The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-04
THE FAIR!
Third Annual Meeting of the
Oak Dale Park Fair
Association.
One of the Most Successful Fairs
Ever held in Kansas.
Crowds Of People in Attendance
Every Day.

As We prophesied last week the wealth
CT continued delightful during the Fair,
aud the FAIR itself WAS grand success.
The Association will clear from $500 10
$500 above all expenses. Successful in a
financial point Of view, the association
has also established the reputation Of
being enterprising, square with every
hody, prompt in the payment of its pre-
miums, and disposed 10 80 conduct their
affairs as II draw jast as large crowds
for ell their future Fairs. Notwilhstand
ing the most bitter and contemplate on.
position from certsin sources, the Nom
bers Of the association are making their
Fairs grand successes and also making
money. They don't want any assistance
from the "kickers." and defy them to do
their worst. The small souls who have
opposed the Fair know TO whom this
paragraph has reference.
The Association IS certainly most for.
tInate in being the possessor OF one of
tho hsndsomcst Fair grounds in the
country. Nature has bestowed gifts
with lavish hand upon that silvan
peninsula. Art, armed with all the
modern appliances for identifying and
sdorn,ng, could not make handsomer
piece of territory. However, Art ha:
put on some finishing touches, which
Nature ''skippcd," ami we have Park
which is known aud spoken of far and
near-the pride Of Salinas citizens and
that which leads captive the admiration
of all strangers. With such convenient
and beautiful surroundings at the com.
mand Of the association, half the battle"
for Successful Fair was fought before
Wednesdays sun made its appearance
There were three ways of getting tc
the Park, viz: BY steamer, by vehicle
by walking. A majority preferred tax
ing the steamer. The water WAS clear
rs q crystal and IS consequence tho
engine worked much better than ever
before. Those employed on the boa
were skilful and the steamer made quick
and pleasant trips. At times there were
tiity and sixty passengers aboard. Al
were delighted with this trim and fast
sailing craft. Many rode TO the Park
and thus there was steady stream o.
carriages and wagons going and coming
allihe time. Besides, pedestrians throng
ed the sidewalks and roads between here
and the Park. In town the sidewalk:
were crowded with people and a person
had TO stop Qf the crowd didn't jostle him
too much and think if it was not posi-
BILE that he was treading the crowded
pavements OF Broadway.
Upon entering the Psrk most at
trsctive scene was presented. The peo
pie, houses, booths, stock and all made
quite lively looking little city.
"Floral Hall" was Hastily arranged
throughout, under superintendent OF
II. l.. Jones, Col. Palmer and Capt. vii.
lIams. The farm product display was
not rs large as it sometimes is but was
better in quality than ever exhibited
here before. Mr.. Harrison snd soms
others who visited the Kansas City ex
position testify that il was much bet
ter display than what they saw there
Wessrs. IL. l.. Jones, and Bash aud Wat
kins and Robert Anderson contendec
Tor The best display of farm products
Nc. Jones displayed some $50 varietle,
OF such products, Bush & Hstkin.
III, and Mr.. Anderson some Is or 20
The displays made by Messrs. Jones anc
Bush and Watkins could not be beaten
ia any cline. They were wonderful
displays, showing the capabilities ant
poNsr OF our strong, rich soil. Could
the, bot be shown, rs we saw them, 10
the thousands of toiIing plodding farm.
ers living on the barren bills OF
the OLD world, and even in the old states
at the new world, there wonld be such q