The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-12
NO FAIR.
The Reasons Why-Sabbath II orr
ing Reflections.

O@SEECE AkA4CG4sulR nA44 A4hIAA1O-
turing Society, which has tsken
charge of and conducted all the
territorial fairs, for some years at
least, petitioned that body to make an
appropriation from the public revenue
to aid the association in giving
territorial exhibition this year. A
number of petitions from several OF
the counties asking appropriations
for the same purpose, were also made
to the Legislature, and to all alike,
no favorable response was given.
There can be little doubt but the
members OF the Legislature used their
best judgment in refusing these pc
titions, especially those from counties,
but it was unfortunate that the one
from the D. 4. & NJ. Society co1ld
not have called forth favorable action.
While the d. A. & ID. Society is in
come respects a private corporation
it is OF public character and all It's
aims and objects are for the
public good. In Its membership
are numbered some of the most
prominent and reliable men OF the
territory, VINO have attained I'M
questioned regulations as workers of
the public good. To them, as q body
known az the Deseret Agricultural
and Manufacturing Society, are We
indebted for the fairs that have been
held in this city of late year,; and 10
their individual e1ertions in this re-
gard are due many Of the recent i'm
pTovements in our varied pursuits
and industries.
70 give a territorial exhibition OF
industries - embracing agricultural.
manufacturing and mining-is no
small task, entailing not only q vast
amount of labor, but also large out
lay Of money. With a full know
ledge of these facts, the D. A. & III.
Society, year after year, has under
taken the iTksome, expensive and
almost thankless task. Ii has been
compelled to hire buildings, fit up
stalls, make up committees, offer in
ducements, guarantee prizes, and in
fact guarantee to make the affair q
success; it has labored essiduously to |
get persons possessing articles OF
merit and interest, fruit of peculiar |
and interesting features, inventions |
OF note, and animals OF excellent |
form and pareniage, to ex
hibit their possessions. All this
it has done-it has incurred |
all the liabilities attending an enter
prise OF such proportions, and risked |
the collection of sufficient funds from
gate receipts to defrsy these expenses.
This it has done for years, and has
failed to derive any pecuniary adVau-
tsges, the only reward being the
knowledge that each fair has brought |
sill the Electromagnetic ideas, il the
may be ussd-And all the
industries of the people of the terri
tory, within the view of every body,
that all may perceive what advances
have been made in the several indus-
tries, may grasp new and Profitable
idea on some important SUBJECT, and |
may leave with more exalted |
opinion OF his country's and her
peoples capabilities and an individual
incentive to excel in some particular
branch at future fair. This reward
is a great deal, it is true; but it is by
no means sufficient. II, on one occa-
sion, the receipts had been insufficient
to defray the expenses, the members
Of the society would have been COM
PEELED to pay the undersum out of
the private purses. Moreover, while
the people are making rapid progress,
which Is undoubtedly due in great
part to these fairs and to the exertions
of these projectors, the society itself
makes no advance. It is in precisely
the same condition it was when
started, at lesst so far as the fairs are
The society has derived
no benefit whatever, and the mem
oers have devoted a great deal of
time without any return.
This Is certainly unjust. The chances
are that the society is not anxious or
'ven DESTROYS Of growing wealthy out
II these exhibitions, but it is desirous
II being guaranteed against any loss
a desire lich is nothing but ius,:
md rather than run the risks it has =
lone from year to year, its members .
ave decided to let the matter of Q
living territorial fairs rest, for the '
resent at least, and their course is '
OF open TO censure.
II, in the course of years, sufficient 9
luld be made from the exhibitions !
enable the society to erect build y
lgs in which fairs conld be given: . -
} offer additional rewards to exhibi- q
ne as they become necessary from "
ear TO year. and to guarantee il 8,
yaInst loss, then the society would
ave no reasonable excuse for its u
resent course; but since it has every
ear the same difficulties to contend "
lth, without sny corresponding sd-
Intages; since the number of ex-
bitors increase with each year and
g rewards must be increased th
opoE!ionstely since the abeo- ba
te necessity for permanent VI
lildings increases with each su
cceeding year, and there is II
nsequent increase in the labor of 10
curing suitable quarters; since in isl
ct, the expense and trouble increase gu
every exhibition, willis there is CO
{ q corresponding increase in the Pc
rious returns, the society has taken Sh
, only course left ito let the wi
liter alone. Br
The advantages to be derived from col
rs, both as means of raising the ad
ndsrd OF sll classes OF labor and rs cal
advertising medium, are 90 ap- thi
.ent that il would be q waste OF me
10 TO set them forth; and why, in of
v OF these admitted fscts, come TO !
1s have not be taken to induce bel
Deseret Agricultural and Manu- mo
turing Society to continue its fsirs and
their management, is rather at {
Dge and unansWerabie. There is tail
sn industry or business, of what priv
character, in this territory, but firel
suffer from them not being given; the
it would seem that sufficient gate
ness foresight, If the Legislature at |
3 unable TO afford the desired viii
stance, would have been mani by
d on the part ofour manuiae- seve
re and business men to have pre- theil
ed such an Occurrences. All ad- port
that fairs are of good and general who
fl, and they must then admit OF ID
their absence is an injury. The prot