The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-10-11
HOOD RIVER FAIR
WILL OPEN TODAY
EVERYTHING READY FOR VISITORS
Doors VIII Swing Outward at 1880
O'clock White Band Plays aud
Babies Gurgle.

finer display Ut fruit than ever before
Visitors from far and near have al
ready arrived and more are expected
on each train,
The city is tastefully decorated for
the occasion, merchants, business
houses and pivate dwellings vieing
the most attla1tive disl lay. The fair
building, with its neatly whitewashed
'front.', on which is a large sign an.
nouncing the place of exhibit, has
lent itself very nicely to the hand OF
the decorator and presents an attrac
tive and gala appearance both inside
aud out.
All day yesterday and this morning
ranchers have been busy bringing It,
their apples and placing them on dis
play. Exhibits can be seen from
White Salmon, Mosier and LaGrande
as we'll as Hood River, the manager
of the Fruit Growers union from the
latter place asking permission to send
a display which was granted. The
ladies who nave charge of the display
of fancy work and other things per
tanning to their part of the fair have
been hustling about getting things in
shape to make a conquest, aud PROUD
mot hers have been polishing their
youngest born for the baby show, the
prize for which will be awarded this
afternoon. Gaily decorated booths,
smiling faces and boxes of red apples
accompanied by burst of music will
greet the fair patrons when the doors
are opened at / 30 today, for every
body is in good humOr over the fine
showing of fruit and the sure indiCa-
tions of big attendance to gaze up
on the apples that have made Hood
River famous.
The irrigation association will be
called to order at the same hour that
the fair is opened and it is expected
that there will be in the neighborhood
of 100 delegates present. Some of
them have already arrived and more
will come in today and tomorrow. An
attractive and varied program has
been arranged for entertaining them
and it is expected that they will hold
business session, both this after
noon and eve ing and be entertained
tomorrow and tomorrow evening.
The program for the fair and lrri-
CATION association so far as is known
Ia as follows
IHUSKDAY, OCT. IL.
l p. IN. Fair opens for admission
of visitors.
1.30 p. IN Oregon State Irriagtion
association called to order in the OPP
era House.
Address of welcome by Hon. A. S
Blowers, mayor of the city of Hood
River.
Address of welcome to irrigationists
by Representative of Hood River lrri
gationists \. G. Staten.
Response by the president of the lr
rigation association, S. a. Lowell.
Irritation under the Carey act in
the Deschutes valley" Jesse Stems,
lttorney for d. |. & P. Co.
"Need of legislation IN Oregon on
the subject of waters, John ii. Lew
Is, state engineer.
Irrigation for humid regions"
Professor f. l.. Kent, dairy instructor
Oregon Agrioultur college.
"Fruit growing on rrigated lands, "
Judd Geer, Cove, Ore.
"Some legal phases of irrigation, "
John Ii. Lawrey, Pendleton, Ore.
"Irrigation 10 the Willamette val
ley,' Grant b. Dimick, county judge
Clackamas county.
wrrigatiOn in Rogue River valley"
}. w. Perkins, memb ber of legislature,
jackson county.
"The duty we owe water" r. N.
Smith, county surveyor Ontario,
Ore.
"Sugar beets raised by irrigation, -
+. W. Sheffield, Nyssa, Ore.
"Irrigation in the willamette val
ley" A. l.. Slower, United States ge-
illogical survey.
"lrrigation legislation, " II. A.
johnson, Umatilla River Waterusers'
association.
Evening.
Continuation Of the program of
State Irrigation association during
which solos will he rendered by Miss
Gladys Hartley and Mrs. G. II. Slet-
ten.
FRIDAY, OCI. Il.
$50 a. m. delegates OF the State
Irrigation association will meet at the
Mount Hood hotel for drive Ovei
the valley.
23O-Baby exhibit and award of
prizes.
Evening
$50 p. m.-Grand entertainment in
the Opera House under the manage
ment OF j. Adrian Epping, pincipal
OF the Western Academy of Music,
Elocution and Dramatic Att of Port
land, and the entertainment commit
tee.
Programme.
London Concert Hall-sOng-The
Misses Sharp.
Recitation selected Miss Nettie
Kemp.
Bailad-"Clang OF the Forge, -
Murray Kay.
Piano solo from Rigoletto, Verdi
Miss Alta Arrick.
Reading-"The Soul of the Violin
WIN. NJ. RasmUs.
Baritone solo-"A May Morning, y
Denza-J. Adrian Epping.
Reading-"The MiIliner's Bill"-
Miss NJ. Bode.
Violin solo-"The Evening STAR
Miss Csmelia Barker.
Scene from "The School for Scan.
dal" with Miss NJ. Bode as Lady
Teazle and VIM M. Rasmus as SiI
! Peter.
SATURDAY, OCT. 13.
$50 a. m. j. Adrian Epping and
party will be given drive over the
valley.
Evening.
Piano solo-Val,e inpromptu, Lizt
Miss Alta T. ATrick.
Baritone solo-"Ihe Bells Of st,