The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-10-15

being the most pronounced success In
fairs ever held in this country. In its
record of thirteen years running, the
Interstate fair has had many obstacles
to overcome on it's road to success, yet
from the time of it's inception as an as
pirant for fair honors, it has shown a
constant record of achievement and
success and bids fair in the very near
future to occupy the position which
it so we'll deserves-that of being one
of the most complete fairs-not alone
in the northwest, but west of the Mis-
sissippi. No fair of this character can
be built up in a day or year, but can
be made permanent only by series
of annual successes, such as have at
tended the efforts of the officers and
trustees of this fair.
It's possibilities are SO manifest as
to need no recounting Spokane, by
reason of it's position in the GEN.
ter of an enormously large and rich
agricultural territory, by reason OF its
industrial possibilities and growth as
a railroad center, should be the natu-
ural site for a large agricultural and
industrial fair. It's promoters appre-
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of the public who have ever attended,
whether from the city or country, ap-
preciate it's possibilities as an educa-
tional fount Hence its future sue
cess is assured.
The home of the fair never before
presented so fine an appearance. Many
hundreds of dollars had been spent in
re-decorating and improving the build
ings, in lettering conditions of the
roads, fences, etc., and everything con-
ducive to it's success had been accom-
plished The new home Industrial
building, a fine, large, roomy and we'll
arranged structure, erected this year,
stands as a monument of respect and
record of accomplishment to the efforts
of those who made possible such an
achievement. The agricultural build
ing doomed up well, it's many gables
and arches rejecting the efforts OF
"Old Sol' to penetrate, conscious OF
the fact that they housed one of the
finest exhibits of this character ever
shown and determined to offer ref
uge. cool and interesting, to all who
entered.
Exhibits in all departments, save
cattle, sheep and hogs, were as good,
and, in fact, little better than usual,
and it is partly owing to the execra-
BILE management of the state fair as
ISOLATION at North Yakima that ex-
hibits in the three last named depart
ments were not more numerous. Many
stockmen west of the mountains would
be glad to show stock here and then
continue the circuit to Walla Walla
and Lewiston, were it not for the
North Yakima rules which help to
make the circuiting almost an impos-
sibility.
The fair opened under the most aus
picious circumstances of good weather
fine exhibits and great interest on the
part of the public, who helped to swell
gate receipts daily, from early morn
to late night The judging of all ex-
hibits was accomplished with COM
mendable dispatch and general salts
faction to ALL
The exhibit of the Bradley Engineer
ing and Machinery Co., of Spokane,
first attracted attention as one enter
ed the grounds. This firm handles
gasoline engines pumps, etc., for the
farmer and their exhibit of these goods
attracted considerable attention from
visitors.
Next, shown in a fifty foot tent,
came the exhibit of the International
Harvester Co. Theirs was an attrac-
ton of merit and consisted of fine
showing of gasoline engines, separat-
ors. churns, chop and feed mills, all
in constant operation.
Housed in quarters of it's own, the
exhibit of Fairbanks, Morse & Co. con-
sisted of an attractively arranged
showing of gasoline engines in con-
ctant oDpra alton