The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-09-02
STATE FAIR
AT SALEM
WILDE HELD SEPTEMBER I3 TO IS
improvements Being Made Which Will
Make the Fair Better
Than Ever.

The next Oregon State Fair will
be the tOrtyelghth annual one in the
history of the organization, and it
will he conducted at Salem during the
week of September 1918, under the
direction of the Oregon State Board
of Agriculture, the secretary of which
is II. A. Welch, and the president, W.
f. Matlock. Several improvements
are being made in the plan of the
fair grounds, among which might be
mentioned the construction of mas
sive concrete main enterance, tlanked
on either side by conlmodious rein
forced concrete administration build.
ing, in which will be located the
offices CT the board and which will be
a very busy place during the week
that the fair is in operation. This
structure is located few rods to the
lett OF the former main or railroad
gate and with its spacious vestihule
and electric tuInstiles will afford
easier access to the grounds for the
great crowds of people who attend
the fair during the entire week,
A most desirable change has been
made in the locations of the principal
restaurants and the poultry pavilion,
all of which will be appreciated by
the visitors In attendance at the fairs
of the future to be held on this
ground.
The altering of the grounds in this
respect affords larger lawns and more
spacious walks up to and in front Of
the main exhibition buildings and the
livestock barns on the fair grounds.
A livestock Judging arena, LOG feet
wide by 2l2 feet in length, has been
made in close proximity TO the stock
barus, so that during the time that
the several judges are passing upon
the classes OF stock entered for the
premiums those spectators Interested
in the work can witness it without
being held back by few people in
front who are always present to oh,
struct general view of such things.
The secretary reports that there are
many entries of agricultural products
and livestock in their several classes
will be more plentiful than ever.
The machinery pavilion has been
enlarged so that there is fully II, zoo
square feet of Il or space for display
ing tarm implements, machinery, car
riages, wagons, and other vehicles,
etc.
lhe poultry pavilion Is enlarged to
the extent of an annex 42x75 feet, and
the entire structure is equipped with
new Coops for the featheIed beauties
that will be entered for the ribbons
and premiums. The superintendent
of this department Is Prot james
Dryden, of the poultry husbandry
department of the Oregon Agricul
tural College. lie is putting toitt
special efforts to make this exhibition
OF poultry the largest and most at
tractive In the history of the state
fair. A section of the poultry build
ing annex will be used for the Scotch
Collie dog depaIt Itment.
The dairy department will be look
ed after by Paul V. Maris, one of the
deputies to the state dairy commits.
sioner. He will have display Of
dairy and creamery products the like
of which has never been seen on the
fair grounds, and there will be 4
large display Of dairy utensils by
various dairy supply houses in the
Pacific Northwest.
lLe racing at the fair will be of the
best sort, as many horses of eXtraor
dinary speed have been entered fol
the Iich purses that will be hung up,
The race course is in splendid con
dition for record breaking events.
there will be special amusement
features during the day and evening
hours, all OF which are sure to attract
many farmers and argieultuIists who
may desire to take short vacation al
this time of the year.