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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1912)
tit-" -I'-f " V- ' t i 7 u 1 1 IS,. It Lincoln Ready to Make Her Fair Guests Feel at Home m ' iW.feK - " Irrtitof fuktitM &sSm ' WM I - 1 fBraraH sijfcta & 'n-1- Swilrir-1 .-14 ; gif . .,T7 iCTlf a J - - ' 1 ' ' nil. r i )i ; Civic Center of Z x 22 coin City EaJl azJJeJer BrrildiJig ZD. laregTo-uniJ By P. A. BARROWS. INCOLN la ready to entertain the visitor! who come to the itate fair. Experience-born knowledge of how to look after the com fort and conveniences of a big crowd makes It easy for Lin coln's people to give cordial welcome to their friends from out in the state, and to make them all feel at home, whether they stay but a few hours or whether . they stay the full time of the state fair. And all the experiences of the past will be drawn upon this year to make certain that the welcome of the visitors and the entertainment they get after they reach the Capital City will be of the heartiest sort. The state fair is the big event of the year for many thousands of dwellers on farms and in the smaller communities of the interior of the state; It Is an annual holiday, of which the most is made, and In full knowledge of this fact, Lincoln people realize their responsibility as hosts, and try to do all that may be done to make these annual visitors glad that they came on their Joyous pilgrim age. It is a gala time, and the citlisens make the most of it. Streets-tire always well lighted, but at state fairtime they are given extra illumination; the stores and public buildings show forth the dec orations of holiday kind, all in keep ing with the spirit of the week. And this outward display is fully supported by the arrangements made in other di rections. The Lincoln people expect to take care of a larger number of folks this year than ever before. The fair itself is a greater attraction than ever, the crop conditions are such as' make everybody feel good, and it is therefore reasonable to expect that new marks for attendance at the state fair will be made each day. And everybody who visits the Capitol City during the week may do so in full confidence that nothing will be omitted that might be needed to make the visit pleasant. ' ' The state fair management has set (apart ten acres within the grounds for the free use of people who wish to camp out during the fair, which will be (held September 2 to & This tract is a nice place to camp and has natural shade 'trees around It. nHnv vtiw fn, ntv. - " - J J ICll, TT 1 Lll you and prepare to enjoy yourself while attending the 1912 fair. If you have no tent of your own, a representative of a tent and awning company will be on the (grounds where tents and other neces ary articles for camping can be se cured at a reasonable price. This Is 9 T-m. 1 ""tort 1 Jt" t V X "-WAltJ f Vi!l" ' Pf t f i' II CHffff p tM Jilt -W ; V"-VjV rv- X; " .. Jjr-. a C? 5if. Looking East from TesalA i In coming to the state fair the visitor should bear in mind one Important thing and that is that in case of any unpleasant or discourteous act of anyone, be should report the matter to the public head quarters maintained at Tenth and O. The people of Lincoln will not stand for discourteous treatment of state fair Visi tors, and would consider It a favor If uch things are promptly reported. Any person not given right treatment at any place provided for their accommodation rhoutd report the fact lh the case at once. Another thing that should be borne In mind and that Is that there Is no ex cuse for any person leaving the city be cause they canntt get accommodations for sleeping. A few years ago several people slept on the lawn of the state house because they claimed they could get no plaos to sleep. This was unneces sary, fo' tht- committee In charga of sleeping accommodations had many va cant beds. Last year the state fair crowd was tha largest in the history of the fair, yet there were many good rooms In the city which were not oeoupled. It Is only necessary for the state fair visi tor to make his wants known and his troubles will be over with. Accommodations for supplying the peo ple with plenty to eat will be another thing that will causo ltttU trouble this year. Sine, the fair of one year ago. there has been several new eating houses established in the city and in all prob ability several transient places will be established for the weeW by the churches and other societies. In fact everything If being done this year to make the visit of the people who come to' the fair mora pleasant than at any other ttme. Accommodations for reaching the fair grounds will be about the same as usual, and If the new paved street connecting the?1 grounds with the main street of the J city Is completed, which it probably nflll be, It will not be an unpleasant walk from the main gate of the fair grounds on Seventeenth street direct to the city. The Nebraska state fair will be bet- ter than ever this ear. The accommo dations for' taking care of the visitor will be better thai ever. The amuse ment features will pa better than at any other time.' It is therefore up to the visitor to enjoy himself or herself, and if they really feel Uka doing so, the op portunity will bi found on every hand. : . ' 1 on of the real waya trenJoy oneself fort tell them you want a room and you will the week, for if tired out you can g "home" and take a rest without bting bothered by other people. There will be plenty, of other places on the fair grounds where the tired and weary may sit and enjoy themselves. The auditorium, which seats about 4,000 people, where there are comfortable seats for the weary, will be open to all at any time. The big stock Judging building, which seats 6,000 people, will be another cool place to rest. The fair grounds Is filled with nice shady nooks and groves with