolis Military band in the Coli
scum. the Cervono band, Of PhIa-
delphla. The indianapolis News
Newsboys, band and The Plainfield
Boys band The Johnny Jones
shows vii be on the midway. ana
various vaudeville acts. including a
sensational diving act viii be given
In front OF the grand stand daily.
One or the leading features of TN
fair this year viii be the hor-,
raceA Pop Geers. famous drive.
has his entire stable entered and
the veteran himself will be seen in
sction each day. lie viii drive his
world-famOus gelding, SanardO. IN
a special exhibition effort TO hang
up q new record.
with a fast track. fair officials
expect number OF new records 10
be set Special purses are beinS
offered by the English and SEVERN
hotels, the Indianapolis Chamber q
Commerce, l. s. Ayres & Co.
Schloss Bros. and + J. Robinson.