The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-19

Spokane. oc. tT.-Specsal.-lTle unani-
nous verdict @, tire thousands who have
visiee5 the third annual Sookane fruit fair
ehis year = that 4 IS better by FAR than
the two very successful exhibits that have
preceded IL FUN need OF praise Is che
TO John A. Finch. the president OF the
association. fer tia very useful par, he
aas had in making the fair what Il is.
and 20 Frank ". Smith. the manager. FOR
MS activity ana well-directe1 work N us
cenaH. Many otGer business men. more
or less directly. have contributed largely
70 lis success. TIE prediction Is now
Freely made tha. all Of these EXHIBITS VIII
DC largely improved upon at the fair next
year
One prominent broker. while viewing
the mining exhibit. said today: Il think
this display OF our wealth viii oe rae
source 81 untold good 20 the great HiihaaS
Industry. During the coming year | puF-
pose 10 gather specimens right ana ieis
and next year my Arm viii loan % tfie
fair managers a display which VIII sur
pass this. I'm going 20 spend some money
collecting II. too. It's level-seaded nuss-
ness proposition. and the returns TO me
directly ard indirectly will be inccEnnaF-
ably greater than the outlay. The great
need Of this section OF country Is 10 nave
the people here and every where oroosa.
to a realization OF its enormous mineral
wealth.
The sentiment has been expressed ny
sevss al other mining men of prominence
that created preparation must ana Will 90
made for next years fair. Chatting Wiz,
ATTY Of the agricultural and horIiSuliutal
exhll itors one soon becomes aware liza,
great improvements in their displays WAL
bs made next year.
waila Walla county won the first prize
for district display OF products. which
carried with 1T silver trophy vaiueo al
sloe. TO become the property OF the ais-
trict winning IL two years in succession,
and her representatives here promise 10
make a great effort 10 keep it neSt year
Whitman county ranked second this year
and Will doubtless be in the race again
Lewiston has q splendid exhibit here.
which was awarded third prize. Lewis
ton wants rrst prize. and IS geing 10
make q strong effort 10 get it. she has
grapes that far surpaSs anything the otnef
districts nave in that line. Among them
are many of the favorite European varie-
ties grown TO perfection Her peaches
ara also good as the best and took
some OF the first prizes. as did also some
or her plate displays OF other fruits.
Though her cereal and vegetable display
Is small it has much 10 recommend IL,
and Mr.. NJ. ]. Vessels. who has the eN-
hibit in charge, says that in the next con-
test Lewiston will make more thorough
preparation and enter display that VIII
be hard TO beat a whole or in any part.
Thus II viii be seen that TO hold the first
prize will take no little effort on Waila
Wailas part, ard as two or three other
counties are talking of entering the race
II will. even to win the third prize next
year. take a better display than the one
which won first prize this year Interest
in flower culture and poultry raising has
also been stimulated by the fine array OF
beautiful flowers and fancy birds, and
these branches of the fair VIII undoubt-
ediy be also greatly improved upon.
On Thursday the Judges completed their
work by awarding the prizes for wines.
Robert Schleicher. OF Lewiston, took first
prize. ard L. A. Porter OF the same place.
the second. A special prize for combed
fax was awarded to J. +. Powles. of Sc
attic. The fax was raised by him on va
cant lot in the heart of the city of Seattle.
Thursday evening the awards were made
in the art display for competitive drawing
and painting. In drawing John Malloy
received first prize for those above "A
years of age. Mrs. Il. j. Fellowes. Frank
Ward and Bessie Grimes received honor
able mention. Nina Gansnl carried OF
first honors among those under IA; Myrtle
Kelly second. and Mabel Durham a good
third. In painting. the first prize was d.
vided between Miss Minnie Malioy and
Miss Ephema Liehn.