Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-02

lion. George q. Cannon, Hon. r.. ID.
Richards, Hon. AbfRm Hatch, and
Olherf.
MOTHS
Exhibitors and their ompioyet were
tusy I'll midnight last night putting in
finishing touches.
General Otiiuger has been tho re-.
clpient OF numerous congratulations
today, on tho nno appearance Of the
militia.
Tho weather was Inclined 10 BE-
ehoWery this morning, bur shortly be-.
fore noon the sky cleared anu the ftsi
VI the Jay was pleasant
Some time after the militia dlsrouod
on The Fair grounds, and alter the
opening exercises, Battery b, ofO yduu,
formed, marched % the u. 4. depot
and took tho afternoon train home.
Visitors to the Fair eau obtain 70.
a. shmuuts on the grounds. =. II. Bali,
the caterer, has erected Kitchen aud
dining hail, In connection with which
lea lunon stand, on the north side OF
the main building. Meals and refresh.
ments can DO obtained hyfv al city
prices.
Tho Salt Lake CITY Railroad Co Il
iutniahlng n f1ur.mluutn service be-.
tween East Temple street aud the Fair
gfOunlH. To accommodate visitors
VINO tage CATS on this system, which
lands passengers az the north anu east
sides OF the Fair grounds, n ticket
seller viii stand at tho oast entrance
10 the latter.
ADolhcfozceodlngly gratifying thing
IL the fact tnat tho exhiuits Of
homo Manufactures arc almost uni.
iormly OF high order OF
mutit They prove that enterprise,
capital, butiurts ability and high
utlcf Oi mechanical skili, arc al ON.
listed, ~ great strength, in the
cause Of home Industry, and that all
ATE backed by a fvsDlute determination
10 permanently succeed.
B. +. Grant, OF the Grant Soap Co.,
said sostefday that 1t had beon ils Ia.
tuntion t. place q glsss hive c0ntniIing
working buts, a. an ornament 10 Ms
soap munumn {. "But grauious,n he
exclaimed, "what ~ "a chunk VI soap
should fall on the glass hive aud smash
N, ami les the bees loose among The
cfownl They'd DO likuly TO r,mrmbyf
toe hive tUHp 10 a w We wouldn't
like. 10 maze mo thudiur 10 think OF
tuc consequences, and / DECIDED 90
leave cut tho glass hive VI bees"
The unpltaantucss In regard TO the
EXHIBIT OF tue Agricultural o lluge has
been adjusted 10 IN, salts action Of all
concerned. Tho display occupies
one haf Of the cove over tue
stairway i.at,ns g. the gallery On
llo Wcst side OF W. building, aus the
Pioneer Tea 70. occupies ne other hali.
The latter Engaged aud Aid tor tue
spacn ba'uro the Agricultural Cllleto
announced ita putpOse % take sny,
nud tue FAIR management had NJ
alternative but to carry Out lis con.
tfnCi. Iuu college tEhibit " an Ia.
tofcstlng aud Instructive Quo, and
illustrates the result ui scientific farm.
Ing. IL also shows the mechanical
work done by pupils.
A striking aud nightly Qualifying fact
lmpfusets iinulf upon III who take
cogniznnco OF the general character Of
the exhibits. Nehfly all Of them
worthy VI nosic. are comprised Of A.
ticluH aud cDmmo tiles manufactured
and pf0dLc.d nj home. GoOis, wares
and PRODUCTS Imported into this Terri.
tory, what few there are, look lonesome
anu out Of place. While IL IL true that
the FAIR Is designed primarily to stim.
ulAio home Industry by exhibiting, IN
a most Elective manner, lie results
aud achievements, II was scarcely to
bo expected that the absence Of i'm.
ported products would be- 10 oonsplcu.
Gus, and no nearly complete. This IL
more especially true when the tempta.
ton To advertise CummuditlpH OF all
kinds, impor cd as well ~ home made,
In suoh un elective way hs can 10 done
at the Fair, h considered.
The ancient art OF wood carving d
illustrated by some samples Of the
WORK OF Ear Cummings, n youth Of
eighteen years, VINO exhibits an Aptl-
tude Tor IL which amounts 10 gcnlus.
One specimen j. a cabinet, Of beautiful
design aud proportions, mainly ofglAtf,
but having frame VI oak. The wood
work Ia covered with arabrsque carv.
ings Of vines, which arc eXquiaiteiy
executed. Tue upper front Of tho
cabinet ~ crnamentud with Home
head, which, though not large, 10 %
fnv piece oi work. Another sample OF
tne work OF this talented youth 10 n
carving of grapes on the front OF n
cupboard, anu still another IL n half
flushed panel OF oak, on which a
u lfAl dtsign IL being worked out. The
10Y IL entirely Geii-taught, and his
artistic taste and skill with tools ATE
remarkable.