Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-22
The State Fair
First Day Is too Wet Over Head
and Under Foot,
Finishing Touches Being Put on Exhibits,
Kick From a McMinnville
Farmer.

The first DAY Of the fair opens up
with every thing damp and sloppy.
after hight of rain. 1t seems as
though the weather clerk might have
strained point and put tins excess
sive moistness off for ten days, just for
accommodation.
The track will be too soft for a day
or two at least for any very speedy
work.
Campers and "concessioners" who
are doing business under canvass also
experience great inconvience from the
rain.
The ground in the vicinity of the
pavilion is covered with restaurants,
cigar aud ice-cream stands, sideshows,
shooting galleries, a photograph tent
etc.
Geo. Hatch, the letter carrier, has
erected a wooden building just east Of
the pavilion, for a restaurant.
The Cronise gallery also has bran
new photographers tent there.
Ellis & Zlnn have stock of cigars
and candy just west of the pavilion.
Machinery hall is full of buggies,
wagons, agricultural implements
and bicycles, with the exception of
the space occupied by the dairy and
Alex La Folletts farm exhibit, which
seems to contain specimens Of every
thing that will grow on top of or uo.
der the ground, or on trees.
The pavilion is filled with the finest
all-around exhibition, it is safe to
say, that it ever contained. Exhibi.
tors haye worked hard. sparing
neither pains nor expense, and the
result is a bewildering display Of
everything that is finest and hands
somest in the different lines shown.
Finishing touches were being given
today In some cases where the rain
had somewhat delayed the arrival Of
the goods. Tomorrow everything
will be In apple-ple order, and more
detailed description can be given
The time for making entries was
extended until noon today, by Secre-
tary Gabrielson, on account Of un-
avoidable delays to some of the ex-
hibitors.
There is some very fine stock on the
grounds including, Black Polled An.
gus, Hereford and Holstein cattle,
Poland China Hogs nearly hundred
In number, sheep and goats.
Roadsters, draft horses and thor
oughbreds are we'll represented,
In this connection, THE JOURNAL
has received a communication from
Joseph Brook of McMinnville In
which he raises an issue, which may
be worthy OF the attention OF the fair
management. He says:
Myself and 'two other country
neighbOrs have what we consider
good stylish and spirited driving
teams, thoroughly safe for our wives
and children to handle, and we, a
simple minded country people, Thought
to enter the several teams and let the
State Fair decide our often heated
discussion as to superiority and take
our chances with other good driving
teams. We are told we must complete
with horses that are imported racers,
trotters. and PAGES, several Of which,
last year took racing premiums, and
can be handled only by their regular
driver.
Ii this Is The case, we withdraw ouI
home raised carriage teams,a aud as us
ual allow the imported racers their
Unlimited privileges along with the
agricultural sack"
The mana cement will probably
have something to say to clear up any
misapprehension on the point raised.
There will be an entertainment IL
the pavilion this evening consisting
of the following program;
March-"Stars and Stripes" .Souss
Valse-"Wedding Chimes. Straus:
Grand Selection--"Amorita" "Gy ybulskI
"a Georgia Campmeetlng" keller
o Overture-"Schone Galati. .... Suppe
Clarinet solo-'Polonalse". Mussud
Mr.. w. Gumbert.
Little Pumpkin Coloreo Coons". "....,
George II. Parsons, Conductor.
Vocal Solo, pride Of the Ball, ,".....,
Mrs. Halle Parrish Hinges.
illustrated songs aud readings by
the Shields Company.
The street car lines are giving tel
minute service, both broad and mar
row guage.
One OF the finest pens OF stool
exhibited on the state fair grounds
this season stand in rotten, leak!
old shed THIS stock Is black pollet
Angus and owned by Mr.. NJ. Porter
OF Corvallis, Benton county.
The race program for Friday is:
Pacing-Three -year-Olds; purse. s25
Trotting Three year olds; -
| purse s''' '''''' -
RunninV-One mile: thTee-year-