The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-09-20
THE FAIR OPENS monday
1t Promises to Be an Unqualified
Success in Every Particular.
A SPLENDID PAVILION EXHIBIT
A String Of Race Horses Coming From the
Oregon State Fair-Blg Political Discus
sion Promised -Creditable Display
Of Stock.

Monday will be the first day of the
state fair and the exhibits will be more
nearly arranged forthe opening than ever
before. The secretary, commissioners
and auxiliary committees have been
working earnestly and are meeting with
much better success than was anticpat.
ed. The fruit display will be a CRAFTY.
ing surprise and there will be pumpkins
and other products OF the vegetable king
dom that will challenge the world. The
Womens club has charge of the fine art
department which is an assurance that it
will be replete with interest. Secretary
Gum is in receipt of letter from the
secretary of the Oregon state fair to the
effect that the horses from Salem will be
shipped to Yakima, while the exhibit of
fowls and Belgian hares will be the
largest ever shown in the state.
Secretary Gum is busy making entries
for the State fair, which opens next
Monday. Every department promises
to be we'll filled with exhibits. An army
of men is at work on the pavilion and
ground s and everything is being shaped
for a grand display of products of the
state. Among the outside exhibitors en-.
gaging space are the we'll known Oregon
stockmen Frank Brown and w. o..
Minor, who will each have carload of
fine Shorthorn stock. The Spokane
Hazelwood company has carload Of
stock and farm es hibits packed and
loaded for the show. l.. X. Cogswell of
Olympia will have carload of Red
Poled cattle here. John Sparks OF Reno,
Nevada, is on the road with carload OF
Herefords.
The people Of Yakima county are tax.
ing an active interest in the fair and
many nice exhibits are promised. Or
lando Beck and Rev. F. Walden are
collecting some choice fruit and vegetable
exhibits and getting the growers inter-
ested in making displays of their own
products. Prof. w. j. Spillman of Pull
man will have charge of the agricultural
department and judge the dairy cattle.
E. A. Mcdonald, state dairy commits
sioner will have the supervision of the
dairy department. The poultry depart
ment promises to be unusually large and
interesting. 1t will be under the direction
OF H. H. Collier of Tacoma. He has
secured @. A. Emry, Of Missouri for
Judge, which is pleasing to all of the
poultry people.
The business houses of the city will
close during at least three days of fair
week in the afternoons, and all will be
given an opportunity to visit the many
shows on the grounds. The Yakima
band BOYS are in fine shape for supply
ing good music. The advance agent of
the Bittner dramatic company is here
making arrangements for show on the
grounds every day and for the list OF
plays to be given in the Larson theater
everv night during the week. Every
family should prepare to take week off
and rest by visiting the fair. The fine
displays will amply repay the outlay.
The season tickets for the fair are now
on sale. One ticket admits man with
his family and team during the six days
of the fair. Season tickets sell for SO
each. This is the cheapest and best
way to attend the fair. Every resident
of Yakima county should show his ap-
probation of this state institution by
purchasing family season ticket and
taking his wife and children to the fair.
The Commercial club has appointed
committee on reception for securing
rooms for the people who will visit the
fair. Those having rooms they can rent
to visitors should report to ]. D. Medill,
at the Democrat Office, who is chairman
of the committee.