Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-24
now FOR THE FRUIT PALACE
The Horticultural State Fair bx-
hfbit.
CTRCUlARESUED By IIIE COMMITTEE
Soliciting Assistance From Oregon
Fruit Growers.
TO FRUIT eRowERs.


committee to receive volunteer contri-
buttons Of choice fruits for the Fruit
Palace exhibit at the State Fair.
There will be no money spent by the
committee buying fruit 10 decorate the
Fruit Palace with this year, but II re-
lies entirely upon the combined efforts
Of those who grow fruit. Ifthey will
consult their best interests they will
make this great success.
Al . low estimate two tons Of fruit
will be required. The entire building
inside and outside should be covered
with our most beautiful fruits. The
committee will be to considerable ex
pense to get up a souvenir pamphlet
containing the name of each contribu.
tor, description of fruit and where
grown. Please ill out the enclosed
blank that these facts may be available
and you be given proper credit. Dona-
tions should not be less than peck.
The state board and business men of
Salem have furnished the means TO dis
play the fruit and make 1t an artistic
exhibit. This will cost several hum
dred dollars. The exhibit will be
lighted and guarded at night, and prop
or persons will care for 1t in day time.
1t devolves upon the fruit growers of
this valley and Oregon to supply the
fruit for this building-the fruit palace
which ought not to be equalled In
magnificence Of display anywhere on
the coast.
The fair will begin at the state fair
ground at Salem, Monday, September
IL, and all contributions OF fruit must
be in the hands Of the committee or on
the grounds by Friday or Saturday, the
sth or 9th. and not later than Monday
the llth. A blank Is enclosed on which
you are requested to notify the secretary
Of the committee, Mr. q. Marsh, Salem,
what kinds of fruits you can contribute.
Please act In this matter at once.
The committee is satisfied that
enough fruit will go TO waste In Oregon
TO build many such palaces rs that con-
teulplated. All we need to make a
splendid show is TO organize aud CO.
operate little. We ask your assist
ance and immediate attention to this
matter. Ask your nelghbor to help the
enterprise.
Let US break up the apathy that has
so long afflicted Oregon to her material
detrlment. Let as show all who visit
our state fair that Oregon is the great
est fruit producing country In the
world. Our state fair should not be
given over In point Of Interest altogeth-
er to horses, races aud money making
enterprises. 1t devolves upon us as
friends OF horticulture TO make the
Fruit Palace grand aud permanent
feature OF our annual state fair.
The committee have made arrange
ments to group the fruit from any one
fruit growing center by itself 20 as 10
give particular localities. No better
method Of advertising your actual pro-
ducis can he invented. This fruit will
not compete for premiums In the state
fair but each exhibit will be seen by all
who go 10 the fair upon Its own merits.
Besldes giving Us donation OF fruit
come 10 the fair yourself, and get copies
of the Fruit Palace Souvenir. and pho
lographs Of the FruIt Palace, showing
pour own fruit and that OF Others.
rhe COMMITTEES feel sure all will be well
epald for the little effort required on
he part Of each one addressed to make
his exhibit the orOwniug success Of
nr state fair. E HoFER,
T. M. KYLE.
q. MARsE.
COMMITTEES.