Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-04
ALL DEPARTMENTS Of
STATE FAIR FILL UP
AS ENTRIES CLOSE
Livestock Machinery and
Agricultural Exhibits Now
Filling Lists

While the lawns and flower beds
at the state fair grounds are soaking up
$4,000 gallons of water every day the
entry books are soaking up ink and ev.
erything points to most successful
fair according to the predictions of See
retary w. AL Jones There are about
$50 horses entered in the races exclusive
of the relay race and the entries for the
livestock exhibit are coming in rapidly
as the time for closing the entries, Sep
tember l3, draws near The entries for
the relay race also close September l3
with the promise of several good strings
of horses in this event The Armstrong
stable of Goldendale, which has won
this event for two seasons will again be
competitor this year, Drumhiller, of
/ Walla Walla, will enter two strings of
racers in this event and H. w. B. Smith,
of Union, has string of racers and 4
quick change rider that he will try out
at the state fair this year. Mr.. Jones
states that there are other possible en-
tries in this event for the 81 500 purse
| DuU InOse mcutlOheu are ccrldlH 10 eu-
| ter.
There are about 40 head of race
horses in the fair grounds stables now
in training but the equine colony comes
and goes according to the race meets
in the northwest. A number went to
Certralia last week, and more will 90 to
Spokane next week and then to North
Yakima week before returning to the
state fair here. Joseph M. Reig, of
Portland, superintendent of the manu-.
featuring exhibit, was in Salem yester.
day and reports that the exhibit in his
department this year will be the best
ever shown at the state fair grounds.
The machinery hall is entirely filled
with the exception of one single space
which will be filled before fair time.
William E. Freer, superintendent of
the klamath Indian agency, was also
in Salem yesterday looking after the
exhibit in his department. Mr. Freer is
to be in charge of an exhibit prepared
by the Indian reservations in this state;
Klamath, Silctz, Dmatilla, Warm
Springs, and Chemawa Indian Training
school. The exhibit will include the
anu uuHltNIlt
products of the Indian reservations in
this state and promises to become an
annual feature of the state fair. The
commissioner of Indian affairs did not
send out his notification to prepare the
exhibit until few weeks ago and as
; q result the time will be somewhat of {
handicap. However, the Indians ar,
taking keen interest in the exhibit an(
will do their level best under the cir
cumstances
. A proposal was submitted to Mr.
Jones yesterday which may prove to b,
Of considerable benefit to the autoistI
, who attend the fair in greater numbers
each year. 1t was proposed that parl
of two acres be set aside and fenced
off for the parking of machines at ;
nominal charge with several competen
men in charge as watchmen and smal
repair shop adjacent where small trou
bles might be remedied and with gaso
line and oil for sale. There is plent,
of available ground south of the waite
tower which might be used for this pur
pose.
Workmen are busy today connecting
= up tHe olu water system WItn Unc neV
one which was installed last winte
h so that the water system of the fai
. grounds will be able to supply all de
mands made upon it. Yhe pump is ca
y pable of lifting aD6oe gallons of waite
in 81 kVurs yad Of late Vas been work
!. ing night and day BY the use of tn
i old system the old well will also becom
I. available as source of supply.
Workmen' today we're also finishing
Q ventilotor for the poultry pavilion.
!. will be remembered by fair visitors thr
Y the poultry pavilion in years past ha
always been hot and stuffy and has al
e ways been accompanied by disagreeabl
!. odors which will be entirely climinate
by the new improvements