The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-09-24
OVERFLOW CROWDS TODAY
VISIT LATAH COUNTY FAIR
RECORD ATTENDANCE AND GROUNDS AND
GRANDSTAND WERE PACKED
JUDGES MAKE AWARDS TODAY
Tomorrow Will Be Childrens Day at the Far-Far-
nlers will Also be There-Pullman People will
Close Up Shop and Visit Fair in a Body

Today was North Idaho Day at the
the crowd in attendance was record
breaker. The grandstand carried {
capacity crowd and the overflow was
stretched for hundreds of feet along
the track on both sides. The visitors
began to arrive early. The various ex-
hibits on display were inspected and
the crowds seemed to enjoy the ex-
tremely pleasant weather fully as much
as they did the exhibits. 1t was a
most enthusiastic gathering.
Come From Many Points
Kendrick, Juliaetta, Genesee, Troy,
Potlatch, Lewiston, and other Idaho
points were well represented. Lewis
ton sent four automobiles crowded
with people and what they lacked in
numbers was made up in genuine en-
thusiasm Genesee came strong with
rs machines filled with representative
Genesee people.
The visitors at the fair grounds
were supplemented by the town vis-
itors all business houses of Moscow
closing to permit employer and en-
ployee to attend the fair.
Judging Of Exhibits
In the various exhibit halls today
all was activity. The judging of ex-
hibits is now in progress and awards
are practically ready to announce
Live stock awards were being made
this afternoon and will be completed
tomorrow
Pullman Coming Enmasse
President Carlyle announced today
that a representative from Pullman
would be here this evening to meet
with the fair directors and assist in
outlining big program for tomorrow
Tomorrow will be Children's Day as |
well as Farmers Day, however, the |
Pullman people telephoned that the |
people of the town were going to close |
up shop tomorrow and would come to
Moscow in body, parading through
the streets here and to the fair
grounds and in front of the grand
stand. Some special events will be
made up. for the entertainment Of the
visitors
The Fruit Exhibit
That the fruit exhibits at the La
tab County Fair this year far surpass
in quality, quantity, and variety any
previous exhibit in this county is the
opinion of Superintendent Clifford Ed {
mundson of the fruit department. The
fruit is more highly colored and bet
ter developed There is" said Mr. Ed
more competition than ev- j
er before In commercial varieties. The l
interest in fruit growing is just as II
keen as ever, and l believe more fruit {
is grown and grown more intelligent q
ly." {
The plate exhibits were very attrac- h
tice In the box exhibits, the warm b
est praise was bestowed on the splen- Il
lid pack and the extra quality of some
Of the displays, the superintendent t
declaring that few of the boxes C
we're the equal of the best displayed at is
he National Apple show. Although 3
he boxes are comparatively few in Il
number, they are of very good grade. a
The pears are unusually fine. ii
c. C. Vincent of the university, will ri
udge both fruits and vegetables and al
,egan his task this afternoon. tt
Grains and Grasses W
The department of grains and grasses ct
t the fair under the superintendency
f Arnold Lyon is particularly strik- q,
ng, the greatest sensation and delight n
I the whole show being the splendid a
isplay of many varieties of corn. If &c
daho In the past was not corn state, Of
he same is no longer true. The corn, Or
now acclimated and the showing W.
lade during the past season little mr.
hort of remarkable. The judging on
'hich was being down this morning by xyi
. s. Robb of the university, was eag- su
rly watched by an expectant crowd. ba
The Vegetable Exhibit II,
The exhibit of vegetables superin- =
ended by f. M Gustafson is most in