The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-10-07
The STATE FAIR A
GREAT SUCCESS
Good Management on the Part of
Commissioners has Paid off Old
Debts and There is Money
in the Treasury.

from every STANDPOINT, financially most
conspicuously, that has ever been held
here. More people visited the fair from
\ outside cities than ever before and the
people of the town came forward with
true American hospitality, threw open
their doors and did their part towards
taking care of the visitors.
The fair grounds by day we're crowded
with pleasure seekers, and by night the
streets of Yakima presented scene not
unlike the Seattle carnival. The visit
ing bands furnished inspiring music,
and the hot finishes OH the race course
kept the enthusiasm of all at its highest
pitch. After paying all the back debts
OF the association and settling up for
this years expenses there is left over a
surplus in the treasury which means a
good beginning for next year and a still
greater State fair.
For want of space it will be impossible
to give the names of prize winners for
exhibits in all departments but in dis
cussing the displays as whole THE
HERALD will try and give an unprejud-
iced description beginning with
THE PAVILION.
AS you enter this building from the
grand stand Immediately OIL the right
was an exhibit of the Puget Sound bu-
reau of information superintendent byO.
M. Moore. This was an exhibit for the
whole state and much literature was
given away. Many counties had dis
plays of various products representing
them at this booth. Alongside of Mr..
Moore's exhibit, Prof. Blair, of Blair's
Business college in Spokane, had ere
ditable stand at which he wrote cards
free for al who requested. Next to
Prof. Blair was an individual fruit ex-
hibit Of Orlando Beck, county fruit in
spector, which was indeed compliment
airy. Across the aisle in this same wing
of the building an exhibit of rare des-
cription displaying the wonderful pro-
ducing qualities of the Sunnyside coun-
try was at once the source of much fav-
orable comment, and in this connection
the booth of Dean, Woods & Yoder and
F. H. Mccoy, real estate men of Sunny
side, should not be passed by unnoticed
since they distributed thousands of il
Illustrated pamphlets descriptive of that
country.
The exhibit of Chelan county, while
not as elaborate as it might have been,
was in many respects very fine. Fol
instance on fruit plate exhibits they took
10 first premiums and five seconds.
The dairy exhibit was by far the su.
perior of any former years display.
Clarke county endeavored to land first
prize for the best county exhibit and
their efforts were crowned with success
Every description OF vegetable that il
cultivated, all minerals mined, grain
hay and fruit that is grown within tn,
bounds OF this prosperous county wer,
uniquely displayed to their best advan
tage in the section allotted to Clark,
county.
The Yakima county exhibit cam,
second with large assortment of all tn,
products. Some of its watermelon
would rival those raised on the old re,
hills of Georgia, which is sometime
called the "Watermelon State"
w. hWright and VIM. Lee, who ma,
! charge of this exhibit, were adept in tn
. art of arranging the products so lastly
. Some potatoes were exhibited weighin,
!. from two to four pounds; tomatoe
. measuring from seventeen to eighteel
. inches in circumference. Carrots, ON
. ions and beets of enormous size demon
. strate the wonderful fertility of Yakimi
county irrigated land. In the genera
. plate exhibit, to which many peopl
/. contributed fruit OF different kinds, tn
: apple was by far king OF all. One mon
L. ster, especially, measured ~ inche
Z around.
In the center of the pavilion was
display of beautiful flowers grown il
Yakima county. Mrs. w. A. Bell car
ried off most OF the cut flower premium
and Mr.. G. A. Graham won first oil
palms.
J Prof. j. p. Wilson, OF Seattle, presi
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