VOL. XXTTI.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, SEPT. 8,1888.
NO. 86
THE STATE FAIB.
The Splendid Improvements of the
Grounds.
New Grand Stand and Speed King.
Promise of the Greatest Pair Ever Held
on the Grounds.
Wonderful changes have been made at
the State fair grounds since the last State
liii was held. It -will be Interesting to
oar readers to anticipate some of these
changes before the coming fair. Superintendent R. M. Lockhart, has had charge of
ill these improvements, and has displayed
great industry and taste in 'providing
them. At the east end of the main building a series of gates to take the place of
the old tumble down affair that has been
an eye-sore for many years is provided.
In this new arrangement two large gates
hive been made, one to enter, and the
other for leaving the ground; and instead
swinging in and out, they are
iide to be elevated over head on same
jtaas a window sash with boxed weights.
Snail gates are also provided for the en-
ti_.ce of foot passengers, and also an en-
1 nice has been constructed east of main
] ja through which are admitted those
J lie are connected with the - mechanical
tin ent.
These arrangements as made seem to be
I excellent, and will greatly facilitate the
I ladling of the masses of people that are
compelled to pass into and and out of the
"rounds each day of the fair.
On entering the grounds, the first thing
'hat will be noticed is, the removal of the
'"tfge and unsightly building that stood
directly in, the line of the street. This
'nading Mr. Lockhart removed to the
"est line of the Exposition building,
'here it has been located and fixed up in
pod style. The removal of these bulldogs leaves a fine avenue at the east end
°| the Exposition building, and brings
directly into view the new race course
•""i new grand amphitheater which will
-*' 5,000 people. The eastern part of the
Pounds are occupied by the machinery
-®*- A number of new ones are being
Wit this year and others will be built in
Jtaefor the fair of 1889. Mr. Lockhart
**- ^-organized this department, making
weetsand alleys where needed, which
J18 necessitated the removal and re-loca-
™-» of many of the buildings. A new
^o of machinery halls has been located
y -he west side of the grounds in a direct
"ne north and south, with west line of
^Position building.
A' the north end of this line will be
J»d the new head-quarters of the Indi-
»«A„Fabmer' Ina new and very tasty
■■Where we shall be glad to meet.every
J'r.°° °f the State Uit' Tne grounds oc-
Pleo by the mechanical department
^ cover at least 15 acres. This wil
kite8 largest display of machinery to
Stat*T °n any falr Krounds in the United
UuU f6XCeptlng' PerhaPs'that ot the st-
^"Wltlonof 20 acres
£* fir grounds
*«H- »nd
of land to the
gives the Board 56 acres
TJl • — enables them to make many
»ti, ™ Ganges on the grounds, among
"the m°St imPortant is the location
le ol/*06 track and new grand stand.
ti, 1(1 track was located east and west;
to w,^ tra°k. north and south, extending
•°utht W feetof ih6north Uno- and
"Md n6 south line ef the old Krtmd
.•.Tenn °* stables are built on Central
"•eet 4n^ 14th 8treet' and W£st ot 14th
**y oft^P feet» !eaving a street or drive
Then **eet clear around the track.
"Pilau ra°e courso i» built strictly after
'■'eeti tUl68' ^^''tome stretch" is
n width, and' the backs tretch GO
feet.   The track avenues are thrown up to
a grade of one inch to the foot-   Mr. Lockhart has received many compliments from
the horsemen  that  have  viewed  it,  or
driven on it.   It is pronounced one of the
best half mile tracks  that can  be found
anywhere, and it is going to make a great
change in  the speed  department of  our
annual fairs, as heretofore it was impossible to get good horses to come on account
of the bad condition of the old speed track.
The new grand stand has just been completed at  a cost of $8,500.   It is  a beauty.
