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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1909)
VOL. XXX LAKKVIKW, l.AKK COUNTY, OKK(.ON, SKI' , . JIJKIi 16, KKI.J. no. :w; The Big Land Opening and Our Fair Attract Thousands Vast Country is Thrown Open by Lake County and Goose Lake Valley Oregon Valley Land Company ! Fair is a Pronounced Success Ovor One Thousand Pooplo from evory Section . . . . . . . . . or the unitoa stales fiocK into Lanoviow Auction Method of Disposing of Land to Con- tract Holders Generally Satisfactory--Head -w- . - w j f Auctioneer Powers Believes Sale Will bo Completod by Saturday--Many Choice Bits of tho 14,000 Tracts Have boon Sold and More to Follow--Now Working all Night--Tent City ono of tho Features. Every inn" novum mill. .Med . Tim Oregon Valley Laud company's open ing, now In progress. In Ik fair In be t lie success, that Iii.h been expected I y those Iid tire Hill lilt VII beilll, familial with the vimt tract of ihijiJ tlmt I now luting i nnil at the disposal of ei'tllciS. I.hii I wlii:'h for year has served only a range tor cattle and b h wilt I xi iloltnil Willi I. lit ll(lllH of III . iik I rlon f armers The laud, still In m virgin stale Insula' as rultimiuii in concerned. Mill soon lit turn" ! over. So I will tin Mowed, trees panted, HUll Ileal tiodse Hint fllT 111 OUl bllllll lugn erected. The great transformation I Hi hand. Faroum from the eastern states urn here liy tlm huudrcla wail lug for the 1 1 in n to roniM when thev limy move out onto their holding nil I Html life In iIiIh new in ii ri t r y of thi West. Tim ill" of tlia (). V. I.. company ' I Mini to Contract holders Iroui every eectluti of ti e United States Hint Cmi mlu opened m tin It-1 id Mly liint Friday morning. Thursday was taken 1 1 with the organinllou of contract hollers, llnghf mill iinly Friday morning thii mile of Inn I was trtr(ed HUil ti t l the 1 1 nit of going to pr.ss about hulf of tin' tracts have been disposed of tiy lh Hiii'tlou method. From the ln-glimlng good fellowship Iihh rclgued In the t itrn li'iit it L the lower tmil of tin city where thu sale IS tielng llrlil. Pairdwallug the loKn ntliHii the mtle ouiuuif uor.l nn I KUUll llHM rilillll UtjCHlt (tlUillUk'll lllillll'rOUH OII'IIhIoIIH thtllll LllH lllK'll HOlrlti'il tiMdliiK for rhuii'ti trni'tn of IhihI. loTHriiihly, hoWHYiT, thoie who hitte tireu outlil.i on tuirtuiii trHrt Iihvu tnken their duwutiill Hinoef ully On uevetMl ocomhIoiis h hi it have run un hiith h l.t-NU nut HOU) t title IiHh of i"i ) Hint t UX) Iihvb boeii vnry f reijuei.t. The Hiit'tiou iniN uuw K"e fr "vn y wlh clurk llke ire'lnloa mi l llltln or uu roi;' im t lit huM lxtiu lienr l of Hit) int'tliuil of rule. Tli ii I'liiu In ounhiileruit uli mil u teli fiilr. At nine o't'l-t )k litnt TtiurmtHy uioinliiK K. .1. MhiIid, pri'KliJi lit of the Oregon Viillvy liitml cunipHiiy, optneil the inmtlliiK ol uuiitriii't holiiiTH. The lent jitiuiuml Hinl 1 1 1 II 1 1 V Htuoii lliou mII hIiIkh. tin (.III lllieil In h Kenerul wiiy the minla of prOoeilure Hint lull fun Hii.lleiii'e bout the cleotiou ol triibten-i, Hint thu couiili'te m K'ltn liil.l.iii I pull the ouinplet i 'ii ol hlM rein.irhM hit n( rutiinlly cheereil. Tho Lnkeview IihihI, hiieil for I tit ility liy the (l. V. I j. coiiiinny, pluyml "Americit" ami the entire Hiiilieiice runtt to their leet mid churn il. Thul wiih the 111 ft I'i'hI eviilelice of tiiin fcl loWhhlp. Altir HKVenil moru tit'lectloiiH ty t lut I i n l the del. tiileM Hetlleil ilowu to tuihinetet itU'l li.i rcverHl hoiirt p.illtlcH Int. I the lloor Mr. Mnrtlu rt.tte.l