Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-12
ALL TO HELP THE EXHIBIT
Fair Committee Asks that All
Help Make II a Success.

At the fair during the past week,
the Josephine County Lewis and
Clark fair committee has been crowd
ing the work of gathering together
materials Tons of rich ore are now
Fcoming into Grants Pass from all of
the big minss Of the county. Every.
body is taking hold of the work with
will and every possible assistance
is being rendered the committee and
if the farmers and fruit growers
take hold of the work with the energy
and interest shown by the miners we
shall without doubt have the banner
county of the state.
Josephine county was almost the
last county in the state to take up
the work of the Lewis and Clark ex.
hibit, but Notwithstanding the fact
that the fair will open ON the first of
June, we shall be able to make a
showing that will compare favorably
with any county in the state.
Our mineral exhibit will without
doubt be the most extensive and the
richest on exhibition at the fair, as
we are planning to have at least 80
tons Of fine rich quartz on display
by the time the fair opens and while
the county committee is sparing no
pains to gather together an equally
interesting display OF agricultural
fruit products 1t will be impossible
for the committee to visit all of the
districts interested and it is hoped
that every locality will take special
interest in gathering together such
articles as they now have or shall be
able to grow during the season for
display at the fair and advise the
committee SO that arrangements can
be made to get everything ON the
ground at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
There is little doubt but that if the
farmers and fruit covers Of Josephine
county were to make the effort this
county could make the best showing of
any in the state for diversified farm.
ing. Our climate and soil is equally
adopted for fruit, berries and vegeta-
bles and the committee is very anxious
to secure the hearty cooperation of
every farmer and fruit grower in the
county and hope to be able to offer a
prize for the best specimens of the
various farm products of this county
and those who would be interested
should advise the secretary of the
Lewis q Clark committee, Il. L. Coe,
ut once If you are in favor of their
plan OF encouraging special effort
along this line advise the secretary at
once and let us know what particular
articles or varieties you will be able
TO produce and whether or not you
will bs able to deliver the same or
will expect the committee to send for {
hem. the committee is also very I
iesirous of securing very good speci- ,
men of ores, woods, grasses, berries, I
luts, vegetables. fruits. grains, Indian {
'r other curios, stuffed or mounted @
furs, deer horns, relics and 1
n fact everything that will be of gen. |
raj interest to the public. II you q
ave any of the above articles or q
knowledge Of any one who has, please I
Idvise the committee Of the fact and ,
Tou may be assured that the favor will 1
'e duly appreciated. Now let every I
nan, woman and child in Josephine /
ounty take this work up and contrib G
tie something and we would specially q
Irge that every town or community in {
he county organize for the purpose Of {
making the best possible showing at v
he fair and gather together your vari.
rus exhibits from time to time and II {
impossible to send them in, notify the &
of the committee and we n
hall be glad to send for them. 4
Individual effort along the lines 4
boye suggested would bring wonder. a
ul results and we hope that every O
iIizen of this county will take a per-
onal pride in winning the prize for n
osephine county, the best county in
he state of Oregon. q
Il. l.. COE. .
ec'y of the Lewis and Clark County :
Exhibit.