It is  40  feet in width and 400  feet  in
length, two stories in hight, and will seat
5,000 people.   It is  located on  the  west
side of the track, facing  east and is diagonal to  the track,  so that persons sitting
anywhere in  it have  a full  view of  the
entire  track  without  having  to rise  to
their feet.   The lower story is  filled  up
with two   large dining  halls, and twelve
smaller halls for lunch stands.   There are
two stair ways to the stand above.   This
arrangement of the stand gives the Board
the use of the gronnd on which it stands,
without   any loss  of space,  as has  been
fully demonstrated in  the sale of  stand
privileges for  the coming  State fair, and
it is going to be a  good investment.   The
rents  of stands  in this  building for the
coming fair  exceeds $1,100.   In  addition
to the improvemets named,we might men
tion many others that  have been  made
this, season, such as the  laying out and
grading of streets, placing sewers  where
needed to properly- drain the race course
and grounds, removal and relocation of
over 1,200 feet in the ' line of the stables,
and building of new  ones.     The   construction of a new bridge across the State
ditch is made for the sole accommodation
of the cattle men.   Heretofore  they have
been compelled to lead their cattle across
the same bridges that were occupied with
passenger vehicles, in  going to and from
the show grounds.   Superintendent Lock-
hut  has now built a  substantial  bridge
across the ditch to the show ring, and has
it so arranged that  teams cannot cross it.
This will be greatly appreciated  by the
cattle men.   He has also laid water pipes
from the city water mains on a line along
in the rear of the hog pens, so as to fully
accommodate  the exhibitors  in that  department.   Ha has  also put   down eight
new driven  wells on the grounds, which
with the wells heretofore on the grounds,
makes ample provisions  for the wants of
the people in providing an  abundance of
the best drinking  water.   Pipes  are also
laid through the grounds  for the purpose
of supplying all that  may need the same
in the machinery department.   And some
arrangements have already been made for
the  use of natural gas on  the grounds,
which will be  extended until  every part
ofthe  grounds will  be supplied with  a
sufllcient amount  to light  the  grounds
and  also  for heating and  propelling in
the machinery nepartment.
"When this work was in contemplation
by the Board, it was a grave question with
them as to whom to trust with the management of it. Mr. Lockhart being one of
the oldest members of the Board, and
with an experience of 15 years in its work,
was asked to take charge of it. He consented, expecting to put in only a small
portion of his time. But after the work
commenced in April last, he has found it
necessary to spend his entire time in looking after it in order to get it done as he
wanted it. We do not believe that the
Board could have-selected another man
that would have, looked more carefully
after its i n terests. All the im provements
made by him have been of a permanent
character. It is conceded by all who know
him that he is a man of most excellent
judgment, and his work is done in such
a manner as to please, and make jail
exhibitors friends of the Board. The
work done by the State Boardthia   year
in re-organizing this entire work under
Mr. Lockhart's efficient management will
be praised by everyone who visits the fair
this season.
In this connection it may also be said
that another street car line has been built
to the grounds by the street car company,
and many new cars added, so that there
will be at least three times . the street car
transportation that has heretofore been
afforded for getting to and from the
grounds.]
The great demand for space in all departments, gives promise of the best fair
ever held in the State. All the railroads
entering here make special rates, and
there is now every assurance that the fair
of 1888 will be the most pleasant and best
one ever held.
that country, ls estimated to be one-flfth
short.
The following are percentages of condition of the crops obtained at the Vienna
conference last week, and telegraphed to
this country, as compared with last year,
100 being an average. *
1887. 1883.
Austria .'  :.. .....117 107
Hungary 128 no
l'russla  „ 103 00
Saxony 103 95
Bavaria—Franconla and Suabla:... -117
Upper and Lower..
Pfal        	
.117)
-..12S V
... 97.
83'
WHEAT WILL BE "WHEAT.
75,000,000 Bushels More than the World
has Grown will be Needed
And Prices will Accordingly go Up.
And Better Prices for the Oorn drop will
Follow.
From all quarters of the world comes
the proof that there is a great shortage in
the -whealmi-op of-t888r—The conntries*that
are compelled to buy wheat will this year
need 370,000,000 bushels, and it is now estimated that the surplus of the world will
be only 295,000,000 bushels. Telegrams
from abroad state that the annual international grain market, held in Vienna on
Monday, gave estimates of the yield of the
world, which varied only in a few particulars from those already given, the chief
difference being in unimportant countries.
