Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-09-06
FIRST INDUSTRIAL FAIR
TO BE GREAT SUCCESS
Every Indication That 1t will be Even
Better Than Its Promoters
Dared Hope For.

numbers on the place Of Postmaste
Harmon, on Deer Greek and he will
have some at the fair for inspection.
W. J. Winner will make an interest
ing display of platinum from tn
mines near Waldo and his process B,
which the valuable product can b
saved.
Wild and tame grapes are grow
very successfully heresbouts and al
though it is bit early to make AM
fine.showing, yet l.. M. Mitchell ant
Thos. Lewman of Applegste Valley
will have . novelty In the shape Of ,
wild vine some 100 feet long, with luc
ious fruit while II. s. wynant also
OF the Applegate valley has vine but
one year old, grown on granite land
and without irrigation, which meas.
ures "a feet and seven inches long,
which he will place in the fair.
John Williams has grown q fine ar
ticls Of broom corn which competent
judges pronounce equal to the best
and he will let the people see at the
fair just what hs can do in this di-
rection.
Postmaster Kubli of Kubli will
show how he grows cane and makes q
fine article of syrup therefrom. He
has been able to clearly demonstrate
the feasibility Of the undertaking.
W. s. Bailey, the postmaster and
merchant at Davidson was in wedues-
day and said that his team would
bring in exhibits to the fair free of
charge. He lives in the Missouri Flat.
which is famous for fine apples and he
will see to 1t that that section has a
very fine disp sy at the fair
Lester Bailey, whom some of his
friends have dubbed as the reformed
photographer. is growing fruit very
successfully and he proposes 10 show
tho Hood River fellows at the fair
that real Spitzenburg apples can be
grown nicely in Rogue River Valley.
Rev. ]. K. Day, of woodville is AN
enthusiast over the vast amount OF
good which will likely come to the
whole OF the Rogue river as = result OF
the convention aud fair. He WAS In
the city, this week making arrange.
ments to bring in u 10! of fine vegetbles
for the affair
Lynn d. Allen will have his fine
Gurnsey cow from the Ladd herd at
the fair.
Postmaster W. o. Henry Of Hugo is
Que Of the committee To rustic exhib.
ITS from his section and SO is Daniel
Peterson and both Of these gentlemen
are doing valiant work, putting in
hard hicks for the fair. The horticul-
tursl and agricultural exhibits will
DO in the pavilion, with ii. ID. Els.
mann in charge of the same. The
stock aud manufactures will be given
10 the rear of the pavilion, AS we'll as
the pens for the poultry. with A. T.
Martin caring for the same. In the
Com Iercial Club rooms will be the
mineral displays, in the keeping of
Frank South. The art, photo, and
photo displays will be held 10 the
Churchill store room, MIS-. Conklin In
charge, while the domestic science
showing will bo presided over in the
Hail building. with Mrs. Hall In
care Of it.
l.. b. Akers who has a fine herd OF
Brown Swiss, known as "Hill Jer-
says, will make n nice exhibit OF
his blooded stock, bringing some OF
MIS- fine animals. he used TO be a
Jersey enthusiast, but now he prefers
the animals imported from Switzer.
land.
w. X. Powers who 10 a convert to
dairyins wants to make a good show
log at the fair aud while here he
hopes DR.. Witbcyombe and others OF
the o. A. c. specialists will arrange
to hold a farmers institute 10 Deer
Greek this coming winter season.
G. H. McCsnn, the Cheney creek
stockmsn has fine span OF ycarling
mules, which he believes will carry
Of the highest honors at the fair.
Marshall Sites was In from WIN.
Jams valley and he is greatly pleased
over the fair outlook. He says that
the people out his way are going toIbs
here in full force and are going 10
mste.some fine displays at the fair.
y. H. Hart brought in a fine lot oi
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