Unit the tlret Ihinu upon the proKmiu hIiouIi) lie the a-lucliiin of h chair .nun. (.!. W. A iiiuliroi t. of (ieornetown, luuitiiCKV unit MiId Ii Kiiu lnll, of rtii(ML(o. were uoinlniitiul. A ballot uhh taken ami Mr. Arinilirelt whh iluclarerl olnctnil. Mr. Kunilall then moved lliut thu election tie made uiiHuimnuH anil Mr ArKabreit whh fieoortud to tho chair Hinlil cheerin. Mr.Kanilall wan then chotieii HHHlHt ant chulrruMD. The Iowa delegation put up Krnd L. Iloan, of Iowa, fur eecre tary ami he waa choaun without op poeltion. Frank Iteau, Kaunas, (J. L Itedlanil.NetiraHka and Ceor(eMcfte, KoohoMter, Mluneantii, were nomi nated tor the positions of iiHHiataut Heureturlei) by their respective atate ilaleKiit lon. All were elected without (ippoHltioii. " Dr. KiohardH, u rolniHt dentlut from KatiKHH. whh choHun MBrueant at arma and liiHtructed that he hIioiiU oho hII fair moiiiia to prevent a riut and IiIoocIhIkhI later on ill tho Kuine. Dr. KichanlH, knowinu the dilti.'.tilt job lie had oil his hauda, oIioohh two able KHHiHtantH in the persona of Ii. (Jreeti, chief ottl.Mir in the atockyarda at Kan Has City Mo. and Joh. (MIIihh, one of the toreinmi in the Si y I'ack-' Iiik plant al KansaB City. T'lieHH olllcluls uhOHttu, the delegates Mottled down to the election or trus tees whose duties it is to deal with tho (). V. Ij company for ttie con tract holders. These trustees in fact practically assume control of Hie company's laud pending ttie llnal dis position to the contract holders. Keiil politics fhiiractricd the nlnc tion of these tiusteus. It huh a KHine to Hen which sectiona of the country ahonld lie represented upon the board of trustetiH mid every wire within reach whh pulled. i.arly in the eeseion it waa soon that Nebraska, Missouri and Khuhiis controlled the situation. As a result .there whh a com hi nnt i on which frue I on the Chli-ntfii lei "ia I loll thnt had I I it i. n "! Hiiine tint upon hiivioif re 1 pi e.eu t at (in upon the hoar I Nrhrahkn niniiiiiiiteil K M Kaukin, I w ho hit red ui t runt en lit t tie Sin I juu Is opfiiinir n year iii'n. MlHMourl muni ! Hilled t ieorie II. Wviitt, city treamifer i of St. .liiMPph; IIIiiihIm ii oiii I iiMted W. 1L. lll'iin :Chii'iiL'i) niiiiiiiiiited Mllu Ii. 'Kan all ; K iiii'h'' put up CIihh A Miller Jot 1 1 hi per KantiaH, w hlle W.T. Wither of I .a k v i , win n'l'iie I a wuhIitii 1 i iin.l I'lnte. It wan n.'r"i' I to '"I.1 ' y liallot. t he j thiee iHii'lldateN liiivinu tint lurent llll'lit.er of votes t ) he ulecte I. 1 When the ballots were iviunted It !whs foiiii') Hint Mr. Kaninti ran Mot with ;i.iJ votes; Mi. Wvatl, second, wltliilll votes an I Mr. Withers third with Al'.i votes 1 lny uci'ord inuly I were declaieil clecli'd The other CMinlldatits ran as follows : I Mr. Miller. IKt.Mr till uu.7" ; Mr. 1 Kituditll, The three latter seconded a Hinl Ion to niako the election of the ' three w inners iimiii i.iiuiis. The three trustees took the plat I form unit llnal plans 'or the l isposi 1 1 1 ii n of the laud uy the auction plnu I were tint In. Mr. M irlin etplaine.l tlin. all ttiuae mm . o-lie.l to uro'ip I heir contracts and iecnre ten acre tracts together coiii. I do s.. acconluiK to the contract turiiishui by the com ' any. 1 here whh some uiuuitdliiK by ' some of the captalus preseut ns they IciiMfcfluc I that wroupluii would woik a hardship upon those coutiaut holders who have hut una contract As a re sult 'of the (li4iilisfactluu only a few troupe. I their contracts. At that 'line the tliistees went into executive ses sion and set aside the laud uuii which those who Hrmiped their