The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-11
WALLA WAlLA'S FRUIT FAIR.
FARMERS IN THAT SECTION MAX.
ING PREPARATIONS FOR 1T.
Great Display OF Fruit Of the Fertile
valley to Ne One of the Leading
Features-Supt. moore In seat
tie Arraaginx for an Excursion.

The walia wa,ia valley fruit fair. 20
gagsng tie entire attention OF farmers In
that section. and preparations are being
made On large scale. A special canvas
covered building has been erected in thu
hear, OF the city. 20 feet by 800 feet square,
and In i, viii be built up pyramids Of grain.
r!ed products u sAat fertts region The
greatest display viii be In fruits which
grow In the walla walia valley n such
splendid prosusion- There viii De no me
chan!cal exhibit
Between the opening and closing OF the
fair, October I 20 October u. one day viii
be Set aside for the entertainment Of WIS.,
i,ors from Puget sound. IL will Be- called
Seattle day. There are q number Of foxmsr
WAila Walla people now IN this city, And
many viii undoubtedly take advantage OF
the excursion to be run from Acre 10 tho
fair. Thomas Moore, OF WaEa Walia- SUE
psrinteneent Of Agriculture. was In the city
yesterday arranging for transportation be-
tween Seattle and Walla Walia sor the
proposed excursion. There will also To
days for PeEdissoa Or. aad for the Pa
louise district.
Over $sooo has been expended on the exc
hibi,, and cash prizes TO a considerable
amount will be given. All exhibits viii he
classified azd arranged TO the best possible
advantage tram an educational standpoint
and the practice OF removing exhibits with
premium cards from where they properly
belong to the county or district exhibit will
not be permitted. In awarding premiums
committees are instructed 10 consider;
First the values OF the varieties for the
purposes to which they may Be adapted.
Second. the color. sdxe and eyenness OF the
specimens. Third their freedom from the
marks OF insects. and other bieznishes.
Fourth. the apparent careiulness In hand
ling and the taste displayed In tho ar
rangement Of the exhibit
Officers ard committees have been ap-
pointed for the fair as soilows;
President, c. T.. Whitney; first vice pres
ident II. g. Chew. treasurer, John Aheits
jr.; secretary, &. r. Van de Water. man
ager II. C, Gregg.
dent. W a. RITZ; superintendent Of horti-
culture, I'll. 4. Chew: superintendent or eN-
hib!.s O. Il. Baliou. assistant superinten-
dent OF exhibits. Miss Myra Ballon; super
intendent of agriculture, Thomas Moore.
Reception commlttee-Jaeob Bets. mayor.
chairman; Hon. Levi Ankeny. Hon. NJ. e.
Moore, Hon; Thomas n, Brsn.s; Lon. NJ y.
Robert Burns. Mr.. ". L. Cadman. Dir. Ii.
II. Turner.
Finance comuittee-Levi .Ankeny, c. T..
John p. Kent
Vice presidents-N. G. Blaloek. W. s..
Ofner. George Starrest, Joseph Harher;,
4: MsGahey. o. X; hailou. Josa Taonsy.
w. p. Reser, Fred Slime, #, >. Dement,.
James Mcinroe. ]. J. Henry. Of Walla
Walia; w. II. Babeock. C. +. Picard. l.. y.
Hail. Of Clyde; A. w. Philips. G. Z. Fra
zier, OF Dixie; Mayor Smith. A. s. Lowell.
H. H. Hallock. C. 8. Jackson, OF Pendie-
ton: Ezra Earring. Clifford Conkiin, Frank
Lowden. OF Touehst. N O: Baldwin: OF
pomeroy. Clark Wood. Of Westoni VIII.
| Dayton: X. Il. Peabody, OF Dayton: ]. II.
Holt and Robert slasher. Of Lewiston: e.
| W. Wheeler, c. W. B1ocock. DR.. w. Il AL
l len. &. G. Davies, j. w. Morgan. OF Waits
| burg; Il. {. Judson. OF Portland: 4. h.
ackenhy OF North Yakima