East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-06

"The best fair ever held in eastern
Oregon" was the keynote and motto
adopted oy the directors of the Uma-
tilla-Morrow county fair society at a
meeting held today at the offices Of
Secretary Thomas F'itz Gerald.
The meeting was attended by Com
missioners Cohen, Roosevelt and
Teutsch and Secretary Fitz Gerald
and was one Of the most important
yet held.
1t was decided that hereafter space
in the fair pavilion will be furnished
free for exhibits from committees In
either Umatilla or Morrow county,
each community to be required only
to build and decorate its booth on
the ground allotted by the commits
sion. Space will necessarily be lin
tied to communities making exhibits.
However, space will be sold to indi-
vidual exhibitors as was done last
year. In this way II is hoped to re-
move the last barrier in the way of
community exhibits and the commits
sion hopes to see every town, village
and community In the two counties
fittingly represented by booth filled
with products.
1t was also decided to install a
large electric motor in the pavilion
to which any kind Of machine may
be attached. In this way a number
of the industries of the two counties
may be exhibited in operation.
Printing presses, cream separators,
turning lathes and other mechanical
Industries may thus be kept in opera
ton during the fair thus adding a
novel end entertaining feature to II.
A large hot house exhibit was also
decided upon and a large space will
be set aside in the center of the pa
vilion for this feaeure. \ large col
lection of growing plants, flowers,
shrubs and trees typical of the two
counties will be shown in a beautiful
booth constructed under the direction
of expert florists. Any one having
anything suitable for this booth is
urged to bring 1t to the fair and as
sist in making this feature attractive.
That the art exhibit will be more
suitably arranged this year than last
possible that the large room in the
Martin building adjoining the fair
pavilion will. be secured and the en-
tire art exhibit placed there where
II Will he protected In every way. 1t
is hoped to develop this feature of
the fair and bring out exhibits from
every branch of art, all of which are
well represented in the counties in
terested.
Secretary Fitz Gerald is now in
correspondence with the best bands
the Eagles band of this city, will
have some of the hest music avail
able for the entire fair week.
II Is possible that a large relief
map of the Umatilla government ir-
rigation project will be on exhibition
at the fair The commission will de-
vote any amount of space desired by
the government for such exhibit and
the matter of preparing such map
on a large scale, showing every detail
of the project will be Immediately
taken up with Engineer John T..
Whistler.
The commission urges every COM
munity in Umatilla and Morrow coun-
ty to make an exhibit at the 1907
fair. which will be the best ever held
in eastern Oregon.
May Enlarge Pavilion.
Although the present fair pavilion
is the largest in eastern Oregon. 1t
is probable that 1t will be greatly
enlarged for the coming fair This
matter is now under consideration by
the commission and It will be work.