The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-08
Fruits Were Abundant.

depicted the Importance OF the fruit
industry. Arranged on table running
the full lentRh of the hall, the exhibit
contained specimens of the finest OF
orchard products-products which In
diversity and quality can be gathered
only from the heart of the Michigan
fruit belt. Prof. OK. White, who was
in charge of the Michigan Agricultural
college exhibit of orchard pc sts. acted
as Judge in the fruit department and
was particularly generous in his praise
of the fruit show.
In two tents east of the floral hall
the Granger and Cleaner rbors of the
county arranged an exhibit which was
complete fair within itself, and proved
an important factor in augmenting the
success Of the exposition. Coupled
with the departments of the floral hall,
the Grange and Cleaner exhibits con-
stituted one Of the most complete show
ings of field and orchard products and
specimens of hannah handiwork that it
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section of the state.
Another department in the floral hall
which proved of great educational value
was the school exhibits in the balcony.
under the direction of County School
Com missioner Root. Throughout the
! fair the five booths devoted to the
schools we've thronged with spectators
who placed their approval upon the ex-
cellent exhibits made by both the grade
and district schools, and particularly
upon the agricultural and horticultural
displays which proved that healthy
interest in these subjects is being cul-
tivated among the students.
Taken in their entirety the school ex-
hibits were interesting revelations OF
school methods.snd of the work being
done in the county's educational insti-
tutions During the fair Commissioner
Root formulated plans to not only en-
large the school exhibits at the fair OF
next year, but to stimulate the in
terest of students in the agricultural
and poultry departments.
The departments in the hall devoted
to exhibits of particular interest to
women we're especially well filled. The
usual booths devoted to needlework,
plain and fancy sewing and table lux
uries were augmented by two booths
occupied by the Kings Daughters of
Bangor, in which all of the depart
ments were combined and which aug
mented the completeness of the display.
To recapitulate ell Of the depart
ments of the fair would require unlim-
tied space. In the aggregate they
formed one of the most complete county
fairs that southwestern Michigan has
ever produced. The number of entries
in all of.the departments. and the az
gregate number of exhibitors, was
almost double that ola year ago. The
exhibits of farm machinery, the nursery
shows and other displays which appeal
to the popular interest at an agricul-
tural exposition were complete.
The awarding of premiums was begun
Wednesday morning, and owing to the
overcrowded condition of many of the
departments the work required several
hours. In few of the departments
the judging was not completed until
Thursday, and then the distribution of
the premium cards and ribbons intensi-
fled interest in the exhibits. The rec
ords of he fair are being completed this
week, and the payment of the premiums
will be begun within few days. Ap-
proximately $1,000. it is estimated, will
be required to pay the premiums
awarded in all of the departments.
The casual observer. intent upon
gauging the success of the fair, found
interest in minRling with the crowds
and listening to the trend of comment.
There was a strong inclination to con-
trast the exhibits with those at the
fairs Of state and district magnitude.
with frequent declarations that par
ticular exhibits surpassed those at
many of the more pretentious fairs.
The concensus of opinion stamped the
exposition as success in every detail.
The amusements along the midway
we're clean and the concessionaires
generally did a thriving business.
Despite the enormity of the crowds,
which were probably the largest ever
gathered in Van Buren,. county, excel
lent order marked the entire exposition.
Sheriff Beattie and his deputies of Paw
Paw were constantly in attendance, but
their services we're little needed.
There was q notable absence Of in
toxication, and scarcely more than .
dozen cases of over-indulgence in the
flowing bowl were noted. On Thursday