Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-10-20
OUR STATE EXHIBIT.
IN SOME RESPECTS THE BEST
AT THE BIG SHOW.

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IN SOME RESPECTS THE BEST
AT THE BIG SHOW.
No Single Product Of Importance Omitted or
Duplicated-Unlikc Other Siates-Mith Few
or Individual Agricultural Exhibits Than Ore
eon. Rewards Nay Be Somewhat Misleading
Orcsonian, l4th inst.
The showing of agricultural products
made by the State OF Washington at
the Lewis and Clark exposition is one
that cannot but be gratifying to the
people OF the Evergreen State, for it
indicates that the commonwealth dis
tinguished for its forest products has
also incalculable resources, developed
and undeveloped.
But a superficial view of the returns
as made by the jury on awards on
Washington's agricultural exhibit
would be misleading. The display
made by the State under the supervi.
sion of Elmer E. Johnston, Executive
Commissioner, is unlike that OF Oregon
and older States, in that nothing is
duplicated. The Washington exhibit
is one of the most comprehensive on
the grounds, but there are not nearly
as many individual entries. This &C.
counts for the comparative small num-
Der OF medal awards accorded this State.
In several instances, notably in the
county exhibits, Washington has en-
tered, as a single collective exhibit, a
large number of the finest products OF
the State, whereas in the case Of Ore
gon there was multiplicity of entries
and a duplication Of many of the ex-
hibits.
1t was the purpose OF the Washing
ton commission to avoid duplicating,
and the result of the scheme, as car
ried out is that the Evergreen State
has made a creditable showing of its
wealth, and one that cannot fail to be
instructive, because of the fact that it
is systematic and through. No single
pIOuuCt vi tIC ototC vi tobNS
has been omitted, and there has been
no confusion, due to the placing of diff
ferent specimens of the same thing in
many parts Of the building.
The award made to date by the jury
are: Gold medals, 90; silver, %;
bronze, 3. The detailed list follows:
GOLD MEDALS.
State Observation-Disclosures
pavilion; same, exhibit of cereals in
seed and sheaf; same, exhibit of grains
and grasses same, exhibit of wool;
same, collective exhibit of cereals and
seeds from State Agricultural College;
Columbia county, collective exhibit OF
wheat, oats, barley. beans and corn
kittitas county, collective exhibit of
wheat, oats, barley, rye, timothy, alfal-
ia and red clover; Everett Pulp & Pa.
per Company, pulp and paper; Whit.
man county, collective exhibit of
wheat, oats, barley in sheaf and seeds,
grasses and vegetables; Klickitat coun.
ty, wheat. oats, barley and corn; Yak.
ina county, collective exhibit; Thurs
ton county, cereals, grains, grasses and
forage plants; Clarke county, grasses
and grains; Spokane county, cereals
and forage grasses; Clarke county.
preserved prunes; Lincoln county,
bluestem wheat; Lincoln county, We'll
come oats; Lincoln county, White
Belgian oats; Lincoln county, wheat;
Lincoln county, oats; Walla Walla,
county, collective exhibit; James
Alexander, fax; James Alexander,
fax seed; J. M. Medler, Silvermine
oats; J. c. Bush, hops; Charles Ipe,
popcorn; Douglas county, bluestem
wheat; Douglas county, peas, beans
aud grass; Douglas county, White
Belgian oats; Douglas county, rye in
sheaves; Douglas county, Red Russian
wheat; Douglas county, collective ex-
hibit cereals in straw and seed and
forage grasses; Douglas county, oats;
Hazelwood dairy, ornamental dairy
exhibit; King county, collective ex-
hibit.
SILVER MEDALS.
Douglas county, wheat in sheaf;
Douglas county, bluestem wheat;
Douglas county, Macaroni wheat;
Douglas county, bearded barley; Doug
las county, Johnson grass; Douglas
county, redtop grass; Douglas county,
wheat; Douglas county. beardless bar
ley; Douglas county, Big Four oats;
Douglas county, wheat in sheaf and
threshed; Douglas county, Silver King
oats; r. A. Jackson wool; j. Wayland
Clark, collective exhibit; Chelan coun.
ty, collective exhibit; Lincoln county,
rye; came, white amber wheat; same,
Walla Walla county, jute; Lewis coun.
ty, barley, oats and wheat; j. w.
Swanson, veatch; J. M. Medler, cas-.
cara bark; Lincoln county, rye; same,
wheat; Douglas county, wheat, several
varieties.
aRONZE MEDALS.
A. w. Thurston, flax; Lincoln
county, bearded barley; J. w. Swan
con, red clover.
The Whatcom county exhibit at the
Portland exposition has captured
number of gold and other medals, and
the feeling prevails that it is worthy
of a permanent place in Bellingham
after the fair closes. 1t has been sug-
gested that the Chamber of Commerce
seek new and larger quarters and make
the exhibit part thereof, using it for
local exhibition purposes. The matter
will be considered at the next meeting
of the chamber.
Unfounded.
The ear OF the pretty typewriter
was at the telephone, in . certain OF.