The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-07-01


Exposition was opened on the first
day of June, 1909, with the mag
nificent attendance of over 100000
When it is remembered that the at
tendance on the first day of the Lewis
and Clarke Centennial Fair was but
slightly in excess of $4,000, it makes
the present fair loom up as something
great. But fair must be great IN
something besides attendance. The
Portland fair had this kind of great
ness as we'll as in the matter of num-
bers who passed through the stiles.
Now the Seattle fair has this kind OF
greatness also. The exhibits are mag.
nificent, but this magnifcence is not
merely snowy and spectacular-it is
all that and much more. Such fair
is educational. In ancient times men
like Solomon and Lycurgus Travelled
in order to obtain their education.
That is done yet, but it does not fol-
low that all globe trotters" secure
much benefit from their sight seeing.
In order that the results of sight see
ing may be educational the traveller
must have an eye to the beneficial as
we'll as the spectacular.
At the present time man or woman
does not have to run all over the earth
to learn what is going on. In these
great fairs there are brought together
the results of the genius and skill OF
the whole world While some of the
great fairs in this country, as we'll as
those held in foreign countries, COW
cred more territory than the A.-Y.-P.
E., I doubt if one has ever been held
that so completely shows the progress
of the whole world. In this respect
doubt if any fair has ever been it's
equal. This is no reflection on other
exhibitions. The world is moving
with gigantic strides and to say this
fair is ahead of all others in this re-
spect is simply to say that it is up
to-date.
urge readers of this paper to come
to Seattle and spend week or more
in studying the exhibits of the A.-Y.-P.
e. The time will be we'll spent. Don't
be in too big a hurry. You will go
home wiser than you were when you
came | could take up more than the
space allotted me in one issue of The
Ranch in describing the wonderful
things to be seen at this fair. Come
and see" is the advice | would send
out to all our readers.
Let no one imagine because | have
dWelt somewhat on the educational
features of the exposition that there
are no beautiful features. Constantly
I hear people remarking that it is the
most beautiful fair that has ever been
held on American soil, and these fiat
tering statements are often made by
men and women who have attended all
the great fairs held in this country
and some held in other countries. The
beautiful appeals to us and is bene-
fetal in our education. You will find
it here.
One of the pleasant features OF any
great fair is the meeting Of old friends
and the making of new acquaintances.
I confess to many happy occasions OF
this kind. l am on the fair grounds
nearly every day and expect to be till
the close. Nothing is more pleasant
to me than the meeting of members
of "The Ranch Family" Some OF the
people whom we knew SO we'll at
Portland are here, and others are con-
stantly dropping in.
One of the men whom we all de-
lighted to see here is e. II. VanDeman'
the Judge of fruits and vegetables.
He filed a similar position at Port
land, Buffalo, Charlestown, New Or
leans, jamestown and many other
smaller fairs. No man on the Amerl'
can continent has judged fruits at as
many fairs. The reason that so many
of these things come to VanDeman is
the acknowledged fact that no one else
is so competent to do this work.
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