Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-08
EFFECTS or iuE FAIR,

Oao eject Of The Fair has been TO
/ Hu the people Of this Territory vith
uubouudeI entnusium over the
achievements OF home industry. This
! tuillcicntIy proven ny The fact that
day after DAY, from 10000 to 1900
I persons have paid an entrance fee for
tic Tuyllcge % gazing upon those
achievements. II has not been bull
Fight, nora prize ring coniest,n circus
nor dramatic entertainment, that has
drawn tuu mulutuIos 10 the Fair
grounds. Tuey have gone TO see the
/ things which hayg been created from
the elements by the workers
u Utah. They bave chtcred at the
eight, have congratulated QUE another
over %, and have gone 10 soc Il again,
aud yet again. So great has been the
popular delight 10 gazing upon the
exhibits 1T the Fair, that the manage.
menI have been obliged to continue It
three days longer than the lerlod flul
nXUi upon.
The sigulficsnce Of all this is that
The spirit u home Industry rests upon
the people Of tho Territory In great
power, and that Gao marked effect OF
the Fair viii be- 10 increase this
spirit among them. one result
viii to renewed impetus 20
home enterprise. Nero patronage
Will be- given to %, more capital will
be Invested 30 81, more employment
will be furnished by %, aud tue sub
slantlal wealth Of all the people will be
increased, each Of these fcsul,s follow.
lux In succession.
Another effect has been produced oy
the Fair, the importance OF which viii
hardly be- overofumatci. The whole
world, anu especially capitalists seek.
Ing for safe investments, have been
made TO understand that Utah IL not
bankrupt mining region, but that
she II rather an agricultural and
manufacturing commonwealth, hAv.
log resources oi the richest anu most
varied character aud q people whoare
s1uriiiy engaged IN Develop Z them.
10 10 ln such "a uommuuliy MS this that
capital socks investment.
Another effect Of tho Fair ia 10
demonstrate that there is no longer
any need Of, nor excuse ior importing
certain articles Of common aud oxten.
sivo use among the people, among
which may be mentioned tullof,
cheese poultry, crackers, candy, SOAP,
0ro0ma, most kinIs OF wooden
goods, dried fruit, etc. II 10
given out that the importation Of sew.
cral Of these articles has almost ceased,
aud that II would stop entirely Il the
home made supply were equal 10 tho
demand. Butter, cheese aud brooms
aEs mentioned IN ,h.a connection.
A tendency which IL strengthened
by the Fair IL 10 show 10 those who
have Invested ia home manufacture
that their patronage, aud consequently
their profits, are sure; aud margin.
which arc corlaiu may we'll be- made
narrower THAI those which are pro.
caIiousi consequently home maize
goods eau anu will DO sold cheaper
than heretofore; ana by the
operation Of natural law, home
producers viii be able ~ undenelI I'm.
porting competitors.
Another marked eject OF the Fair
will be strengthened confidence. We
have been made 10 sec with our eyes
the evidences that UAh Is strong in
all the elements inst 40 to makea PEG.
pie teltsuppOf.iug and wealth.creat.
Ing. The ressimist h ri euced, anu tho
man who has insisted, during tho loug
financial strain, that Utah was all
light, stands fully vild.cAted. Tho
people VINO have been 10 the Fair
have been cheertd, comiorted aud
encouraged by 1t, anu Thousands
have leil II feeling that times arc not
10 very hard IN Utah after all. Any.
thing which Will inspire the people
with such u feeling IL vast public
blessing.
Flowing from the Fair asa also the
great and numerous benefits consr.
quent upon comparison ana competi.
ton among pr5tusors, aud the infor.
nation which Is Disseminated by the
process. What a mistake II would
have boen, not to hold FAIR this
year