rou racte could bid. Resolutions (IrHfted by the trustess, which included, aiiiiniri other thluua.a section provid tout hat all imerl.l I sup ui land should i ti settle! within six months, were adopted. All present seemed anxious to have the sale complete. I as soon as posst i tile In order that those whose vuca i lion periods were abort could uet . home on tune. It was "oted alter c.iitisl lernhle discussion that the 'auction should continue each day from 7 o'clock Hi the iiioruiiitf until II o' clock at n iti tit. l'ljJat plau received .the approval of Mr. 11 art lu and others of the company as they are as anxious to complete the task as any una. After iioiiiv miu ir iiinttorri had been taken up (he meeting atjourned un til 7 o'clock Friday uioruitit; wheu A D. i'o. vers of diic.iikfn, blind auct ioneer to ik etiarue ot ulfsirs . 1'r un the minute he stepped upon the pltforui and started the Hale of k'ruupe I tracts of laud, t here has not been one Idle iiiii'iiitnt except during Sunday wheu all hands took a rest. So rapidly di I Mr. t'uwrers and his assistants work that by Saturday about 1 liKJ tracts of land hu t been disposed o . I'he In I Initf was fast ami (urloua, about V.i or dd seconds t be I UK ooiiauiueil tor the sale of each ti act of hind. At llrst the bidders did uol know exactly how tc. act or what 'o do huiI there were many de lays After everyone had K'dteu aJcus- turned to the method of bidding the tracts were run off muoii faster Mr. I I'owers as head auctioneer brought 'with him from Chicago Joh. Thomp ' mou, au expert bookkeeper. Mr. I Thompson spent several mouths pie I pari uk for tlia sale and as resul' there has scarcely tuteu a hltou over details. Mr. Powers secured as assistant auctioneer Dr. D. S hmithhlsler, of this city .and W I, 111 inn of Konkford 111. Between these three auctioneers there has not been h single iniuute during the Hixtuuu hours each day wlie t tin tent hm not ruu with their cries for more tuouey. "1 inn ullered JOJ. luinnlfttrwl If 21 K I. (loiiirf uoiiiK uinu.i.me tor U-2U0. Wlw'ii the liuyei?" S.ich is the line of talk hau.lod out about 1I0J limes it day. Ouu would it lone aome down in tent city if the voices o the auctiouoors couldn't be heard. 'I'hitv hkvn been Kt it ni)v for about Ilvedaya and etill tho rlud continued Willi proHPecis inai uy nuiuriay ... ......i.: i. ti , UlUUb Ul I'tlS WI5 h. UI .11 llllll IS V Ol tin b - week the sale will be completed. Mr. ill , tie able t J lluish the job by Saturday night but there are many who don't believe that he will be able to do that well. Fivery one is hoping that tin is right iu his estlmute as the griud ta tiresome and wearing. Contract holders however Hre as a rule paying pretty close attention to work and lire thereby giving the auctioneers able ..MUUtnne.i in iiiiHtotilnir the aula. ! Karly during the wile a committee of three was appointed to bid iu upon property in case tho regularly ap pointed oiiptuins lire not proHout whan ir turn fn in fH to hul. Thus there -iy contract Iml le- Hi t'ie it 1 1 1 1" I Hum each Is given reprenenta- llllll Hll'l H cl'HIICe til til III llfl'HI eli'ilf-n I j 1 1 h r limit. lii Saturday 11 que-tion came up h! ,".,"r u'" '";"-" t" i"" Mliil hHrillllllV lit till! lliei-t III. V hunch of lAeiily i'ltrtland contrart holders Hsked perm Isnlon to buneli their conlriti ts and hi t. t he mas of i i n 1 1 r h i I In dders I ro a lied upon this in tact, Mr. Maitlu im uiveu to under slimd ttial fiich 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 r e was nit to the llkluu of the in ii j'i 1 1 1 y . Accnnl liik'ly Mr