Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-01
IMPERIAL. VALLEY
MID-WINTER FAIR
GETS UNDER WAY
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a few shccp arc also included in the
livestock display and This morning
, al were on the job telling each
i"thcf ~ animal language Just what
hey think Of the fair and the pco.
PIE who were giving them the
"oncc ovcr.'
The noise Of the cattle exhibit
$ hardly noticeable once the visitor
goes auto the poultry exhibit nearby
Midget tant;tms crowcd defiance al
giant rooSicrs and the world in gen
cral, hens celebrated the arrival Of
the morning ogp, mother hens clucll
ed to inquisitivr hruods Of chicks.
dueks Plaekcd in their glcc at
- a.hin& around in the water, tnr-
keys gshbled with joy over escaping
Thanksgiving, littir realizing that
Chrislmas may spell their doom
and guinea hens gave their piercing
cry, SQUIRTING something like q dog
beinG Ft5a Over by Il ear.
The tawcr of Babel must have
been Lie i deaf and dumb asylum
compafed to the poultry display,
but II is mighty interesting, and q
few questions asked OF exhibitors
reNealed the Isidn they have in their
exhibits, and also gave the inquirer
II surprise 1t tie extent Of the poul-
try business in the valley.
Sharing the exhibit with the poul.
try is Il splendid array Of farm in
elements, which will doubtless show
the farmer the strides that have
been made in cultivating the soil
in the last two decades, but which
were mf&thomablc to one born and
reared i'll Il city. The Imperial Ir-
rigation district has an exhibit of
drcdgcs at Ike show, which are AN
education to every resident here,
particularly those living in cities,
who seldom see or think of the i'm
portant part the ugly drcdgc plays
IN the development and progress of
this community.
Fine Auto Show
And the automobile show. Cars to
fit the po"kctbnoH Of every man. is
what the manager would say. bat
we didn I see amy quite as small as
that. Every car spick and span,
from the lower priced ones to the
type that only the man of wealth
can afford. And alert, energetic
statesmen all around. ready to talk
business at the slightest indication
hat one is interested, at the same
time not forcing themselves ON
those who have just cone to look
and listen.
For TIE entertainment of yuung
and old there is the usual carnival,
with its familiar attractions of fer
ris wheel, merry go-round. side
shows. weird exhibitions. wheels.
which when combined with Lady
Luck enable those who try them to
get anything from Il slab of bacon
10 Il highly decorated and ornament
ed box of candy. or q real lndi;tn
war blanket The amusement sc+-
tio. is bound to provide plenty of
fun for the Youngsters during the
course Of the fair.
THIS morning workmcn were busy
putting into place an elaborate re
production Of Boulder Canyon dam
iust inside the entry to the grounds.
Placed where it can be seen by AL
who visit the fair, the exhibit.
which is under The auspices Of the
American Conservation club, we
were told, will enable all to under
stand the gigantic size of this un-
Time and Sp#cc forbid Il detailed
description of the fair, this morn
ing's visit being of necessity Il very
hurried one, and many of the fin
iShing touches were being made. BY
might the fair will undoubtedly be
in full swing.
II should be seen by every resi-
dent Of the valley, not only because
it is deserving of the support but
because it provides a liberal cduca-
ton on valley matters, and is well
worth the iime i; takes to view it,