Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-01
CLOSE SCORES MADE
BY FIRST DIVISION
COUNTIES AT FAIR
Polk County Has 93.75. Ben
ton $3.50 and Lane Fin
ishes With 93.25

With difference of only ii of
point in the scoring between the t1ree
highest counties entered in the agri-
cultural and general farm products
class and after SO hours of deliberation
and four separate scOrings in order to
reach a decision Polk county was given
first premium in the second district of
counties, Benton county second and
Lane county third. Polk county scored
total of 93.75 points out of a pos
slble 100; Benton $3.50 points and Lane
county 1928 points. Lane county lost
ON the scoring of sizes of bundles of
the grains in the field products class,
IN which it was marked down to Is
points of possible is, giving the 9TH
er leaders the advantage of point
and a half, otherwise Lane would have
carried away highest honors.
The Judges, w. X. Newell of CASTOR.
Luther j. Chaplin, Marion county agri
and Roy c. Jones' regarded
as the fairest and most impartial iudg-
es that have ever acted at the state fair
stated that tney never had run ND
against such close competition in all of
their experience and that it was the
hardest task they were ever called nm
on to decide. The scoring of Lane coun.
~ upon size Of bundles was made abso-
lutely necessary, they said, in order to
arrive at decision and avoid tie.
Never in all of my experience -
said Oscar f. Freytag, superintendent
OF the agricultural pavilion in discuss.
ing the matter last evening after the
announcement of awards, "have [ seen
such a magnificent display of farm.
garden and orchard products as are on
exhibition III this pavilion this wear,
Every county that participated is en-.
TITLED to much credit for the excellent
display made, and many of them simply
performed wonders in getting together
such creditable exhibit on such short
notice. In this latter class particularly,
are Lane and Benton counties. both Of
which assembled their exhibits and mt
them on display within a few davs' no.
tlce and | marvel at their ability to do
it. - W Wv
Many of the other counties. Multi.
nomah, Clackamas, and several of tbe
Eastern Oregon counties, were also as
semoled within very few days. hav
ing left their county fairs but two and
three days before the opening of tbe
state talr and the showing made was
indeed remarkable.
" We certainly were treated fine and
are perfectly satisfied with the decision
OF the Judges" said George NJ. Taylor
VINO, with Cal NJ. Young, both of En-
gene, collected and arranged the Lane
county display, "and we have no fault
TO flnd in any respect with the results
II we had but had another dav's time
or a few hours for that matter we
could have finished our decorations
ana gwen the other counties a run for
their money, AS it was we GOT ont NJ
our Lane county show Saturday niobt
come mere on Sunday and had to bave
ggderytnlng set up on Monday morning.
me point upon which the decision was
made was so finely drawn that the
Judges were obliged to score us on size
OF bundles in the grain class and nenal.
i1e us point and a half. On all other
scores we lead every other county and
would have won easily had our bundles
been up to regulation size, four inches
across the butt.
we are very much pleased with toe
result and the knowledge that we maJe
sueh splendid showing under such nd.
verse conditions and, believe me- we
are coming again next year and we are
going to have an exhibit that will leave
no room whatsoever for doubt as m
VINO is to get first prize. Everything
was done ON the square and our great.
est satisfaction and consolation lies in
the fact that it took the iudges ss
nonrs to decide and were OBLIGED to
score us four times before arriving at
a decision. - "e "'
1t was the closest contest in tbe ao
rlcnltnral or any other competition that
mas ever been made at an Orayon state
tair and it aroused great interest and
speculation. ''''
The money awards were made upon
the prorata basis of equal shares NO.
corning to scores received, of 800 for
each county which qualified. The nro.
rata basis, therefore, was larger in tbe
thlrd district, with only five awards TO
make, than IN the second with eigbt
awards. Aside from first. second mi
thlrd premiums the three highest conn
ties IN each Of the districts received
Soo' $50 and SIS respectively, as n
special prize.
Second District.
lhree highest County Awards. Score
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