Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-10-11
WELL KNOWN FARMER AND
STOCK RAISER GROWS EN-
THUsIAsTIC OVER vIR-
TUES OF FAIR.
BEST FAIR OF ALL, He SAYS
No Better Exhibits seen at state Fairs
in Oregon or Washington; Fruit
Exhibit Revelation; School Chill
dren's Exhibit Best Of All Former
Efforts.

Declaring that the Polk County
fair was the best exhibition that he
had seen this year in point of excel
lence of exhibits and that it compares
more than favorably with other fairs
among which he cites the Oregon
State fair, the Washington State fair
and the Interstate fair at Spokane,
Mr.. T. W. Brunk, the weli-known
Polk county farmer and stock grow
err grows enthusiastic over the display
and the first effort to hold fair in
this county That Mr.. Brunk is COM
petent to judge and that what ne says
is unbiased Judgment of years Of OBJ
servation, will not be denied. Words
of commentator coming from him
cannot fail to carry with them con-
viction and are ample proof of the
assertion that the recent Polk coun-
ty fair was the best exhibition of its
kind ever held in Polk county.
Is Proud of Polk.
Il have been citizen of Polk
county for SO years. said Mr.. Brunk
there was no better place to live
no better land, no better climate, and
no better place to farm, raise stock,
and make happy home. I think
every one should believe in their own
country, and be booster.
"Since attending several other fairs
this fall, including our own state fair
Washington state fair and Spokane
Interstate fair, l am prouder than
ever of old Polk and her products.
After returning from the above fairs,
and visiting our own county fair at
Dallas Saturday, am more fully con-
vinced than ever that have not been
extravagant in my estimation of the
possibilities of Polk county Repre-
sentative exhibits at our fairs fur
nsh a good means for judging a
country
Saw No Better Anywhere.
I have been deeply interested in
examining and comparing the exhib-
its at the different fairs / have at
tended this fall, and at your request
am glad to tell my neghbors through
the valuable medium of your columns
that | have not seen better quality in
farm exhibits, taken as a whole, at
any fair than l saw in the armory
here last Saturday.
"At some of the larger fairs / saw
more extensive exhibits, of course,
but no better in quality, and in many
things we excelled any / have seen
at the other fairs. The fruit exhibit
at our fair was really a revelation
to me. and / consider II equal in
quality, though not in quantity, to
those made by more specialized and
highly advertised fruit districts. ]
have always been a firm believer in
the value of fairs, and since hear
ing the expression of surprise by
many of our old citizens. saying they
did not know we could raise such
fine stuff I'm Polk county, that 1t was
revelation to them too, feel more
enthusiastic than ever in regard to
their value. II does all OF us good
to see an aggregation of the best pro-
ducts of the best effort of brain and
Drawn that can be brought together.
Such competition always results in
greater effort and better production
along all lines.
School Children Exhibit Best.
81 was specially pleased with the
school childTen's exhibit at our local
fair. 1t was by far the largest and
best that have seen shown by any
single county this year. The i'm
provement in the children's work.
since their first effort in that line
here. is very marked. and I believe
this movement is accomplishing
lot OF good. I think the splendid
show made by the children this year
proves the wisdom of our County
Court in financially supporting this
splendid movement Of our educators
TO make school work more practical.
While our stock show was a little
disappointing in numbers. Il Is not
because we have not got as good stock
in this county as any other in the
state. and ! attribute this small eX-
hihit to the fact that the farmers
have been so delayed with the bad
weather that they feel they must
make best use Of every minute OF
this good weather in taking care OF
their crops and doing up their fall
work What stock was shown was
frst-class. and look 10 see this de-
partment Of the fair much larger in
future years"