Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-19
The State Fair,
Lots of Hard Work and Tributation
for the Management.
Preparations Going Energeucally Forward
--Concessioners on the Grounds.

fair will be highly satisfactorily
SUCCESS.
Casual visitors to the fair have but
little idea OF the immense amount Of
work, both Of the head and of the
hands, involved 10 the preparation Of
exhibition of this kinds. For the
management, those who lay the plans
and those who see to the execution
thereof, those who are responsible for
success or failure and those who take
the "cussing," it is reason Of hard
work, anxiety, annoyance and no ade-
quate compensation either in cash or
glory.
Even the business men who have
so freely gwen their valuable time TO
a canYass Of the town, for the sale OF
tickets, have been treated by some
parties, who will derive more benefit
from the fair than they will, as
though it were some private skin
game of which the committees would
| be, Ia some way, the beneficiarleS. To
the honor Of the town, however, such
instances are rare.
Out at the grounds the work of
preparation for the big exposition is
going forward with constantly in
creasing Yigor.
Superintendent Savage and his two
assistants are getting the inside Ji
the big pavilion cleaned up and nearly
ready for its occupants.
The display of native woods is iu
position, and the Polk county exhibit
is already being brought in and put
in place in the southeast corner.
People thought last year that Alex
LaFollet had an invincible display
for the products Of any one farm; but
this year he is simply going to make d
cleanup of all previous records. He
has already brought four or five
wagon loads, and that is only a
starter. He has one loosely filled two
bushel sack of wheat, which weighs
only one hundred and fifty pounds.
UMr. Douglas, of Linn county, mas
sent in stack of onions which pass
beyond the "size of a saucer" class
and run up into the dinner plate
region.
Machinery hall is commencing to
fill up. Mitchell, Lewis & Staver are
placing a carload of their goods, and
the Columbia lmpl ement Co., are get
ting carload OF their dairy exhibit
into position.
The poultry house is receiving a
new carpet Of sawdust, and will soon
be ready for the feathered prize
| winners,
Among new stock interies are: II,
IC, Bell, 2 thorough reds; Early &
Cary, 10 head Of Jersey and Aber'
deems; II. Craig, 20 heads of goats; t.
Trice, Cotswold buck; Early & Tricer
5 head Poland China swine.
The track is In fine shape, and the
horsemen are making good use Of 1t
Del Norte is in the pink OF condition
and intends 10 astonish the native s,
He was out Saturday afternoon and
had himself photographed taking a
fly down the home stretch all by his
lonely.
The owners OF concessions are hard
at work, and no one will need TO &C
outside OF the gates TO eat, drink,
smoke-or be merry.
Mr.. SouthwicK is fixing up his
restaurant building just inside the
gate, on the south side OF the walk.
The Baptist people have a large
tent opposite machinery hall, for a
restaurant.
"Oyster Billy" is placing a stand
north OF the pavilion for restaurant
ice cream aud oyster house.
East of the pavilion a restaurant a
soda stand and a-slooting gallery are
getting ready for the rush.
| out under the grand stand liquid
refreshments are nOw procurable.
The tents OF the campers are be
ginning to show up, outside and inside
=
OF the enclosure
There will be high-class intertain
ment in the pavilion every evening
during the fair.
Parsons ochestra, which has the
deserved reputation OF being the besI
ID The Northwest will do some OF III
! finest work.
Mrs. Halle Parrish Hinges Will sins
,, every evening and this alone is enough
20 draw a full house. Salem som'
, times falls down in the role OF mus
5 ical connOisseur. but che redeems ber
self when she shows her customarl
enthusiastic appreciation OF thi