The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-16
FREE FAIR THIS
FALL IS SLATED
AS BIC FEATURE
Bipuer and Better Than Ever; Pros.
poets Bright for Great Showing;
Interest Growing from Day
10 Day In Event.
LIVESTOCK EXHIBIT TO
BE KEEN COMPETITION
More Horses, Cattle, Sheep. Hogs,
Poultry Than Last Year; Farms
Products Are Giving Promise
Of Being Real Class.

on befnU Ntai 0iasts
Interest IN the seventh annual
Grady county free fair TO be held
here September iS.l92O2i, Is In
crcasIng daily and indications now
point to the biggest event of this
Kind In the history OF the county. J..
w. Conner. field secretary Of the
free fair association, says.
Many new features are being
added and this. Mr. Conner believes.
is greatly responsible for the large
number Of inquiries which have been
received by fair officials. Most Of
these inquiries have come from
farmers in every section of the
county.
For some time II was feared that
the drouth In the southern end Of
the county would interfere with the
success of the fair but this loss,
fair officials state. will be offset by
the agricultural conditions in sec
tions in northern Grady county
where rains were received while
points In the southern end OF the
county suffered. There is much
land IN the county which is sub
irrigated and which will produce big
crops this year. Mr.. Conner says.
"The agricultural displays will be
surprising" he declares.
Big Livestock Exhibit.
Livestock exhibits have always
been one of the outstanding features
of the annual Grady county free
fair. These exhibits this year will
be far above the average in any of
the previous fairs, Mr.. Conner pre-
diets. Housing of the livestock to
be displayed is one of the problems
which now confronts the free fair
association. Practically all OF the
space in the hog pavilion already
has been reserved and the building
of additional pens may be necessary
TO accommodate all of the animals
entered in this display
Last year, the cattle display at
the county fair was not an extern
sive one. This year, the field secre-
tary states, it will be much larger
as many new entries already have
been made. Ample buildings will
be provided to accommodate every
head of livestock entered in the ex-
hibits, the association has an
nounced. Only purebred cattle will
be entered.
The sheep display will be an add
ed attraction in the livestock ex-
hbits.
Merchants viii Display.
Exhibits which are expected to
assume much larger proportions this
year are: poultry, livestock, home
economics and art, educational, and
retail stores. A large amount OF
space has been reserved for the au-
tomobile display and for the dis
plavs by the retail merchants OF
the city A special building for the
retail merchants displays may be
provided for.
The automobile exhibit will be
housed under the south end OF the
large grandstand at Grady field. the
north half of the space under the
grandstand is being reserved fol
displays of manufactured articles
etc. Heretofore, the automobile dis
plays have attracted little attention
since automobile dealers had no sat
isfactory place where they coule
display their machines.
Space for all lines of displays are
fast being reserved. The free fall
association has. adopted the "firs
come first served" plan. They urge
merchants who desire space to re
serve same at once.
Racing to Be Feature.
Derby races is one of the wide
advertised features of the annua
Grady county fair. w. ii. Burgess
superintendent of this department
has announced that some OF IN
fastest horses which have ever race
in this section of the state will D
here to try for some OF the prlz
money to be offered.
1t is estimated that 10000 peopl
attended the annual fair last yea
"A % per cent larger attendance
expected this year. Cash premium
amounting to $4,000 will be offere'
In addition to this, many concern
in Chickasha are offering speci;
premiums.
Mr.. Conner announces that amp
provisions for the comfort Of visitor