The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-30
READY FOR THE FAIR.
EVERYTHING Is IN SHAPE FOR THE
OPENING.
1t Will Be the Greatest Exposition
Ever Witnessed in Utah-SOme of
the Features.

The great territorial fair is nearly in
shape for the opening.
The exposition building and grounds
were thronsed with workmen yesterday
and all were busily engaged in placing the
exhibits.
Beyond all doubt, the display this year
Will be far and away ahead of any pre-
vious exhibition, and the success Of the
fair as a whole is assured.
The interior of the building is being
handsomely decorated. and the effect OF
the whole is pleasing in the extreme.
MINERAL DEPARTMENT.
In the southeastern portion of the main
floor is located the mineral department
the main feature of which is the now
world-famed Mcintosh cabinet This col
lection of specimens of ores, metals and
minerals took the hrst prize at the Col
unlblan exposition, and also at the Mid
winter fair, San Francisco. 1t is in charge
OF Mr.. James w. Cushing, who had us
arrangement nearly competed yesterday
| afternoon. 1t is safe TO say that it is the
/ finest collection of the kind liz the word,
! and days OF time would be required to
serutinize and properly appreciate it's con-
( tents. Near it is an extensive collection of
similar character. gathered from var
iouS parts OF the United States and many
of the society and was obtained mainly b.
making exchanges, at Chicago.
! Embraced IN the mineral department
are very interesting eXnlDIts O1 gIlsOnlts
and aspnaltum. Eighteen mineral prOdu IS
having a commercial value, obtained from
the waters of the lake, are shown. Some
of them are quite costly, and they afford
ample proof OF the great material wealth
contained in the waters of this remarkable
inland sea These products are shown in
large glass jars, and they comprise q
curious and interesting subject or study.
Mr.. Cushing remarked to the writer that
the collection embraced every known sub
lSta r 70 discovered
waters of the lake, except gold, which one
chemist claimed to have found therein.
FRUIT ANe FIELD CROPS.
The department of field crops will be,
probably, the richest and most varied
ever shown, as the present prolific year
will afford ample material. The superior
ity of the grains, vegetables, ana farm
and garden products generally, which
abundantly shown. The fruit exhibit will
undoubtedly be the largest and hnest OF
any previous year.
EDUCATIONAL.
The schools, especially of this city and
county, are putting forth extraordinary
eXertions to convey by means of the edu-
catiOlal exhibit. an adequate understand
ing of the work they are doing, and the
progress they are making. a vast num-
Der and endless variety of specimens OF
the work of pupils, such as penmanship,
drawing, essays, maps, etc, Will be
shown, and Will prove our schools to be
in the van of advancement.
ART DEPARTMENT.
The collection of paintings will be the
finest ever gotten together in this terri
tory, on any occasion, combining this
statement to the productions of home ar
fists exclusively. No other pictures Will
be placed on exhibition. Works of Claw
son, HARDWOOD, Haag, Ottinger, Fair
banks, Evans. Hafen. Pratt. Culmer and
other home artists will be shown. Some
of these pictures will take the beholder
3 IxfA s,E Nr-Ft-
ing merit and the fact that the public
have not yet been made acquainted with
them by any descriptions that have been
published. The number of paintings viii
be very large, and it will be well worth
the price of admission to see them and
nothing else.
A great feature of the exposition viii
be the display of home manufactured
commodities. 1t will be rich and varied
beyond precedent, and by oceular demon
stration will prove the capabilities OF
our commonwealth for producing what
it's people need. The number and merits
of the different articles that are now be-
ing manufactured in Utah, will be a
great surprise to the public.
LIVE STOCK.
For a time 1t was feared by the man
agement of the fair that the display OF
live stock would be inferior to what has
heretofore been shown, but lately breed
ers have awakened to the desirability of
showing what they are producing, and
this forenoon amply insured a splendid
exhibition of all kinds of live stock. Inc
animals will be in place on the opening
, day, and lovers of the animal Kingdom
will find ample qualification IN viewing
them.
This year the opening of the fair will
be accompanied by features more attrac-
former similar occasion On Tuesday