The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-03
STATE
FAIR
TALK
Stock Exhibit viii Be tie
Finest Ever Seen
Every Indication for Success
ful Exposition

state fair VIII this year be larger and
better In every department than has
ever been seen on the grounds" said
! NJ D. Wisdom. secretary Of the State
Fair Board. today W. H. wehrung
president Of the board and Secretary
Wisdom are in the city. making nnal
arrangements for the State fair. which
viii open on Monday, September 18th
Messrs Wehrung and Wisdom will re-
turn 10 Portland the latter part OF the
week, but will return TO Salem again
on the following Sunday. and will re.
main here and give their personal at.
tentlon 10 the fair until II Is a thing Of
the past for this year
THE application for stalls for live
stock OF all kinds. and space in the
pavilion, where the county exhibits
will be displayed. are being taken up
largely" continued Mr.. Wisdom. The
number OF counties making exhibits
will represent an aggregate display OF
the agricultural and horticultural pro
ducts Of the state This will be a de-
clded advantage 70 the state at this
time, when so many prospective home.
seekers are in these parts. It will be
a revelation to the visitor as 20 what
this country Is capable OF producing.
and can but bear fruit ten-fold.
The quality and number Of the
stock OF all kinds that will be ex.
hibited will be OF a higher grade, and
the finest ever seen on the Pacific
coast John Sparks. of Reno. Nevada
Will be on hand with one Of the finest
herds Of Hereford cattle in the West.
lie has engaged 20 stalls. and will show
bis entire herd He writes that the
visitors to the fair can expect 10 see
as fine cattle in his herd as were ever
seen in the world lie has competi.
tor In G. B. Wade. the Pendleton bank.
or, who has been I'm the Eastern mar.
ket and purchased, at long prices. some
OF the best Horefords offered for sale.
Mr. Wade has very competent herds.
man with his cattle. and the compe.
tition between these herds will be very
keen. G. T.. ladd. OF the Oak Hnl
stock farm. and w. o. Miner, Of the
Mountain Valley stock farm, Will be
competitors again this year with two
very strong herds OF Shorthorns These
men have been competing for years In
the show ring for supremacy. and II ls
thought their herds this year will sur.
pass anything exhibited before.
In dairy breeds there are number
OF applicants for stalls. Among them
are; j. l.. Smith. Of the Hazelwood
Co, Spokane. Wash; 4. q. Ghmth.
Spokane; ID. II. Looney. Jefferson; W
5. Ladd estate. Portland. Harry West.
scappoose; IIoneyman Bros. Portland:
r. A. Frakes. Scappoose: Charles
Cleveland, Gresham; A. u. Hinkle.
Roseburg; George Iazelle, Oregon
city, and =. A. French, Portland.
The exhibit Of sheep win be a rep.
resentatiye one OF the Industry of the
state. Tho Baldwin Sheep a. Land
Company OF Hay Creek. Is coming
with "A strong exhibit OF Spanish Me.
rlno, American Delaines aud Ramboull. |
let. These sheep were imported direct |
from France. and are the finest To be
seen anywhere Ia the United States |
The Oak Hill stock farm IL sending a
fine drove OF Cotswolds. Smopshires
and southdowns. J. A. stump will have
"A large show of COtswolds. Iincolns
and Angola goats J. H. Haley of
Monmouth is preparing to send fine
exhibit OF Lincoln sheep. Richard
Scott, OF Milwaukee. will enter a mum.
ber Of Cotswolds and Dorset Horns.
la addition 10 the br, eders here emu.
merated. there viii be great mum.
her OF local exhibitors. whose names
viii not be mentioned at this time
The increased number of entries In
his. as we'll as other departments. In.
sures keen competition In the stock
The swine. dairy and poultry de-
nartments an promise to be well pat.
'onized by high class OF exhibits
iho stalls and pens have all been
thoroughly renovated and white
washed. and everything is now In
readiness for receiving the stock"
The southern Pacific Company has
recently placed in position at the
state fair grounds long switch
rack ior the convenience OF horscmen
md stock men Ia loading and unload
ug their cattle. Every means has
'eon adopted "a facilitate the handling
II cattle at the grounds
W A MoOrts assistant sacratary of /