The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-25
THE LEHi FAIR.
The Young Mems and Ladies'
Improvement Associations Rae
ing, etc.

ing, etc.
LEHI, UTAH COUNTY, u. T.,
October Goth, 1888.
Editors Herald:
Seeing the interest you manifest
In home industries and products,
send you brief account of our fair,
gotten up and managed by our
Young Mems and Young Ladies'
Mutual Improvement A ssociations,
which, brief though the description
be, may still tax both your space
and your patience. The fair was
held in the Lehi Mpsic hall on
Thursday and Friday, October 18th,
1888; live stock on the premises of
Ira D. Wines, Esq. Opened on
Thursday at 8 m, with a PRAYER
by Elder A. J. Evans, and brief
speech by Bishop Cutler, who said
II substance as follows: "The
success Of our last years fair and
the prospects for the present, justify
us IN considering our fair as per
manent yearly institution, bringing
together IS it does the product of
the field, the garden, the workshop,
the mines and the home, showing
us our progles and giving us
an idea of what may yet be accom-
plished. 1t is especially gratifying
to us to know that what is exhibited
is our own; the fruits of our own
labors. And when we con-
slider that both our artists and ar
tlsans exhibit more their native
genius and talent than any special
training, which they have not had,
and add to this the real merits of the
labOrS and products exhibited, and
our hopes for the future should be
great. The first steam engine to
furnish motive power has been i'm
ported the past year by young men,
and we are beginning to learn that
our articles of home make need not
be limited to two or three, but that
the list can be extended. and our
home products be increased. making
more labor and more productions,
and consequently more profits.
Home manufacturing is fairly
commenced. It now devolves on us
to give encouragement and support.
[ now declare the fair formally
open"
In the department of agriculture,
there were sixty exhibits. Conspicu-
)us among them was q squash, by
Mr.. Hitchman, 125 pounds; water
meloD, SO pounds. These were from
/ crop all exceptionally large and
raised On the west shore of the Utah |
axe. Largest potato by Samuel |
Briggs. sen, 81 pounds. All the |
varieties were represented |
oy fine specimens, sustaining the |
reputation Of Utah as a potato pro |
1ucipg country, and Utah county |
not behind. There were quite a |
of specimens of very fine
corn, several of them raised on the |
oen ahes without irrigation; thus
Illustrating what may be in the fu>
ure, when dry farming shall be |
better understood, and more fol-
owed. A fuu line and good show
# ali the leading varieties OF grain
md vegetables, chiefly raised with
natural and ordinary care. and not
. few pet specimens of the profes.
i0nal gardener. Fruit and flower
arden and orchard were also repre-
entea with az fine specimens of
ruit and fruit products as need be
ecu. Seventy-tve exhibits of nat
lral flowers, prominent among
hem was q mammoth Oleander,
aised by Miss Sarah Taylor.
Seventy exhibits Of cookery, food
reserves, jellies, pickles, cakes and |
vines, vinegar and cider, all home
made, and showing fully, there is
70 necessity to go abroad for such
rticles.
Minerals, 800 specimens, including
pecimens from our neighboring and |
eading mines, specimens of native
larble, building rock, and the |
Mammoth specimens from the mine
f our home miner, Mr.. John Beck.
Manufactures, in quite number
I branches, among which were
welve specimens of carpenter and
lrned work. Conspicuous was a
ne manteIpiece, by Messrs. Whipple
nd Jady; q combined washstand
nd bureau, by Mr.. James Evans
turned cup by John Willis. II
Six specimens of baskets and wi
w ware by MIR. A. Stuben, includ>
lg a large easy chair and a chiid's
hair, all of W lows. II
Boots and shoes, fifteen exhibits.
y E. Southwick & Son, and Mr..
ohm l.. Glib, the specimens show
lg quality, style and finish.
Saddlery and harness, by a fine
It Of silver mounted harness bv
ames Hardwood, jun. Id
Ten exhibits of blacksmiths' and
on work, and some very artistic +
'oductions in iron by our home t
fists. 8
Jewelry, clocks and watches,
venty exhibits, by Goodmunsen :
rothers and Broadbent 81 Son, v
Guiding fifty home made rings of t.
Id, silver and mixed metals, made q
the GoOdmunsen Brothers, artis-
in design and superb in finish. =
Straw work, hats and bonnets.
enty-fYe specimens of braid that
'uld rival Dunstable, and no won G
r, when it is known the artists e;