Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-15

ment as on any previous year, and
nearly all were excellent specimens
OF skill and taste, including fine
specimens of Handmade Honiton
and point lace, needle work, feather
work, CROCHET work, raised worsted
work, an endle', variety of patch
work and several specimens of mil
linery. Miss Mary Miles had sever
al crayons and water-color drawings
on exhibition, evincing her natural
taste and skill in the art.
The annual addressed was deliver
by p. ?. Carroll, Esq, of Olympia,
recommending with an extempore trib-
ute OF admiration for the agriculture
al resources of Lewis county which
he had seen that morning on trip
to tho cheese factory of Messrs.
Long and Birmingham, he then gave
a glowing description of the honor
and antiquity of agriculture, show
ing it to DO the true basis of M
tons prosperity and an index of its
civilization and that since God in
the beginning had pronounced the
irrevocable decree, that "by the
sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat
bread, man had found subsistence
from the soil, and that rs his intel
ligence had increased by continued
experience, new ideas and methods
had gradually developed, until the
whole method and routine of farm
ing was now revolutionized, our
work made lighter, our crops in
creased, our lives more pleasant, and
instead of the farmers life being one
OF drudgery and toll, it was now one
of pleasure and profit, himself q lord
of the soil, to the manor born, and
the peer of any man on earth, and
among the causes foremost to pro-
duce these results were the asricul-
tural societies with their yearly en-
hibits and addresses. He proceed
cd to show that the farmers were the
conservators of u nations loyalty
and virtue, defending her honor,
alike against foreign foes and do
nestle enemies, and rising to posi-
tons Of honor and trust in every de-
partment of official and business life.
His address also furnished a complete
and exhaustive compendium of stat
istics of the agriculture and COM
merce of the Territory and the na. \
ton, and tabulated statement of J
population, productions and exports
which We're valuable as showing our
rapid improvement and growth.
The annual ball on Friday evening
was well attended, over 50 tickets
being sold, netting the Association
Il fair profit ana adding to the gen
eral good feeling of the occasion.
A meeting of the stock holders
was held on Friday evening. at
which the old Board of Directors
wcrr unanimously ,o-elccted. This
was the only mistake made during
the Fair, it being manifesly unjust
to compel the sane men to work
year after year without any pecuni-
airy consideration, when it is equally
good for al the farmers of the coun-
ty, and on the other hand there are
plenty of farmers who have never
acted as directors who take an active
interest in its success, devoting con-
siderable time in getting up good
collection for the fair and should
have q chance to direct it's manage
ment.
On Saturday the Board Of Direc-
tors held meeting, elected their Of
ticers for the ensuing year as follows:
President, J. II. Long; Vice Pres
ident, Jos. Henriott; Secretary, VIM.
West; Treasurer, A. L. Tullis; an1aA
also audited all accounts against the
Association and struck balance CT
the receipts and disbursements for
tho year, the receipts amounting to
$3.50 40 and the expenditures in
Guiding the amount of premiums
we're $21G 90. Two bills were
not presented, which when audited
will leave balance for TIE year OF
about $40 90 in favor of tho AS
ISOLATION which was highly s"tisiac-
tory, this being the first year that
the Annual Fair has paid its ex-
Denses. Last wear it took the whole