The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-09-27
THE STATE FAIR A SUCCESS
\ Creditable Exhibition in aft of the
Departments.
SPLENDID SHOWING OF CATTLE
The Attendance Is Exceeding that of Last
Year and the Visitors are Pleased
Friday and Saturday will Re Big
Days-Cood Races Promised.


The state fair has proven greater
very discouraging circumstances under
which it was lnaugurated this year and
while the displays are not as numerous
as in previous yearsanor the main pavil
ion SO we'll filed the exhibits are OF
high order. Especially is this true of the
cattle and it is no exaggeration to say
that choicer or higher bred stock can not
he found in this country. The poultry
and pet stock department exceeds in
extent ard merit even the wonderful
exhibit OF last wear. There is also a
good string of horses and the races are
being run with as little of the sharp
practice as can be found at such meet
ing.
The attendance for the first few DAYS
has been even better than last year and
the receipts are exceeding expectations.
On Wednesday the gate and grand stand
revenues were over 800 greater than for
the corresponding day OF 1899, and today
the grounds are thronged with people,
and the program which embraces the In
dian war dance, is meeting with general
approval of all in attendance. There has
been considerable difficulty in providing
sleeping accommodations for all the WISH
tors to the city owing to the growth of
population in the past yea, but the re-
ception committee has worked faithfully
and well while citizens have thrown open
their homes in most public spirited
manner to those who were unable to se-
cure rooms at the hotels and apartment
houses.
The takers, vendors OF buttons, rubber
balloons, returning balls and all of that
ik are here in force, while shownmen,
tumblers, professions bicycle riders and
hundreds of others who are out Tor the
small silver are in evidence not only in
the city but on the grounds. The gam.
blers are here too and those sportiyely
inclined have no difficulty in finding the
tiger" in all it's subtitle moods and forms.
Notwithstanding these various elements
of the neither side of society the public
records show remarkable freedom from
law breaking and Marshal Grant reports
the moral health of the city as even bet
ter than could be expected under the
clrcumstan ces.
The exhibits in the pavilion, as indicat.
ed before, are not as numerous as in past
years but in point OF merit are fully up
to the standard, and for the time Super
intendents Beck and Wroe have had to
secure and arrange them the display is
remarkable. Mr.. Wroe's artistic taste is
displayed in the decorations and the GEN.
trail pyramid designed by him is thing
of beauty" Aside from grapes and
apples the fruit exhibits are not extensive
but of apples especially no better showing
has ever been made here. Chas. Harris
alone has twenty one or two varieties, and
choicer fruit in the apple line can be
found in no section OF the world. There
are several notable sweepstake exhibits,
Henry Kampeter probably having the
largest display in vegetables, cereals and
miscellaneous products OF the farm. He
has nine varieties Of onions and eleven OF
corn, and all told he figures that he has
upwards OF two different varieties max
ing a most attractive EXHIBIT. Kenne-
wick. kiopa and Kittitas county are
well represented in the way of fruits and
vegetables but the more prominent ex-
hibits made from this immediate vicinity
are those of VIM. Lee Jr, w. l.. Wright,
o. V. Carpenter, Orlando Beck and A.
Forbis.
The committee appointed by the Wo-
mans Club has been most successful in
it's undertaking of securing creditable
exhibit Of embroidery and other fancy
work, decorated china, paintings. photo
graphic views, and many other of the
arts, sciences and domestic work for
which the gentler sex are pre-eminent.
This is one of the attractive features OF
the fair and has been deservedly compile
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