On the other hand, the real state ofthe
French harvest seems much worse than
reported at Vienna, and the same is even
more obviously true of England. Last
week's terrifio storm of wind and rain
ended whntever chance remained of decent
crops in Great Britain, and the English
must now import at least 170,000,000 bushels. France, which, next to the United
States, is the greatest wheat producer in
tho world, has one of the worst crops ever
reaped. A week ago it was estimated that
she would need to import 68,000,000 bushels. Now, since the fresh storm and the
discovery by the first thrashings of the
bad quality of the grain, the shortage is
put at 80 000,COO bushels. Germany, Italy,
and the Netherlandsmustbuymore wheat
than usual this year of the great exporting
countries. We understand here that the
United States and Canada can be counted
on to supply about 103,000,000 bushels,
Russia, 90,000,000 and India 35,000,000, but
in these latter countries there is much
more uncertainty than in the former.
From Russia, for instance, there are all
sorts of reports,latterly quite unfavorable
and from India it is even more difficult to
get the truth. But trained experts here
believe the above figures to be tolerably
correct. Markets on the Continent have
been showing a steady rise for ten days
with few fluctuations resultant upon declines in America. As a rule, prices have
been higher, and advances sharper ln
Paris than elsewhere, but yesterday London and some English provincial markets
distanced any other spurts of the season
by a sudden advance of from six to nine
cents per bushel on laat week's prices for
foreign wheat. This panic was palably
due tothedrenchingrainsandheavy windstorm.., as in places where the rain was
not violent prices showed less change.
The United States will have a surplus to
export, but together with the surplus of
all other countries, not enough tb'snpply
the apparent deficiency.' The rye crop of
Europe, an important one for bread ln
Pfalz and Wetterau	
Baden 100
Wurtemburg—Winter Wheat 96
Spring Wbeat „ 82
Mecklenburg - 4.105
Denmark,. K0
Norway and Sweeden 100
Italy ._ _ 90
Switzerland _. _ 100
Holland 102
France 105
United Kingdom 140
Kuisia—Podolia _ 100
Bessarabia 100
Poland .'. 100
Central 118
Cherson and Ekaterinoslav—
Winter wheat -....1201
Sprl ng wheat 100 J*
Courtland 95
North 95
Estland 95
Roumania—Moldavia  90
Little Wallachia ..„ 125
Ureat Wallachia 101
Servla ' _   140
Egypt _- 95        	
Mr. Dalrymple, the great Dakota wheat
laimex.puhUsbes a letter in. the St, Paul
papers in which he says to farmers that
they should be in no hurry to sell their
wheat as there is certainly a world's shortage.
This is also sure to have an influence on
the price of corn, as a shortage in wheat
always advances the corn market. . So at
present the outlook is good for better
prices for the farm crops of this year than
have prevailed for several years. ■
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95
98
80
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75:
78
82
125
87
120
95
85
92
130
100
120
12
Called Meeting of the Indiana Horticultural Society.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
There will be a meeting of the State Horticultural Society on Wednesday evening,
Sept. 19th at our room No. 11 in the State
House. The State fair will be in progress
at this time. Thi. with the reduced railroad rates and the fine horticultural exhibit that is [expected at the fair should
bring many horticulturalists together. It
will be of interest and profit for these persons to meet, bringing with them new,
rare, unnamed or otherwise interesting
fruits etc. The discussions upon these
and the State fair exhibit will be of value
to all. There are many localities where
the nomenclature is very imperfect. This
meeting will afford an excellent opportunity for identifying: varieties and correcting names, as there will be ln attendance
some of the best informed horticulturalists
in the country. Send by mail or express,
ii you cannot bring, all articles that will
be of interest to the meeting, to the Sec'y.
C. M. Hobbs, Room 11, State House, Indianapolis. C. M. Hobbs, Sec'y.
Allen Fuknas, Pres.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
For experiment take I rolled part of a
mellow wheat field after drilling last fall.
I think it did more harm than good. I
say never roll after drilling. J. B. ■
Ripley Co.
 ■   a   i	
The City of Augusta, Georgia, is to have
a National Exposition this fall, beginning
October 10th and ending November 17th.
The prospectus, classification of exhibits
and premium list, just received, indicate
an important occasion. It would be wise
for many of our readers to attend and
learn something of the resources and progress of the New  South.'
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The Texas fever; following on the pinkeye, has booken out among the cattle west
of Brazil. '■ Several deaths are thus far reported.   •'    .<>->'   -  ■■-   - -■•■■.   ■ *...;