The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22
THE COMING FAIR.
Preparations Going Forward for
a Great Exhibition.
POINTERS FOR EXHIBITORS.
Home Made Medals TO be Used1The Band and
Typewriting Contest-A Big Stock
..l>..- Sh0w-Setes.

The board of directors of the Deseret
Agricultural x Manufacturing society met
at the city hall last evening at 80 O'Clock.
present Thomas, Rome E.mpey,. Read,
Moyle, Weller
proposition from an eastern firm to
furnish medals for the fair awards at $lS
for the gold and ESQ for the silver medals
was read and it was decided to he the sense
of the board that if possible the medals be
obtained at home.
Numerous applications were made for
privileges to sell various articles of mer-
chandlse at the coming fair, whereupon it
was resolved that no selling privileges at
all be allowed inside the exposition build
ing, but that such privileges be given out
ide the building provided they should not
infringe upon privileges already let.
On motion il was decided that prices for
advertising spaces be fixed as follows:
Inside building, y 100 p r foot front: cor
ners to be reserved ana prices fixed here.
after by committee on fair ground Out
side building, seventy five cents per foot
front If against the building or on any of
the corners contiguous thereto. frontage to
be reckoned the long way and fifty cents
per foot front for other parts of the
ground, with selling privileges double
above prices Coutside building only.
A communication from Mr. Arthur
Stayner was read, stating that he was
authorized by DIR. j. E. Talmage to inform
the boald that so far as the service required
Of him in analyZing sugar beet juices sub
mltted 10 him was concerned, he would
cheerfullY perform it without charge and
that the Utah Sugar company would pay
whatever expense would be attached to the
more laborions part of extracting the Juices
and preparing them for the chemists ma
nipulation. Received and offers accepted
with thanks.
Governor Thomas reported that Prof. H.
G. Peterson had generously concented to
act as chairman of the picture hanging
committee. Services accepted with thanks
The following named were agreed upon
as the committee en- baud contests and
type writing contest. to have charge of the
details and award the premiums: On band
contest-H. G.. Whitney, Esq, Prof. E.
Beezley, Prof. George Careless, C. S. Bur
ton, Esq, Robert Gorlinslsi, Esq, Prof
Edwards of Ogden, and Prof. H E. Giles,
of Provo. On type-wliting contest-D. A.
Swan, Esq, B. G. Raybould Esq. ana
Daniel Hamer, Esq.
The secretary stated that the indications
We're great for very large stock show as
nearly every entry made, of which there
were great number, included from three
to eight animals, and some as high as
twenty, and also that indications We're good
for big display of home manufactured
articles
On motion the Secretary was instructed
TO request the newspapers to publish the
fact that any meritOrioUs article Of home
manufacture, whether mentioned in the
premium list or not, will receive u suitable
award.
FAIR NOTES
The fair opens on Wednesday. October :,
at II O'clock noon
All articles should be entered and brought
to the fair grounds, if possible as early as
Monday, September 30. and no article will
be admitted after Tuesday, October ;, at
O'Clock, excepting flowers and live stock
which are allowed up TO II d. III. of the
opening day /
No entry fee is charged for exhibits.
but before making entry ticket of annual
membership, costing 81, must be pur-
chased, and this will entitle person to ;ld-
mission to all parts of the grounds and
to make any number OF entries.
The regular admission is % cents chill
dreu under 70 years, 10 cents.
The railroads have special rates to exhib-
itOrs and for the transportation of exhit-
its, the same as are usually made elsewhere
ON such occasions, viz: The full rate is
charged to the fair and no charge is made
on return trip.
Horses, cattle. sheep and swine brought
to the territory before April last are eli
glble to compete for any premium offered
by the society.
The awarding Judges have responded to
their appointments very generally, and in
dictate they are gratified to be chosen
Ball the caterer, has nearly completed
his monster refreshmeut booth on the
south side of the building.
Tee stalls which are being built of fine
surfaced lumber and intended to be pernla-
nent are nearly completed and show good
workmanship.
The poultry pens will be carefully looked
after so that owners Of fine fowls need not
hesitate at bringing them to the fair.
1t is presumed out OF town members of
the board will come TO town few days be-
fore the fair to assist in the preparations
The opening exercises are not vet wholly |
arranged but will be announced in few
days. (
n. A. Empey, chairman of the fair
grounds committee, was busy yesterday
supervising the laying Of the eight car
loads Of shale recently ordered by tie
board, about the walks and drives at the /
fair grounds.
Work on the electric light plant for the (
exposition is progressing favorably.
MORE PREMIUMS.
The following from the Coop Wagon |
and Machine company:
Mr. Heber NJ. Wells, Secretary D. A. & NJ. So /
ciety:
DEAR SR-The enclosed circular is self
explanatory. In given the wagon away, as !
mentioned in the circular, every body has +
a chance to compete by simply giving their |
names and addresses The wagon is a .
beauty and the winner will certainly have
a prize. Yours truly,
Co-OP. WAGON * MACHINE Co,
j. +. Grant. Manager.
Co OPERATIVE WAGON AND MACHINE
CoMPANI'S ANNUAL FAIR GIFT.-The pur-
pose for which this gift is made is to de-
in "a practical way our apprecia-
ton of the generous patronage with which |
nc public has favored US. We are the OF ig-
nators of the gift enterprise. Last season
our B. b. cart gift attracted universal at
tention and took many Of our
cousins to the fair grounds
That otherwise would not have gone
there. This year we outstrip
all previous recorus by giving away u
Mitchell & Lewis farm wagon, elegantly
tnishedin oil and yarnish and costing SEQ
All the public has to do is to visit tae fair
md have their names and addresses regis
tered TO entitle them to a chance in the
drawing free of charge. The drawing viii
AXE place ~ the company's Office on Mon
lay. October I, at 3 p. m.
Marshal Parsons gives $40 for the best
first cross between "a fine wool buck and /
,otswold eve. This makes the special
premiums on sheep alone aggregate Si25.