The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-17

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SPOKANE, Juno A-Ihe spokane run
faar, which has been % favcraoay kn0Wn
sAfoueAeue tAo Northwest hao 6eea sse-
ceeded b. tho 0pakAne tnd1ea10s expoea'
tea, under the management - the former
institution. Ihs psople ct SPOKANE have
scope "a tAeir expooatloA. InoseA4 g een9
. fruit nnir aleae. b oc4easr e III year
there win b combined under tbs vae root
. fruit fair - ooWp3eto and fntereselA9 a.
ever belpeo. tAega via aloo h The same
splendid agricultural exhibits, And In addi-
ton there wa be . mining department.
stock and poultry department. dairy de-
pertinent ana ladies' Art and needIs WORK
department. each one Of which promises 70
be Z complste and interesting fair h itaalf.
The mining department. win b one Of
the most important ~ the new features OF
the exposition. Spokane % the center of
Wcnderful rich mineral section and visitors
to its exposition naturally expect to sse
some Of the evidences OF this mining In
two fruit fAfrS small mineral exhibits we're
made. but they were nothing IN compare
son to what the Management expects TO
put on thu year. n = proposed to have =
machinery hall. In which every piece Of
mining machinery Known win have space
In which to exhibit IT. worktngA There
win Be compressors. dSiiln. HOSTS. stamp
mills and . miniature shelter a II active
operation. THIS wa b. ono of the most
interesting departments 1T the show.
There are Thousands Of people throughout
the states Of the Northwest and in Brit
ish Columbia who hold mining interests
who know little Or nothing about the
actual workings Of . mine. In this ma
chinery hall one of the largest mnnnfac-
turers OF mining machinery proposes to
put on IN exhibit. Of machinery which viii
cost $D,0oe, merely to make the exhibit. 10
say nothing OF the value Of the machinery
itself. In addition to this. every camp and
district will be asked to make represen-
tative exhibit Of its oreA Such m exhibit
OF the mineral products Of the Northwest
10 now not to be seen anywhere In America
or any place else.
Another new feature OF the expesition
viii be the stock show. Mr.. John L. Smith.
the general superintendent Of the exposi-
ton. who WAS superintendent Of the stock
department Of last years Yakima fair.
probably knows more about making ex-
hibits Of live stock than any other man In
the state OF Washington. He has been at
II al his life. and has put IN . good share
Of his time capturing blue ribbons at al
scattered along the entire route from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. He proposes to Of
fer such prises in cash - viii bring ex-
hibitors from the Willamette valley, from
the ranges Of Eastern Oregon. from the
stock farms Of Puget sound and British
Columbia. from the Yakima valley, from
the Palouse anc Walla Walla countries.
and from the stock districts Of Montana.
This exhibit VIII include cattle, sheep. hogs
and poultry. In addition, 1t b possible
that some exhibits Of blooded horse flesh
will be made. In the past few weeks the
Spokane mining men have been vying With
each other In an EFFORT to bring out hand
sorner turnout and q more beautiful team
than his neighbor. The result has been
Spokane has some magnificent horses
which could be shown. II u suggested that
the owners Of these animals put on horse
show. which win combine the best features
OF the popular horse shows Of the East
which attract 90 much attention among
the fashionable people Of New York and
other cities.
State Dairy Inspector Mcdonald has
called the attention Of the people Of
Washington 10 the large sums Of money
which are annually being sent East TO
supply the state with dairy products He
says these products should ell be PRO-
duced In this and adjoining stateA The
Spokane exposition management intends
to take up this idea. and do for the dairy
interests what Il has done for the fruit
interests u the Northwest. II proposes TO
show tho people. first. the money that n
to be made In this Industry. and. secondly.
how to get tho best results. In order to
do this liberal prizes win be provided
throughout the dairy department. For the
same reasons generous awards win be
made for poultry.
And the ladies are not to DO sighted.
The art and needle work departments win
give them IN opportunity TO compete and
to show their akill In q way that has never
been given IN Eastern Washington. This
will be a new feature In the fair which
certainly will BE- the means OF attracting
the attention OF great many people. LIB
eral cash awards will be made
In the fruit and agricultural DEPART
ments a new arrangement will be made for
county exhibits. Heretofore the different
counties and districts have expended heavy
sums In making the artistic arrangemsnt
Of each exhibit as fine as possible for
this has been a strong feature In making
the awards for the best county and dis
trio; exhibits This year instead OF this
arrangement the exposition management
at Its own expense win decorate ~ hand
someiy rs possible an exhibition hall in
which each county and district will be
given all the space desired for its fruit
and agricultural displays. The counties
VIII NOT De aQke0 10 compete IN Artistic
arrangement bat will place their products
IN the spaces assigned TO them and will
win their honors merely on the merits and
quality of the fruit, grains. graSses roots
and vegetables shown This will make
az handsome an EXHIBIT a. ever before
and will relieve the district Of q heavy
portion OF the former expenses.
The amusements and attractions this
year VIII be far superior TO anything ever
given a, former fruit fairs The very fin
est music possible Nill he furnished. and
there will be two fun programmes of en-
sertainment each day. one In the after
noon and one I'm the evening The very
best talent In America will De secured
The Spokane Industrial exposition has
raised nearly sf2,e COO in cash subscriptions
and nearly $500 more OF fund to be q
guarantee against possible loss or dlsas-
ter, This 10 nearly twice a. much an has
ever been given before. and makes Il Dos
sfhle to add tho new departments. Her
bert Bolster. to whom II due the credit
OF making such splendid successes OF for
mer fruit fairs. - again secretary and