The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-18
Well Known Public Men From All
Sections Will BE Present.
A SPLENDID FLORAL EXHIBIT
A Special Lecture Being Arranged for the
Ladies' on the Subject OF Raising
FIowers-A Call for Speei-
men Fruits.

proaches, interest almost amounting to
excitement has taken possession of the
people Of North Yakima on the subject
Of the state fair. Hotel keepers and res.
;surant keepers are preparing for the
biggest rush OF people that ever gathered
at North Yakima. The lar ye sums paid
for concessions indicate the universal
opinion that the fair this year will bring
together An nnnsuaI conc purse of people
Committees are being appointed in the
different valleys of the county To look
after tie county exhibit. XiIlah precinct
has taken the initiative IN this line, and
proposes to put forth an exhibit that will
show the wonderful resources of that sec.
ton NJ the country rs they never have
been understood before. 1t Is understood
also that the Ahtanum valley will during
the present week take steps for an ex-
hiblt. trnttse has already arranged to
make u special exhibit, aud the kiona
section is also expected to make won
deriul exhibit of all sorts of agricultural
products. There Aill also be Il strong
Prosser exhibit.
The state fair commission desires to
state To the fruit growers OF Yakima
county that spe cimens for the fruit lars
are not coming in very rapidly. They
hope the growers will bear this in mind
and remedy the defect. The fruit should
not he too ripe, as it cannot be preserved
when over ripe. Let everybody who has
the interest of the county at heart bring
in their fine specimens. They will not
only have full credit on the Jars for the
fruit produced by them, but 10 addition
they will be allowed to exhibit the fruit
in their own individual exhibits il they
wish to do 30.
President Baxter is in receipt of let.
ter from Billy Ayres, of Portland. who
has the pool selling privilege Mr.. Avres
is interesting himself in seeing thai
horses come here. Mr.. Ayres is prob
ably the best posted race horse man in
the Pacific northwest. In his letter to
Mr. Baxter he SAYS that the prospect for
the races at North Yakima exceeds by
far his expectations at the time he bought
the concession. He says all OF the horses
IN the Portland circuit will be at North
Yakima and many more and feels that
the meet will he the most exciting and
successful yet had on the circuit.
Mrs. John Il. Catron, who has charge
OF the floral department, writes to the
commission that she expects to leave for
North Yakima early in September to look
after her work at the fair. The lover of
howers will have 4 treat in this display
never before seen in the west outside of
California. There is no department of
the lar receiving more painstaking atten-
ton than Is being bestowed upon this de.
partment, and the well known ability
and energy Of Mrs. Catron insures this
department to be everything that could
be asked for. 1t IA expected that on
some afternoon of the fair a lecture will
be delivered for the ladies .the raising
OF flowers by one OF the professors of the
agricultural college.
Secretary Quinn and Mr.. Schneblv. of
kllensburg, members of the commission,
are N consultation with the Northern
Pacific rallrohd officials at Tacoma 'reIa-
tive to the fair. The Northern Pacikc
people were not very enthusi astic during
the spring and early summer in relation
TO the fair, but recently they have been
impressed with the work OF the commits
sion and are going to take hold of the
lair vigorously and push it in every
direction. including such enconragem ent
as very cheap rates of transportation and
an exhibit from each county on the line
OF the Northern Pacific road in the state
of Washington. This interest is largely
due to Mr.. Thomas Cooper, the enter
prising and big Drained western land
agent OF the road, who understands that
the euccess of the state fair ia much in
the hands OF the Northern Pacific railroad
aud that its success means a great deal
for the country along the line OF the road,
which of necessity means much for the
road.
Governor Rogers and the state board
of control will be here during the fair, as