Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-08
FAIR GROUNDS AT ELMA
UNDERGO REPAIRS, NEW
BUILDINGS TO Be BUILT

ELMA, Aug. S.-The fourteenth
annual fair Of Grays Harbor county,
which opens here on the Bird day of
September, promises to be one of the
best exhibitions that has ever been
held in the county. Plans are now
going rapidly ahead for the meet in
the way of new buildings, and many
other improvements at the grounds
east of here. The old buildings have
all been given a coat of paint, and
the grounds now begin to take on the
appearance of great activity. The
paint on the buildings, grey with the
red roofs, give them a fine appear
ance and the grounds look 100 per
cent better.
The stock show, which this year,
according to arrangement with the
stockmen of the county, will be
strictly local, showing only county
stock, promises to be winner. This
arrangement was thought best on
account of the foot and mouth disease
in California, and the fair manage
ment agreed that If the local breed
ers and stockmen would put up the
exhibit they would admit no stock to
the show from outside of the county.
The local cattle men agreed to this
and now have their big chance to
show just what the county can do in
the way of pure bred and other
stock. There will, from present i'm
dications, be the best display of stock
that has ever been seen at the fair
and 1t will be a wonderful advertise
ment for Grays Harbor to the world
in showing just what the county can
do in this line.
B. E. Williams, who is in charge of
the agricultural department, assures
us that in spite of the dry season
there will be some wonderful dis
plays in this department and that
the people will be surprised when
they see what can be grown here
even when the season was as dry as
this one has been. Mr.. Williams is
at present hard at work gathering
and arranging the exhibits for this
departments; and any help that the
people of The county can give him in
this matssE viii surely be appreciated
by Mr.. Williams and the fair board.
The poultry building will be full
Of local birds of all kinds and a su
cess in this department is assured
by Mr.. Huttula, who was so success
ful with the show last year. Any in
formation concerning this department
that Is desired by poultry men will
be cheerfully given by Mr.. Huttula.
This section Of the United States is
rapidly going ahead in the poultry
business and promises to become a
second Petaluma. Be sure and visit
the poultry show at the fair and you
will be repaid for the time spent
there.
The women's department will have
the new building to fill up this year,
along with the exhibits of the schools
of the county and the boys and girls
club work. This art section of the
fair will prove to be AS popular as
ever and will be a bower of beauty
and instruction. The women of the
county take pride in showing their
art work, their cookery, their flow
ers and various other things in which
they are so adept and this year will
be no exception to the rule for the
indications are that the new build
ing will be full to overhowing and
that it will be full to overflowing and
the grounds.
The bench show, which was added
to the fair a few years ago, has con-
tinued to grow in popularity and this
year promises to be bigger and bet
ter than ever. Here you will see all
the elite of the dog family of the
county, and in the words of Secretary
Palmer, it will be "a bowling sue
cess"
In the line of amusement, without