The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-07-25
Get Ready for the Fair.


resources Of their farms or orchards to-
the inquiring public at this years
Whatcom County Fair must get ready
now. While the harvest is on is
the time for preparation-not after the
product has been packed away. That
the county fair has a great and I'M
portant part in the publicity campaign
of any community is a fact whose
truth has been demonstrated SO often
that there is little question raised re-
garding it any more. The various
communities of Whatcom County, We
believe, are thoroughly alive to the
fact that they must be well represented
at the displays made If they are TO
continue to hold their places in the
line of progressive districts, and I'M
questionably each of our many pro-
cuctiye settlements will have their
proper representation in the show-then
exposition to be held at Lynden this
year. If any as yet have not applied
Tor space, then it is the business OF
the fair management to get busy anu
set the Secretary's type writer in
motion to bring about the needed CO.
operation. The matter is of such
vital Importance that every portion of
the County should be represented as
a unit in the work. There's need OF
these displays, nothing takes better
with anyone than a good show, and
the more effective the displays can be-
made, the better the show will be.
Without any further delay the fair
management should begin its work.
looking toward a grand display OF this
countys resources. Without another
moments delay it should begin the
collection OF samples OF hay and gram
and follow this with the assembling OF
the other crops as fast as they mature.
The hay harvest has been we'll under
way and specimens of this important
crop should be gathered without another
seconds delay. The crops should alt
he watched carefully and should be
made the objects of solicitous inspection
by those who have been placed in
charge of this years fair, and especial
ly by those to whom has been assigned
the duty of the preparation of the
exhibits At expositions held in the
past, the quality of many samples has
been destroyed by careless preparation.
The utmost care is essential in getting
the various specimens into shape for
display Good selections, of course
should be made and when gathered the
samples should be handled with great
care No section of the Pacific North
west or within the State of Washing
ton compares with Whatcom County
in the value, quality and quantity of
its products. Let every farmer, dairy
man, orchard man and berry grower
lend his aid and be careful in his Sc
lection and preservation of specimens
for display.
Whatcom County has such range
Of products can be shown by few
districts of like extent, anywhere. From
the delicious berries and the beautiful
large cherries to the tai oats and
timothy hay there is a long stretch and
every graduation between will be repre-
scented if the cooperation is thorough
as it should be. Every district pre-
sents opportunities which are unequal
led. Whatcom County can make such
display as is seldom seen. 1t has
the soil and the products. What Is
necessary Is to get these products to-
gether in condition for exhibit. Out
Of the various county districts there
should be gathered an exhibit that
will attract world attention. The
material is here. What is necessary
is promptness and care in collecting the
exhibits.
The potato crop this year Is of an
enormous quantity. Hundreds OF car
loads of spuds will be shipped out OF
this valley this year AS sugSes-
ton, it is advised that the collectors of
samples pay special attention to the
potato A great mountain of Nook
sack Valley spuds would be feature
Of the exhibit which would be talked
about for long time. And, after
all, the purpose of the displays at
our fair, is to get people to talk "a
bout us. And the Whatcom County
potato is worth featuring.
1t is not too early to arrange for the
collection of the fruit display, though
it may be weeks before the assembling
of these exhibits can be done. Thefruit
display this year should be fine
There should be nothing niggardiy M
it's proportions. 1t should be such
that every resident of this county
will be proud to have an outsider see
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Then our dairy interests. The Nook
sack Valley butter. Go into store
at Tacoma and Seattle, listen for al
few moments to the persons calling Tor
butter, and notice how many times
the call will be made for Lynden and
for Nooksack valley butter. The
other sections are just simply not
in it. The Nooksack Valley butter
is winning added honors right along.
Let our dairy products receive special
attention in the display We have
the goods and we ought to show them
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Let us take up this farm work In
good earnest. Let us not delay IN
gathering samples of the resources OF
cur county. Let us make the l9l2
Whatcom County Fair a grand sue
cess, an affair that will bring us many
new settlers, and one to which each
citizen Of our prosperous section may
point with honor and delight. To do
this we must get busy right away
and we must keep busy all the time.