Miittin had a conference with the I'orllit'-d people and they nu'ree I to withdraw their re'pie-t for Kroii plnu and W into the Hell of compel Hive tint liui. (In Saturday alio there whs some piestiun raised rei.ir 1 1 nrf the pay ment of expiune inoiiHy to the c ip tains liy the company I iihicoiicIi as 1 1 1 ii 1 1 V of the CHpt.iiiiH had planned to I .'live t he city alt T secru l'iu t liei r own tracts of land, thereby leuvlti the balance of their cluu members in the lut cn, thu ipii'stiou it raiie l as to whether or not th ri.iuiiaiiy would witlihid I payment of expense money until litter the clone of the mile. it was exnliiiue I that thin ('.-old Hot be done as the company had agreed pay the money upon request. , f llery speeches were ma le hii I in the end the matter was laid upon the tatile. This was one of the several small ma ters to 1'iHiiii up nu I interrupt the hll". Not vlth-itaudiliK the-te inter i riKitluus the auctioneering went on rapi II)'. tine of the features to date was the ( meeting last Wednesday evening when Mr. M irtin. pre-ldent of the company, call" I a meeting of the con tract holders for the purpose of an werliiK all questions that mii(ht tie askt-d. Scores of queries were an eAfrel. A majoritv f those present wanted to know particularly about the prok'iess that has be.oi ma le upon the .In. ii Mud irristi i i ditches. Mr. Mitt in state I that the Hill (Viiintruc lion company was under i lO.OH) bonds to complete the pr jject by Auril 1 next year, but that the work in all probability woul bi completed by 'liec. I ot this year, tie also anawereo iiientlO!is rek'ar lnw the various kin Is ol laud and repliel as well lis he could to the many question asked retiar l l'i the method of sellliiK the laud, lie m-tde it plain that the sale was a - booa-tl ta auction aud that any one who wished could bid iu upon any jtiact of laud. Hit Qiwers, with Hcarselv an exception, wore satit'fac- , tory to the contract holders. Does the Milwaukee Road In tend Invading this Section? One of that Company's Engineers, Like John F. Stevens, Here on Reconaissance, and Gathering Data--lmpressed with Our Favor able and Low-Cost Grades. M oi-t railroad meu appear. A Mil waukee an I a lltrrim iii r iin mr ttatherlug more data. J. A. Ciiu-iibiM 1 1 i, a 1 io.it i ii i u uiueer iu the employ of the C. M. .V St. I'. K. U., Bteut two ditys la it w eek in Likevtew iMiei'HK inform itiou, which noes to prove that the Milwau kee also has desigus on the country. J. 11. Johnson another eugiueer iu the employ of the Hariimau system waa in Lukeview Saturday. Mr. Chamberllu came ffrom Huud to Lakevinw on practically the same route the llarrimui eiuiueera located two years ao. It is au no lisputable fact that eou- aideriug Central a'ld Southern Oregou , from a railroad staadpoiut, that Lak- view is on the line of least resistance, which all railroats look for . Kiilrimdd are Hot li-tdate 1 with a, map and a rule tiut by men expert-1 en cod iu tlidiug liiwost pusses, best' rrales and atiaiiiiitest aligmnaut. Klitmath Falls ia locate! in a one percent country, wnle Likeview is locate 1 iu ait eih . tenths of oua par cent country. J Hisi les li'im on a much better , ra 'o Lakeview is, considering Can- ' Ik.. I .....1 VJ ..,l,..t lli.u.M.1 d.tll.lt .(inii'i .iuiikiiui ioi Divi.iauv.,. irniii ii ii h 1 1 ti I I V na t ti a ita.tfiti it I K I a r,,.i n,,hi,i..n,ilo i h. Ki.!voil the liHtvy grates an I curves ou ninth FaPs is locate 1 in the extra nj "."".-.... .. ........ , vaara the Oregon Short Line or the " " - . -" . I Harrlmau system has spent In Con- tral au I Southern Oregon about half a minion dollars in surveys uionu. What was the tesult of in' ii'vii . after ruuui ig preliminary lines over ! every possitile route luclmng the pre liminary survey from Klamath Falls to Lakeview? Two tiues were located for construction, one from Vale Ore gon west 'am osa the state to O iell on me uoaoiiur.es river io tunes ami ouu from n point on this line in the ' implli u.ril.pii luirl l.ulril Hit llllll Ml ... V.....W-. l. . ... ... w v. . - through Lakeview and ou down the Pitt river to the Sacramento Valley. lioth these lines were eight- tenths " Have you sunn the Fair?" Is the common yrsetiuK of strauuera and also of all the old Mirers. Many of (he latter had no Idea of what thu country was able to do in the way of uat icuitural exhibits. I rue thev had n hazy Idea that such tuff iniKht uru-v Hit probably did row. They knew that tliey had cturf on tt.t'ir ta'des in season, thanks to the care au I forethought ot the wife, hut whether tne fruit and verftutile came from I'runked Creek, Summer Luke. S" 1'iue Creek or llmt uctu), '.vase utirely outsile their mental workioit or car-. They knew that some outni lers. iner o Ulan lers, ha I come , here Hirl were iuhKI'IK a bii li'illabaloo about ai plea ami peachea mi I plums and pears and apricot". j an I miir beet and potatoes au I hd- bu-ihel to the H T wheat tlllt they r not H ion it re, illy to one ol the local paners be so. though wa I just ahout cihzj on t'ie tmii: There in is1 tit be a fruit trees aro.iu i he e ant there, ail p isnihly on ocasi in they may have plrke I some frnt off the trees or bushes, and eatrti It and pro nounced It k'uud. Hut tho possibili ties of audi palpable evi lei :a of fu ture wealth a ii I opportunity did not I.H I ltiirai in Lie-II iini'i ill in 1'iim. ina t.i'ness. l'hey kn al 1 thou t t he money to tie unit Iron stok nriu. I tit tee mm vaults of oir banks were living evi Imice of ttn vtld of the stock interests li,it, truit or tfard-jn no! It mirfht he the woman folks did something in that lin, alonu with their butter aud eis. but there wasn't auy money In It --just pin and riti'ion monev. It ueeded some incentive or illustration to net than alive to the wortu of this country iu way of (arm, warden and orchard products. And that eye- oneuer was the Lake County aud (loose Lake Valley Fair, which close i la-it oitfbt, after pleasinK all and makiut; boost ers of every beholler. The rajst en thusiastic visitor perhaps is II. A. Hunter the ltadinH spirit in the Hun ter Laud Co nun iy, of Minneapolis, Portland. Winnipeg aud Turouto. He was the first one on the outside who came here and at ouce aw the opportunities ot the country from the standpoint of a man who has handleJ more bin luu t deals aud has prob ably sold more farming land than any other man iu the west. He waa the original holder of the Military Koa 1 (iraut. now in tbe h inds of thousands of phased purchasers, thtouuh the iu ttuaieutality of the Oregon Valley Land Coiupuoy. He ' now handling all the lands of the Canadian Pacific Hallway Company, and 'rom the im mensity and varied nature of his uu- ' lines. costing .ready to optfrat about ifd.i.OdU pur mile. i The other lines were not considered ' worth local iug on. Hail roa Is as everybody knows spend millions for lower grade luiri.an 1 we iosiot that Lakeview being in a lover gra ie route will uot only be on the ' mam line through this undeveloped region .but sai l .line will be a trans- continental route. Setting aside meal contentious, f ol - low ou a map from Frisco up the Sac , raruento Valley then up the Pitt rfer , thence