The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-05-16
The Comlng State Fair.
SALEM. opn.. Nay 10 1870.

SALEM Ognst Nay I'D IotW
Editor Democrat.
It is generally understood that we hold
yearly State Fair in Oregon. Through six
teen years the managers of this Fair have
struggled against financial difficulties, and
sometimes popular prejudice of no small
amount. Several times the week of the fair
has been rainy and disagreOable, which made
much against the financial receipts of the
Society. The real estate now owned by it
was purchased; improvements on scale
commemorate to the needs of such an ocea-
sion were mado; liberal premiums paid, and
everything done which could be done to
make the enterprise success. II failures
have occurred at times, the managers could
not well help it Ts please all is not in the
power of man. Owing to excessive rains
during the last Fairs, and on account OF max
ing quite extensive improvements on the
grounds, the Society has become somewhat
embarrassed. All the officers of the Society
are determined on strict economy and re-
trenchment in all reasonable ways. Persons
in Portland could almost realize that the es-
tate of the Society would be sold for debt
and fall into private hands; and then off to
Portland would 60 tho State Fairs hence
forth. II that city can control our railroads
and commerce, it is hard that We this
Valley cannot own. control and run one
State Fair
The Society was not willing to run any
farther in debt; and yet it was manifest that
a new pavilion of large Eize, and new fene-
ing were indispensable to the complete sue
cess of the ensuing Fair here. In this di-
lemma the people of Salem nObly came for
ward lately and pledged thrOe thousand dol
lars towards erecting large, new pavilion
on the grounds this season. This inspired
and encouraged the Executive Committee to
make an immediate movement towards
erecting such building. And the Capital
laundering Co generously bArgained to fur.
nish about enc hundred thousand feet of
dressed and undresssd lumber on the grounds
1t nine dollars per thousand feet. The o. d
C. r II. Co. generously agreed to freight
one car load of cedar shingles from Candy to
Salem, free Of charge Thus the shingles on
the ground will only cost about s.. 10 per NJ.
The rock work for the pillars is put at cor
responding low rate. and the carpenter work
the same.
The old pavilion will remain as it is for
storing implements OF various kinds. and the
new one will stand little South of it across
the street, so that persons can pass all around
it A new, strong picket fence, like the one
in front, viii bO made from the n. w. corner
OF the central grounds to a point beyond the
Aurora Restaurant. One mile Of blind
bitches win be made, which viii draw of re-
dundAnt water from the grounds, aud render
the land that much more valuable and pro-
ductive
Other help can be had for these improve
ments from persons outside Of Salem; so
that the Society will not incur bat little, if
any, indebtedness this Summer. That prop
erty 'eiH not fall into p1irate hands. The per-
Petuity OF the State Fair here is assured.
The central and southern counties Of Oregon
do not want the State Fair any further north
than Salem They do not want it at Port
land. It is objected that ladies be charged
gate fare this year same as men Well, the
late laws enacted here, with the former laws,
and the Donation Law, make them the prin-
cipal owners of the real and personal estate
in Oregon. And they will soon be voters and
Office holders, and hence female men. They
will not begrudge the small amount of gate
fees this year in order to help US out of debt.
II the weather be favOgabls this year for the
Fair, we will come out o. X. And as our
glorious temperance cause Is permeating all
classes. we can greatly diminish dram drink
ing and gambling on the ground
And In like manner we can elect full
board Of officers Of the Society who are
sound temperance men. Let Christians,
moralists, temperance People-all-all who
have the welfare OF our common country at
heart, come up to this Fair with their fami-
lies and their friends stock, fruits, cereals,
grain products. floral and needle work. me
chanical implements and mineral products,
and help hold such State Fair as never was
held here before.
DAVID NEWSOME