The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-10-08
TT IS A GREAT FAIR.

Capital News says.
This is Barbecue day at the Gem
State Fair which was opened to the
public this morning. Without doubt
the greatest crowd that ever attend
ed fair in Boise on the opening day
is at the fair to-day. The exhibits are
not only very extensive but they are
displayed most attractively 1t is no
exaggeration to state that the Gem
State fair is the largest and best ever
held in the state of Idaho. An abun-
dance of good amusements has been
provided for each day of the fair, al
so music of high class of excellence.
There are two big exhibit halls and
both are filled with the finest dis,
plays of fruits, vegetables and farm
products ever seen in the state.
The live stock is great. 1t ranks
with such shows as those held at Spo-
kane, Seattle, Portland and Salem.
The poultry show is very fine one.
large tent has been urovided for
the automobile show in which the
various auto dealers are participat-
ing.
The big barbecue was the contribu-
tion of the Boise Commercial club to
the Gem State fair, ,and it was a great
success. Thousands of people were fed
and every one pronounced it the fin
est barbecue meat he or she had eat
en- anywhere. Chief credit for this is
due to E.Snodgrass of Boise who
is recognized as the champion meat
roaster in the northwest.W. E. Pierce
with 35 able assistants served .he
great crowd at the fair grounds, be-
ginning promptly at 2 o'clock nocn,
and continuing until every one on the
grounds was served. Each one was
given paper napkins paper plate on
which was placed large sandwich
and a pickle and tin cup of coffee.
The bread was of the very best, the
meat was thoroughly roasted and well
seasoned, the pickle was fine and the
coffee was excellent.
Four big fine beeves containing 5000
pounds of boned meat were roasted
from II a. m. yesterday to II am.
today. 1t took 20 pounds of pepper
and 100 pounds of salt to season it.
Other items of the barbecue sufficient
to feed 10000 people were: One thou
sand loayes of bread, each IS inches
long; 800 pounds of coffee,30 gallons
OF cream; 100 pounds of sugar and
three barrels of pickles, each barrel
containing SO gallons.
The two large exposition halls at
the fair are completely filled with
beautiful exhibits. The first hall is
devoted to horticultural products,
women s departments school exhibits,
which show the state boys and girls
club work and the apiary display All
of these departments are represented
with exhibits that are most attractive
and beautiful.
The second of the large exposition
halls is divided into two general sec
tions. In one of them is found the
great display of farm and garden pro-
ducts grown by irrigation and by the
dry land method. The other section
of this hall is devoted to the manu-
facturers division. Here are to be
seen the attractive booths of the mer-
chants and manufacturers who are
making displays. of typewriters, office
fixtures, glass, seeds, butter, cheese,
Electrical goods, motorcycles, canned
goods, sewing machines, etc.
An interesting feature in the exhibit
of the Boise Cooperative Creamery
company is the beautiful display of
96 roses all made OF butter, by Mrs.
Hilda Shellenberger. These roses look
Just like the real roses of nature, Mrs.
Shellenberger learned to make roses
Aof butter in Detroit,and she has won
the prizes in this work at the big fairs
in Michigan.
An interesting feature in the farm
display is the corn exhibit made by
.C.Dewey,of Emmett. 1t is Imperial
yellow Dent corn grown at Emmett
Mr. Dewey has the distinction of re-
ceiving the bronze medal at the Pan
4 ama-Pacific exposition at San Fran
cisco for the excellence of the quality
OF corn exhibited at the big fair. In
the exhibit at the Gem State Fair Mr.
Dewey has 10 stalks of corn, each
stalk being 16 feet long. Eech stalk
has large ear of corn. Mr. Dewey
has four acres of corn that yielded sc
bushels per acre.
J,J.Jones of Meridian has Mime
sofa 13 corn at the fair that yielded
1882 bushels per acre from a meas
ured field.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Allen of Merid
ian. have wonderful individual dis
play of farm, garden and orchard pro