The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-13

all school children would be admitted
free Of charge. And ! hope to live to
see the day when all the people OF this
great State will be able to enter the
gates free of charge. The people pay
for this fair and they are entitled to
have its advantages free of charge II
possible. The result Of such n policy
would be two-fold. IL would have an
educational value and II would estab-
lish an object for exhibition among IN
dustrial and agricultural producers.
THE salt of the earth is a literary
phrase to signify there Is none better.
Syracuse Is saturated with the salt OF
the earth'--Syracuse ought TO be deco
rated with the best fair grounds, the
best fa!r bnild!ngs and the best fcir in
! every way on The Errfir6f ooirc'heStc.
There should be none better. There
must be none better. There Is none
better"
The state Fair in a general way was
good. very good. II is mistake. how
ever. to deceive ourselves. The way to
make the New York state Fair the best
on the continent is to observe what other
fairs are doing
The dairy building. the liberal arts
building, the poultry building and the
grand stand are equal to any buildings Of
the kind. but this Is not the case with
other buildings, the woman's building
and the horticulture hall are a disgrace
to tho balance of the fair and to New
York State. The windows In the horti-
cultural hail blew in ono night and
greatly damaged the exhibits. and on
Wednesday. during n heavy rain storm,
the roof leaked so badly as TO drench
the exhibitors and visitors and spoiled
some OF the exhibits.
This year the show OF flowers did not
compare with last years display.
Julius Roehrs, Rutherford. n. j.;
Robert Craig and Henry A. Drier, Phila-
delphia: c. y. Person, Cromwell. Conn;
W. A. Manda. South Orange, y. J.,
John Lewis Chids Floral Park, n T.,
and Arthur Cowee. Berlin. y. Y. are
some Of those who exhibited last year
who did not show this year.
Last year THE SrN warned the State
Fair Commission that the florists Were
dissatisfied with the old. dark. tumble
down horticultural building. The fol-
lowing ~ from THE Sun of October 10,
1918:
"The horticultural display at the State
Fair this year was the best in the his
tory of the organizatlon. Complaint
was general. however, on the part ot
exhibitors that the building was entirely
unsuitable. The State authorities know
better than to attempt to hold n cattle
show In a greenhouse. but seem 20
think cattle shed a suitable place in
which to hold flower show What ia
needed IL. a good we'll lighted struc-
ture OF steel and glass, IN which may be
grouped the complete display Of flowers,
fruits and vegetables. Florists and
gardeners are warranted in declining tn
exhibit hereafter until suitable place
is provided for them" And this IS
exactly the stand taken by more than
half Of last seasons exhibitors who did
not exhibit this year.
This year the dissatisfaction has
spread to the nursorymen and fruit
growers who declare they will not show
again until they are afforded something
like proper accommodations.
Now IS the time To carry out Gov.
, Glynn's idea. provide the bond issue and
) get at work on the now horticultural
building so It can be completed In time
J for the fair of 1915.
No feature draws more people or Is
more valuable from an educational
, standpoint than the horticultural eX-
h!blts, and unless q new building s
Il'N A'At' AAit-' -A''hN ''NNA'h' 80 ''''' ~ -
. failure next year sure.
81 As for being the best fair. the State
: Fair Commission should visit other
fairs and copy their best features.
. Toronto, Ontario and the Ohio state
fair. FOR example. Note the gate re-
= ccipts Of these fairs and compare the
o attendance with New York There is
. too much of the Couey Island flavor
. sausage roasting and temporary eatina
9 booths and loud shouting "barkers," fol
N the dignity Of the Empire State fair OF
. the comfort of visitors. All this should
. be done away with. as the fair Is moi
conducted for profit. y good, comfort
= able eating place. large enough to &C
|" commodate the crowds. where good
b clean food az reasonable prices coul,
. he procured Toronto affords a goo'
e Illustration of what can be done In THU
direction.
The men at the head OF the various
departments have done well with III
limited funds at their command. I
= takes money to run good fair AM
L advertise II sufficiently to draw tin
Q greatest possible crowds. Some depart
a ments have been so greatly limited tina
the wonder is they have been able &
n mako as good a showing MS they did.
= AuptUeT SuEEtHllbu l4ldl Niil up
: preciated is TO place signs on the build
: ings, showing from distance wha
r they contain.
e Women are becoming factors in tn
q horticulture OF the state. For the frs
q tlmo woman won third prize In tn
general sweepstakes in tho fowe
;, classes.
n The awards for the women in tn
o flower classes are az follows: Nils
9 Mabel $. Bliss, Baldwinsvllle, thir
k prize general collection sweepstakes
Q first prize. zinnias; second prize, mari
T colds and delphinlums. Mrs. Carl
9 Whitman OF North Syracuse, first priz
g mlgnonettes. petunias, six geraniur
a plants: second prize. purple gladiol
e verbenas. cycas, three geranium plants
l. third prize, hardy perennials. Nils
Grace McCullock of Cicero, first prize
Y hardy perennials; second prize. cosmos
II third prize, new ANIMALS. Mrs. r. /
e Saunders OF Clinton, y. Y, second priz'
a hardy perennlals and ten weeks stool
ii Mrs. j.. $. Henderson of Penn Yam, frs
Il prize, decorative dahlias, verbenas. ever
n hastings: second prize, new ANIMALS an
X show dahlias. Mrs. James Il. Cole r
n Fulton. first prize. purple asters: thir
a uriZe white aatera, pink aSterS MT