The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-15


era a-3 e III BGrgh IN charge q ire
rrs-a-zta-y work d whitman eo1nsy >
exssssit ~ fsa Spokane frzss TAR his year.
she syszrsse may knew what 20 expect q
.h@ eoGrsr which three tines cat OF fosz-
aSx captured The first prize az The Sroxa-1s
annual fair. Il wsa certainly Dc sometime =
FIRE ~a&e7 these peogAs viii show The caEi-
gers 90 Whitman cg1nry when they SO 70
the fair iris yss-- Whitman county ms
the resources and certainty wi,. make q
grsa. Effort 10 again capture .as bonor %
rzAxs1g tie bsss fruits. grains. grasses,
roots AMI Vegetables. TE-s ss=El4ctio1 las
been Of 30 little benefit 80 the county.
Tire county VII have .A= sauss SPACE
Is last ysar IL the fra.t fair building. IT,
pans and Specifications are agAsa being
grafuItousiY prepared by Prsusse L z.ssel.
tie Spokane architects. Tie spsze cec--
pied hy ne exhibit TIl DC % me sa-1s
SIZE IS las. year-Esx4a-
The Spokane fruit fair Is Acknowledged
20 5e The gre7sss. factor frufn an i-s1liy
grafton standpoint Of anything ard CO
everything combined whica has ever pes7
undertaken ~ tie 3-lsaEsl empire. I. las
this country from the East. VINO has pur-
chased Land az: Is Dow helping build up
the country.
The advertising Of ire fac. that all tha
fruits o. the temperate xoze ian oe pro-
auae1 IL this section - iao very best ef
climatic advertisements
The Spokane fruit fair Is ROW recognized
throughout the commercial world AZ 4
gyeaS annual event, and each year il brings
% Spokane not only the commercial men
but also The commercial agents gao come
10 Spokane a. thar tIrg1e - get Il t1gGil
With the merchants and business men II
the Northwest
Another advantage Of the fruit fair 70
the inland empire is that il brings TO-
ge.her the farmers ard frui. growers %
Oregon. Washington. Idaho. Montana a.ai
British Columbia These mea examine
Ire products Of other sections % The couD-
try than their owu. ard they siSeusS que.-
lions % importance 10 all 81 them. IN this
way they learn more than they could learn
b. six months travelling through tne
Northwest
In tse pas. few years the orchards OF
the Northwest have been Increased ~
thousands ard thousands Of acres because
OF the fruit fairs which are he'd eaca
year Diversified farming has tlaus been
eEacoarag e1-
Furthermore. the fruit markets 0. the
North western grower have been extended
far into the East. Till the country r-ibg-
taFy TO Spokane Is now recognized as a
c.cse competitor Of the fruit districts %
California. Michigan and New York
And stsl another interesting feature has
been added ~ Manager Bolster 10 tia
program Ine for the opening day parade
OF the Spokane fruit fair On the 4th o.
next month. THIS in = company of knights
and ladies on horseback from Lewiston.
who VIII give fancy drills in the parade.
Lewiston has the reputation OF having
the mast beautiful young ladies' IN the
Northwest, and Felix Warren. of thai
city. has about agreed to take up this
matter and see that this attractive feature
Is made a part OF the frJal. fair this year.
TIE horses all all De brought from Lew
iston. The ladies and knights will be
handsomely cossumed for the occasion. Ir.
The procession fhere viii be the banner Of
Neg Perce county aying In the breeze.
The Pot.ateh country this year is ex-
pected 10 come 10 the Spokane fruit fair
with fully car load OF exhibits. ". e.
Brig, Of kenGr1ck, is expected 10 be Up
this week TO select space and leave In
strue.ions for the preparation Of the booth
for the exhibit. His apparently Will be
the first exhibit in place. He Is after that
capital prize cup and the privilege Of
choosing some Potlateh young lady as
Goddess OF Plenty for next year.
The float In which the Goddess Of Plenty
vsse9iug day Of the Spokane fruit Hair the
ith Of nezg month. viii be the finest fioa,
IN the procession, and this II saying 4 good
deal. for there viii be nothing permitted
II the procession which viii not be Up 20
a required standard. This float wisl be the
fruit fairs float 1t vii tie besiecked with
all the luscious fruits ard all the other
products % the SOL ~ the Northwest.
There VIII 5e ma rmoth clusters OF grapes.
there viii be apples, pears. plums. ounces
and. In fact. everything which is grown
in the inland empire.
The goddess will have no attendants
with her III the fioa. She will be alone in
the grand chariot. bat Will be attended by
mounted escort. She will have no At
PENDANTS I'm tire feat. az IL Is not desired
10 place there anything which In any way
viii detract from the beauty ana attract
iveness Of the goddess herself.
The Gernau-born residents OF Spokane
are preparing what probably Will prove
! by far IN. most expensive and most
gorgeous float In the monster parade which
viii open the fruit fair this year at 2
o'clock on Tuesday. the An o. next month.
The float vii! be one which evary man
who has a drop OF German blood in his
veins may well be proud Of The central
figure VIII he q very magnificent repre-
sentation OF Germania The work OF I'll =
ing TIE money "aS started uy sour casn
subscriptions Of SIS each. The Germans
say they viii put 500 or $40 into this
float.
r. r. Kline, She musical director Of the
Sixteenth Infantry band. which last year
50 delighted the visitors at the fruit fair.
has returned from Santiago 10 Fort Sher-
man and seven Or eight other members
of the bard have also returned. Il is quite
possible the visitors al the fruit fair this
year VIII Rave the pleasure 81 hearing
their ola friends Of the Sixteenth band on
the opening day of the grand harvest
| festival parade. 8s one - the six OF eight
bands which VII! take part In that cele-