Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-27
arrangements Practically Com
pleted for Opening of the
Gates Tomorrow.
'ANOTHER BUSY DAY
FOR EXHIBITORS
Activity in All Sections of
Grounds and Buildings Are
Filling Up.
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: Secretary Meredith was this af- =
! ternOon called up by The Capital +
: Journal for a last word about the =
4 state fair ''I have not the flor. +
: escence of language to do the sub 4.
4 iect Justice" said he, "but you Z,
4 can anything in the way Of praise +
4 that your vocabulary can suggest 4
4 and then you win be short of the =
= facts 1t is the biggest, the best, +
\ and way yOnder the broadest in 4
4 the way of showing the diversi- 4
: fled character of 0regOn's pro- 4
: duets that was ever held in the I
4 state; and no other state can sur 4
pass the exhibits here this year. =
No idea can be conveyed Of it by =
= words You just have to see it =
and it will take you the whole !
! week to do it. " 4
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The greatest fair in the history Of
the state of Oregon will open here Oh
Monday and continue all week. The
program is the most extensive ever pre-
pared here and weather is all that is
necessary to make the fair a success in
every particular. All arrangements have
been practically completed
This was the busiest day so far this
season at the grounds, Everywhere il
is hustle and hurry, and the amount Of
stuff being hauled is simply enormous
Horticultural hall is the most backward
Of all, but this is natural for the show
ing made there is only brought in a
the last moment. There was larg,
force at work there. all day Friday, ant
BY tonight it will be in good shape
There was quite a lot of stock in th
stalls Friday night, and more came to
day. so that by Monday the big barn
and stables will be filled to capacity.
Exhibits Are Arriving.
Along the switch dozens of cars ar
oeing unloaded, and every passenge
train stops to add a great mass of eX
hoits to the thousands already on tn
grounds, Tents are going up in tn
camp ground and Mayor Tozier is a
Ousyas a hen with one chicken, or eve
as a hen that would like to own ont
ha' hightlinger is another busy ma
on the camp ground. He has one of tn
Oe't furnished little houses on tn
grounds, and is busy all the time hell
ing others get settled down.
Among the arrivals Friday were M
and Mrs. VIM. Powers, pioneers of lS4i
and visitors at the fair regularly eve
since the first one 81 years ago.
The flowers are even more beaut
iul than a few days ago, as they are ]
ruler bloom. They attract the attel
u0n of all, and all kinds of flatterin
comments are made on the excellence {
this feature.
Lots Of machinery.
Inc busiest place about the grount
~ The machinery hall, where the di
pays are being gotten into shape. II
new building, 12oxl75 feet, is fill,
wllh a conglomeration that will be a
"vnt' If the mass can ever be straigh
'neo out, and those in charge seem
.alnk this can be done. A glance at u
!unsie showed pretty nearly everythil
~ INC way Of machinery that can
u'cu at anything except making woo
& VI nutmegs. There are plows, lit
OaOy fellows and great gangs, harrow
~suers, harvesting machinery, fro
De old'fashioned cradle to the col