The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-04

Yesterday only emphasized the fact
that the territorial fair is an unquali-
fed success, in comparison with which
the exhibitions of past years are dwarf
ed
There was notable absence of the
hurry, hustle and confusion of the first
day, when the displays were receiving
the finishing touches. Everything pass
ed off smoothly and Home Industry
Day was celebrated in a manner that
warmed the cookies of Fred Grants
heart.
The GROWING glory of the great fair
is the magnificent showing made by
home manufacturers; it is revelation
to the visitors from abroad, and as
tonishes even our own people, who
were not prepared for the display so
extensive and so excellent.
The crowds commenced to assemble
as soon as the doors were thrown open
in the morning, but it was not until
the afternoon that the crush came
The attendance increased every hour,
too, ard during the evening the Elk
position building was literally cram
med with people The attendance was
upwards of 5000.
\ The exhibits are all in place, the
stalls for the live stock are generally
filled. Everything is in splendid work
ing order, and the school children will
Nave an object lesson in order and sys-
tenn today.
THE GRAND PARADE.
At 2 p. m. the grand parade of home
manufacturers took place. The process
sion formed at Grant Bros. livery sta
bic and moved east on South Temple
street, thence down Main to Fifth South
and east on Fifth South street to the
fair grounds. It was led by the Ray
mond in which were seated the di-
rectors of the fair.
The handsome vehicle was drawn
by six black horses. Following were
eight of Grant Bros. buses, six of
them drawn by four horses. The drag,
Utah, came next, and last Grant Bros.
band wagon, also drawn by four horses.
In these conveyances were seated the
prominent manufacturers of the terri
tory. and the honorable body of gentle
men and their ladies were greeted by
continued cheering after they reached
the grounds, a deserved tribute to their
ente~nrise
At 3 O'clock twenty gentlemen, promi-
nsnt in the management of the fair,
took their seats on the elevated plat
form, and ]. r. Winder introduced John
r. White as a gentleman who is con-
nected with the Manufacturers bureau
of Utah
MR.. WHITES SPEECH.
Mr.. White said: cit is only necessary
TO look about US today to see what
progress the manufacturers of the terri
tory have made in developing some of
the resources of the territory. The ex-
hibit Of manufactured articles would do
credit to any state. Those who have
attended the territorial fairs for the
past thirty years know what has been
accomplished since the small beginnings
they can well re- ember. The articles
on exhibition la y nothing either in
quality or price. There was a time
when we brought goods here and asked
that you Ferlook their imperfections.
There wa time too, when we felt
that we NJ st ask you to pay q little
more for articles of home manufacture
than for others. Now consumers can
find fault neither with the quality nor
the price The manufacturers realize
that while much has been done, much
yet remains to be done in developing
the vast resources of the territory. We
desire to congratulate the farmers on
the evidences of fine harvest shown
here, and to express regret that the
prices of their products are not what
they would have wished" Mr.. White
then quoted the statement in Bulletin
"a, issued by the experiment station OF
the Agricultural college of Utah.
Reckoning pork at 4 cents per pound,
live weight, after deducting the cost of
the bran at $40 per ton, wheat fed in
this experiment brought SO cents per
bushel, or $1.49 per cwt., peas $1.70 per
cwt, corn S126 per cwt. and barley
S1.23" The speaker said If grain and
hay were fed to live stock, instead of
being sold, it would bring so per cent
gain to the farmer. To the question
IS it not possible to overdo the Utah
market with home products he would
answer emphatically no. To the CUES
ton What shall be done with the sur
plus products of cereals?' he would
answer with the statement that farm
els are sending grain out of the terri
tory while there is not bacon enough
to last the people thirty days.
"By united action between the pro-
Queer, the manufacturer and the con-
Sumer. Utah may be made to produce
everything her people need. The people
desire to inform themselves as to the
possibilities III that direction. That is
the reason this vast cOncourse of people
is visiting the fair today. Let US put
our shoulders TO the wheel and by a
long pull, hard pull and pull al
together, show what can be done with
? Utah's great wealth of resources"
FRED B. GRANT
followed WITH snort ana enthusiastic
address. Looking about Them visitors
TO the fair would note on every side
evidences of the enterprise of therpao-
pie CT. Utah and the magnifcence of her
resources. IF you come next year We
viii surprise you still MORE" said Mr..
Grant. He remembered when home
manufacturers felt called. upon to
apologize for the quality of some of the
manufactured products. Today" said
he. eve apologize for nothing. Utah
stands at the head OF the nation today
as 10 the quality and quantity of her
predicts in proportion to her popula-
rion. Strangers visiting the fair today
and yesterday say we are following the
models of the Worlds fair and Mid
winter fair When there is another
worlds fair 1t VIII be modelled after
Utah's exposition" He pointed out the
excellence of the cereals. referred to the
display of pressed brick as a specimen
of Utah's manufactured goods, and as