Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-10-26
u0RBOW COUNTY Wins.
Awarded 95 Medals at the Lewis
and Clark Fair.
LEADING COUNTY ON WOOL
More Gold medals OH Wool Than
all Counties of Eastern
Oregon COmbinea.

Henry Blackman, Morrow county
Lewis and Clark Fair Commissioner
returned Monday evening from Port
and, having completed his work 70
Morrow county at the fair.
Morrow county people are proud 0
our showing at the fair and give Mr.
| Black man much credit for his faithful
and attentive work. Since the close O
exposition Mr.. Blsckman has beer
engaged in disposing of the exhibits
Almost everything was turned off to
good advantage. The wool, -four and
wheat brought good price as well as
the furniture and fixtures in the booth.
For the enterprise OF Morrow county
in appropriating 81 900 for an exhibit
we have the satisfaction of knowing
that tnls county stands right in the
front rank with the leading Oregon
counties, and this fact has been made
public in a manner that is bound to
bring good results.
For mertorious exhibitions of pro-
ducts, Morrow county today is the
proud possessor OF Al gold medals, 40
silver medals, IL bronze medals and
two certificates of honorable mention.
Prior to the opening of the fair there
was considerable controversy as to the
advisability OF making an appropria-
ton, and it was claimed by some that
the cost would be too great for the bene-
fits to be derived. 1t is the general
opinion now that this was the best
money that Morrow county ever spent.
The appropriation was not made un-
I'll the May term of court and there was
not much time to arrange the booth and
collect the exhibit for the opening OF
the fair.
AS soon as Mr.. Blackman was ap-
pointed commissioner, with the assis-
tance of Judge Ayers and the county
court, active work was Immediately
commenced.
When Mr.. Blsckman first opened up
the booth all that he had for an exhibit
was an elk belonging to Frank Roberts,
q case of mounted birds belonging to
DR.. E. R. Swinburne, few sheavss of |
wheat and q small amount OF fruit. |
From this small start the exhibit which
was not really complete until the mid
lie of July, grew to be one of the finest
md most attractive exhibits at the fair.
Mr.. Blackman who was seen at his
,ome by Gazette representative yes.
erday, naturally feels proud over the
esults.
"The fact that our county with a
opulation of less than 5000 comes out
nth 95 medals, Al of which are gold,
laking greater showing than any
ounty in the state OF Oregon in proper.
on to population, is certainly gratify-
'g to Morrow county people," said Mr..
lackman. Q
81 vas not satisfied with the award
l wool, mention of which was made =
last weeks Gazette, and / made a
rong appeal to the superior jury. The
suit is instead of six gold medals, 2I
lver medals. four bronze medals and c.
20 honorable mentions on wool. we D
I'VE, after careful examination by the v
perior jury assisted by a wool ex- II
rt, change from SIX to Is gold
edals. reducing the silver medals from /"
to l6 and the bronze medals from "
lr to two," continued Mr.. Blackman. u
I'VE now have the remarkable show l.
: OF thirteen more gold medals on "
'ol than all of the counties of Eastern 10
egon combined which speaks for it. "
+ as to the possibilities of wool grow III
, In this county.