Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-27

ey lender would gladly sit up all
night for chance to back them,
but they don't need the backing.
The MINERS are not leaving the
country and taking La Plata county
gold to spend in luxury somewhere
else. They are buying and improv-
ing good residence properties right
here, where they made their money,
will stay with US and continue to do
their full share in bringing the San
Juan basin into its own.
We congratulate them upon their
success, and genuinely rejoice in
their good fortune.
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SCENES AT THE FAIR GROUNDS
THE WAR AND OTHER
The agricultural building at the
fair grounds is certainly beautiful
sight. Each year those who are in
terested are likely to think that the
display excels all others, but this
time it is the common remark of
those who have visited the agricul-
tural building that there is on display
there by far the finest display ever
shown to the people in this section.
Words do not do justice to the NAM
moth potatoes, pumpkins, squash,
peaches, pears, plums, apples, ears Of
corn, shsaves of wheat, oats and 9th
er grain. The display may not be
the largest in the history of the fair
but it is unquestionably the best in
many particulars.
Geo. Allen Display.
AS you enter the building you will
see at the end of the building the Geo.
Allen display of fruit from Farm
ington. Over at the right you will
see displayed the San Juan county
banner which is a beauty. Mr.. Allen
says that it was estimated that the
San Juan county people would ship
out $40 cars loads of fruit to help
whip the kaiser, but he says they
made mistake for they will ship out
1000 car loads of fruit. 1t is well
worth while to take a look at his
beautiful peaches of all variety, ap-
pies, pears, plums and every thing
else in the fruit line. There never
was a finer display of fruit. 1t will
do you good to take a look at it.
Southern Ute Display.
The biggest and best general dis
play in the building is the Southern
Ute exhibit to the left as you enter
the building near the entrance to
the park. The pumpkins, squash
beets, potatoes, canned fruit, oats,
wheat, maps, artistic work, some 80
entries in all, make by far the largest
single exhibit. 1t is certainly fine
and shows what industry the Utes are
engaged in. Those people deserve
much credit for this most remarkable
Slowing. 1t will be impossible to de-
scribe the quality of the product
grown and the work done. Each per-
son entering the grounds should go
and see this exhibit that comes from
the Pine River.
Vale Vista Ranch Display.
In the center of the building may
be seen one of the finest displays
made by any individual. This is the
exhibit of Fillmore Hand from up the
Animas valley. He has everything
that can be grown, peaches, apples,
strawberries, raspberries and other
fruits. 1t is magnificent showing
of what can be raised in the upper
Animas valley.
Dry Farm Exhibit.
AS you pass thru the building you
will be attracted all the way by the
general exhibits of everything that
grows on the farm. The individual
exhibits are placed together with ref
erence to the products and make up
the general exhibit which is Of the
best, but down at the further end of
the building you will notice one Of
the most interesting of all exhibits
which is the showing made by the dry
farm. The exhibit is that Of Louis
Smith who has fine ranch on Res
ervoir hill. There you will find all
the grains, grasses, potatoes, fruit
millet and the like that you will find
anywhere. Notice what can be rails
ed without irrigation in the San Juan.
Over this exhibit hangs a big, lsrdly
sunflower. Go and take a good look
at this exhibit.
General Display.
The building is we'll filled autho
more will be crowded in yet tomor-
row. 1t is beautiful scene of the
work of man and nature. Go where
you will and you will not be able to
find finer and more valuable ex-
hibit of the kind. This Of all years
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