Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-10-06
FAIR ONLY A FEW DAYS OFF
President Payne and all His Aides
Working Under Pressure.

fair association and superintendent
of the different departments are do
ing these days. With the big event
but week of. the men and women in
charge are beginning to see daylight
and the endless and almost inumer-
able little details are beng taken care
Of with dispatch that would indicate
that everything will be in readiness
for the large and enthusiastic crowds
which will swarm from outside points
to see the big state fair. A score Oy
more of men are on the grounds now
and the way they are getting every
thing in shape is remarkable. Presi-
dent Payne is the busiest man in town
and he is subordnating everything
Of a private or business nature 10
give his entire time and attention TO
the making of the coming fair one
which will live long in the memory of
the people.
The merchants building this year
will be unusually attractive. The BUSH
ness houses are now preparing for ex-
tensive exhibits and it is understood
that they are vieing each other m
the general excellence of their dis
plays. The space for all of the exhib-
itors is scarcely adequate and there
will not be a foot of unoccupied
space The Idaho-Oregon Light &
Power company reported to Secreta "
Hodges yesterday that it will Guido
any previous attempt to display the
uses of electrical appliances This
company has men in charge of that
work now and has secured a space
Is by 33 feet. In this section the VS.
itor to the fair will see what apph-
ances there are IN the market today
and what the various uses are.
Not only will the eager housewife
have a feast for her eyes as she gazes
on the devices for the saving of Labor
and which greatly facilitate the lab
ors of the kitchen. but the progress
siye and scientific farmer who al
ways wants to get water on an arid
10 or 20 acre tract will have the OPP
portunity of seeing a centrifugal
pump in operation which will auto
matically raise water. The housewife
will certainly see appliances which
she will undoubtedly want. there
will be shown the complete electric
range including in the equipment,
combination cooker. gridiron and
what not In the same section viii be
seen the washing machines AMI
wringers, irons and mangles, in fact
complete electrical home laundry.
Everything is to be electrical even
to the devices for the sick chamber
and the heating appliances.
OF especial interest to the ranch-
ers will be the demonstration of the
motor driven centrifugal pump for
irrigation purposes. The use of elee-
tricity will. it is thought add more
valuable acreage to the state and
will reclaim more arid from the des-
ert and convert it into prosperous
orchard and grain lands than possio-
ly any other agency. One of these llt-
tie pumping units lifting its stream
OF water as constantly and regularly
as clock work and will be seen south
of the merchants building.
I'VE want babies" is the cry Of
Don Donaldson. who has for years
by his earnest endeavors. made this a
big feature of the far. "1here is
nothing like seeing the bright, CHEEKY
happy cherubs. all dressed up neat
and clean. their bright eyes taking IN
everything and presenting a picture
which never fails to appeal to every
one in the vast crowd. Yes, we are
going to make this day the big day Of
the fair We want. at the very least,
! 90 of the darlings and we must have
them. The mothers must leave their
entries with me or the secretary on
OF before Tuesday noon This will
facilitase matters greatly. If the
/ mothers have not time to come down
town and make the entry, let the
proud father get busy or the other
members of the family We started
to build the grand stand today and
there will not be any kick that it was
impossible to see the group of in
fants The grand stand will give any
/ one a chance to see the big show.
Word was received yesterday from
the Rupert Commercial club that a
very large and complete exhibit from
the Minidoka tract will be shown.
i This will be both horticultural and
agricultural and viii be one of the
biggest ever sent from the heart OF
the inland ompire All the other sec.