East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-14

The organization of the Umatills
County Agricultural Fair association
which was begun over a year ago, was
completed at mass meeting held at
the Commercial association parIors
last evening.
In pursuance to a call issued by
committee consisting of Mayor James
A. Fee. ]. w. Maloney G. NJ. Rice and
w. L. Thompson, a meeting was held
last evening, the purpose of which
was to perfect the organization FORM
ed shortly after the bill creating the
Third Eastern Oregon District Agrf-
cultural Fair association, comprising
Umatilla and Morrow counties, was
passed by the Oregon legislature. This
committee was appointed at that time
to have direction Of the organization,
and owing to the fact that the Lewis
and Clark fair was held last year. the
association postponed action untn
later.
The association was formally
launched last evening. Leon Cohen,
president of the Commercial associa-
tion. was elected president and II. c.
Willis secretary of the association,
and after discussion of the various
phases of the matter three members
of the commission authorized by the
bill were elected as follows: Leon
Cohen, c. f. Roosevelt and Lee
Teutsch.
Governor Chamberlain has already
appointed three members of the COM
mission, consisting of George A. Hart
man and Frank Frazier, of this coun-
ty, and w. o. Minor of Heppner.
Morrow county will organize at once
and elect one member of the COM
mission, and the fair board will then
be composed of the three members
elected by the Umatilla county asso-
citation, one by the Morrow county
association and the three appointed
by the governor 20
Plans for the fair will be left en-.
urely with this commission which ysits
hold meeting Immediately and after
organizing will take up the matter of
erecting pavilion, advertising the fait-
ana other details necessary to its
success
While everything is now in forma-.
tive period vet it is the plan to se..
cure lease for term of Years. On,
the o. r. & n. property on Main,
street adjoining the Kunkel imple--
ment store, and there build a large
pavilion or exposition building espec.
lallV arranged for the purpose. The
vacant space in Railroad street be-
tween Main and Thompson streets
could be fenced in and converted into,
a snow ground for livestock and this
IN ADDITION to the pavilion would af-
lord excellent fair grounds.
me general plan of raising funds
with which to erect the paviIion 10
entirely with the commission b,,t 8,
IS probable that stock subscriptions,
VIII be offered for sale to the farmers,
ana business men and in this vav
make 1t a cooperative concern. Tho
pavilion can be made permanent q.
t Is believed a long term lease ga,
be secured from the o. R. & N corl-
oany for the purpose.
The bill creating the association m
'ropriated $500 to be used for pra-
niums for educational, agrieuItur,,
md horticultural exhibits. and a,.,,
provided that the state printer should,
urhish 1850 worth of printed matter.
utstde OF this appropriation.
Immediately after the commisSo,
rganizes printed matter will be secur-
d from the state and the work Of ad-
cruising the fair will begin.
District Attorney G. W. Phelps was
resent and advised as to the ler,1
leps to pursue. He had heard fror,
lorrow county and was assured tb,t
lie people OF that county would or
ahize an association an delect their
lemoer OF the commission at once