1905 J
IT THEIR WEALTH AT THE FAIR
WHAT HARNEY, CROOK, POLK, LINCOLN, WASH
, v . INGTON AND UNION SHOW.
THE SUXPAX OBEGQyiAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 15,
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EVERY exhibit In the "Washington
County booth in the Agricultural
building at the Lewis and Clark
Exposition is a feature and shows up
to splendid advantage, Some of the
county commissioners have" taken espe
cial pains with only two or three dis
plays, but everything In the Washing
ton County exhibit has been featured.
It has one of the finest displays of fruits
and vegetables of the entire Fair, and all '
of the other displays are equally as good.
There are those who say that diversi
fied farming Is not tried as much as it
should be in this state, but no complaint
can bo made In this respect about Wash
ington County after visiting its booth In
the Agricultural building. There Is no
county in the state that raises more va
rieties of agricultural and horticultural
products than Washington County.
In the center of the booth has been
erected a large and Imposing pyramid
which Is artistically decorated with
wheat, oats, barley, hops and many kinds
of grasses. It also has several shelves
upon which are displayed rows of im
mense and glossy apples. There are sev
eral tables in the booth which are filled
to overflowing with fruits and vegeta
bles. Splendid samples of Oregon wool, con- !
ceded to be as good as any in the United j
States, All glass cases and are strung ;
about the walls. As an illustration of j
the size of some of Washington County's
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products, a squash weighing 125 pounds Is
shown. One of the things that never fails
to attract attention are several portieres
made out of strings of acorns.
Harney's Official Exhibit, .
Harney Counts'. Oregon, has the most
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original and interesting exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark. Exposition. Other coun
ties have vied with each other and ex
celled in their dlsplaj-s of grains, grasses,
fruits, timber and minerals, but while
Harney County has all theso on display
in tasteful array, sho also has what may
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easily be termed the, most extensive and
complete collection of wild beasts and
birds of Oregon ever assembled or ex
hibited. The county authorities nave ex
pended a considerable sum of money for
the services of a taxidermist, and the
result at the Exposition Is one which
Eastern visitors in particular will long:
remember and speak about to their
friends.
In high, long cases, arranged alongside
the -walls of the booth In the Agricul
tural building, are perfect specimens of
the animal kingdom of the county, and
which in a manner, represent the wild
animal life of the' entire state. For a
realistic background, there are mountain
crags and crevices, rushing brooks anu
quiet pools, the branches of trees and the
underground retreats of various wild
creatures
These are some of the things on display
which cause the blood, to tingle with the
lust for blood, and the eyes to gladden
with the sight of Nature's own: Mag
pies, kingfishers, orioles, wild swan,
cranes, herons, mallard and teal and can
vasback ducks, pelicans, wild geese, brant,
eagehens, grouse, prairie-chickens, quail,
eagles, gull, sea-shag; pheasants, -bluebirds
and bluejays, hawks, owls; and of
animals, elk, deer, antclppe, beaver, rac
coon, porcupine, lynx, bobcat, badger,
coyote, weasel, skunk, woodchuck, squir
rels and muskrats.
In long glass cases, there are exhibited
fossils and petrifactions of great scien
tific value, and there is also a most In
teresting collection of Indian curios. An
other wonderful feature of the display is
an extensive collection of Harney Coun
ty and Oregon birds. Minerals of the
county are jalso shown, together .with
many excellent specimens of' the fruits.
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grains, grasses and vegetables grown in
tho county.
Harney County is larger than the State
of Massachusetts, and has but 5000 people.
Of vacant Government land there Is yet
subject to claim -4,721.000 acres. Because
of the isolated location of the county, it
Is but little known to the outside world,
but the climatic conditions, the fertility
cf the soil, the wealth of timber and the
minions to be found In ores will soon bo
published broadcast by the thousands of
visitors .who have seen the county's ex
hibits at the Exposition, and marveled
at them.
Polk's Proud Portion.
To Polk County. Oregon. Is du,e the
proud position of having been one of the
counties which has brought the state to
the fore in the production of fine mohair
and wooV In the county's exhibit in the
Agricultural building, long, silky strands
of crinkly wool adorn the walls of the
booth and represent one of the leading. In
dustries of the county.
As headquarters for high-bred sheep and
goats, and for extensive knowledge In all
branches of this industry. Polk County
has become the cynosure for the eyes of'l
breeders In all parts of the world. In the
contests against the breeders of the
world, held at the International exposi
tions during the last quarter century
Polk County has in nearly" all instances
secured high prizes and medals for tho
showing- of wool and mohair. This blood
which has brought to the county so much
fame and Incidentally, so many good, hard
dollars, originally came from England,
and because of the equable climate of the
county and the peculiarly adaptable con
ditions of soil and water, the fleecy for
eigners and their descendants waxed fat,
and proudly kept the names of Cotswold.
Lincoln and Angora high up on the rolls
of woolly aristocracy.
