Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-14
RULES FOR EXHIBITORS
Work of Installing County Exhibits
at Big Fair Must Begin by
May 10.

The following rules and regulations
concerning county exhibits at the
Lewis and Clark Fair were sent tc
County Judge Coad this week. Judge
Coad requests that each paper in the
county publish them, to the end that
exhibitors may know what will be ex.
pected of them.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
l. All county exhibits for the State
OF Oregon are to be in the Palace OF
Agriculture and Horticulture. Space
has been reserved for this purpose by
the State Commission.
2. The county exhibitors are ex-
pected to follow their own initiative in
the collection, installation and
management OF their respective ex-
hibits. The State Commission, how
ever, reserves the right of supervision
at all times, and of enforcing what
ever regulations, either of general
or special nature, that it may deem
necessary. The General Superin-
tendent acts as the agent of the Com
mission in matters relating to county
exhibits
3. Each county will be permitted to
exhibit anything which is a product
OF its own resources or it's manu-
featuring institutions, subject to the
approval of the General Superin-
| tendent.
4. Unaccepted space will not be
held for any county after April 90
Managers of county exhibits who may
not have notified the Secretary of the
Commission or the General Superin-
tendent in a definite manner regarding
their acceptance or rejection of the
space assigned should do so at once.
S. Plans of installation for county
exhibits must be submitted to the
General Superintendent for approval
by the proper authorities not later
than April 29th.
Plans are to be in two parts; floor
plan showing location Of all columns,
ratings, aisles, tables, pyramids, ETC.
and plan of elevation showing style
of facade along main aisles.
No work on installation of any
county exhibit will be permitted before
plans for same are properly approved
6. Any county which shall not have
begun the actual work of installing
its exhibit by May 10th will be con-
sidered as having forfeited all claim
to space.
T. Construction levels: Table tops,
80 inches; top of railings, S6 inches;
lower member of cornice, 12 feet, 8
inches; Upper member of cornice, Is
feet; but ornaments, finals, trophies,
and other decorative features may be
raised to a greater height, with the
approval of the General Superin-
tendent.
Partitions between exhibits, if solid
walls, are to be not more than Is feet,
nor less than IL feet high. Partition
walls abutting against aisles can not
be built higher than three feet for a
distance of three feet back from said
aisles
8. A uniform style Of cornice with
supporting columns will be con-
structed along the aisle lines of county
exhibit spaces at the expense of the
Commission. Counties will, however,
be permitted to do this work at their
own expense, subject to the approval
of the General Superintendent, If such
is desired for any particular purpose
of installation. All partition walls
separating county exhibits will be
built by the Commission.
9. The State Commission will pay
to the properly authorized manage
ment of each county exhibit a sum
equal to fifty per cent Of the total
amount expended by said county in
the collection, installation and
management of its display; provided
that in no case shall the amount so
paid exceed $500. This payment is to
he for rental Of exhibit. ownership re.