through L ikeview to a point j 7 mites north: thenoe east through i Harney County to Ontario ou tQs j Harrlmau mam line; he'ioe east . This is an eight-tenths line with no snow sheds or anow to couteud with. Then follow from Frisco up the Sac ramento Valley up the Pitt river to Lakeview; thence north 7 miles; theuoa west to the Deschutes; thence t? aud town the Columbia to the north west. This is an eight-teatb line. C impure this with what the S. P. tuts on Mi9 cotst. Ani conpird the tl rat line with what the S. P. au I the W P. hive west ot tien.i. Then fol lovv on the imp frrvn the northwest up th-t Cilunbta rivsr;th4iue uo the Disihu'ei riv-ir: thuce east through Christ a is and Hitruey valleys to On tario I'ois is au eight-tenhs line and wo il 1 the O U U & N 0 over tht LJlua M 1'iutai'is, ..h i from a local stundiioiut uonspierei iroui a local scau ipoiut we have a better and larger country tributary than Kla mtli Falls tins. Considered from an eigiueeriug stau ipoint we have Kla uith Falls beaten two tenths iu a huu lre l feet. Wneu tli" railroad budliugls a nally oomptetni in Central aud South ern Oiegiu Ltkavitw will be more tliau she is drm n' ' f ' y. (). I. .lohns in. of til. J 1 Johusou Mfj (5o. St. P ml MiiniH4otu U iii town. I 1 1 . 1 . . 1 I kH I I II (li 1 m uuu'ii iii'jiui uy ti. it n iiiur-i 0( tho same place. Both geutlemeu I nojj controata.aud believe Iu so doiug they hav tua do a g.io 1 in vestment. Peaches, Pears, Prunes, Plums, Nectarines, Apricots, English Walnuts, Filberts, Melons, Apples, Tomatoes on Exhibition of Superb Quality--Grain, Grass, Alfalfa, and Every Kind of Garden Truck of the Very Best Eve ery Section Well Represented Premium List Will be Published Next Week. , dertaking Hpeaks as one with author : ity. In conversation with the Exam iner. ie said : "This display of fruits, vegetableH, grains, trasses, alfalfa aud all f i Ider croJM is something marvel us, aud I use the term in its fullest sense. 1 knew, of course, what this country oul 1 do, judging from tur extensive exfierience, but I was not at all pre pared for what 1 saw here In tuch profusion aud variety. 1 have speut some time at the Seattle Fair, as au exhibitor, and have an exbiuit there that cost me thousands of dollars, but 1 will say frankly that 1 cannot ap proach the Lakeview exhibit for var iety and excellence. And I will say more: That so fur as variety aud iiiailty of the apple, oeach, pear, apricot, plum, prune and small fruits and all farm, tiardeu and fodder pro ducts are cjucerned. this display can not te equalled at the Seattle Fair or auy other fsl.", although exhibits may exceeJ this in quantity. Aud ttiluk of iti In face of all this wealth of pro duct rs, llarriman did not appreciate this section enough to g i v j us a railroad so that our products could go out to the markets of the world. Hut, fortunately, Jl:n Hill has beard of what we can do here aud be is coming to open up our country before loug, and when he does this section will take front rank with best orchard and farming sections of this whole great cuuutry." It was easy to detect the pleased expression oo the faces of all visitors even though you did not enter into cnoversaiton with them over this dis play. The Evxauiiuer will adnlt, that while we have been iuclmed to be op tiimstic over the capabilities of this sectiou iu way of fruit production, we were not just ready to see such a iisplay as the efforts of few of our local board ot Trade have succeeded io bringing together, not only for the inspection of all the strangers here, but also for the benefit of the skep