The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-22
FAIRS
And the D. A. & ID. Society.

The question Of the holding of
annual fairs has been long but un-
satisfactorily discussed in this terri
tory. The members Of the Deseret
Agricultural and Manufacturing So
ciety have, for years, devoted a great
deal of valuable time, expended u
vastamount of exertiOn and incurred
heavy risks individually in getting
Il up territorial fairs, and have yet
failed to reach more permant basis
than that on which they originally
started. This reward, or rather
failure of reward, in view of the re-
cOgniZed fact that the fairs have
always evidenced most intelligent
direction and were controlled by
men of lOng-tried and proven excel
lence, both as business men and
public servants, has had a decidedly
disheartening effect. The members
of the society in question have given
these fairs year after year, accepted
goods in trust, been responsible,
given rewards, run the risks of fail
ures and losses by fire, and have yet
to get a cent from the enterprise.
Money is not what was wanted, but
such encouragement from the public
in whose individual interest and
for whose collective benefit the fairs
were given-aS would, if not guar
anteeing them against some losses,
at least leave them surplus, which,
with subsequent additions, might
enable them some time in the future
to erect permant exposition build
lngs, on ground possessed by the
society, when arrangements looking
to the beauty and convenience of the
fairs could be made; and that there
would at least be some pride and
permanent satisfaction for their
great exertions, if they never re-
received practical remuneration. |
Under the hope of something of this
Kind developing in the public mind,
The anxiety and trouble and ex-
DenSe was incurred year after year,
until the matter was dropped for a
line from sheer exhaustion and
ack of public sympathy.
The action by the Central Board
If Trade, however, ON Thursday
asst, in recommending that steps be
AIKEN looking towards the raising
# means for permanent exhibition
and the unanimous vote
# the Board in favor of giving a
air this fall, has again brought the
natter up, and the ID. a. IL NJ. So
iety, by whom the fairs are legally |
iYen, is showing characteristic en-
rgy and life ON the subject. The
Board of Trade acted on Thursday, II
he next day meeting of the di-
ectors of the d. A. 81 NJ. Society
Tas catled by the president; that
netting was held last night, and
ecisive action was taken. After
onsiderasion, it was unanimously
that a fair be held early Il
4 October, and the various commit
ees were set at work. Two vacan- /;
les in the board, one occurring by
he death of Hon. a p. lockwood,
he other by the resignation of II.
}. Folsom, were fielled by the ap-
of Mr.. Issac Jennings and
ir. Frank Armstrong,who were also
ppointed to supervisory commit
ees. With the endorsement re-
eived by the society from the Board
f Trade, a new hope and new de- !
ire has been awakened, and another
ard fight will be made to place the 8
lbject of territorial fairs on such a
asis as gives color to the belief that
hey will be permanent annual Oc- Ii
and grow and become Ii
cpular and profitable. Such is our s
'ish, and such should be the wish of |
very citizen of Utah, for the reason Ii
nat fairs, holding the relationship
hey do to the public, evidence the
rosperity of the territory and every l.
ltiZen in it. It