The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-06

SPOKANE. Oct. s-Twenty thousand
people witnessed the harvest day parade
today at the opening Of the fourth annual
frult fair. Ths pageant was the showfest
ever seen Ii Spokane. II was over mile
IL length, and every feature in IL had to
undergo inspection before ii was admit
ted BY the management. The first float
was the Goddess OF Plenty. the goddess
being Mss Rose Bialock. of Walia Walia.
attended BY spring. summer, autumn and
winter. British residents had handsome
noat typical az Brisannia's greatness, and
the Scandinavians had one typical OF the
great deeds OF their famous men.
Tonight the city Is crowded with visit
ors. Every train coming IN from the sur
rounding country today brought hundreds
OF people. and from information gathered
at the railway os.fces Il Is learned that
over 500 excursfonists came in on the
various trains. The fair VII continue for
ten days. II Is called a fruit fair. though
in reality II is an exposition OF all the in
dustrles and products Of Eastern Wash
tngton and Oregon. Western Montana.
Idaho and British Columbia. Music IS
supplied by the Sixteenth infantry band
from Fort WaIla Waiia ard three local
bands. Tonight the city is brilliantly IL
Illuminated.
At the Fruit Fair.
Entering frorn the main gate a wide
pathway extends westward 10 the band
stand. which occupies the center of the
main building. To the right Of tho en-
trance is a room for checking coats. par
GELS. bicycles, etc. while to the left are
the Offices OF the management. Next in
order on the right IS the competitive dis
play or preserved fruits. vegetables and
pickles, hundreds OF jars being shown.
Next comes the county display of UTnatil-
Ia county. Oregon. OF which an enormous
cornucopia filled with fruits and vege-
tables and twined with grain is the fea-
ture. Next comes the Individual exhibit
OF r.. Kissling. Of Spokane county, the
handsomest showing made by single
farmer. II consists of many varieties of
fruit on plates and preserved, vegetables,
grain and honey. The next IS the beauti-
full exhibit OF Walla Walla county. cover
ing forty square feet. White and purple
drapery gives a pleasing tone 10 the ex-
hibit. The octagonal shaped pyramid in
the center is composed Of shelves on which
are grouped many fruits. Grains and
vegetables are also displayed.
On the left first comes the excellent ex-
hibit OF Stevens county. Next comes a
credtable exhibit frcm Pleasant Prairie
Spokane county. Next comes the Fair
field, Spokane county. exhibit. small but
well displayed. Next the Asotin exhibit
Is seen. Here preserved fruits, mammoth
attract the eye.
English and black walnuts are also
shown. With a sixty-foot frontage next
comes the Lewiston, Idaho exhibit. Corn
and grasses are used with excellent effect
In the decorations The grapes and peaches
OF this display attract much notice
Swinging 20 the left of the grand stand
one comes 10 the Asotin exhibit. Here oc-
tagonal shaped pyramids form the base of
the display. Some fine specimens of to-
bacco are here shown. Adjoining this is
the great exhibit of the Northern Pacific
Railway Company. covering all the pro-
ducts of the state. In ..iis neighborhood
also are the educational exhibits of the
Idaho university, showing noxious weeds
and grasses and insect pests.
To the right of the band stand is the
Whitman county exhibit in form OF a
Swiss chalet matched with grain and
decorated with grain. Inside are rows OF
shelving on which are displayed grains,
fruits and vegetables. Near this is the
Washington agricultural college exhibit.
similar 10 that of Idaho university Near
this is also a creditable exhibit of British
Columbia fruit and agricultural products.
Adjoining the main building Is a large
tent filled with the products Of the Pot
latch idaho country. surprising in their
extent and excellently displayed
Individual Exhibits.
Next one comes to a long. narrow horse
shoe-shaped tent. about 400 feet in length
Along each side runs a table four feet
wide. On one side this table is filed with
plates OF named exhibits of fruits, apples
predominating. The other table is given
up to the vegetable displays. AS in the
case with the fruit this table is crowded
giving some idea OF the extent OF the ex-
hibits.
There are many tasty displays IN the
main building made by merchants and
manufacturers.
The street Parade.
The opening of the fair was preceded
by an elaborate street parade, the order
OF which was as follows:
First Division.
Platoon of Police.
Marshal II Bolster