Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-09
SPOKANE, WASH, AUG. o.


eyes" for gas masks to be used
by Uncle Sans fighting men across
the sea, windows" for heating stow
es, and other transparent squares,
circles and rectangles, worth from
IS cents to $50 per pound are being
turned out by thousands every day
at the factory of the Muscovite Mica
company recently established on
North Division street in Spokane.
The company has its mine at Avon,
Idaho, about IS miles southeast of
Potlatch. Hoy +. Fittss superintend
ent of the plant said:
among our latest orders is one
for mica pieces one and seven-eigh
tbs inches square to be used in gas
masks. Our customer wants all of
these that we can furnish"
SPOKANE, WASH, AUGUST O.
Three thousand seven hundred and
twenty-three prizes are offered by
the Spokane Interstate Fair which
opens its gates for the Oath annual
exhibition September 3. These priz-
IS are divided into 1870 classes, which
indicates the remarkable growth of
the exposition. Ten years ago there
were 80 classes with prizes proper
tionately less.
hn init In, hn fnir hi
shown by manufacturers of agricult-
ural machinery is emphasized by the
fact that virtually every square foot
Of ground available for displays has
already been contracted for by them.
These displays will illustrate every
thing from a gopher trap to com
Dine harvester in operation, the fair
management insisting it will supply
The gophcrs if necessary.
Oranges, farmers unions and COM
nercial clubs are asking for more
space than at any previous show.
n this connection President Thorn
is S. Griffith makes the following
announcement on the distribution of
prize money as an encouragement
TO all exhibitors in this class:
"The general displays of agricult-
lral products have long been feat
Ire of the fair and the management
las cndeavored each year to in
,rease these exhibits by offering lib
,ral cash prizes. These displays
we're usually made by the counties
" district organizations, and individ
lals and smaller societies complain
ed that they did not have a fair
chance of winning against such COM
petition.
Therefore, the pro rata plan of
Judging display exhibits in this de-
,artment was used last year. 1t
proved so successful that the man ,
,gement decided to use the same sys-
EN-, with certain improvements of
The idea, for this years fair.
at seems impractical to make two
" more different sets of prizes for
such displays and the management
hopes the new plan by which all
compete together in each section and
additional prize money is paid for
exhibits made by individuals, farm
ers' unions, oranges, will be found
satisfactory.
each class of agricultural prod
lets will be judged separate, the
money in each section divided ac-
.ording to the score and the money
offered for the exhibits made by
Individuals, oranges and farmers, u
lions is added to their winnings in
The regular classes. By this plan,
small display of superior quality
will win over large display of poor
er Quality, and every exhibit enter
ed is sure to win some money"
General display money is to be di-
vided as follows: 5000 for display
Of sheaf and shelled grain; $3.50 for
display of grasses and forage crops;
$3.50 for display of fruit; 5000 for
display of vegetables; 5000 added for
displays by local oranges or farmers
unions; 5000 added for displays by
individuals.