The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-22
THE COMING FAIR.
AN INTERESTING TALK WITH PRES
IDENT JOHN r.. WINDER.
ture This Year-Morc Special Pre-
miums offered.

OACICus
President John r. Winder of the D.
A. and NJ. society was seen yesterday in
the act of signing seventy very fine lth-
ographed certificates intended for the
life members of that society. In speak
ing of the prospects for this year Col
onel Winder said:
'It is very gratifying to see the IN
creased interest manifest by all parties
in relation to the necessity of sustain
ing home industry in all its depart
ments. I look for valuable assistance
from the women of Utah in making our
next territorial exhibition the best we
have had. The great interest they are
taking in this matter is highly COM
mendable, and we all know the lnf1u-
ence they have in the community on
any worthy matter they become inter
ested in. This I am sure will be seen
and felt, not alone in preparing exhlp-
it's in their own special departments,
but in the good influence they can and
will exercise on the men and boys in the
community to take an active part IN
agriculture, including live stock OF all
kinds, horticulture, manufactures, ana
may say the same in everything that
! tends to make grand exhibition Wor-
! thy of the great territory OF Utah. Now
! that I am speaking in praise Of the
grand and noble efforts put forth by the
ladies, I am not unmindful of the great
amount of work done in this direction
by the men of Utah in the past. Many
! of them have, regardless OF labor and
cost, put forth their best efforts to re-
present Utah as she should be repre-
scented, not alone in our home exhibit
| tons, but in competing against the
whole world; and in very many cases
have won laurels that any community
might be proud of. The memory of past
successes stimulates me to feel very
confident of our next fair.
Eyes, the directors and officers of the
society are united and assiduous in
/! their labors in the interest of the peo-
pie, whose servants they are, and they
solicit the aid and assistance of every
citizen interested in the development OF
the resources of Utah; especially do
| they appreciate the valuable help they
receive from the press, furnished with
out pecuniary compensation.
| st do not think there was ever a time
when the whole people were more
united on this very important matter
| than now. The surrounding conditions
all point to the necessity of union of eff
fort in the establishing of home indus
tries that will furnish employment for
all classes of people.
1.-THE resources of the society are linn
lifted and it cannot offer very large sums
as premiums or inducements to exhibit
orS; but from past experience can say
that we have a great many public splr-
lifted men and women who are not
prompted to action alone by dollars and
cents, but take pride in exhibiting their
goods regardless of special awards. 1
know this to be the case with many of
the live stock exhibitors who have in
the past expended large amount of
means without reference to awards, and
notwithstanding the live stock market
in all its branches is much depressed, 1
have confidence that the same liberal
spirit manifested in the past will still
stimulate them to action this fall, and I
think the same may be said of every
other branch of industry.
Eyes, we will have a grand exhibition
next October"
ONE WORD ABOUT DOGS.
'Ts there any thing new regarding
the fair? you ask said the secretary of
the D. A and NJ. society. Eyes, in
making preparations for a great eX-
position like the one in contemplation,
| there is always something new pre-
senting itself. For instance I have
just finished a conversation with Mr..
kinney the president of the Salt Lake
Kennel club about the prospect for a
good kennel show this year. Our talk
brought out some interesting facts
about dogs that are not generally
| known. Most of us when we hear the
word dog, can only think of a sinking
pariah to be kicked and scared away,
but when we think of the thousands
and thousands of dollars spent recent
| ly on these animals and of prices being
paid as great as for horses, we begin
| to think that there is something in
dog after all.
|
| Kennels of Massachusetts paid $500
for Ben Lomond, and $4,000 for Cham
pion Phlin Limnlon, jr., the last named
of which he bought of Bob Emmett.
| w. w. Tucker, secretary of the
American Kennel club paid fortune
for Champion Apollo, said to be the
finest specimen of his race in existence.
He won easily over all dogs of note in
the world. When he reached America
| in 1885, he created a genuine boom in
the smooth coats and showed to the
American people clearly that the
smooth-coat was the real dog. General
Butcher owned by Mr.. Kinney, was
sired by Champion Apollo, and he is
proving himself to be as great a dog as
his illustrous sire Apollo. The finest
! specimens of that great race of dogs,
shown in this territory and in the west
are of his get. One that should be
mentioned is the famous pup Rex pur-
cndSeQ Dy LEM brown OF MT. Kinney,
when four weeks old for 500. Soon
after Mr.. Kinney bought him back
paying $400 for him, and would not let
him go now for $4,000 as he is the
pride of the kennels. AT eighteen
months old he is now almost a fac
smile of the illustrous Apollo. His
skull measures twenty-four inches, he
is forty-two in the chest and weighs
1872 pounds. In condition he would
weigh 215 to 900 pounds, and 225 pounds
is the heaviest st. Bernard in the
world. General Butchers dam was
said to be the best ever sired by the
champion Duke of Leeds, Englands
greatest ancient dog.
The Carleton kennels owned by Mr.
Kinney have cost up to date 81, 900
net, and at present contains fifty
seven st. Bernards. 1t is located at
the new townsite Bonneville, the old