Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-21
Pisa Tag srarE FAIE


The gzlern GgaiesDssS bss The follow.
ing:
A considerable has 5<eo aid u late
relative u AZ exhibit ~ tbs oDusiD2
s,ste fair sbONinR the s1TsDosnSsnt of
the children af the fyresi, tfys fg.bOsiog
o., tbs soifaes frOl1 JDsIo r. IDsO. b.
ErsutsDo. Z. =. IDdlzD agent - tbs
GrSSd R0nde sgs0ey, POIk eO0Dty, J.
u Interest. II would gladly s1-sst 10
the prepzgsfi0n Of a. exhibit for the
next ststs lzsF showing the lao'OT and
sdyanesnSeot Of tie IDoianss and then.
~ way d eODtEzs1, ~ tisefn s1OW toslT
arrows, Indian soOls, sDd O;ber 81
deoees Of primitive civilization.
couId, however, nOt give cOGntsn4Dfs
% The war dance, etc. a. t5s ree~Sys-
too Indians are fOfOsG1sn the IOd1l-
Renos Of such sports. Thee fOrD5oosD
practice are still quite eOBmOo anSODg
the Indians and Ue can OOiy bre2s
them grs1uzlIy." Tbe sssDe sIpres-
sl0ns come from Cbemaws AID TIE
Fsilssz reservation, zOd there l. %
dOubs tat taken together . nDaJst IDtef-
esting exhibit cSy0id b@ sFrsng-r1 The
matter h a. least worthy Of eODs1defz-
tI0n By the state fair e,JfaEDittss on pro
gram.
AZ the Editor of The Sisse>lna1 is
SECRETARY u the state air. be - the
right man n take ha,il u tbis and
make lt q sueoess. Ths farmers and
the public generally want more enter
tsinment al The fair. They are tired u
coming there and camping ~eek,
paying Tor sezsOu tiekets. paying :, eZ-
hltit, paying ~ re t5e faess, and hay
Ing only the old rJund u eosntry fair
paraded each year. This Indian ez-
hiblt could be made great feature u
orr state fair. 80 could bop exhibit,
a fruit exhibit and dOzsn other special
features II they were worried up. See-
Tstary Irvine Is the night man 10 the
right place, tat he should he able to
give IL all bis time aud energies. He
made an excellent secretary Of the Ore
gon worlds fair commission. Bu, the
state fair cannot he made q sUeesss in
the old way. II needs the undivided
and sleepless attention Of q 1rstrei&ss
secretary, with lots Of good help from
now until the fair IL over, Hacked by
an enterprising program committee,
with plenty Of good help. Otherwise
IL must be failure. The people Of
Salem should do more for the fair.
The proper authorities should call
meeting of our bright men and women,
special committees 90 a dozen subjects
should be appointed 70 specialize and
organize the different departments, and
let as show the people Of the rest Of the
state that We appreciate the location Of
the state fair at the capital city, and
that We are worthy Of the sppropria-
ton made annually. II requires ltera-
ton, reitsratioD, and damditeratlon 10
awaken the people 70 guard their true
interests lDtelllgently IN this matter
and we do not mean they shall sleep.
Uncle Dave Guthrie Ia granger and
his idea Of an IndIan exhibit IL bearing
fruit. The Grande Ronde agent says he
would gladly assist In preparing an
exhibit, etc. An Indian village on the
grounds. Of the different tribes, and
even IndlAH horse races, would he
capital festure. THE JOURNAL also
adbeTes 70 It's other idea Of having an
day when the Representatives
Of the press Of Oregon be given free al
mission with their wiYes, and that
Hon. Harvey Scott be invited TO Ad.
dress the people Of Oregon on that day.
The editors and farmers are the
brains and Drawn ofour commonwealth
and with the Indians would make the
trinity Of attractions that would make
our State Far great success In 1894.
The officials Of the Fair need the 90
Of the live, Intelligent and
enterprIsIng elements Of our people 10
make II what II should DO. Let our
officials be awakened 10 the fact that
Ior tbe money that Ia placed In their
hands the people expect something OF
hem. Let the people understand thai
hey must do something besides stay al
lome and Ind fault, II they would
nave q great State Fair.