Where there are many sheep and goats,
there must also be a plenitude of the
best forage grasses and grains. And In
this, too. Polk County Ip fortunate. The
county Is out with the claim that nowhere
else does alfalfa grow as luxuriantly as In
Polk IS Teet In length. A root of this
excellent cattle food Is on exhibit at the
Exposition, and there have been roots on
display which were 3 feet long.
The dollars do- not only walk around
on four cloven feet in Polk County, but
they come out-ot the udders of the-cows,
and are hatched from the eggs of the
chickens, and grow on the hop vines, and
on the many kinds of fruit trees and in
the wheat and oat fields. And in tho
standing forest timber of the county the
dollars are also a potential wealth. Polk
claims the finest woods In the world, and
a glance at the display of polished boles
at the Fair will do much to bolster up
this 'claim. There are now. it Is claimed,
quarter sections within the confines of
the county which will yield from 2.000.000
to 10.0CO.C0O feet of lumber.
Union County's Fine Exhibit.
Strawberries larger around than a silver
dollar and worth nearly as much apiece:
cherries a half dozen of which will satisfy
the most Intense rravlng; wheat grown on
some of the largest ranches In the North
west; an exhibit of alfalfa that traces Us
origin to Turkestan: the woolliest and
heaviest of woolen blankets made .from
wool sheared from sheep bred In the coun
ty; gold and copper ore. and mounted
bears, elk and mountain sheep native to
the county all these are found In the
splendid exhibt of Union County in the
Agricultural buildhig.
While these are very Interesting.; hone
holds the attention so closely as the ex
hibits of beet sugar and pine needle fiber
and oil. Sugar beet culture Is one of the
most Important Industries of Union Coun
ty, and the average amount of nroflt to
the farmer who raises the sweet tuber Is
reckoned as high as $10 an acre.
In tall jafra arranged on counters In thes
union County booth are shown the differ
ent stages of the process which converts
the succulent beet into the little granu
lated crystals with which you sweeten
your coffee or tea every morning. White
beets are the sugar beets of commerce.
These are planted In the early Spring and
by the middle of September are ready for
the sugar factory. The average length is
over a foot, and the larger end Is more
than six Inches acros. Irrigation records
another 'triumph in he raising- of sugar
beets, and the beets of Onion County at
tain their sweetness and size because of
this artificial system of watering. .
From the ground the beet's are hauled to
the factory, where they are shot down
long flumes to the water below, where
they are washed. Then they are sliced by
machine, and after golns through this
process the beets look like great masses
of spaghetti.
Another Industry of Union County j
which M xaaklnx it famous is the" pine !
needle Industry- From the homely, odor
ous yelfow pine needle Is obtained by a
process of shredding and pressing a fiber
which is greatly used In making mat
tresses. It Is conceded by men of medi
cine that a more healthful balm for the
lungs and nasal passages does not exist
than the smell of pine needles. And from
these same needles Is extracted an oil, the
odor of which fairly makes one throw
out his chest with strength: and exulta
tion. A jar of thl3 oil, holding 100 ounces,
Is valued at J10O, and Is on display in the
Union County booth.
. Crook's Interesting Display.
Although Creek County has one of the
smallest exhibits In the Agricultural build
ing at the Lewis .and Clark Exposition,
It has a very inferestlng display of Its
products. It consists of displays o
grains, grasses, wool and a dozen or
more pictures. Tho photographs are de
voted largely to the lumber Industry,
which flourishes In Crook County, and
show the numerous streams of that sec
tion fairly choked with huge logs during
the drives, which rival those of the For
estry building In size.
Lincoln's Ocean Exhibit-
The Pacific Ocean has a very neat and
well displayed exhibit at the Lewis and
Clark Exposition. It 1st-situated In the
building where one would the least ex
pect to And it. as it forms an Important
part of the Lincoln County exhibit in
the Agricultural building. Here the
visitors can obtain an idea of how the
Pacific Ocean looks" off the Oregon coast.
The walls of the Lincoln County booth
are dotted with several scores of very
beautiful photographs of the delightful
summer xesorts wmcn are scatierea
along Yaqulna Bay. Here also are dis
played hundreds of the large ana the
dainty little sea shells, such as are
found only along the Oregon Coast. That
the ocean Is not barren along the Ore
gon Coast Is shown by a very comprehen
sive exhibit of oysters and clams, which
abound In great quantities on the shores
of Lincoln County. Both live and pre
served oysters and clams are on exhi
bition, and interest hundreds of East
erners every day.
Lincoln County has something more
than the ocean and summer resorts as
It produces the finest fruits, has immense
forests, and Is well stocked with tlsh
and game, and all of these come in for
a place in the booth. Salt air from the
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ocean evidently agrees with fruits and
vegetables, as they are an large 'and 'as
sweet and Juicy as could be wished for.
H. W. Vincent, of Toledo, lias charge of
the Lincoln County booth, and has done
a great deal of exploitation in the inter
est at the county he represents.
SQUEALING PIPERS SCORED
Thoy and Tartan.KIIts Charmed' All
but the Indians.
