Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-01
SALEM PEOPLE
AT EXPOSITION
One Hundred OregOnians Reg
lister Daily AT State Buiid-
ing---Our Exhibit
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Francisco, June 29-State Treasurer
Thomas Kay and family are recent ar
rivals. They are immensely pleased
with the Oregon building, the prizes
the state has been winning and Mr.,
Kay says Oregon people may well be
proud of the Oregon showing as a
who'e. He thinks the Oregon building
is beauty inside and out. Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Wilcox, Portlanders,
well known through the state, were re-
cent visitors also, and as greatly pleas
ed. Frank Durbin, genial 200-p0under,
physically and mentally, from Salem,
motored the Carson City way, a total
OF l400 miles, had but two punetures
on the way and has been enjoying his
stay. Mr. Durbin thinks. the Oregon
building is typical of Oregon, unique
( in appearance, thoroughly Attractive
and calculated to be remembered pleas
antly. Dr. G. j. Smith, of Portland,
and DR.. Strickland, of Oregon City,
have heen in the building recently. Al
! most leo Oregonians register daily now.
| The attendance al tine exposition is
Iaveraging better than 100000 per week
at this time, and the Oregon building is
getting its full share.
The Oregon school exhibit as a whole,
which includes only industrial club
work, standard school plau fOl rural
schools, and playground work. was Civ
en- a silver medal. This sort of an eX-
| hibit was made at the request of the
government, cost Oregon less tlan
| $1,000 and was in competition with
scores of exhibits costing from $4,000
| to $4,000 Oregon S main school ex-
hibit is in the Oregon building and not
| in competition. Here, practically the
entire second floor is given over to
school work, and it is conceded to be
one of the finest exhibits on Che
grounds. 1t is also true that high school
Students of Oregon made much of the
attractive furniture in use in the Ore
gon building. Many prominent educa-
/ tional people make special visits to
see tue Oregon exhibits in the palace
Of education and IN the state building
and grow enthusiastic over it. Miss
/ Stewart, of the famous Lux schools for
Girls San Francisco, said: "Hm can
quote me as saying there is no exhibit
Of sewing on the grounds to equal that
of the Oregon school children in the
state building. These exhibits were
made under the direction of Assistant
State Superintendent +. +. Carleton.
Mr.. q. X. Bonell, director of manual
training in the Salem schools, mas come
to take charge of the exhibits for one
month.
While Oregon has won the grand
prize and q score of others on the hor'
/ ticultural display in the palace of hor-
/ ticultre, it is well to remember that
there are other great horticultural
prizes to win, prizes that Oregon can
| not afford to lose. However these can.
not be captured unless growers will CO.
/ operate heartily with the officials at
/ this end Of the line throughout the
summer and autumn. For instance,
/ each Saturday awards are made on
I fresh fruit, and at the end Of the sea
son the grand prize will be awarded.
/ In tnis contest Oregon is more or less
handicapped, Of course, ON account of
| the distance, but experts here say that
/ Oregon actually mas the fruit and it is
purely n matter of getting that fruit
| here in the most perfect condition.
Oregon growers are urged to make ship.
ments of such fruit as they know to
| be very fine, but they are also urged
( to pack it very carefully The cherries,
strawberries and other fruits should be
more carefully sorted and packed a
little more scientifically. Tnc expert
/ who packs all tle California fruit says
Oregon cherries are packed too loosely
and that the double pack should be
used than not steam or hole wmld
show. All fresh fruit should reach
the palace of horticulture not later than
. Friday afternoon. Shipments of ma.
terials for the maintenance of tne fine
( exhibits in the Oregon building shUGld
also be Of the best The Oregon build.
ing's exhibit booths create a decidedly
favorable opinion on the visitors and
should be maintained in their present
splendid condition.
That the Portland milk should have
won the grand prize in the international
milk contest Is -till the talk uf the ex.
position. The score cards show that the
Oregon exhibit was very low on bac
terra, perfect In acidity fine in fat,
perfect in solids not fat. and perfect in
appearance. One hundred and forty bot
ties Of the winning exhibit are on dis.
play At the Oregon building for a time
and the showing is the subject of much
comment
The Oregon City Woolen Mills was
awarded the grand prize on general dis.
play Of woolens, as shown in one Of the
main palaces, where the company has
loom in operation that attracts great
attention. The Oregon City concern
was ny against exhibits from all parts
Of the world. but not In competition
with any Oregon exhibit. Besides the
grand prize, four gold medals were
awarded on groups OF wooden products
another winning for the Oregon City
mills well worth having. Needless 10
say, the winning exhibits were made Of
l.