Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-30

clover seed and some other things all
at once, and it was not bothered, hav.
ing time to chew gum and talk about
the baby show without missing a stroke
Of its teeth, Everything else in the
big building was on the move, even
the men in charge. II is an eye open
err on the wonderful advance made in
the way of doing farm work by ma.
chinery.
The horticultural building was the
greatest attraction, and it was filled
with sightseers. To attempt to des-
cribe it would be like trying to "paint
the lily, gild refined gold or add fresh
perfume to the violet" and a report
er at 'steen per, is not up to that stunt.
The various county exhibits are all
opened up and they are certainly beaut.
les. When you see the first you will
at once give it the prize, and when
you see the next you will change your
mind, and you will do it again,
when you see another, and this you
will keep up until you come around to
the first one again and then you will
not know anything about it.
Benton county has banner up with
the proud boast: "Benton, Oregon, "
blue.ribbon county; first prize 1907,
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and it ex.
poets to add another year to its list.
However, this remains to be seen and
some Of the others will give her a
race for her money. Her exhibit is a
grand one, but so is that Of Douglas,
of Clackamas, so all the rest. Doug.
las county's display has a canopy Of
corn some thousand stalks the very
best corn, too, such as even a NebIas-
kan would look at the second time. This
county has a fine display of sugar and
other beets that neither California nor
Colorado can equal The fruit display
is also superb. The same can be said
of the fruit in every exhibit. These
will be given fuller description after
the judges have had their say at them,
as before that time tbs hardly fair to
express an individual opinion about
them, or at least newspaper opinion.
Tillamook, with a world record for
cheese and dairy products, has a splen-
did showing not only of these products
but many others, among them "milk
sugar" made from whey. This is a
handy arrangement for you can get the
milk and sugar for your morning cof-
fee both out of the same pitcher.
1t also has pretty display of cram
berries and some other things the other
counties do not show. This is her first
exhibit at the state fair, but when she
gets used to il Tillamook will have to
be reckened with.
Marion county has a fine exhibit,
but she does not compete with the other
counties, and her exhibit is only made
lust to show what she can do, and the
result is an astonisher. Mr., Taylor,
who has charge of this exhibit, called
attention to display Of peaches grown
by Aleck La Toilette that discounts
anything California ever grew.
Clackamas has an exhibit that will
crowd the prize winners, to say the
least, and there are others that will
make the judges scratch their heads
before they pass out that blue ribbon
One Of the most attractive Of depart
ments is that of the Children's Indus
trial Exhibit. Mr.. Maris is in charge
and helping get the display in shape
There are nine counties entering in this
department, Polk, Douglas, Linn, Lane,
Jackson. Yamhill, Lincoln, Clackamis
and Marion. This exhibit is in the big
shed adjoining the main horticultural
building, and each county and the two
cities competing, McMinniville and
Salem, are given a space IL by 20 feet
There is steady stream Of visitors
pourinp through this department, and
TO saw that each and every one Of them
il surprised, astonished, dumbfounded
is TO draw it mild. They have not only
Gone well but so well that the old
folks wiz have to hustle If they are
not beaten in many Of the classes. The
exhibits Of drawing, needle work, etc
ara excellent, and speak well for the
coming mothers Of Oregon. They will
snre be able to make Susie's dresses
and darn Johnnie 8 socks, and the pre-
serves and cookery are also promising
from the next generation s viewpoint
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