Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-12
THE THlRTY-SECOND FAIR
The First Day Proves a Most
Successful One.
The Pavilion Is One Mass Of Fine
Exhibits-The Stock Ahead of
Any Past Year-The Crowds are
Larger and Happier.

To have been down at the fair
grounds of the Oregon State Agri-
cultural society yesterday you would
not have thought that the day was
Sabbath or even one of rest. The
gates of the enclosure we're wide
open and the crowds of fair visitors
and sight seers were taking advan-
tage of the free benefit and every
thing was life around the big pavil.
ion, machinery hall, stock pens and
horse stalls, and at the racing stables
and track. Never ia the history of
the state fair of Oregon has the
number OF people on the grounds On
the Sunday before the fair been so
large as yesterday. This can be
accounted for because of the easy
and quick way of getting there now
by the two electric lines and, be-
cause of the arrival of the racers
from the Portland meeting which
closed Saturday. Then the ball
game in the afternoon was an at
traction for many and, of course,
they all had to wander into the
fair enclosure before and after the
game, The campers are there by
the hundreds, and this year many
are comfortably housed in neat little
cottages; the camptires will be
many-yet there are big portion
who have even brought their cook
stoves with them and intend that
the cook shall bave things easy for
a week.
The several restaurants fed about
all they could at the noon hour and
the proprietors and proprietresses
have, already, begun to wear smiles
on their faces as big as pumpkins.
No entries were made yesterday
but whole lot of the stalls and pens
were filled, nevertheless, knowing
that the entry cards could be secured
later on. The whirlmegigs, candy
booths, confectionery and peanut
stands, and the "nigger" baby three
throws-for-a-d dime, were all in oper-
alton yesterday and many quarters
and dimco went from the purses of
the country lads into the pockets Of
the different owners of the amuse-
ment furnishers.
The secretary's office was not as
lively as it was today-the officers
taking a good rest before the weeks
work began.
Chief Marshal w. j. Simeral was
the busiest man on the grounds, as
there was so many hunting space
for their contrivances and pens for
their fine stock.
The hay-tender, J. It. Beckwith,
disposed of many a pound of hay,
the price paid being rs cents 100
pounds.
President J. +. Apperson and
wife arrived yesterday with bed and
baggage and will be residents of
Marion county for the next six
days.
0. p. Miller, the deputy U. S.
and chief clerk in the last
Oregon senate, spends his summer
by attending the fair and
he has charge of the speed entry
books. He arrived yesterday.
About O'Clock In the afternoon
the extra train, bringing the run
ners from the Portland races, arriv-
ed, and the unloading of the thor
1ughbreds drew big lot of people
lown to the fair grounds depot.
The electric cars of the Capital
City Co., broad guage) began max
ng 10 minute trips and were
crowded nearly every time-there
are seven on the fair grounds divis-
ion. The three cars of the Salem
Motor Co., (uarrow guage) were
regular trips during the af-