Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-01

way. The attendance at the fair gave
evidence of it in the largest third
days crowds in the history Of the
fair. There was no dust and the sun
shone down from sky as blue as the
delicate blossoms of the lobela, and
the air was just cool enough to make
walking around pleasure and clothes
not nuisance.
Despite the races which drew big
crowds, the pavilion was filled all day,
and the keen interest shown in the farm
and orchard products, indicates the
growth of the "back to the farm"
movement. Around the many beautiful
county exhibits there was steady
stream of visitors admiring, wonder
ing, commencing, suggesting and cOmpar-
ing. There is so much that one actual
ly tires of it all before the trip can
be made through the big hall, and yet
it is an enjoyable tiredness that one
wants to, and does repeat.
The state exhibit which is the first
as one enters the building is worthy
of the greatest and most diversified
agricultural state in the Union. The
first one notices about it is q great
pyramid of fruits pears, apples, prunes
and crowned with great wreathing
Of grapes on the vines, showing that
would make old Bacchus himself sit up
and admire. Then comes an assort-
ment of everything grown in the tenn
perate zone, and this includes hops, not
withstanding their incorporate" use
The county exhibits are simply dupli-
Gates, replicas Of the state exhibit, and
some OIL them on as extensive scale.
To describe these separately, individ-
ually, would be q difficult task, as
they are all perfect in their lines and
they vary little as to the products
shown.
Douglas county has an especially fine
exhibit of corn, which has been con-
sidered a product it was useless for
Oregon to try to grow. The exhibit
from Douglas gives the lie to this state
ment, for it is great. The ears are well
filled out clear to the points and are
as hard and firm as the best Nebraska.
Another fine showing is in the odori-
ferrous but palatable and self-advertis-
ing onion. A display of 800 pounds
of them is made with 297 onions which
shows that they are "strong pound "
apiece.
The Clackamas exhibit has three big
pumpkins, one at each end of its dis
play and one in the middle, in front,
and these weigh 100, LAT and $50 pounds
which is "some pumpkins" 1t, like
the others has so many beautiful things
that they cannot be described in a
newspaper story. 1t would take a
month s issues to begin to cover the
field and that it would only be begun
Polk county had apples that would have
tempted Eve again, and among them
some Gravensteins that are an honor
to that master artist, the Sun, that
colOred them so rickly and. so dain
tily This county also showed some
dainty little bales Of hops, that what
} ever else may be said Of them are gOot
to the poor for they will help NOR,
than one family through the winter
, SO it goes through the list, each apC
every county having an exhibit, thai
G enywhere except in Oregon would TAX,
D blue ribbon, and would get it her,
G If there were blue ribbons enough t,
q 90 round.
5 The children s industrial exhibit drew
J. large crowds, and the department wal
busy scene the whole day. 1t rank
g right up with the county displays 8,
b far as agricultural exhibits go, an,
s besides this has many features distinct
ttively its own. The needle work Of tn
little lasses and the cabinet sample
e shown by the boys indicate that tn
r, next generation will not be lacking
C and the pies, bread and preserves sho'
|, the little housewives are up to dat,
e An exhibit made by the Unionville n
pal school is exceptionally good, show
e ing both talent and versatility. A fe;
II ture that attracted much attention wa
i the school for the deaf that was taugf
by a bright eyed young woman wh
i seemed to have her heart in her wor
/ and whose little pupils were, very pro-
= erly, all in love with her. Il was veI
fs interesting as well as instucting an
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