The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
COMBINE To
BOOST FAIRS
Eastern Men See Way to Save in
Land Exhibitions-Will Cover
Country--Company Formed in
Delaware With Much Capital.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb. IA
The United States Agricultural and
Industrial Exposition company was
incorporated at Dover. Del, on M.
vember "a. with capital of $1,000.
900. The plan was originated and
the comp ny was organized by r
! Alexis Taylor OF Hartford. Conn Mr.
Taylor's grandfather was residen'
Of Wilmington, and Mr.. Tavlor him.
elf takes his name from r. Alexis
| Du Pont. The objects of the new com
pany are to organize. finance. and
hold expeditions, fairs. exhibitions
and meetings for the promotion. i'm
provement of and education in the
rts. manufactures, and products or
the soil and mines. and by exhibtine
displays of agriculture. horticulture
Horticulture. forestry. animal husbar
dry, mechanical and domestic arts. tn
illustrate the general development,
resources. products, and advantage
of the United States, territories, IL
sular possessions. and foreign coun
| tries.
| Mr. Taylor, who is about 40 years
of age has been much interested ~,
state and county fairs and similar ex-
| hibitions and expositiors for some
time. and it occurred to him In Hart.
ford. his home, that there was much
duplication in all these projects which
are held in different places through
out the country He also came to tho
conclusion that the government spent
large sums of money every yeHr for
national and international expositions
Mr.. Taylor finally concluded that
much money could be saved to tho
various interests by having perma-
nent national exposition and for the
purpose of establishing such an expo
sition this new company WIS formed
Before inaugurating the new concern
however, Mr.. Taylor secured the serv-
ices of an advisory board, on which
were the presidents of most of the
agricultural colleges and state expert
mental stations throughout the coun-
try; James Wilson, secretary of agri
culture, and in all about 200 men or
prominence from all sections Of the
United States.
Kansas City Is Favored.
1t is the intention to have grounds
where this permanent exposition may
be located. Such a location has not
been selected but several sites in the
middle west are being considered
Kansas City seems to meet with the
most favor, but has not been definite
~ determined upon. In making the
selection of site the idea Is to get as
near as possible to the geographical
80 y~s& 4,
same time considering the Industrial
centers and the center of population.
Much also depends upon what a citv
may have to offer in the way OF ad-
vantages of all kinds.
The new company does not plan to
run in competition against the
smaller state, county. and similar
fairs and expositions throughout the
country The idea Is to have perma-
nent exhibits in agriculture. live stock.
industrial and manufactured products,
and, in fact. everything produced In
or by the country especially. and
foreign countries when procur BILE.
At proper seasons Of the wear 1t Is
proposed to have competitions such
as athletic events. horse racing. nu-
tomobile racing. contests for flying
machines. and all such. It Is planned
20 charge admission on week davs
and to have the exposition open t"
all free of charge on Sundays The
revenue derived from the Omission
and from concessions would he used
TO maintain the exposition.
Many Interested in Move.
! Mr.. Taylor did not start the project
until he was satisfied it would he u
success and until he had gathered to-
eether wonderfully strong advisory
board. The scheme, it is said. has
aroused much interest throughout
the country Similar permanent eX-
positions ere said to exist In other
countries. in Canada, for one.
1t Is the intention of the exhibition
to make the department of horses
one of the leading and most attract
i've features of the fair Recognizing
the Importance and value Of the horse
8 drawing card, It will endeavor to
bring out all the splendid gu lilica-
tons he is entitled to. They propose
TO broaden out and extend the inter
est of the trotting horse as a show
horse. giving him all the prominence
and benefits of the show ring that he
90 ably defends upon the track.
The exhibition proposed viii be
purely American and in no sense will
| It be Of an international character
In addition to having in the ring all
types Of the show horse, the exhibit
/ ion Will create entirely new classes
for The heavy draft horse
Valuable premiums, medals, and
! diplomas will be offered for each
! class ana the classes will include
! America's finest draft stations in
| Perchcrons. Belgians and Clydes-
Idales, as these types attract the keen
est interest at all expositions.
Horses Large Feature.
! The recent horse show at New
| York, whore there were nearly 1000
| entries and 1873 classes is strong evi
dence that The into. est in the horse
/ is not on the wane, but that he is the
roignlng favorite in all such exhibit
lions At this same exhibition there
were over 500 specimens of thorough
/ bred animals. At one time in the
how ring, before the judges, there
we're animals valued at over $1,000
900.
This department of the exposition
.till be il charge of the most compe-
tent authority on animal Industry Ii
! Is possible to get. Eminent profess
sors, instructors. and veterinarian
win be in daily attendance at al
ines to deliver free lectures.
To obviate as far as possible any
friction between judges and exhibit
tiers. the exposition viii inaugurato
a new and original method of select
ie ha I'm
ach association choose a Judge be-
ffa,.ip,y that a man who has hred and