The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-23
THE KANSAS CITY FAIR
81. j." Does the Show and Has His
Say About It.
Correspondence OF LEE HrRALp.

Correspondence of THE HERALD.
Here am at one of the greatestmod-
ern shows, comprising net three rings"
but hundreds. I have reference to the
Kansas City Fair. There are so many
visitors there is not room at the hotels,
but everything IS being done to enter
tain them. The Flambeau Club had an
evening procession recently, and the
effect produced by the lights, fire
works, etc., was grand. The streets
were crowded with people. can best
describe the situation by asking you to
look at a swarm of bees on tree. Yet
the vast concourSe of humanity is
happy, smiling and all trying to make
their neighbOrS happy. The fair
grounds are two miles from the Union
depot and are reached by rail. The
trains run every twenty-five minutes
during.the day. The grounds com
prise ninety acres OF timbered land,
thus aHording an excellent shade.
The exhibition buildings resemble TO
a great degree those of New Or
leans. There are also a large mum
Der of tents used-and with the effect TO
give a. least portion of the grounds
camp-meeting air-there are tents OF all
sizes, all makes and shapes. The dime
museum is herewith the Indian per
formers, the largest COW living and the
double headed calf. There are res
taurants OF all kinds, from the palae. s
where one may dine as at DelmOnicO's,
down to the small boy with half a
HyzTfoB q ho
lemonade sellers fairly paralyz. one
with their cries. Some of the.
stands are attended by pretty girls.
These latter do not make so much
moi e, but they get the boys ducats ar
the same, while the old men seem 10
affiliate with the colo red element. who
are here in great numbers. Ginger
bread and water melon tieIdS also ply
their trade, and seem TO be doing well.
The inevitable organ grinder has not
failed TO ppear-mOre's the pity-by
the dozens male and female. One of
these musicians" amused me greatly.
She was a female at lea ~ years
Of age, and held to her breast a
a beautiful little child OF not more than
thr, "a OF a. e. The oldest nCI 70
living" is here with his banjo, ana
Hebrews endeavor to strike
bargain with one, assuring US that
tneir clothes are of the pest Wit eier
seen in public" The relic and cane
seller forgot not to show up-in fact. all
creation seems to be here, angling after
the almighty nickel. I be advertising
space used, if stretched in q straight |
line would extend for miles.
The vegetables on exhibition arelarge !
and elegant and the fruit display is an |
excellent one. The ladies work de- |
partnent is superb, but one cannot !
help thinking that the crazy quilt bust
ness is a little oVerdOne. This latter /
apartment is presided over by Young |
aides, and l failed to see one of them |
Who owned a chew of gum. [ suppose
,he art exhibition is grand one, but l |
eel as though 1 were unqualified to |
Judge. | remember once that | at
ended a sale of pictures. An English-
nan was eXpatiating on the beauties of a
which struck even me as being
ine. He pictured the points of it in
UGH glowing colors that l made up my !
mind to buy it, and in a rash moment,
vhen badly excited, I turned around
nd offered him 500 for it. He glanced |
t me a moment Nth peculiar kind of
on his Countenance (Which |
fierWaTds learned from my wife was
Intended for whitening cOntempO
nd fairly Kissed as he said: Why |
nan alive, - it. you know. - it.
hat picture is, is worth S20,0C0."
loped Immediately and since that timet
iaye always laid very quiet whenever
NY art matters were being discussed.
The nursery (nOt the day nursery is
veritable Garden of Eden. The trees,
Ilants, flowers, ETC., are of the finest,
nd equal TO anything l have ever
cen elsewhere-and superior to a great
leny exhibi ions that were decidedly
more pretenSious.
The wagon and implement men have
one so far in their advertising as 10
i've a regular minstrel show by negroes
he machinery is running constantly
nd hay and other products are being
aled from morning until evening.
Will write you again soon. H. J.
KANSAS CITY, September IS, 1886.