The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-15

All day Sunday there we're great
throngs at the state fair grounds and
, the street car lines did a good business
=. until well into the night. All over the
grounds and in the pavillons and ma
chlnery halls there was great activity,
and the Sabbath day was spent by
thousands Of hammer blows that seem
each year TO be work OF necessity.
Large tents and small we're going up
all over the grounds A good.sized cir
Gus sprung up about dusk, and the
work went on into the night On the
race track work of training went on
all day, and rows OF new horse and
cattle stalls went up as II by magic.
to meet the demands for sheltering un-
expected arrivals OF live stock. In the
pavilion ali was getting into that semi
chaotic condition just before general
order takes place. The large force OF
clerks under Secretary Wisdom and
his assistant, W. A. Moores, had their
hands full unto the last minute be-
fore 10 o'clock. when the books closed |
with the largest entries in all depart.
ments on record
Tuesday Press Day.
The state press will be made vel
come Tuesday. and the members of the
Salem Press Club will do the honors.
A large tent was erected for the con.
venlence of the newspaper people.
and there The Journal has headquar-
ters, and will be edited under agricul-
tural environments for the present
week. There Is large table for the
reporters. and chairs for the weary
scribe, while some of the lady friends
OF the press people are remembering
them with bouquets. Tuesday even
ing there is to be the annual press day
banquet. The Journal press tent Is at
the right next TO the pavilion, and all
are welcome.
One OF the new 12O-foot horsesheds
fell down about o'clock Sunday. A
number OF track animals were inside,
and some of them were badly
scratched. There were no collar.
beams nailed TO the rooftrees, and
Iome of the horses got 20 rubbing, and
he building fell In. j. II. Zimmerle.
II Woodburn, was I'm charge OF the
and, with a force, soon
lad the shed up again The work had
'een rushed, and he was not to blame. =
The date OF the fair interiors some
With hop picking and prune picking, +,
md vice versa, as the fair is drawing
'lckers away from great many OF n
he orchards and yards. Some criti. :,
ise the date OF the fair as too early,
nd say II should never be held until q,
II hops are picked. But many yards
re finished already.
There are not the usual number of
lining halls ON the grounds-th ladies'
ST. Joseph's Society and the W. C.
7. U. conducting the largest establish. E!
tents. Some OF the best places are
harging transients go cents and rs Az
Ieals for $500 There are all kinds of
inch counters, ranging from 10 cents
pwards.
There are more tents than usual IN
10 oak grove between the railroad
I'd the gates, A new system Of TAX
& tickets has been adopted, by which Icy
ich person must pass through a turn.
lie which does not move until the WI
'ket drops through a glass box.
G. d. Minton succeeds Geo. Good.
ie as master OF ceremonies In the
ultry and pet stock department. Mr..
ltlif a deputy under State Food and
dry Commissioner Bailey, Is In
arge OF the dairy exhibit
There is a fine stock show that Is Icy,
mplete In all departments. There S
not as many fake shows. midways
d entertainments as usual. and for Fly