Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-15
ALL IS READY FOR
GREATEST STATE FAIR
Nineteen Counties Listed to
Date---Irrigation and Good
Roads To Be Feature

With 10 counties having already list
ed and reserved space in the new pavil-
ion for county exhibits and six farm.
ers of different parts of the state enter
ed in the industrial farm products,
/ class, and several more counties and in.
dividual displays in correspondence and
favorable prospect-to say nothing of
the great number of entries in the spe-
cial products competition-the agricul.
tural and horticultural exhibition this
year will, beyond doubt, surpass that
of any previous state fair.
Last year there were but II counties
to participate in the competition be-
tween counties and the competition was
so keen and close that there was but the
fraction Of point IS difference between
the scoring of Union county, the win
ner of the first prize and Lane county,
a close second. With five more coun.
ties entered this year the competition
promises to be just as keen and the
exhibits, in the aggregate, will be far
more representative of the states re-
sources and possibilities than ever be.
fore.
The counties which have thus far re-
served space for exhibits are: Baker,
Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Douglas,
Grant, Harvey. Linn, Jackson, Jose.
phine, Malheur, Marion, Polk, Multno.
nah, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa. Was
co and Tillamook. Those still in pros
pect and under consideration are:
T Of \
Wheeler and Yamhill
Among many farmers of the state
who have entered their products in the
individual farm products contest are
James Stewart, of Fossil; d. NJ. Lowe,
of Ashland; Burton H. Peck, of Hepp.
ner; Leonard Gilkey, of Thomas; C. A.
Minor, of Heppner; and c. f. Donald
son, of TillamOok. There are at least
three others who still have the matter
under favorable consideration and will
probably come in later. There were but
three entries in this class last year.
j. f. Reynolds, of La Grande, mem
Der of the state fair board, who has
supervisory jurisdiction over the agri,
cultural and horticultural departments,
and F. b. Currey, of La Grande, who
will be superintendent in charge of
these exhibits and who has been work
ing up interest and assembling displays
of products from every section Of the
state, both report splendid progress and
results and anticipate record breaking |
exhibits in both of these divisions at |
this years fair. Available space in the
new pavilion is already being taxed to
the limit to accommodate the applica. |
tions for reservations.
! The livestock department, including
poultry, dairy products and machinery;
art, textiles, school children s indus |
trial, manufactures, implement, machin-
cry and vehicle exhibits will all be of |
the highest order of excellence and COW
er much greater scope than ever be.
fore. The 1916 state fair will be educa-
tional in every particular and respect
and there will be illustrated lectures,
motion pictures shows and practical
working demonstrations along every
line of industrdy and endeavor.
There will be working demonstrations
Dnd instructive lectures in both irriga-
tion and good roads building, with
displays of results in both
departments; the children's industrial
exhibits will be much larger and more
than ever; there will be
80 boys from 20 counties and 81 girls
from Is counties in the Boys and Girls
amps of instruction, as against 20 each
last year. The night horse show and
racing program promises to be wonder
fully attractive features of this years
fair; there will be a plentiful supply
1f pure water; ample and comfortably
appointed rest rooms and toilet facili.
lies for both sexes, with trained and
courteous colored attendants in charge
md everything will be different, far {
different and better than any state fair
N the So years of its existence.