The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-22
PUSH THE FAIR.
That is What the d. A. and M. Society VIII
Do-Earnest Work.

That is What the d. A. and NJ. Society VIII
Do-Earnest Work.
The directors of the D. A. and M. So
ciety met at the State bank last evening
TO discuss matters concerning the October
fair. Mr.. G. p. Mason presided, and the
roll call showed the attendance, besides
the chairman, of Messrs. Wells, Rowe,
Empey, Thomas, Bamberger, of Salt Lake,
Holloway of Porvo, Langsdorf OF Ogden,
Farr of Logan, and Peters OF Brigham
City. Only Mr.. Parker of far away
Piute was absent.
A communication from the Rocky Noun
tain Agriculturist by r. w. Sloan, asking to
print officially the matters desired to have
made public by the board, and agreeing to
supply the society with thousand or more
copies gratuitously, was referred to the
committee on printing.
Isaac Z. Delhi, authorized publisher OF
the Utah Worlds Fair Advocate" also
wanted to print the fair notices and pre-
MUM lists in connection with Utah Worlds
fair matters, to be published in his maya
zine, and his petition also went to the com
mittee on printing.
Letters from BEN. R. Eldredge and A. J..
Pendleton were read and referred to Su-
pervisors Parker and F'arr. Mr.. Eldredge
wrote in glowing terms of the chances for
great cattle exhibit this year and pledged
his help in any way desired.
An award of $50 offered in 1890 by the
| Deseret National bank for the best design
of public fountain was made to A. Jep-
person upon the report of the old commit
tee composed Of George A. Meears, John
1ullidge, H. w. Naisbitt and V. M. G..
! Silva.
A circular was read from the United
States department of agriculture making
suggestions TO the Territorial Horticul-
tural society, and as there was no suoh So
ciety in the territory the department was
referred to the territorial statistician.
The letter from Secretary Mcdaniel OF
the Worlds fair commission, heretofore
published, was read and the dress parade
proposition was left with the executive
committee.
The call for premium lists from the
supervisors brought report from Mr.
Peters on poultry, bees, ETC., and one from
MIR. BAN berger on minerals and women's
work Mr.. Peters said he had been out in
the memories while the spring laying ant
Growing was on and was thus enabled t
get in an early report MIR. Bamberger made
no explanation of how he presented such 1
full and complete premium list for his de
partment on womens' work, but he exhib
tied his interest in the coming fair by pro
viding for every subject in that depart
|
The other supervisors were instructed tt
report to Assistant Secretary Piper, with
in ten days, their lists, and that the as
sistant secretary then notify the premium
committee, who should report same, re
vised, at the next meeting of the board
The question of the edvisabiity o
, cataloguing the exhibits was referred Il
the committee on printing.
MIR. Farr believed that the countie
should be worked with to hold local fairs
| inducements should be offered, and som
one appointed to visit the surrounding
towns and counties by the authority of tn,
board and urge them to make exhibits
then the best of these could be secured 70
} the territorial exposition and help in mas
ing this the best far the territory has eve
: held.
t The chairman stated that this work wa
contemplated in the engagement of Assist
4 ant Secretary Piper, who would make tn
3 desired tour of the territory as soon as tn
lists of premiums were prepared.
, Adjourned for two weeks.