Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-17
FAIR COMMITTEE HOLDS I'M
PORTANT MEETING AND DIS
CUSS PLANS FOR FIRST
ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
WIN. J. BRYAN MAY COME
Move to BE Made to Secure Bryan,
Senator Gore, or James; Fair Open
to All Polk County Exhibitors;
Lectures by Fruit Men and o. A.
c. Demonstrations.

Perfecting arrangements for the
coming Polk County Fair to be held
in Dallas Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, october 8, and 5, the gen
eral committee held very import
ant meeting at the Court House Sat
urday night The committee was in
session nearly two and one-half hours
and every phase of the situation was
discussed.
The committee desires to impress
upon the people of Polk county that
the fair is open to every one in the
county who has anything they want
to exhibit and it is hoped that all
will take advantage of the occasion
to show their products. The farm
ers are urged to bring their Vegeta-
bles, grain, etc, or anything else, and
the ladies are urged to exhibit canned
and preserved fruits and samples of
their culinary art.
The matter Of a textile display was
discussed and this portion of the
fair was turned over to the ladies of
the Dallas Woman's club. The COM
mittee desires to assure all exhibitors
in any department that their displays
will be thankfully received and ar
rangements made to properly place
them where they will show to the
best advantage. Ribbon prizes will
be given in every class and room will
be provided for all.
Noted Politicians May Come.
The matter of furnishing attract
ions for the big crowds expected, is
in the hands of experienced members
of the committee. w. V. Fuller,
who visited Portland last week, told
of a conference with an aviation
firm and found that, while the COM
pany was anxious to contract with
the fair people for aeroplane flights
here, the expense would be too great
to consider, with the funds at the
disposal of the committee. Oscar
Hayter suggested a plan which, II
successful, will result in bringing
SOME large crowds to the fair. He
stated that two of three prominent
Democratic leaders, of national
prominence, would visit Oregon early
in October, and he thought it might
be possible, if the matter was taken
up in time, to have their itinerary
so arranged that a speech in Dallas
on one or more days of the fair
would be probable. Among these
men are William J. Bryan, Senator
Gore, of Oklahoma, and Ollie James,
of Kentucky. The advisability of Sc
curing one of these men was at once
apparent to the committee, and Mr..
Hayter was instructed to make any
arrangements possible along this line.
II nnCCihIW
the Republican and the Progressive
parties might make similar arrange
ments for the appearance here of
some of their prominent speakers
and this led to the idea of making a
Republican Day." Democratic
Day. and a Bull Moose Day" at the
fair.
On motion the various county CEN
tral committees of the different po-
litical parties will be urged to make
arrangements to secure dates for their
best speakers at the fair and also a
special invitation will be sent to all
district and state candidates to visit
Dallas on the fair dates.
Fruit Lectures Probable.
on the suggestion of N. L. Guy,
the Fruit Growers association was
given two dates at the fair for lee
lures by prominent orchardists.
George Skiff called attention to the
advisability of securing an exhibit
from the Oregon Agricultural col
Iege or the presence of representa-
tives Of the college and the practical
demonstration work for which the
institution is noted. All these mat
ters were left with the Fruit Grow
ers' association.
To Have Competent Judges.
one Of the principal questions dis
cussed at the meeting was the ne
cessity of securing competent judges
in all departments, especially in
poultry and live stock. II was felt
that those who exhibited in these de-
partments would be better satisfied If
men i'm whose judgment all had con-
fdence. were secured. Accordingly
President Woods of the Polk County
Poultry association was entrusted
with the duty Of securing judge for
the poultry and the matter Of secur-
ing a competent judge for the live
stock was left with the heads Of the
different departments.
II was also decided to offer prize
Of at least S25 in cash to the school
district making the best exhibit all
details being left with superintendent
II. c. Seymour.
Prizes for ParadeS.
Committee on parades was appoint
Cd bv Chairman W. A Ayres. con-
sistinr Of W. V. Fuller. W. L. Soeh-
rem and y. L Guy. This committee
will at once begin work on the pro-
posed automobile parade and en-
deavor 10 secure a large number Of
machines in the parade prize viii
De- given for the best decorated car
but lust what il win De has not yet