Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-28

tition with the world at the Lewis
and Clark. But our work is not yet
done; We must keep up the high
standard our state fair has reached
and this can only be done by the ex-
hibltors themselves. We believe
every man who has helped build up
this fair to It's present standard had
higher motives than purely personal
interest. They sacrificed personal
interest in many cases in behalf Of
patriotism and the public good. But
how about It this year? Are you
doing your part to help make the
fair a representative one? Or do you
think the various industries of this
state will progress without your fur.
ther effort? II is the duty of every
progressive citizen to give up part Of
his time toward making these annual
exhibitions a success. The number
of active men in any state can he
! determined by the progress going on
in the state; and so IL is with n state
fair They are the best thermometers
of the interest being taken in the
welfare of agriculture, the basis OF
our existence. What the state fair
is doing for the industrial interests
of Oregon has just begun TO be felt
and all our work in that direction
will be lost should we fail to do our
part in keeping IL up. Business men
are continuously contributing some
plan to best advertise the states re-
sources. To these men we say: en-
courage your state fair; help bring
out the exhibits, the people, and
educate our own people regarding
the wonderful resources OF our state
In the same line OF thought we
find the secretary of the California
State Agricultural society making the
following statement in his report,
after visiting the state fairs OF Mimi
esota, Iowa. Illinois. Indiana. Ohio
Kansas and Nebraska. and with his
observations heartily concur: I'm
all of these states the annual fairs
are looked forward TO as the farmers
great holiday season, where they not
only obtain diversion. but rest and
visit and get acquainted and learn
from one another as well as from
the exhibits the latest and best OF the I
things in which they are interested" s
The California secretary further l
says on this subject; {
There is much effort. study, and
money put into state fairs in the
east. The people believe in them
and the farmer. manufacturer, and !
merchant. as well as the state at
large, profit by them. To summarize
the benefits derived from fairs as
claimed by Mr.. Il. w. Randall, sec {
retary of the Minnesota fair: 'Theyl'
are valuable TO the historian as mile
posts OF progress; they provide oh.
ject lessons on the resources of the
localities I'm which they are held
they mark the progress, the ingenu-
ity, the enterprise and the energy
OF the people; they are educational,
giving lessons of practical value; c
they provide holidays for the masses;
they stimulate and encourage all a
lines of production; they broaden
and improve markets; they present |
an illustrated record OF development 4
un1 fhAN ~ Al
cities, and great general value to
the states In which they are held IL J
may be said In addition that they {
stimulate home pri le, produce !
greater degree OF eontentment. and I
tend TO hold farmers to their homes
and induce city people TO invest In |
farms, In short. they lead TO rural
Improvement and development"
Viewed In the light of modern
thought, modern Advancement and
modern accomplishment in agricul-
tural pursuits. as expressed in the
foregoing, recognize the state fairs
as one OF the most important insti-
tutions and / recognize the Oregon
state fair as fully equal In its good
results 10 any held in the other
states.
The number and finer quality OF
Saeh years showing by exhibitors
,an be also seen on every intelh.
gently kept farm in the state. Every
poultry yard. every sheep paddock {
,yery pig pen. every dairy, every
horse corral. In fact every branch Of y