tical within our town and country. We thought we could forecast the fu ture all right, but we did not expect to eee such a splendid exhibit gath ered ou the spur of hte moment, and hII done inei le of a month, with none ot the effort uf forcing growth aud makic preparation for a display above the average products of a coun try, as is customary. It is simply au exhibit of what can be expected from the etlort of au ordinary every day ' farmer. Under such circumstances what may we expect' when the pro fessional orcbardist comes iuto the country an J begins to produce 'ruit ou a commercial scale for tli" markets of the world M'he answer is nothing . short of first place ! The first impressiou one gets ou en rauce to the big Fair is oue uf won der that such a big room coul i be so fille 1 wttn the products of suv'ti a small coramuuity cf farmers hii I or chardists as eug:ige1 in such pursuits . iu this section The grouping and atraugement la in tine taste au i is a credit to Mauagear Wiliauis and his wife They certainly have denon arated that they kio' how to t-ike care of au agricultural exhibit aud how to properly display the sane. i They bava been tireless in t'ie 'vork, ! with a goo I won always ready for ' the com n mi'.y. j The first exhibit as oue euters the j door is that of O F. Amick, of New Pine Creek, tie has a fine display of all kinds of vegetables, alt kin is of I grain and grasses. and some corn that j must, stand at lesat 10 feet, with good sized ears. It is a display that would j be a ere lit to any locality . I The next 'exhibit is a source of ! wouder to ail visitors, being that of D. P. Hrowue, of the "MO" or Cor poration ntneh. nar Adel iu the fa mous Warner Valley, which most peo pl imagine is only goo i foi stock raising. Mr. Browne made no prep aration other tuau the morning be was to start to Lakeview to atcend the Fair to go into the ranub garden and oroh'tri au i secure wbat came handy The result is a display of vegetables of tremeu luou size ami aupberb quality. No oue ever saw finer potatoes, carrots, parsnips, cu cumbers, onions, sugar bets, squash, melons, sweat and pop ora. and bit lucioiis to uatoes thnt mak one's miuth water t) look at the n. In the truli line there are mvnmotb "Wolf Kiver." bi "Grenuings" hq 1 tlie "Griiveustein" th.it make you wish Ouristm'.'o was here ani you could hang up grandma's slockiug. for Kate's would uot be big enough to holt one. Ttiei-e were Hue Late Craw'orl peaches au 1 toothso us litile"Kel June" apple, which ripens here about Vig. 1st. The-i thre was the "Strinpsd Astrnuhau". Hue early apple. which ou thit rauob are drtad. The product last year was ot sr three tons. Iu addi tion to usl-w all that 5J men on th.9 ranch required, ttie excess was sold to neighboring ranchers and stock meu. Iu the p!mu line Mr Uiowue h.n th-t big Hungarian irun-, that wo .1 1 be a enow plum any where; and t ie ol f -fashioned "iilue Damson" and tiri-eu (Jage, plums Hig luscious blicKber ries tempted you so that the m'ice, "Do Not Toucb" would not deter if no one were looking. And p-ars the big "Flemish Beauty" a.id "(Jlacp'a Favoiite". Fine nllalla seed was on exhibition wbi.