The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-25
BOOMING THE FAIR.
Foreign Business Men to View the
Products of Utah.

franClS cope, j. n. OllleSpl3 anu d. L.
Mason, constituting the committee
heretofore appointed by the Chamber
of Commerce to join hands with the
directors of the Dsseret Agricultural
and Manufacturing Society in promot-
ing the success of the forthcoming fair
met at the City Hall last evening with
Messrs. Winder, Armstrong, Weller,
Empey and Rowe, of the society board
Mr.. Simon, chairman of the COM
mittee. stated that they desired it
understood the Chamber of Commerce
would lend its aid to the fair in every
way possible, and that at meeting
held early in the evening at which the
Governor and Mr.. Mccormick were
present, an outline of the work they
expected to do had been agreed to and
they desired submitted for the approval
of The fair directors. In addition to such
other assistance as might be
rendered they proposed to issue compli-
mentary invitations to merchants and
| business men in the surrounding
States and Territories to attend the
| fair, and also to circulate inside and
outside this Territory about 10000
dodgers containing a cut of the fair
[ building and an announcement OF the
event. AS large numbers Of persons
would in all probability respond to the
invitation, it would be necessary to pro-
vide also for their entertainment, which
they proposed should devolve upon the
merchants and business men OF the
| NitN A G q Ana1 vunT1td oniT0
on in town at the time in addition to
the fair, viz: the Theatre, Conference
and the countless other attractions, it
would not be q great task, the chair
man thought, TO entertain the stran-
gers. A grand banquet had also been
proposed.
Mr.. Winder, in reply, thanked the
committee for their very kind prof
fer of assistance, as he said the
| society was much in need of it from
the citizens. He also thanked them for
manifestation of good feeling. The D..
A. and M. Society. however, was abso-
lutely without funds; the amount ap-
propriated by the Legislature having
been put into the Exposition building
and grounds. In addition to this. the
society had pledged itself to pay several
thousands of dollars in premiums IN ad-
dition to those generously donated by
public spirited citizens, SO that the
| financial outcome of the undertaking
was matter of such concern to the di-
rectors that they did not feel it would
be prudent to contract for the enter
tainment OF many people.
| Mr.. Simons replied that it was not
contemplated the society should in any
way contribute to the entertainment Of
the strangers; that would be q matter
to be left entirely to the committee and
the Chamber to manage; BUTT would be
appreciated If the society would extend
complimentary tickets to non-residents
of the Territory, who might come in
response to the committees invita-
tions.
The latter proposition was readily as
sented to by the directors, and the
secretary was instructed TO supply such
number of complimentary tickets to
residents only, as the chairman might
designate.
Mr.. Armstrong here took the floor,
and said that he had been director of
the Society for long period of years,
and that it had struggled hard for ex-
istence and for the advancement of the
interests of the Territory. That very
material impetus had been given to the
affair by the recent donations of land
and money for building; that the di-
rector5 had acted wisely in laying out
the plans upon broad and magnificent
scale, of which the people would one day
be exceedingly proud. But at the pres
ent time the magni6cence was only in
stage of developments; the building
when completed so far as at present de
signed was only shell, the grounds
were animproved and everything was
rude and primitive. Before Growing
too much about our possessions, or be-
fore inviting many people to come in
to Judge of the "mettle of our pas
lures" he would prefer to see com.
plete exposition building and sufficient
time given to the farmers to make a
showing worthy of Utah. While the
coming fair would be big exposition
of the stock industry and the indoor
part OF the show would also be credit
able, still neither would approach what
Utah is capable of dong if given room
according to her strength. He there
fore solicited the committee to meet
with the directors at the fair grounds
to view the crude and unfinished con-
dition OF the building and grounds and
LuSl W thh0 SQCu tuTGuSI dCIlOu as LIE
united wisdom might suggest.
After very cordial interchange oil
views and the best of feeling. the
joint meeting was adjourned until to.
day at IL q. m, TO meet at the grounds
OTHER NOTES.
The special premium by the Deseret
National Bank of $25 for the best string
band has been reconstructed and now
stands for the best orchestra and the
society adds gold medal to the award
Mr.. Fred Simons in the course of the
meeting last night stated that he
deemed it the duty of every business
man to support the fair and to evil
dence that he was talking in earnest at
the conclusion OF his remarks he gave
$25 to the board as a special premium
to be awarded as they might decide.
The committee on music has been
instructed to solicit Prof cyan Stephens
to arrange grand opening halleluja
chorus for the commencement of the
fair. at which it is hoped he will bs
able to get together large number o.
singers as the building is large anG