East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-24

In the course of a few days a ship
ment of exhibit goods, tables pedes-
tails, seats and a variety of exhibition
paraphernalia will be sent from the
Portland exposition to be perma-
nently installed at the state fair
grounds, says the Salem Statesman.
In accordance with authority vest
ed in him by the fair board, several
weeks ago, President w. II. Downing
went to the exposition and purchased
such of the exhibits and exhibiting
materials as his funds in hand would
warrant and he leaves for Portland
this morning to arrange for the ship
ment of them hither next week.
Among the things he secured, that
il of the most important, is the enor-
nous agricultural monument which
graced the center of the agricultural
palace during the exposition and
which is manufactured of the varied
products of the state in the agricultu-
raj line.
This exhibit was presented to the
state fair by the state commission and
will he placed in the center of the
main pavilion at the fair grounds. II
weighs nearly 1000 pounds and oc-
cupied prominent position on high
pedestal in the agricultural hall,
where it attracted much attention
and excited favorable comment. II
was built for the exposition at cost
Of tHn= CT Il H.
ing it.
Much of the other property, COM
posed Of permanent exhibits of the
varied Industries of the state, has also
been donated the state fair by the
commission and will be placed on
permanent exhibition by the state
fairs of the future. This includes
numbers of exhibition tables, pyra-
mids. etc, which will prove of great
value to the state fair, and beside
these President Downing purchased
a number of seats for distribution at
different points or the fair grounds,
but has not been able TO strike bar
gain as yet as the corporation is
somewhat high in its figures. He
hopes to be able to make a satisfac-
tory deal with the management today,
however
The state fair grounds is vastly In
need of seating accommodations, as
there is no place where one may OBJ
tain few moments rest during the
long days. and these seats will prove
great convenience which will merit
the appreciation of future visitors to
the state eXpositions.
President Downing has also pur-
chased the hundreds of yards of
canvas which forms a covering for
the Trail and he will utilize it in the
adjoining the main pavilion. on the
south. which will be provided with
seats and benches for accommodation
Of fair visitors
II a reasonable figure can be Sc
cured upon them, President Downing
intends purchasing some of the beau
/ tiful historical statuary which now
grace the exposition grounds for or
namental and memorial purposes at
the state fair grounds.
\ considerable amount of work is
now being carried out at the fair
grounds in the way of digging bitches
for the new water system, sewage sys-
TEN, etc. and the construction of a
system of decomposed granite walks
throughout the grounds and good
progress is being made with the work.
About dozen convicts have been
working under "A guard and quite sat
isfactory results are being obtained
from them. President Downing says
they first had some TRUSTEES at work
in these improvements, but they have
been replaced by men from the foun-
dry and double the amount of work
is being realized as the latter are
much the better and more faithful
workers.