Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-08
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The fair was a success. The pa
rade was one mass of color, color
color. The masses of Oregon female
population in white-the decorations
in red, yellow and green, were like
morning rainbow.
Polk county had so boxes, and took
first prize. Lane county had so
boxes and got second. There was no
third prize awarded. Lane got first
last year and Yamhill the year be-
fore. Yamhill made no county ex-
hibit this year. The quality of all
the exhibits of cherries-S00 crates
and by about 100 individual exhibit
tors-was finer than ever before. The
cherries were the best pick ever seen
in this state, and can be seen no.
where else in the world The cherries
this year will not be sold Saturday
evening-as they are not considered
fit to send away.
The exhibit was the result of hard
work on the part of the committees
in charge-letters and personal visits
on the part of the publicity commit
tee and the exhibits committee c. l..
Dick, of the Salem Fruit Union; c.
e. Armstrong, county fruit inspector,
and G. L. Starr, who did a great deal
of the correspondence Ed. N. Gill
lingham had charge of the flower ex-
hibits, and the premiums brought
out largest displays" on a scale that
was a surprise. R. B. Houston and
E. c. Patton are the geniuses who got
up the parades, and Lloyd Hauser and
David Yantis of the street sports.
P. H. Darcy was the chairman of
the reception committee, and it was
his business to make things pleasant
for the Portland visitors. A lunch
was served at the Illihee club.
Mrs. c. L. Dick has the credit for
assisting in the interior decorations
the perfectly lovely arrangements of
the color schemes-the finest display
of cut flowers ever seen in Oregon.
H. George Meyer and Harry Albert,
in charge of the concessions, did their
work in a mastery way. They are
veterans and business men, and gave
the whole enterprise financial back
bone and smoothness of operations.
The glory of taking the first prize
e.. a1,O 10 l.,
the personal efforts of S. P. Kimball,
of West Salem. He saved up cherries
for a month to six weeks, and then
patriotically went in for glory for the
whole county.
Director Powell and Supervisor
Chilcoot were visitors at the fair.
The former is the Washington, D. c..
preceding expert, and the latter is
a dry farming expert. Powell says
Salem will have a preceding station
next year. This will mean great
big recognition on the part of the
general government for Salem as a
fruit center
The Washington men were rushed
through the Red Hills in an auto in
charge of President w. I. Staley.
The parade was surprise-sur-
passing the Rose Fair parades-coni
sidering the size of the city. Salem
simply surpassed all previous records
of public nature, and is to be con-
graduated over and over
d. R. Ruble showed currants, and
the jelly from one crate-55 tumblers
from IS pounds of currants The Ia
dies will be interested in his formu-
la, and he has them by the thou
sands. He makes a specially of the
currant selling them at Portland for
s1.75 per 1S-pound crate. He also
showed the Phenomenal and Nam
moth blackberry-the latter being
very fine. He grows the London
Market, Wilder and Perfection cur
rants, and has cuttings and plants to
sell at his place near Lincoln-his
name for it being Lincoln Fruit
Farm.
Premiums Awarded.
The awards were as follows:
Grand Prize.
Glass First, S. P. Kimball; sec
'ond Lane county.
Glass 2, commercial pack-First |
Salem Fruit Union; second, A, Yer
cler; third, C. A. Clark.
Glass 8, individual farm exhibit
First, s. p. Kimball; second, ]. P.
Frizzell; third, T. D, Chamberlain
fourth, A. Vercler.
Glass 4, seedlings of merit-ore-
gon Nursery Company.
Glass 5, sweepstakes-First, A.
Vercler; second, G. A. Muths.
Glass 6, best packed box--First,
Emma Woods; second, second Mrs. NJ |
Blundell; third, C. A. Clark.
Glass z, best packed box by person |