Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-28
ATTENDANCE PICKS
UP ON SECOND DAY
AS OLD SOL SMILES
Prospect Of Fast Races Draws
Increasing ThrOng to Fair
Grounds Track

Today is Good Roads day at the
state fair and the increased attendance
indicates that the fair visitors have
confidence in the Oregon weather to
hold good for the ,emainder of the
week. The sky was clear last night and
the sunshine that oozed through th
riffs in the clouds yesterday more
than warmed up the optimism of the
fair officials. The track is rapidly
drying out and the races this after.
noon were much faster than yesterday S
when the horses were unable to keep
to the pole on account Of the heavy
going
Salem day, which is tomorrow, prom.
ises to start the real interest and record
attendance is predicted. Tomorrow is
also state societies uuy and campers
night. The campers night is,being fea-
tured by the fair officials and the
Mayor Tozier camptUwn and special
program has been arranged for the fair
visitors which incluues q dance and a
general good time. There will be plen-
ty Of music and the Salem band will be
in Attendance in addition TO the regular
state fair band.
The Good Roads program was held
this morning in the new pavilion audi
torium with Julius Meier, of Portland,
president Of the State Good Roads as.
sociation, presiding A number of good
addresses on roads and road building
were heard in which tribute was paid in
particular to Columbia highway and
plans outlined for a general system of
trunk roads through the state. The spec.
tators were advised to look over the
road machinery being exhibited at the
! fair and the pavement laid inside the
fair grounds by Marion county was also
called to the attention Of the listeners.
The Woman s day program began this
afternoon at 2 o clock with a reception
in the new pavilion and program pre-.
sided over by Mrs. L. M. Vail and held
under the auspices of the woman Is clubs
of the state.
The state sanitary board met this
morning to try to untangle the con
troversy which may bar all livestock
exhibited at the Oregon state fair from
competition in the fair at San Fran
cisco. Charges were made that move
ment was on foot to turn the $l7500C
which was to be paid in premiums ia
northwest stock back into the genera
treasury at the San Francisco fair and
thus boost the dividends by juicy mel
on. The old "foot and mouth" disease
was brought into pay and George j
Grout and A. p. Arp, of Duluth, MINI.
may be prohibited from showing theiI
stock at San Francisco as well as the
| Oregon state fair.
Grout and Arp have shown theii
herds of Guernseys and Polled Angus
cattle at Helena, Mont, at Spokane and
at North Yakima, and then brought
them on to the Oregon state fair where
they are now standing on th side track
! The situation is thus complicated as the
California officials have put ban on
stock from Minnesota where il is claim
ed that the foot and mouth disease was
most prevalent and they also claim that
all cattle exhibited at the fairs above
mentioned were exposed to the contag
ion and II is possible that no stock
from the northwest will be allowed t.
enter California until after siege Of
quarantine which will be too late fol
the fair. This would result In the fail
officials at San Francisco declaring moi
enough stock to make an exhibit from
the northwest and would cause $l75,00t
TO be turned back into the fair Golfers
After the meeting this morning th'
sanitary board decided TO hold the foui
carloads of blooded stock belonging e
Arp and Grout on the siding until De
tober on which dare the Guernsey
and Polled cattle are to be judged ant
Il is hoped to have the matter settled
by this time. The government official
have declared Apps and Grout's 's eat
tie 10 be free from all signs of the dis
ease but State Veterinarian Keene, Of
California, wants TO look them over 10
himself and the red tape may bar al
northwest cattle from the competition
az the Panama fair though the live
stock officials at the Oregon state fail
were hopeful that the stock would b.
admitted without being forced int