The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02
Leavenworth WASH, Friday, July q 1909.
SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR
Sept. 20 to 25 viii Be Better Than Ever
This Year, Say the Managers

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the fuller exhibits already assured o.
prize winning horses, cattle, swine and
other livestock of Idaho, Oregon and
Washington, the Inland Empire is al
last to see the prize winners from the
eastern state fairs.
The East has already sent some live
stock to the Northwest, but on that
occasion, the Portland Fair, it was i'm
possible to arrange for the entire exhibit
for this country, as the Interstate Fair
date followed the Portland Fair.
In September, however, the stock
men of the Inland Empire and all who
attend the Spokane Interstate Fair will
see the livestock that won premiums at
the Minnesota State Fair, the greatest
fair for stockmen, farmers or producers
that is held in the United States; just
as the Spokane Interstate Fair is the
greatest fair that is held west of the
Missouri river. Stockmen have been
long convinced of the incalculable
benefit to the proper breeding of stock
that lies in comparisons between the
finest OF one section with the finest of
another, and it is no exaggeration to
say that this year will present to the
stockmen of the Inland Empire the
best opportunity for such comparisons
yet afforded in the Northwest.
Two special trains will convey the
livestock from Hamline, MINI. 1t will
be exhibited in Seattle, competing for
the 100000 in premiums offered by
the A.-Y.-P. Exposition, for the two
weeks from September 81 to October 9.
The Minnesota State Fair will be held
from September 6 to II. Immediately
upon the close of the fair the two
special trains of livestock will start for
Bozeman, Mont, where stockmen and
farmers of the famous Gallatin valley
and of the whole state Of Montana will
be gathered for the fair that will be
held from September IS to l8, during
which time the Minnesota stock will be
exhibited. Leaving Bozeman the trains
will arrive in Spokane in good time for
the opening OF the Interstate Fair,
September 20, and the livestock will
be exhibited here until the close of the
Interstate Fair, September Is.
There is glory and cash to be won
by the embryo farmers of the Inland
Empire at the Spokane Interstate Fair
this year, and the special prizes that
are offered for the best yellow and
white corn raised by boys will be in
the nature of rewards for those wise
and lucky lads who siezed time by the
forelock last spring and planted corn
for the Washington State College boys
corn growing contest.
A special cash prize OF $40 will be
given in the boys corn growing contest.
The boy who exhibits the best ten ears
of yellow corn will receive So. The
second best ten ears will receive 81.
The same prizes are offered for the best
ten ears of white corn raised by boys.
Entries for these prizes may be made
right up to the opening Of the Inter
state Fair, Monday, September 20, at
$50 o'clock in the morning. The corn
exhibits, as we'll as all other exhibits OF
fruit, grain, grasses and vegetables,
must be in place by 10 o'clock of the
opening day, and must remain there
until the closing night, Sept. 25.
The American Institute of Mining
Engineers will be held in Spokane the
week following the Fair and arrange
ments have already been made to have
the mineral exhibit on display during
that time for the inspection of the en-.
gineers who will attend the meeting,
1t is hoped that arrangements can be
made to have the Western branch o.
the Canadian Mining Institute partici'
pate in the sessions and entertainment
OF the visitors and if this can be aran
ged no better opportunity will afford tC
present our mineral resources beior,
the engineers of the continent.