River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-07-16
This YEARS. STATE FAIR TO Be
GREATEST IN STATES HISTORY
The Number of Exhibits Will be Larger and the
Class Will be Even Better Than Ever---Damaee
Done by Tornado Will be But Memory by Sept l.

has arranged for the construction OF
a new County building, which will give
space for exhibits from more than fifty
counties.
This new structure was made abso-
lutely necessary for the reason that
Secretary Mackenzie found when
counties began to write to him for
/ space that at least fifty would exhibit
The old County building has space
for about twenty-five county exhibits
Northern Wisconsin Is Active.
Northern Wisconsin will be especial
ly well represented this year in the
county exhibits department.
In addition to the many premiums
in this division, and the other special
prizes, the Milwaukee Journal is offer
ing a costly cup for the best county
exhibit at this years fair.
The horticultural department will be |
unusually strong, and every foot OF
space in the building set apart for this |
department will be made use of. Nor
thern Wisconsin will be very strong |
in this department this year, and |
counties which have scored strongly |
in past years in this division may fin0 |
their laurels gone to northern counties |
when premiums are awarded.
In this department also, the division |
of plants and flowers will be found far |
above the standard established in past |
years.
Dairy Department Bigger.
No department of the 1914 fair will |
be of greater interest than the dairy |
department., and it will be found that |
this department has kept pace with |
others that will show decided gains. |
This year every resident of the |
state exhibiting creamery or dairy |
butter or cheese will be paid pre- |
MUM of $500 for each exhibit, regard |
less Of the score. This decision on the |
part of the Board in arranging pre- |
miums is having a remarkably good |
effect. A special premium also is Civ |
en- for every exhibit exceeding $3.50 in |
value.
Wisconsin as the great dairy state
will find it's worldwide reputation |
greatly augmented after the 1914 fair.
The Machinery Exhibit.
The Machinery department this-year
will be remarkable for the fact, that, |
while many of the big machinery con
Germs will not be represented the |
number of exhibits viii be larger, and |
the display of machinery greater than |
ever The smaller independent manu-
facturers will be more numerous and |
more largely represented. The fair |
will be notable for it's lack of so-called |
"trust-made' machinery.
Some of the so-called mammoth |
manufacturers of machinery are not |
patronizing state fairs this year not on
ly in Wisconsin, but in Mennesota and
elsewhere. Their reason is that they do i
not believe that they get results suf-
fcient to warrant the large expendi-
lures attending exhibiting at fairs.
These manufacturers aim only at
reaching the dealers in machinery.
They forget that the farmer is the
man who buys machinery. and that by
neglecting to exhibit they do not dis
play their manufactures to the man
who supports the dealers.
The smaller manufacturers appreci-
ate the fact that with some of the
bigger manufacturers out more atten-
ton will be given to the smaller
makers of machinery, and the number
of this class of exhibitors this year
will be much larger than ever before.
In the Art Department
Thousands yearly have appreciated
the Art department of the state fair,
and patrons of the fair interested in
art will find much more to entertain
them this year than ever before
Supt. James j. Nelson, of Amherst,
of this department, says: "The Art
department this year will exceed my
expectations, both in number of ex-
hibits and high class of exhibits.
want to assure all residents of Wis.
consin who are interested in art that
they must come to this years fair pre-
pared to spend as much time as pos
sible in the Art building. They will
be agreeably surprised"
New Woman's Work Building.
The Woman's Work department has
grown so rapidly from year to year
that a new building for this depart
ment is absolutely necessary, and it
is expected that the state will provide
a new and adequate structure in 1915.
The last legislature appropriated
$4,000 for such a building, but
String" was tied to the appropriation,
and the money is not available.
This department always has attract
ed all of the women patrons of the
fair, and there will be more occasion
than ever for their inspection of this
department.
Champion Spoilers.
The educational department will be
larger and of higher class than ever.
One feature of the educational work
of the Wisconsin State Board of Agri
culture has been spelling contest by