Vancouver B. C Province.
What was Intended to be Children's
Day at the Dominion Exhibition, New
Westminster, B. C. was practically
turned Into Scotchman's Day. Why? Well.
Just because the Vancouver Pipers' Band
In all the glory of Its gay plaids, ab
breviated tartans and bristling sporrans,
struck town shortly after noori. That
settled it. Every Scotchman in sight
and many that had but slight claim ore
the Land o Cakes as the place of their
nativity at onpe quit looking at the big
pumpkins andi the fat livestock, and
started to follow the bare-kneed music
ians. The Highlanders' entry was what might
almost be called sensational. Every-
thing was comparatively quiet in the ex
hibition grounds at the time. The In
dian musicians who had been blowing
with might and main at the mornln?
band concerts were taking a well de
served rest after lunch, and it was a
little too early for the afternoon cor
certs to commence. People were Idly
walking around taking in the exhibits,
and the boys having got over their tirst
rush of curiosity, were content to fol
low their parents around contentedly.
Even the barkers for the sideshows on
the Sockeye Run that had not been
wrecked by the storm were giving their
leather lungs a rest before endeavoring
to attract custom during the afternoon
rush hours.
Suddenly there was a commotion up
by the main entrance to the grounds.
Drums were being wildly beaten in
double-quick time, and there was a wild,
weird, penetrating sound that seemed to
reach every corner of the grounds. Two
Scotch farmers one from Chllllwack and
the other from up Langley way wen
discussing the merits of their respective
district exhibits In the agricultural build,
lng, when the familiar skirl of the pipes
smote their ears. They stopped and
stared at each other for an instant.
"Hoot mon! D'ye hear that? D'ye ken
th' chune?" asked the man from Chllll
wack. The other man did not answer, but by
mutual consent they dashed for the sldt
door of the building as If their lives de
pended on It. At the same Instant a
Scutch lass from Rossland, employed in
one of the canvas restaurants, threw off
her apron and Jqlned with the throng that
was already following in tho wake of the
pipers, utterly unmindful of the six cus
tomers that were patiently waiting for the
meals they had ordered. When she came
back about 15 minutes later, she ex
plained that it was the first time sho had
heard a pipers' band since she left Scot(a
Down the broad roadway came the tartan-clad
Highlanders, every man of them
blowing as hard as he could at the fa
miliar strains of the "Cock o the North."
while the drummer In the rear, armed
with two drumsticks. looked as If he had
a contract to break In both heads of the
big bass drum at once. Forgotten was
Neighbor Jones' big turnips and Farmer
Smith's fine squash for the rest of the
day. That Pipers' Band was the whole
show.
In the evening tho Highland Pipers"
Band gave a concert In the Industrial
building". It-looked as if four out of every
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Ifive of the persons attending the exhibi
tion last evening either were Scotch or
. of Scotch descent. And when after lls
i tenlns to all the old familiar Scotch airs.
some of the gaily garbed members of the
J band danced the old Highland Fling and
j Strathspeys while the pipes skirled mer
; rlly. their cup of Joy was full to the
; brim.
i The Indian bandsmen were about tho
only ones who did not take a keen in
terest In the Scottish musicians. The
red men cast admiring glances at the be
ribboned pipes and the Highlanders' gay
tunics, but there' was much gesticulation
and contemptuous gutterals when they
caught sight of the tartans and the bare
knees." One of the Port Simpson trom
bone players, resplendent In a uniform of
crimson, gold and green, explained mat
ters by asking If the members of that
tribe meaning the Highlanders could not
afford to buy enough uniform to go all
the way down. He was told they could,
but seemed to doubt the Information.
CHAUTAUQUA BRYAN.
Said to Have the Largest Pay of Any
Lecturer.
' World Today.
William Jennings Bryan Is last in this
list, but in many respects first of all the
Chautauqua lecturers. He has done an
enormous amount of work this season;
he flies from place to place with aston
ishing rapidity and with tireless energy.
His lecture, "The Prince of Piface," Is
truly a sermon. Its political ideas are
high; Its moral inspirations are Christian.
Mr. Bryan has a great following. He Is
a superb speaker, and his character gives
his words power. In recent years he has
broadened, ripened, deepened. He Is now
sober, thoughtful and rational. Many of
his reckless extravagances have been rele
gated to various limbos. He has larger
remuneration than- any other lecturer.
His notoriety as the twice-defeated Presi
dential candidate of the Democratic party
he has turned to great financial account,
and his ability matches his notoriety. His
friends believe that he will be the next
Presidential candidate of. his party: thev
belleye also that he will be the next Presi
dent. The reason that certain Senators
will oppose Roosevelt, that he will per
sist In his proposed reforms, that a split
will occur In the Republican party, that
reformers In both parties will seek new
political alliances, that the rank and file
of the independent vote will go to the
candidate who will oppose the corpora
tions, that Mr. Bryan will be that candi
date and that he will be elected. We shall
see.
The world's production of allk last rear
was over 4i,000,0OO pounds.