Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-17
The State Fair
An Extra Fine Floral Display Is
Already Assured.
Some Of the First Families Of Oregon
Will Be On Hand.

livery udy Is uOW OuSy Gay al
the fair grounds, and many visitors
are already seen on the premises
The street cars do not yet run to the
gates, except by request. but on Mon
day they will extend their trips To the
entrance. The "bIg car''llne has one
OF the ''little cars" on broad guage
truck, attending 70 the fair grounds
branch at present, but the travel will
soon demand more room.
Inside OF the enclosure the ground
mas been cleaned up, all trash being
removed or burned.
At the south end OF the pavilion, 10
usual place, will be floral display,
which will be we'll worthy of atten-
tion of all lovers OF flowers. Space has
already been assigned to Mrs. M. V.
Taylor, OF the Avenue Greenhouse; j.
V. Haas, Of the Riverside Greenhouse;
Mrs. Y. NJ. Parvin, Of the Mob Hill
Greenhouse, and w. G. Wallace, for
ist, late OF Portland and the East, who
now has a magnificent display of
flowers and shrubbery at the william
cite hotel.
Machinery Hall, at the west
OF the pavilion, and which has
recently been doubled in capacity, will
be occupied, among others, by e. M.
Croisan, with wagons, buggies and
farming Implements; Studebaker Bros,
the same; Mitchell, Lewis & Staver,
the same, with the addition Off com.
plete line of bicycles; and r M. Wade
& Co. with a good representation of
their extensive line of hardware,
farming implements and bicycles.
The Columbia implement company
will have a complete dairy exhibit in
operation, working up about one thou.
sand pounds Of milk per day. Two
tile factories will be represented here,
the Murphy factory and the Newberg
factory. Burton Brothers, of the
b rick yard near the penitentlary, will
have line of their products in this
building. W. f. Boothby, will dis
play an irresistible stump -puller, and
Mrs. Peterson will show a new prune-
grader.
Among the entries for stock ex-
hibits, the following are noticed
Mr. Johnson. of Mehama, 10 head of
black Aberdeens; George Chandler,
Baker City, IL head OF Short horns
aud Herefords; d. II. LoUney. Jefrer-
son, II head Of Jerseys; ". II. Savage,
Salem,ll head ofJerseys; Chas. Miller,
Jefferson, Is head of Jerseys; Joseph
Early, Salem, 6 head Jersey; NJ. Por-
ter. .Corvallis,l2 head Of Polled Augu S;
George Miller, Fairfield, head Jer-
seys and 20 head of Goats; The
Asylum farm, l6 head Holsteins;
Henry Downing Sublimity, exhibits
9 head of draft and thoroughbred
horses; Amos Nichols, Plainview, II
head. Imported horses; Fletcher, Sa
lem, 4 head draft; and William Clag-
gett. Salem. and N. Hartley Macleay,
each head of draft horses.
or Swine, q, N.'Smith, Jefferson, will
have II pens; w. w. Cotton, Port
land; IL pens; and Mr.. Commons, II
pens; all Poland China.
No arrangement has yet been
made with the Siletz Indians.
Their manager Charley Depot, has
been In Salem and offers TO bring
about ten men and four women OF
his people with full parapheTnalia
OF ancient dress, weapons, i'm
plements, cooking utensils, etc.
to give a faithful Illustration
of their former mode of life before the
whites penetrated to this country.
He claims to faithfully reproduce
their customs, sports, war dances, etc.
He and his people have already trav-
eled quite extensively, giving exhibl-
tions, and Chas. Gray, who has seen
their outfit, says that they are well
provided with dress and apparatus for
giving an unique show. But they ask
a larger sum for their appearance
than Secretary Gabrielson feels justl-
fled in giving out of the society funds.
They make an alternative proposition
however, by which, II they are ad-
mitted to the grounds and furnished
with a suitable tent, they Will give
their exhibition as a private enter
prise, charging admission TO the tent.
Their head man, Charley Depot,
seems To haye keen eye for business,
and there is no doubt that some ar
rangements will be made with him
geo. ID. Goodhue, who has charge
OF the poultry department, was seen
this morning and expressed himself as
being well satisfied with the prospect
for a good show 10 the line. Many
entries are being made daily by parties
whose participation iIsures the pres
ence OF many fine birds.
Entrles for premiums are this year
confined TO residents OF Oregon. Fowls
from outside Of the state will be en-
tered for exhibition only. Heretofore
the premiums competition has been
open To neighhoring states, and some
premiums have been carried OF by
outsiders by means OF methods far
from legitimate, Last year some
fanciers from a neighborlng state
pooled their issues, aud made ,up peus
Df fowls by selecting single birds from
different owners and combining them