Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-01-20
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with % cents tor the three days.
Mr.. Il. Il. Van Olindd was manager
this year, and it was decided TO
solicit premiums from the merch-
ants in Seattle and Tacoma which
practise was continued with all the
fairs from this time. | think it
was at this fair that Mrs. l.. c.
Beall, Jr. and Mr.. IL. Steen ear
ried passengers in their automob-
lies from the fair TO Center and
back for ten cents a ride, Mrs.
Beall giving the proceeds to the
Methodist Church and Mr.. Steen
giving his to the Presbyterian
Church.
At the 1908 fair Mr.. A. J. Lin
nestad looms up having charge of
the fruit department and R. w. F.
Martin in charge of soliciting with
j. w. King secretary AT this time
we had a newspaper and the prem
ium list was published and is made
part of the records of the Vashon
Horticulture Society.
The 1909 fair branched out with
a full printed premium list with
the folks in charge called superin-
teudents of departments and two
new departments added, Class A,
A. j. LinneStad and Peter Erick-
son, Glass b, G. w. Blekkink and
w. P. Morford, Glass C, Mrs. T.
Hansen, Misses Hansen and Har-
melting, Glass ID. A. d. Giieve and
DR. Rickart, Glass L, S. j. Harmed
ing, Glass F, f. A. Weiss, DIR. Rick
AIT and w. T. Smith. Advertising
Committee, Lon shrimp The Far
mers' Institute was carried on at
this fair. Exhibits from this fair
were taken to the Valley fair at
Puyallup and the National Apple
Show at Spokane and took prizes
at each place.
At the tenth fair there were
community exhibits from the diff
ferent parts Of the Island. Mr..
Slipley of the West Vashon Horti-
cultural Society was elected as
assistant manager for this year.
This year and the next two am ex-
hihit was taken from the fair and
placed in the Bon Marche which
attracted a great deal of atten-
ton.
On April 9TH, 1911, there was a
committee appointed to see the
County Commissioners in regard to
the purchase of tract of land for
permanent fair site.
Al the 1911 fair the Seattle and
Tacoma Commercial Clubs were in
vited TO attend and special trans
portation was furnished by the Nc
Dowell Steamship Co leaving Sc
attle at nine in the morning and
returning leaving Vashon at four
in the afternoon and the Merch-
ants Transportation leaving Tia
coma at ten in the morning and
returning at four in the afternoon.
The 1912 fair was the first one
held in the present Island Club
house and j. H. Reid was manager
and secretary.
There seems to be no record of
Il fair in 1913 but | am sure there
= was one held but in 1914 it was de-
cided TO not have fair but have
an Island picnic instead.
In May Of 1915 it was decided to
hold another fair the following fall
and this turned out to be the best
fair we ever had. Mr.. Linnestad
was manager and everybody work
ed, A livestock department was
added this year and presided over
by Mr.. Goodchield and there were
some very good entries for small
fair This was the year the cleo
trlc lights were turned on aud the
bailding was lighted with electric
iiy for the first time.
The last fair III 1916 was the big
gest one we held but came out in
debt owing to the poor attendance.
This year the St Paul and Ia
coma Lumber Co. furnished the
lumber ard the Foss Launch Co.
brought II over to put up the
building alongside Of the present
horse shoe she'd which was occup.
led as vegetable department and
the other shed for chickens and
livestock. Mr. b. S. Wise had
charge of the vegetables and with
Mrs. Wood had the biggest and
best exhibit we ever had. Mr.
Wise walked all over the Island
talking vegetables for the coming
fair and the people responded in
fine shape.