The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-29
THE FAIR OF 1888.
Hanging the Banners on the Outer
Wall-ExpOsitiOn Notes.

Four United States flags were floating
from the four corners of Utah s EXPOSE
ton Building last evening. They were
proclaiming the freedom CT our country,
the supremacy of her institutions, the
loyalty of her people and the fact that
the Territorial Fair opens on Wednes-
day.
Colonel Mulberry Sellers never looked
or felt mora grandly statuesque as he
raised aloft his hand and shouted :;
There's millions in it," than did Nels
Empey, chairman of the grounds COM
mittee, yesterday, as he pointed proudly
to those Tapping banners and shrieked
to the directors: Boys, l borrowed
them all ~
1t took six weeks to complete the inter
ior decorations of the Sioux City Corn
Palace, and here it's only going 10 take
three days to decorate the interior
exterior and posterior Of the Utah Ex-
position Building for the Fair of 1888.
But then Sioux City was handicapped.
Richard Klett1ng to do the work.
The Board of Directors held meet
| ing in the open air of the Tenth Ward
present Messrs. Winder, Empev, Rowe,
Parker, Peters, Moyle and Smith.
A number of the awarding commit
tees were determined, but their names
will not be made public, for prudential
reasons. until the opening day. Ex-
hibitor5 may content themselves with
the assurance that the directors will
exercise their best judgment in the
selection of such committees, as the
awarding of premiums is the most i'm
portant feature connected with the fair.
The former resolution of the board to
allow no handbills or dodgers to be
distributed at the fair was modified so
as to exclude outside advertising
matter but to allow those inside the
grounds. paying for advertising space,
to distribute hand-bills, but not TO SOW
them broadcast and make widespread
nuisance, as has too frequently been
the case on such occasions in the past.
The date and conditions of the ladies'
horseback contest, the spelling match
and the baby show were partially de
cided, but will be more fully arranged
this evening.
When the Salt Lake Building and
Manufacturing Company undertook
the construction of the building little
more than two months ago, few there
were who believed it would be in readi-
ness for the FAIR, yet scarce half-days'
work remains for them to complete
their portion Of the contract. Much of
the credit and success OF the work is
also due to Architect Kletting, who
has lowered about the bulldog from
the beginning. and exercised the same
assidious watch care over it that hen
does who has a duck for chicken.
Mr.. Silver, the engineer, is busy fix
ing up the boiler and engine for the
of the electric light, so that
night exhibitions are reasonable GER
tainty.
To-day the city water will be turned
nto the pipes which have been temper
arily laid, and the grounds will be given
L thorough wertlng preparatory to
smoothing and rolling.
A special premium was offered yester-
lay by John Cutler, Sr.. for the best and
argest five punches OF Utah grapes, So. !
Numerous entries were made at the |
secretary s Office yesterday, comprising |
from a Durham bull to |
,razv quilt, and yet the ball may be
laid to have barely opened.
All persons desiring to prepare their
paces for the exhibition, or to fit up re-
reshment booths, are notified the
building and grounds are now in readi-
less, and work may be commenced at
INV time.
The secretary wishes it stated that
While the entries a:e made at his Office,
City Hall. from now until the End prox-
mo, it is not at all necessary that the
articles or animals be brought to his
office. The entry can be made as well
without them. The exhibits them
selves will be received at the fair build
ng on Tuesday next. as early as 9 |
} clock in the morning. Go early and |
avoid the maddning throng.
Salt Lake is filed with willing work
DTS at such periods as the present, and
cuts small igare in the |
,yes of the philosophical toilers who
ire always in the front rank when |
patriotism and pride of country are at
take.
N--D