The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-25
THE RIVERSIDE FAIR.
$50 A YEAR


me dates of the next annual fo;r
oi the Okanogan County Fair and Pa
Iihs ,s association have been fixed for
Wedhesday, Thursday and Friday
september 20, 21 and %. The Oka,
hogan county fair is an institution
pertaining to Riverside. BY this state
'heht there is no intention to trv to
convey the impression that the fair
is - exclusively for. and wholly con
.ihed TO. Riverside. for it's object is
10 ihciude the entire county and every
oouy IN IL. Bu- the organization was
lorhied In riverside, by Riverside neo-
ple' ana the enterprise displayed in
oIsahizihg and securing grounds for
.ie purpose OF annual expositions is q
oreuit 10 the people of Riverside. and
~ theni tnis paper gives full praise
raiIs nave been held on the grounds
VI lie association every fall for q
uuiiiper OF years, and every year the
oA.ent Oh the exhibits and number in
attendance has steadily increased The
pleuiction mere is made, weather fa
voraDIe, that the fair of 1911 will sur
pass an previous fairs in the number
ana character OF entries and also at
tendance. anu "i'o at
county fair is great educator
anu information bureau 1t brings to-
ss"er men engaged in the DEVELOPMENT
oi auJacent territory, and in the
liiehuiy competition provides point
ers as 10 the best method to pursue
Ia oroer 10 secure the best results
,hat are invaluable to the farmer. the
orchardlst and the stOckman. No man
engaged In any of these pursuits can
attehd a county fair without learning
something to his advantage. if he is
really desirOuS of information and is
Wiling to take advantage of that in
lormatlOn. The fair is beneficial from
social point of view, as persons liv
ing Iar apart, engaged in various oc
cupatlons, have this opportunity of
hieetlng once year on common
ground, get acquainted or renew old
acqualntanceship, and exchange ex-
perlences. Furthermore it gives stran
gers An opportunity to ascertain from
tangible evidence what the country is
capable OF producing, and in that way
is the most effective advertising that
could be devised
The hrst exposition given under the
auspices of the Okanogan County Fair
association was not screaming sue
cess either from the standpoint of ey-
hlDlts or the number in attendance
but that did not discourage the pro-
moters. There had to be beginning
and It was hardly to besexpected that
the initial effort would be crowned
by flood of entries and mob of
patrons. And yet the first fair was
not complete failure, for there were
those who displayed a lively interest
IN the event and did all in their power
to make showing. Those present
were far from being disappointed The
writer at the time predicted that the
falr would grow in popularity and i'm
portance with years. and that predic-
tloh has certainly been verified. Al
ready is the forthcoming Riverside
falr being looked forward to with in
terest and anticipations of pleasure
by large number of people, and that
interest will continue to grow until
those living within a radius of many
miles will feel that they have not per-
formed a bounden duty if they are not
present regularly at these annual
events
The people from all parts of the
county should bear in mind the dates
OF the fair this year and not only as
many dS Soh pcSSlDly uO 81 dlleIlu Ill
person. but also list exhibits. Besides
the customary exhibition features
there will be an excellent racing pro-
gram. The association has been lib
eral in providing cash premiums in
every class of exhibits, which will be
an additional incentive among produc-
ers to make entries, and the purses
hung up for races are such as to at
ract hOrsemen from a long distance.
1t can be promised that there will be
a long string of racers at the fair, and
speedy and exciting contests are as
sured. Horse racing is always a draw
ing card in this north country, and
more people will turn out to see
race. or series of races, than any other
kind of sport At the Riverside fair
there will be races worth travelling a
long distance to see
1t is expected that Oroville will be
well represented at the Riverside
fair this year far better than at any
previous fair A number have already
expressed their intention of being pres
ent, and. moreover, there will be a
variety of exhibits on the ground from
this place. Dooley p. Wheeler, who
is able to stock fair all by himself
from his five acre tract, will no doubt
enter a large and varied display of
vegetables. Remember the dates,
September 90, 21 and %, and arrange
to spend at least a day at the fair.