The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-09-06
State FAIR PROGRESS
The Fair Promises 10 be the Biggest
show Ever Held In The Northwest.
The PEDAGOGUES IN SESSION.
The Teachers Institute IL Proving a
Success-Lasess Notes About Hops,
Pickersand Prices-Anxiety About
Contractors.

The state fair can be, must be, and will
be bowling success should patronage at
all equal preparation.
From all over the state are coming as
surances ol hearty support aud energetic
action on the part OF various boards OF
county commits toner's. private exhibitors
and corporate institutions. AS a fair ex-
ample OF the interest being aiken, Stew.
ems county may be cited. Secy. Reed is
IN receipt OF letter from Auditor Slater,
which states that his board of county
commissioners has appropriated sl5J for
an ex hilnt here, and more will be appro
prlated AS occasion demands. All OF the
newspapers IN the county are cooperating
with the board, ami u large exhibit will
undoubtedly be made. II will consist OF
mining ores, agriculture, lumber, lime,
lire clay and dairying, and perhaps dis
play OF native game birds, Wild animals
anu hshes. The county wishes q large
space in the main hall.
whitman county has apparently not
yet received the empty lruit jars sent her,
although they we're shipped last week. At
any rate she, this week, informs Sec'y.
rates on shipments, but to send the Jars
along and they will pay the charges
the nselves. Treasurer Spaulding said /:
Nv human county is very much dsap.
pointed In not getting the jars sooner :;
our best iruit is Low coming in and we
are anxious to place it on exhibition "
Pullman will be represented by a por-
ton OF her experimental apparatus, which
will appear in one OF the spaces in the
main building.
DIR. Blalock will see that Walla Walla
gets her usual large share of praise for
fruits, and will advertise himself as well
by exhibiting much of his own Justly
celebrated peaches, pears, etc.
King, klttitas aud Skagit counties have
signified their intention of making exhi
billions OF fruits, graiLs, minerals, etc.
twenty horses are on the road from ' ic-
toria, and carload of Spokane steppers
Will leave that city this week for Yakima.
Henry Stone, who left for the Portland
races on Monday, will bring some Oregon
horses to the fair. There were 30 entries
OF horses up to Tuesday morning, with
81 animals at the track-and still they
come.
Kate Breen is sure space-buyer with
her celebrated optical goods; the Tacoma
Novelty company will favor US with an
aluminium medal, if given the exclusive
privilege, the design to be a running
tlorse upon the diverse and an irrigated
farm reverse; buttons of green with a
red stripe have been adopted by the
commission az State Fair colurs, and they
will soon be on sale at Differs.
The work OF construction at the grounds
Is going merrily on. The great grand
stand is model Of architectural neatness,
is lO9x4J # and will seat 1000 people upon
ito second floor. A little parlor is being
arranged on the third floor for the gov
ernor and the state officers; and the
lower floor is divided into restaurants,
pool rooms, dining rooms, storage and
'refreshnent" apartments, and neat
and commodious secretary's office.
The exhibit hall, work upon which COM
menced this week, will be 4Jxl5J feet in
area, crowned by cupola and skylght,
and made as COZ venient as is possible for
a temporary building.
There will be loo trotting horse stalls
and number OF exhibit stalls FORTY
four of which are now in vari-
Gus stages of construction. The judges
stand completes the list, and it will be
beauty-three stories high. octagoual in
shape, and IL feet in the clear on the in
side.
The roads to the grounds are being
worked by both the county and the city ;
the latter clearing of stone and side
shrubbery to the limits, the former tax.
ing up the work from the Capt. Thomas
fence to the grounds. We are to have a
boulevard in embryo, anyway-and that's
one of the best labors so far inaugurated.
Altogether, We may hope for very
creditable display all along the line on
September "a to 20. Yakima county has
done her share, and more than her share
in making the display success. If she
will do yet one thing more she will have
been entitled to the "well done" pat upon
The back after the fair is over. Our com
missioners should give US an order for a
general county display, and should do il
quickly. Yakima herself, the fairest.
rarest jewel OF them all should not allow
the CLEANS OF sister diadem to outshine
her own.