-.i was tbieshed out by hand by In Ii t n oj the ranch All in all the exhibil waa au eye opener to old timers an I new comers alike, and sill be a drawing card to for home seeders to that big, rich valley. The "East Side" wiich reached from Lakeview to Davis Creek was next in line, au i as waa expected male a baudsome showing . It is one of the oldest sections and natur ally has great variety of prod icts. This exbibi. embraced all the district from Laceview to Davis Creek The display ot fruit, vegetables, and grain was second to none iu any laud. Variety aud excellence were hand-in-hand along the entire list. The fruit from the orhcard of F. L. Floss, including Koky Ford, an i other variety ofplumswasgooi, graphs alsi were shown. Neton Pippin Apoles w-re in evfci ieue, and vegetable were all Hoe, iucludiug big water and musk melons that woald tempt any one, uot to mention parties dc u in Georgia, sab !. The most novel exhibit in the loom was that of Ed. Newell, who has a ranch above the e ectric light plant at New Piue Creek, located on an ele vation of C'W feet, or about 2,) fet higher than the valley below, it t. on tamed tine potatoes, splendid wheat and oats tame grasses, aud all sorts of vegetables of good size and good quality Even meloos were iu evi dence. Oue thing that was worthy of special meatioa was cabbages, planted from seed June 5, and trans planted July 6. wiich resulted in snail bat firm beads. II II Ln-igcoaa had all kinds of vegetables, and a cheese that looked like Rjcbefort. Perkius aud Henderson bad a big display of Ha apples of the June and Dcubess aud crab variety, Hue wild plums, beets, carrots, melons, squasb, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, and other vegetaoles, and a fine exhibit of hooey . Mr, 1. Perkine remained iu the building all the time aud gave euquiring visitors much valuable iu formation as to matters pertaiuiug ,t this section. C. M. Oliver, of Now Piue Creek , had a Hue lot of wbeat.aad some big beets a nl onious. C. M Tirlir, New Pi ae" Cre.k. hid a big display . including seve i van ties of anples, te: plums, four p-mrs, early Crawford peaches whic i were very Hue, an I s r.e black walnuts aud some grapes. In additio; he had a big variety of vegeables. til of a verv Hue quality T. Ii Vera in, beteBrj he.-.i ani New Pin- Cre-k had pea 'h -j, f.v apricots, u -clarities, three pl.i n. tive varieties of splendid apples, oue pear, d j-vh-irn-is, tare-i kt Is if dried fr iir, besides grain au tables all kinds and of a t quality. G. II. Alirige.of New Pine ' Ve'B- upjrior Creek, showe l gram, vegetables and all Hoe quality. apples. E Keller ot New Pine Creek, some beautiful peaches, large had aud luscious James Downs had samples of wheat that were vtry Hue. W. II Shirk, ot Lakeview, showed wbat a Hanker could ao in the way of raising vegetables of a Hue quality, aud Dick J Wiclox followed s i it wita a display of Hue peaches, two kinds; aud two kin 3d of apples. James Vincent south of to'vu, hat a Hplsu lid exhibit of wheat, hurley aud other graius aud some grasses. James t ik- ha I about the si in s rt of a dUpUy and J. H. Lehms i, w'u has oue of the finest orchard bi ths couutry, coiiteuted. himself with a nU playof Hue alfalfa and gtaiu. Iu fact ouly about oue fourth of the orchard lsts of this sectiou ha I an exhibit at the fair. L. vV. Pontou, of New Pine Creek, hHiabi.' display ot vegeta ilss au 1 fruit. Ha had beets, carrots, corn, onious, oioumhers, peppers, rilishm ruelous, peas, plums, applss au 1 other fruit.. Mrs. Miry Kussel,n lady of 70 or more years, bad some Hoe potatoes and onions on exhibition In it she bad raised in bei owu garden. Mrs. T. J. Magiltou also had some Hue potatoes aud apples fro n her garden. Miss Lucile Jaqiuth iial ou exhibition some big dnwherri-ts Mrs. Mary Post had au orange trie in full bloo ii. which created great ' iu tarest. Mrs. W. P. Hirvf iri ex hibited beets and potatoes of Jlue ap pearance Little six-year oil, Anton Light showed what he could do with Concluded on pac four