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GREATER 5REGON
STATE FAIR
TO BE HELD AT SALEM SEPT. 1921
Many Improvements Have Been Made
In the Grounds and New At
fractions Secured.

The Greater Oregon State Fair to
be held in Salem September 16 to 81,
inclusive, will be lone Of the biggest
things that ever happened to the
northwest" to use one enthusiast o
expression.
Perhaps the people in general, and
especially those who have been Isgu-
lar yearly visitors at the fair, and
who have noted the gro WITH of this pi-
oneer factor In the states develop
ment, are most interested In the i'm.
provements and facilities for increas-
ed usefulness which have been added
this year.
The clang of the hammer has been
heard for many months at the fair
gounds Under the magic sway Of an
army Of workmen, old. dilapidatsd
shacks and barren wastes have van.
ished and In their place new and
slightly buildings have arisen, and
green lawns and gardens have appear
ed as II by an enohanter's touch.
The row OF shacks ana stands, can
dy stores and lunch counters, which
formerly faced the main pavilion, has
been entirely destroyed. The dairy
building which stood near the walk
from the entrance gate, has been
moved northeast, so that 1t now
stands across the way from the pavil-
lou. Between the dairy building and
the pavilion an expanse OF green
lawns and flower beds, with beautiful
statues and fountains, will greet Wis
itors at the 1907 fair.
The refreshment stands and side
shows will have place, but they will
be restricted to space lying east Of
the pavilion. Here they will be group
ed around three sides of hollow
square, the open side to face the pa
vilion. In the center of this square
free open.air performances, balloon
ascens ems and band concerts will be
stereoptioan views, moving pictures
and colored lights on the white walls
of the pavilion and other buildings at
night, The removal of all concessions
to one district will be greatly apprec-
lated by fair visitors. Even In this
place restrictions will be made, and
game, of chance land traps to scatch
the unwary will be strictly prohibit
cd.
But the greatest change is In the
stock exhibits. The entire collection
Of old, open faced barns has Eeen re-
moved, aud In their place twelve new,
modern and sanitary structures have
been erected. These show barns were
designed with the idea OF providing
the geatest possible comfort both to
ha h.h 40 ard tho uxzcrkata~ Ttxas,
|were built around an oval, In the
torn OF the hub Of wheel with its
projecting spokes. The center space
viii be used for the judging OF stock.
Openings have been left through the
middle of the barns to provide for q
covered track to be built in the fu-
ture. Sheds will be constructed from
one barn to another, thus forming q
covered track of nearly q quarter Of q
mile In length for winter training
purposes.
The new barns will all be painted
red, with white trimmings. The best
lumber In the old barns was used In
the construction Of these buildings,
and thus hundreds of dollars have
been saved to the state. The barns
are all set on concrete piers, and the
lighting and ventilation IL perfect.
OF the twelve new barns, five are
for horses, three for cattle, two for
sheep, one for hogs and one foi goats.
Altogether there is an area Of almost
two and one-half acres under root.
There are 698 stalls aud 342 pens,
making "a total OF l040 apartments tor
the. accommodation OF livestock ex-
hibitors.
In the horse barns there..are q great
many box stalls. Two out OF the three
cattle buildings are double barns,
having passage ways between the
heads of the animals--a great i'm
rrovemeat over former conditions,
where the visitor was compelled to
walk behind the animals, lthe point OF
view being far from advantageous and
the danger of soiling the clothes Inn
minent. In the swine department one
pleasing feature Is the Judging arena
In tho center of the building. BY q
system OF gates aud runways every
pen can be connected with this arena
and all danger Of escape is eliminat-
ed. Formerly 1t was necessary to take
the animal out of the pen, and fire.
quenty the captive broke away and
caused lively chase around the
grounds.
The old stand for the judging Of
stock which served its purpose well
but which in the new order Of things
would be useless, has been built into
the goat barn. The poultry building
has been turned half way around, to
face the main walk to the livestock
department. 1t will also be enlaIg ged
and remodeled. Thus the dairy Euild-
ing, poultry building and livestock
barns, which would naturally be Wis.,
tied together, are all in convenient
and uniform positions.
These are only few Of the changes
taking place at the fair grounds.
Minor improvements are being made
everywhere. To get complete idea of
what Oiegon's great fair will be the
reader must visit the grounds for
himself. Why not attend the fair,
September 16 to 21Y 1t is an educa-
tion in itself.
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