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Show SHAKE IT UP A BIT. THE STATE FAIR of 1912 will not go down in history as greater great-er than that of recent years, despite de-spite the advertisements that it was to be "bigger and better than ever." The Fair of 1912, was not as good as 1911, for the very reason that many of last year's best features were retained without change or Improvement. Improve-ment. The formation of exhibits In the various buildings and on the grounds was not revised so that where apples and peaches and pears appeared ap-peared in 1911, fruit carrying quite the same rosy blush and healthy ap: pearance appeared this year. Some of the exhibits appeared as though they had been locked up over winter only to be dusted off and reopened re-opened for the inspection of another year's crowd. The fair officials should compel exhibitors ex-hibitors to make an entire rearrangement rearrange-ment of booths, not necessarily forc ing a change of position, but bringing about a radical change In the general gener-al formation so that next year it will look like new even if it isn't. |