East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-20

That the competitive art exhibit at
the coming district fair will be one
of the most attractive features, is
now an assured fact. The commits
sion secured the west half of the
Martin building, adjoining the pa
vilion on Webb street, which will be
cleaned up, fitted with tables, shelves
and picture moulding and made ready
to receive all kinds of art exhibits.
This will insure safety to the ex-
hibit, as il will be under a roof, in
fireproof building and in care of a
special watchman who will remain
on duty every night. Last year the
art department was handicapped by
being under the canvas roof, where
many people feared to leave valuable
| paintings and other classes of art and
the exhibit was consequently curtail-
led. This year the commission has
prepared against such an emergency
by renting the Martin room, which
| will be fitted up this week by Con-
tractor Arthur Gibson for the placing
of exhibits.
along the walls at a height of six and
10 feet for the hanging OF paintings
of all kinds and down the full length
|, of the center of the room will be
placed tables and shelves where the
! smaller art works, fancy works, Chi
na painting and other classes of art
exhibits may be conveniently placed
for display.
1t is hoped that the entire room
will be filled with art exhibits as .
safe and convenient place is now
provided.
Everything which is entered in
competition in the art department
will be placed in this room, while in
the main pavilion a number of art
booths, arranged for display but not
for competition, will be arranged
These special booths in the pa
vilion are being made up of selected
exhibits from various homes in the
city and will form an attractive fea-
ture of the exhibit but will not be en-
tered in competition for premiums.
List of Exhibitors.
Today the work upon the booths
and decorations for the pavilion has
been continued and the grounds are
daily becoming more attractive. All
or the space around the. pavilion has
now been engaged and many of the
booths are preparing their exhibits:
Echo, Hermiston, Pilot Rock, wes-
ton, Freewater and Milton. The Nor
row county and likewise the Umatilla
county exhibits will be located on the
elevation at the east end of the pa
| vilion.
The following private business con-
Germs and institutions have booths in
process of constructions: Goodman
Hardware company, Taylor Hardware
company, Teutsch's department store,
Oregon Lumber company, Northwest
ern Gas & Electric company, the
Campbell Automatic Gas Burner
company of Portland, NJ. A. RAIDER,
st. Anthony's hospital, The Delta
candy kitchen, st. Joseph's academy
the public schools, the Peoples Ware
house, w. j. Clarke G. Co., Pendle-
ton Business college, G. r. Demott &
Co.. AleXander's department store.
and John Nilsson and Son.
| Excellent Work by Dan May.
Dan May, the well-known contrac-
tor and maker of concrete building
blocks, will have an excellent exhib-
it In the form of the concrete work
at the fountains within the palm
garden at the west end of the pa
vilion. Mr.. May donated the entire
concrete to the fair commission and
It will add much in making the
flower exhibit success.
This forenoon Secretary Fitz Gerald