The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-02
FINALE ON THE FAIR.
Some suggestions from an Expert
enced Live Stock Breeder about
Future Exhibitions.

their business. at any rate they have
made two unsuccessful attempts of late
to secure quorum, and will probably
try again next week.
At the City Hall last evening there
were present only Messrs. Winder,
Armstrong, Raight and Empey, and no
business was done. It is understood,
however, that the affairs of the society
are in good shape and that the out
come of the late Territorial Fair is ex-
tremely encouraging. The fnanciaI
statement will be presented as soon as
a meeting can be had to present it to,
and will then be given to the press.
ALI of the premiums awarded, includ-
ing the gold and silver medals and dip
Tomas, all of which are very handsome,
are ready for delivery at Office No. 2,
City Hall, or will be mailed to the proper
recipients when their addresses are
known.
The interest in home industries
created by the fair is widespread and
will be productive of good results. Al,
ready large numbers of inquiries are
made by letter in regard to the Terri
torial fair of 1889, and suggestions are
being made for improvements in the
various departments from many whose
opinions are entitled to weight and
consideration.
The following from Mr.. E. J. Conrad,
of Chester, Sanpete County, Is given as
an example. Mr.. Conrad is the owner
of a large herd of pure bred Hereford
cattle and is somewhat distinguished in
his section, and in fact throughout the
south, not only as good cattle breeder
but as an intelligent and genial gentle
man whose heart is wrapped up in his
business. At the late fair he captured
the big prize given by White & Sons OF
this city for the best exhibit of Here
ford cattle:
CHESTER, Utah, November 2Sth 1888.
Fl. II. Wells Esq, salt Lake City.
Dear Sir-Your letter of Goth inst.
at hand, also diploma; medals have not
come to hand, but may come to day,
if not, will notify you. You please &C
cept my thanks for your trouble and
the interest you have taken in looking
up the White special.
Now Mr.. Wells l want to say some
thing in regard to future fairs, and 1
hope if you see anything in any of my
suggestions that is good, you will lay
it before the directors. First l want
10 take up the matter of prizes. The d.
ploma l have before me is very neat and
artistically gotten up and L prize it very
1iguiy, but that don't pay freight nor
buy feed; diplomas and medals are
good for exhibitors living in Salt
Lake County, but when it comes to
shipping stock 40 miles by railroad,
1t takes hard cash to pay expenses.
| will exhibit herd of Herefords next
year, that will cost me in cash not less
than 5000 to land them on the fair
grounds. Nov, when I know before.
hand TIA Whatever prizes | taxa will
be paid in diplomas and medals it is
not very encouraging, is it? If the
class priz were only few dollars,
say best hereford bull yearsold and
So. aud tue same with all other
breeds, then sweepstakes for
best bull of any age or breed for beef,
first prize $50, second prize $40. Milk
breeds the same. Now to do this it
would not take a great deal of
money, bat would draw out most every
animal in U ali for competition
in the different classes, and the greater
the snow OF st0ck the better for the as
sociatioD. Take away the stock show
snd what woul b c)me of the fair?
l am corresponding with the American
Hereford Cattle Ble3i e.s' Association,
with view to get them to offer a spe-
cial prize at our next fair. Ny request
has been referred to the committee on
awards, and the secretary tells me he
thinks my request will De granted and
the money appropriated. l suggested
that they give $1U0 a. a special prize for
the best exhibit of Hereford cattle, to
b. divided in two prizes, $50 to first and
$40 to second. If this should be granted
l will Immediately inform you, as 1
want it thoroughly advertised so as to
give Hereford breeders a chance to
show the best they have. Now there
cartaiGly should be second prize in
every class, as where there is none
and more than two animals COM
peting, one gets the prize the others no
recognition whatever. Ny idea is
after the first award there should be
second, to know which is the best re-
mainiog animal. would like to see the
judging done by an expert and one man
only. think good expert could be
had for expenses to and from the fair.
am inclined to think that good cattle
judges are scarce in Utah. Again, l
would like to see the judges tie the rib
bon on the animal in the ring, so pso-
pie could see TIL If judgment while the
animals are still in the ring. | am only
getting started on what / would like to
say, but have written enough now to
tire you reading it, s } will close am
greatly Interested in the fair, not Only
as breeder, but in the interest of one
of the greatest industries of Utah-cat-
tie raising. The papers in Salt Lake
give great deal of space to mining, po-
litical and religious matters, but never
word on stock raising. Hoping you
have the patience to read this through,
am yours, very truly,
E. J. CONRAD.
CARL G. AMUssEN has put his prices
down tO hpG rock