The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-12-11
WoULNT ALLOW 1T.
Court Room to be Used for AIl-Ben-'
ton School Fair - Committee at
Sea for Building.

An incident of last weeks ses-
sion of the county court was the re-
fusal to allow the use of the circuit
court room for exhibitive purposes
for the All-Benton School Fair to
be held next year. II had been
planned to use all vacant rooms
for the displays, for which purpose
the building is better suited by far
than any other edi6ce in the coun-
ty. The attorneys room. the cir
cult court room, the jury rooms,
all commodious and airy, together
with other large rooms Oh tue third
floor wouli have made room for an
exhibit to have been arranged that
would have been very fine III its
effects. Of course the purpose Of
the fair is to give chill iren and old
er people too, practical experience
in growing the finest possible pro-
ductions, competitive influences ent-
ering into the IDEA and furnishing
a motive to do superior work. The
experience gained naturally becomes
OF great value afterWard 10 those
who struggle for the prizes. AT
the same time great assembling
of products of superior character
is provided for, and these it was,
proposed to donate to the county
for use at the state fair, or for 9TH
er purposes. Besides asking fox
use of the court room which was
denied, the committee requested a.
contribution of 5000 in cash, in re-
turn for which the exhibit was tc
be placed at toe county court dis
posal. The county appropriated
500, but this the committee has
declined to accept. The reason for
denying the use of the circuit court
room, Judge Woodward says. is
that the children might scratch the;
furniture, and that it is not good
for too many of them to be passing
through the place. The commit
tee agreed 10 remove all the iurnl-
. ture, and to not only see that the
rooms are not damaged, but TO
make them as good as they were
before in case any damage is done
The committee is at sea for bludi-
t. ing as there is no other one with
so great floor space and SO peculiar
= = ly fitted for the requirements of the
= big Fair.
!. A citizen discussing the matter
i said: The Fair is the most merit
=" orious propo,lt.ou that has eve.
been proposed ia Benton couniy-
L It is in line with what they are-do
, ing in many other counties, It i.
: educational. 1t gives the schoo
! population something to strive fol
u and that brings out the best that j.
in them. It means three days of Z
!. huge crowd tor Corvallis. Gu,
;; business men have endorsed tbs
= :, plan by contribution of more thar
Il 81, 400. The sum will doubles
be still more increased. Everybody
. in Benton county wants this Fair
= No obstacle ought to be thrown: II
:, its way. Its av all-Benton county
!. =; proposition. The court house i:
). i. the peoples. If the display of ar
- ~ ticles on exhibit will injure it, es
pecially when the committee offers
. to make everything good as it wa:
before, then how about politica
conventions held there? How
about all kinds of mass meetings
;, How about football rallies where
~ ~ everything is bediam and disiTne
- Il have observed that the candi
dates for Office 60 into the country
and hold political meetings in tn
school houses without removing tn,
furniture. 1t is my opinion tha
the court decided without fully con
s:dering and that the members vii
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