Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-05
At THE FAIR GROUNDS.
How Things Look Within Thi.
Enclosure.
THE PARADE TRACK FOR FINE STOCK.
The Machinery Hall and Grain
Palace Where the Eating Stands
Will Be-fhe Electric Lines and
Termini

One week from today the thirty
second annual exhibition of the Ore
gon state fair. given under the aus
piccs of the state board of agricul-
ture, will open. That it will he one
of the largest and most successful
fairs that Oregon has ever had is
without a doubt, although the APP
pearance on the grounds yesterday
did not so indicate.
A JOURNAL representative visited
that place yesterday. The large
pavilion has been entirely covered
with a new roof and a fiue coat of
paint to protect it from the stormy
elements. The fruit palace of eight
squares, has been moved nearer the
railroad gate to give room for the
new machinery hall lately erected
at The right of the pavilion.
The walks leading to these two
structures are being relaid with new
material and the railroad gates have
been touched up with a coat or two
of paint.
Several new booths have been
built near this entrance inside the
enclosure, one principally being for
G. Stoltz and his delicious cider.
The parade track, large circular
roadway which passes along close to
the left Of the main entrance to the
pavilion, is about completed and
makes splendid driving track it.
self. This will be used principally
for the parade of premium stock
during the week.
owing to the races in Portland
this week the 100 or more racing sta
bles are nearly all empty but next
Saturday evening will see them very
nearly all occupied. Clagget d
Hatch's three trotters, including
the famous Holmdel, with
record of 2:lS4, are there at present
and Billy Bright's Rosen.on, and q
few other green speeders. The cattle,
sheep, hog, and fancy poultry pens,
are still vacant, but, no doubt some
of them will be filled during the
week.
There is a sufficient water supply
to Keep the grounds well wetted
down and place the racing track in
proper shape.
This year the restaurant and eat
ing places will all be on the outside
near the railroad gate. Among
those already to furnish meals is the
large comfortable rooms of Mrs.
Chas. DeLeon and daughters, Belle
and Stella, who will give you most
excellent lot of victIals for the small
sum of 25 cents. Mr.. Wilkins and
wife are ready, also, to supply you
with food, and the old Y. M. G. A.,
hall of former years, has been moved
Just outside and will be used by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church Of
this city in which to feed the hum
cry during the six-day exhibition.
Just what will be done with the
fruit palace this year is not known
definitely but, it is thought, that
this time ii will be covered with
grain as the harvest has been 50
abundant.
Capt. J. T. Apperson. the president
of the board was at the grounds yes.
terday sizing matters up and prepar-
ing for the siege next week. When
it comes to state fairs Capt. Apperson
and J. It. Gregg, the secretary, are
the two busiest individuals in Ore
gon.
The new electric line of the Salem
Motor Co., the old horse car system,
has it's terminus close to the
railroad gate and the fair grounds
office aud the linemen were
rushing work yesterday to get
everything in readiness to help move
the multitudes that will be here.
This, with the Capital City Cos