the soft green grass on which one can lounge and roll to his heart's content. The people of Lincoln are better pre pared this year . than ever to furnish sleeping accommodations for state fair visitors. , Already over 8,000 rooms have been secured by Secretary Whltten of the Lincoln Commercial club for use of state fair visitors. All that will be necessary will be to call at headquarters, which will be maintained on the govern ment square at Tenth and O streets, and be accommodated. There will be no neces sity Of any person going without good accommodations. Since the fair last year one of the hotels in Lincoln has been entirely rebuilt Inside, and under new management, and will make the foutth first class hot9l In the city. Added to these are the smaller, hotels and rooming houses, in which there will be every chance to secure good beds. This is all outside of the private homos secured by the Commercial club. It is understood that a committee from the Commercial club will make the rounds of the rooming houses and every effort made in advance to see .that every place is of the right sort so that the visitor can feel at ease while at rest during the night The fair management is making great preparations to entertain the people dur ing the evening at the fair grounds with night races, fireworks and other fea tures which will please the crowd. Lib erates band and the band from the In- tha evening and 'vaudeville attractions and the shows on the midway will give every opportunity for a pleasant even ing's enjoyment To those who wish to stay in the city during the evening, the usual attrac tions will be on and the theaters will all present good programs. Three big the aters will secure good companies for fair week and five motion picture houses will help to entertain the crowd, i In the daytime, " those who enjoy the great national game will be treated to an especially good program. Two of ths fastest clubs in the Western league will be playing at Antelope Park on Septem ber 3, 4, 6 and 6. Lincoln will return home from Denver on the morning A the third and will engage St. Joseph, which has been fighting for top place all the season, all four days. There may be regular games played morning and afternoon, provided It can be arranged to play some of the postponed games which have not been played on account of rRln. This will give an especially en- state fair "visitor who likes to see good base ball. , Never in the history of the state fair has the visitor been presented with such a round of pleasure as will be presented In the year 1912. While the state fair Is supposed to be an educational feature, the management and the people of Lin coln recognise the fact that pleasufre Is an ' Important . factor which brings the visitor and that a state fair with no fun would hot draw the Immense crowas which always attend. . There la little doubt but that thousands of Nebraska people make the, state fair their annual outing and no outing Is a success unless It has Its pleasure features. A state fair crowd la generally a good natured crowd. No crowd that comes ti -Jncoln Is as easily handled as the state fair crowd which cornea each year. They seem to have thrown off all trouble and care, and Jests and Jibes which at any other time would not' be tolerated aro taken In good humor . and everybody Lincoln Merchants Offer to - f Patrons Many Advantages A dustrial home will furnish muslo during j tertaining base ball program for the i eems to enjoy the occasion. NEBRASKA farmer who has been attending, the state fair for so many years that be can remember ' All the Important vents that have happened at the Cornhusker gathering In the several years of its organisation de clares that he goes to Lincoln each fall for other things than the fair alone. "Lincoln, as a city has always Inter ested me," explained this farmer, "and 1 like to visit the town. My wife always f'.nds that the merchants have full stocks of goods by fair time, and she is able to buy all the latest styles and Is always satisfied. I like to attend the fair and there meet many of my acquaintances, but I also like to visit the various stores and see what the merchants have on hand. Tou can always figure on my be ing at Lincoln during the fair. The peo ple always treat us right, and I like to return each fall. I am anxious, I must confess, to get down for the fair." Thousands of other Nebraska farmers and small townspeople are Just like this one farmer who made frank confession of his likes. The fair attra ts all of them, but the tact that they can see the latest v styles In wearing apparel, the latest whims of fashion, both for men ana women, If a strong Inducement for them to go to -the fair city, i Lincoln la Pn-io-Data; Lincoln Is up-to-date in Its stocks of goods. The fact that it Is a college town. where thousands of students ara congre gated for at least nine months of th year, makes it a fashionable city. But It Is not only in clothing lines that Lincoln Is down to the minute. The home fur nishings stores ara stocked completa with the very articles that thousands of homes should have, and ' tha wives who visit Lincoln and pass through these stores re ceive great pay for their visits. It is an education and entertainment to go down the aisles of tha Lincoln stores during the fair and look upon the counters full of brilliant and staple goods for tha homa and for the body. Some of the richest beauties in the . mercantile world ara there. ,, ; ,; r , , . Stores Beantifally Deeorala. ! During this big Lincoln event, wheu thousands fill the city and swarm tha streets, the business houses of the capital city are beautifully decorated. Tha store (Continued on Page Ten.) While - at the; State Fair Take Nebraska's Most Modern the I l vl. -V , usaness - Jiainin r - ' ' V I J " ! . 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