The Alaska citizen., 1911-08-14

httlsN VI muse VINO dI iJIdlIllllS
10 make an exhibit at the Tanana
Valley fair. to be held on September
/ and :. are already getting busy
with their exhibits and from the
interest being taken in the fair it
is reasonable TO suppose that it
Will prove the biggest attraction
ever put on in the North. Already a
good-siZed exhibition of livestock is
assured and il is certain that
the exhibits of vegetables will be
credit t. the country.
one f the earliest applicants for
space was w. p Benn, whose gar
den and farmyard reminds one of
New York state rather than of
Alaska Mr. Benn has asked for
space for tn exhibition of two sows
With pigs. a coop of chickens and
several bundles of grain and a guam
'ity of vegetables. Mr.. Bergman,
Of FIX. will also probably make an
exhibit of SOW and litter of
very small pigs. and Mel Boyd.
of Chatanika. is expected to enter
some of his pigs also in competition
ior III" blue ribbon.
That there will be a comprehensive
mineral exhibit is assured by the
interest taken in this branch Ct
tn. fair by Mr.. l.. NJ. Drury, the head
of the committee which has this
matter in hand. Mr.. Drury has
written letters to all OF the claim
owners and instructed them that he
wants a sample of at least 30 pounds
from them. together with the best
specimens they can find, and he is
planning to arrange the exhibits very
tastefully.
Joe Mathews will conduct the ex-
hibit of local manufactu! which
will certainly be one of the most in
tereSting features Of the fair. All
IN Sc who plan to make an exhibit
of home manufactured articles,
which may range in scope from
motor boats to nugget jewelry, will
early as possible. so he will know
something about the space he Will
require There are quantities of To-
cal manufactures that should be
represe nted. and if the proper inter
est is taken by the manufacturers
themselves their exhibit should be
one that will be a cause of surprise
10 even the oldtimers here.
Those who have heads and horns,
or stuffed birds that they are will
ing t. exhibit should communicate
with the secretary or with William
Baltuff, who is the chairman of the
taXidermy exhibit.
All the necessary care will be
oil no articles 111naI and
they will be returned to their own
ers in as good contion as received.
f. +. Diley will have charge of
the livestock exhibit and applica-
tons for space should be made to
him or to the secretary at the Com
mercial club office in the Horseshoe
block. As has before been stated
it is planned to have on exhibit
horses. cattle, sheep, pigs and
chickens.
1t will be very considerable
help to F. b. Hall. the chairman of
he decoration and floral exhibits
committee if those ladies who are
prepared to donate flowers, etc, will
notify him as soon as possible. With
more time at the disposal Of this
year it will be strange if the hall
is not made to look more beautiful
than on the occasion of the visit of
the cabinet ministers
Mrs A r. Heilig will have charge
of the exhibit of homemade articles.
which includes such things as fancy
work and preserves and jams, and
Hal Bailey will have charge of the
exhibit of furS.
A meeting will be held toward the
latter part of this week OF the
heads of the committees, with the
arrangements committee, and it will
be necessary then for the heads of
the various departments to be able
to report on the space they will re-
quire so that the carpentry work
at the hall can be proceeded with.
Because Of this there should be no
time lost by those who intend to
exhibit in making known what they
intend to display.
Applications for the privilege OF
selling refreshments in the hall dur
ing the fair. and when the dance
on Tuesday night is in progress
should be turned in to the secre-
tary at once. Where no articles are
to be sold at the booths there will
be no charge made for space, but
in the case of those who wish to
dispose of any of their wares while
the fair is in progress the commit
tee has considered it proper that