Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-20
THE SPECIAL EXHIBIT.
Report OF Committee at State Fair on
Those Extra Displays.

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To the president and directors of
the State Board of Agriculture:
The undersigned, as committee to
examine and report upon special ex-
hibits, not provided for in the the
regular premium list, submit the fol-
lowing.
GRANGE EXHIBIT.
The display made by Pomona
Grange of Marion county is in every
way creditable and praiseworthy for
the public spirit, general excellence
and skill of which 1t gives evidence.
There was but few of the articles In
the collection admissible to the con-
test for premiums, but such as were
entered received a good proportion
of prizes.
Your committee, while acknowl-
edging that the splendid displays
made by the State Board of Agrl-
culture and the State Agricultural
college must serve the purpose OF
convincing visitors from other local
ities that the productive power of
your State in all products of the
temperate zone Is unsurpassable,
these exhibits procured by the out.
lay of public money tend to discour-
age rather than encourage the COM
petition of individual farmers. The
Grange exhibit, coming as 1t does
from men and women who are
proud OF the calling, and represent
ing probably more individuals Of
the yeomanry of the state than all
other individual exhibits of aeri-
cultural products in the pavilion,
suggests the policy of the State
Board of Agriculture placing a
small sum of money at the disposal
of county Oranges in the counties
Of the state where there are no agri.
cultural associations that will CO
operate with the State Board OF
Agriculture in their annual exhibit
of the productive resources of the
state.
We are led to make this sugges.
ton in view of the fact that this
Grange exhibit covering as 1t does,
all departments OF home industries
from the home made bridal dress o
a pioneer Mother of this state anu
county, to the bread and other foods
of the cultivation of the land.
There were 26 contributors to this
Grange iexhibit and amongst the
number q large proportion of old
and honored citizens. The com
mittee is of the opinion that any
action of the State Board of Agri-
culture which would secure the
active cooperation of the organiza-
ton they represent would advance
the industrial interests of the state.
A woman So years of age sent 8
bed chamber rug which was placed
in the Grange exhibit. The article
is remarkable as a home manufac-
ture of the restful time of the
maker, who as an individual is still
more remarkable as an example OF
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spirit which often finds its finest
examples in womanhCOd.
Since she was 10 years of age, this
woman has made good her title
to homestead right of 1870
acres of government land aud
has made upon it q comfortable
home, and while doing so, has Sc
cured the duration aud high esteem
of the best people in her neighbOr-
hood for her integrity of character
and tireless industry. The rug
which draws out this history is
made of bare colured rags upon an
ordinary grain sack as a base, by the
aid of a small hook, something like
a crochet needle. Near the end of a
long life of struggle, this lady can
send this unique article as present
to her grand SOD who is student at
the Willamette university.
The board considered the forego-
ing and:it was decided:
THAT, the board accedes to the
of the committee SO far
that Is in favor of offering for first
premium of $50 each and second
premium of $25 each for grains,
grasses, fruits and vegetables, for the
best exhibit made by any agricult-
ural organization of Oregon. The
articles in said exhibit not to com
pete for any premium offered in the
regular lists.n
The committee then proceeds to
make special mention of the displays |
made by ]. &. Brown 4 Co., VIM. |
Brown d Co., Krausse Bros, Writ |
Bros, Burton Bros, j. w.
Brooks d Harritt,
F. s. Dearborn, c. NJ. Parmenter,
and H. Shoemaker, of Salem, and
others. JOHN MIMIC,
II. T. GEER,