Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02
Shriners Find Relief From
Burning Sands In Splash
ing Through Mud
SALEM DAY WAS RECORD
FOR FAIR ATTENDANCE
Pioneers and Crangers Pro-
gram and Carnival Features
To End Show Today

Today was Shrme.s' day, Pioneers
day, Grange day and carnival night is
scheduled for this evening at the state
fair. From the indications, though, it
is evident that the rain has served to
dampen the spirits of gayety and revel-
ry and the state fair today has resolved
itself into the usual closing day. To-
days attendance win not come up to
Yesterday Is and this leaves Wednesday,
Salem day, as the big day in the history
Of the state fair The gate receipts at
the main gate and at the north gate
show total Of $S, $1,000 and for Port
land day, Thursday, the receipts totaled
1887 25.
The various estimates in some in
stances gave Portland day as the ban
ner day Of the fair but the cash receipts
show Salem day to have been the larg-
est day in the histD.y of the Oregon
state fair. With the exception of 1913
when the sunshine smiled upon the fair
throughout the week this seasons re-
ceipts will show q substantial increase
over former years.
The following table shows the gate
receipts at the main gate for five years.
This does not include campers tickets,
eoncessioners, exhibitors and helpers
passes, auto tags, team tags, and ticket
sold for the entire week Of the fair pre-
vious to the date Of opening, and en-.
Traces only the cash sales for tickets at
the main and north gates:
Sunday, 101l $l5S; 1919, $l6l.50;
1913, $l34; 1914, $l46; 1915, $372.25.
Monday 1911, $5lS,50; 1919, $7l325;
1913, $sOs.25; 1914, $60l25j 1915, $4l2.-
so.
Tuesday, 1911, $l,262.35i 1919, 49,.
1915; 1913, $2,lO0.75; 1914, $l,7275O;
1915, $1,574.75.
Wednesday, 1911, $3,474; 1912, a.
G45.25; 1913, $s,Oo7; 1914 F,49S.25;
1915, $s,399.5O.
Thursday, 1911, $5,4S575; 1912, $2,-
04S 1913, $s,00725; 1914, $5,5l6.5O;
1916, $7,507.25.
Friday, 1911, $l,6I2.5o; 1919, $2,oll;
1918, $l,O9s75; 1914, $l,466.5Oi 1918,
$1,9l0.75.
Saturday, 1911, $l69O.5O; 1912, 81.
4Ol. 10; 1913, $2,75S; 1914, $2,350.26,
Total, 1911, $l4,2Ol.60; 1912, $la,-
0O2.5O; 1913, $2s,lO3; 1914, $l9,O0l.25;
1915, $l9a07.
Tho ticket sale in the grandstand for
this year follows Monday, S4625;
Tuesday, $ls8.25; Wednesday, $l0l4;
Thursday, $97s.5Oj Friday, $2S4.25. To
tai for five days, $2,Oi125.
The Shriners arrived this morning
with their friends and families but the
inclement weather cut down the at
tendance TO far below the expectations
had the sun been In evidence. The Cher'
rinn band and McElroy's band met
them at the depot and escorted them
down town TO the strains OF lively
march. After parade through the
streets they disbanded at the Masonic
temple where they were taken over the
city in autos II they 80 desired. They
visited the fair grounds this afternoon
and dance will bo gwen In honor OF
the visitors at the Masonic temple this
evening at $3.50 following q buffet
luncheon and in informal reception.
The Pioneers program win be held
tonight In the auditorium with Hon. T.
H. D,Arcy, Of this city, presiding.
Governor Withycombe Is scheduled 70
deliver an address md George H.
Hines, secretary Of the Oregon Histori'
cal society, viii give an address on
Early Pioneer scenes" Illustrated
with stereoptican slides. The pioneer
program IL largely OF reminiscent
nature and the visitors find the quiet
ness and order Of the fair marvellous
evolution from the scenes that they took
part In when they first arrived in Ore
gon.
The carnival features scheduled for
tonight include band concert, an open
air performance on tho tight wire and
the ever present spirit Of reyelry that
charaeterizes the closing night Of the
state fair. The dubious weather how.
ever, will doubtless curb the gayety OF
many Of the spectators but at any rate
win close the biggest and beat state
fair ever held in Oregon,