Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-18
Cherry Fair and Fourth of
July to Be Extensive
Affairs.
MANY NEW FEATURES DUE
Plans to Secure Additional Funds Dis
cussed-Excellent Progress Is
Reported.

win the report of the finance COM
mittee of the Cherry Fair and Fourth
of July celebration showing 5000 al.
ready collected and $3.50 more on the
way the general committee of the
three.day festival which will be held in
Salem July 8, 4, and O. got very busy
last night at the meeting held in the
Illihee club rooms and considerable
preparations were made for what is to
be the greatest event ever pulled off
in the Capital City.
According to the different committee
chairmen, however, who asked for ap.
preparations last night, it is up to the
finance committee to solicit more funds
in order TO fulfill the orders notwith-
standing the fact that the "money-
getters" have done splendid work. If
more funds can not be secured, many Of
the different committees will be COM
PEELED to carry out their part of the
program on less money than they ask
ed for.
City Treasury in Line.
A special committee composed Of
three members of the finance commit.
tee will wait on the members of the
city council soon for the purpose Of
recommending that that body donate
$1,000 toward the fair fund instead of
but $3.50, This conclusion was arrived
at following a talk by Mr. Hamilton,
the manager of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company. Mr. Hamil.
ton said that the city could well afford
to give $1,000 toward defraying the ex-
penses of holding the Cherry Fair and
Fourth of July celebration, and by do
ing so it would only forward a move
ment which is directly in the interest
of Salem as a whole.
There are several more people who
can and will donate for the occasion,
according to the members of different
committees, and these people will be
called upon at an early date, and it is
believed that ample funds will be
Forthcoming in due time to the extent
that none of the committee will be
compelled to carry on their work on
stinted appropriations.
Bands Cause Discussion.
No small amount of discussion arose
when the committee on entertainment
broached the subject Of music. The
chairman Of the committee announced
that the Salem Military Band wants
1890 to furnish music for the three
DAYS Of the fair Believing that this
price was exorbitant, j. L. Stockton
took the floor and put up strong ar
goment against paying the amount de-
manded by the local musical organiza-
ton. He was followed by others who
did not believe that the band should
assesses such charge for the work dur.
ing the fair and several were in favor
of cutting out the Salem band alto
eether. It was4finally decided to in
vite the band management to attend
the next meeting of the committee and
at that time endeavor to make some
arrangement whereby the price for its
services will he cut down.
other bands which will be on the
streets during the fair are the Chema.
wa boys Hubbard silverton and pos.
sibly the Oregon Agricultural College
orpanization. The ever.faithful Che.
mawa band has offered to come to Sa.
lem for nothing and If the fair associa.
ton desires to pay them anything, it
can do so. It was decided last night ia
rive the Indian band $50 and it is
more than probable that this excellent
organization will be given more, which
they surely deserve according to re
marks made by several eommitteemer
last night.
Some Features.
The Fourth Of July will bring some
thing entirely new to Salem folks, ac