Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-16
OLD POLK
COUNTY
WINS OUT
MuItnomah Second and CoIum-
bia Third-A Few Words
About the Marion
Exhibit


A train load OF happy people from
Polk county went home last night,
and the three carloads that came in
from Falls City we're the happiest OF
all, because old Polk won out first
prize In the state fair county exhib-
its. II was a further honor for Falls
City, because Mrs. Woln and her
daughter, Mrs. Willetts, OF that town.
put up the whole display, with lit
tie help from the county court-Sb0
and some glass Jars. Mrs. Wolff had
nearly as much more in the shape OF
her individual exhibit, and about one
fourth OF all the green house display.
Mrs. Wolff has been an exhibitor for
many years. and is one Of the most
Hkillful decorators In the state. Her
exhibit consisted OF hundreds OF spec
linens of grains, grasses, fruits, veg
Otnbles, canned goods and remark
able productions OF the greatest ag-
r.eultural county In the Willamette
valley. Mrs Wolff has n genius for
such work. and demonstrates what
determination. backing intelligence,
can accomplish. The state fair, so
far as the pavilion, would have been
n failure but for Mrs. Wolff and her
ten wagon loads OF choice products.
all brought from the remote foothills
where the fruit grows high-colored,
grains are golden. the clovers tall ana
sweet, the pumpkin double size, and
tho thousand-legged kale turns into
cream as fast as the cows eat II.
MuItnomah Gets Second.
That stalwart fnuit grower and
high-muck- -a-muck OF the Grangers,
Captain Miller. was elated TO get
second prize for the metropolitan
county, which occupied the largest
floor space aud had more kinds OF
things than one could imagine could
be raked and scraped together In
that county. which Is one OF the
smallest In the state In the way OF
agriculture and fruit growing. But
Captain Miller showed S5 kinds OF
wheat. 90 OF oats, 8 OF barley, 20 OF
potatoes, squash, II melons, IL OF
beets and 80 OF grasses. All these
varieties were correctly labeled and
displayed with great neatness, and
were little agricultural fair in
themselves.
Columbia Had Had Lack.
Editor u. III. Flagg had all kinds
OF hard lack with his Columbia coun-
" exhibit from the start. Some OF
his stun never got here some came
In bad order. like the fine display
OF Strawberries that was spoiled. and,
worst OF all, Mrs Fiagg was taken
quite IN. aud was unable TO help
make the display. But what Colum-
bla county lacked In quantity Is
made up In quality, II was a very
strong exhibit In vegetables and
fruits, The apples and peaches were
the finest ever brought from any
where on the Columbia river Sau-
vles Island peaches aud the peaches
grown ON cleared bench land have re-
markable quality and flavor.
Marion Did Not Compete.
In past years Marion county put np
a county exhibit. but never entered
In competition, as II Is manifestly
unfair 20 take prizes from counties
that have TO ship In all their en-
hibits. on top OF this the people OF
Salem and Marion county discussed
the matter from the standpoint OF
what was the best use 20 make OF the
county advertising fund, and Il was
decided 20 concentrate all the efforts
OF this county In a display at the Sc
attic exposition, and that has been
done. Marion county has been
spending nearly $500 a month on
publicity work. and maintaining a
most creditable exhibit at Seattle,
The number OF people who have been
directed 20 Salem and Marion county
and who have Bought farms aud
homes and brought wealth here has
been very large, and the investment
al Seattle has been good one. The
Judgment OF the county court Will,