Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-12
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MONDAY-FIRST DAY.
This, the first day of the 32nd an
nual exhibition of the Oregon state
board of agriculture, opened with
excellent prospects although the
smoke was dense and the wind in
the south. Before 10 o'clock old Sol
began to show through the smoke
and fog and then the indications
for a comfortable DAY became evident
The ticket venders began to issue
tickets in lively manner at an ear
ly hour aud report up to p. m. the
number sold as being the lagest for
the first day of any previous year.
All was hustle, and hurry in the pa
vilion as every exhibitor was de-
sirous of getting, what he or she
was going to show, in place before
night.
The secretary's Office was full Of
persons all the morning, after their
entry cards aud the secretary and
assistants had to perform the usual
amount of question answering and
listen to the great number of kicks,
that always come up at fair.
Of course, it is generally conc :ded
that all persons who are not camp
ers (and great portion of them)
enter the railroad or west gate.
Here are the termini of the electric
lines and the walk leading from the
S. p. fair ground depot, and here is
where the greatest number of tick
cts will be Sold,
Taking this as starting point the
first thing to meet your gaze upon
entering is the new open machinery
hall. Upon one side of it is a long
banner-like sign bearing the words
Corvallis Carriage and Wagon
Company-Patronize Home Indus
try" This company has six vehic-
les on exhibition-an excelsior
spring road wagon, a Corvallis"
buggy, and two main spriug buggys
and two spring wagons; this wagon
factory has so hands now employed
and has capacity for l5o VIM.
Crees and JohD Sticker, the super
intendent of the factory, are here
and have charge of the display.
The company has lot Of orders
ahead, one firm in Portland, engag-
ing over $50, 900 worth Of vehicles.
V. J. Trosier, of WOODBURY., has a
display of rustic chairs, flower
stands, center tables. He has q
mandatory for this furniture in
Woodburn, and the furniture is
made of hazel, excepting the seats
which are cedar.
G. ]. Simeral, brother of the chief
marshal, hes an improved patent
farm gate, which is very handy
j. E. Murphy, Salem, h' samples
of tiling in machinery hall.
Gray Bros, of Salem have a large
machinery display in the line of
binders, harrows, mowers, gang
plows, wagons, etc.
u. M. Osborne & Co., of Portland,
have a machinery exhibit; and
Knapp, Burrell & Co., has wind
mill.
E. s. Arney, of Sacramento, has a
windmill, gang and sulky plow.
John Albert, Salem, has five head
of graded stock-Polled Angus and
Jersey.
u. +. Moody, of Salem, he's eight
head of Jerseys, of fine blood.
Ladd g. Reed, of Portland, have
twenty.seven head of pure Short
horn cattle, in charge of Jas. Hen
dry.
Jas. Withycombe, of Washington
county, has twenty-one bucks-ten
of Merino-Shropshire, aud six Cots
woide, five MeTino. He also has
six Cotswolds and FIVE Merino
ewes, and one Shorthorn heifer calf.
r. w. Carey, of the Waldo hills,
has sixteen Merino and one Shrop-
shire sheep; and lot Of hogs. He
has s head of Polled-Angus cattle.
Jas. Edison, Carlton, Yamhill Co.,
has 8 head Of Cotswolds, and head
of Poland-China hogs.
Matthew Small, Of Silverton, has
20 head of Angoras.
w. ID. Claggett, Salem, has 9 head
of Angoras,
J. w. Curtis, Turner, has Shrop.
shire-one full blood, rest graded.
David Craig has 6 CotswoIds, aud
ii Angoras.
John Reiman. of McMinnville,