Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-16
Big Achievement in Exhibition
Line Closed Doors Fri
day Night.
$4,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED
Crowd Views Big Show and
County is Praised for
Its Enterprise.

When the doors of the first Che
halls county fair were closed Friday
night at 11:30 o'clock, there passed
into history one of the most notable
achievements in the exhibition line,
ever attempted in Southwestern
Washington.
The total number of admissions was
approximately $1,000 while the total
number of paid admissions were 1907.
The fact that all school children from
Hoquiam. Aberdeen, Montesano. Elma
and Cosmopolis were admitted free
passes will bring the figure up to the
mark set. The total gate receipts
amounted to $1,9O1.75.
From financial standpoint the fair
was equally as great a success as
from the advertising viewpoint.
There is no way to estimate the
fair, but it is believed that it will
do more for the development of Che
halls county, than any one event in
it's history.
On every hand words of surprise
and admiration could be heard as the
spectators viewed the fine specimens
out in favor of the success of the
matter, and which shows the produc-
tiveness of the soil in this section,
is the fact that not a single specimen,
was raised for exhibition purposes.
The vegetables. grain. and fruit We're
not selected from stock raised for
exhibition. 1t was an average yield
and there was little freak stuff.
To w. H. Hay, who gathered the
agricultural exhibit, belongs a great
deal of credit. Mr.. Hay, through the
liberality of the county commissioners
in appropriating $500 for the fair last
spring, spent many days visiting the
farmers of the county urging them tC
send something to the fair. The grain
shown was all gathered by him, and
his automobile made more than 3,
900 miles in its trips over the county
G. J. Taylor, of Oakville, Ed. Lid
dell, of Elma. w. l.. Cox, of Porter
and Antoine kestner of Quiniault, are
all deserving of special mention fol
collecting and bringing the exhibits
from their different localities.
All day and late into each night
thousands of people surged, crowded
and worked their way around the big
pavilion, jested with friends and
strangers in friendly way as they
saw the booths, and in turn were
served with sample offerings from
the various places. 1t was surprising
how many people witnessed the
fancy needle work exhibit. where one
of the finest displays of its nature
was ever collected in the county. TIC
Mrs. j. f. Hutchinson and her able
assistants, much credit is due.
Special mention is to be given
Livingston's rest room, where more
than 700 people We're entertained and
given an opportunity to rest few
minutes while enjoying cup of tea
or coffee and light lunch. This was
the only rest room on the grounds
and many complimented the firm for
its enterprise.
The F. G. Foster company was the
only Hoquiam firm which had an ex
advertising the famous Haradon can
dies.
Have Special Days
Wednesday was Montesano day at
the fair and several hundred citizens
headed by brass band, came down
and took the fair by storm. The crowd
was a jolly one and all wore badges
representing their city. The crowd
was complimentary to Manager J. E
Calder. whose hard work has made
the exhibition grand success.
Thursday, Elma and the East end
of the County, was well represented
a band furnishing the music for the
parade and on the street and at the
fair grounds More than 400 people
from the east end came on the spe-
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