Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-21
0eseret Agricultural and Manufac-
turing Society Organizes.
COL. wINDER INTERVIEWED
He Explain. the Need OF Annual Fair.
aud Hopes to Receive the Aid
OF the citizens.


since isot." said COT. John Il. wlndcr
to n "Ncws' reporter today. IT will
therefore be more dinicult 20 get M
the fair vis year than II there had
been no intormisslon. whom the fair
IL not hold" he continued. the people
lose the spirit ~ II. and n II harder
TO work Il up than " there had been
a fair oycry year Tor the pas, xix
years"
lis II the intention of the fair officials
TO mako great display this yeur3'
asked the reporter.
Well. yer" answered Mr.. Wlnder:
we propose at least 90 have q fair
that shall be- In all respects worthy Of
the patronage, announcement. and at
tendance ~ our citizens. This viii be
the ftrt state fair ever held In Utah.
the othcrn having been held under the
territorial government"
what arr the prospects FOR good
exhibit this year7''
The fruit outlook. IL excellent. and
the fruit-fairera ought 20 make a tine
display. while the constant improve
ment In our strains of live stock nuEht
TO make our display ~ horses. cattle.
sheep, swine. nnd poultry larger and
more Interesting than ever before. The
grain prospects also, are uf the host.
and the farmers are relied upon 10 do
their share In the general showing"
pcfsonn who are willing 90 prepare or
mako exhibits In tho coming State
fairY''
"Thc Fair officials In the FIRST place.
will oner liberal premiums TO cxhib-
itorr. rs some compensation for their
time. trouble. and expense. nnd a. an
induccmcnt for public spirited people
10 work In this direction The medals
ana Diplomas, bestowed with careful
discrimination, should also prove inccn-
tivcn Ia pnlnHtaking exhibitors. for
such testimonials are generally much
priced. Then We hope that the patriot
Ism Of the people will manifest Itself
In making a crcditnblc display % our
home Industries. our arts, ana IN" re-
sources Of our country. We expect our
home manufacturer to be quite fully
Illustrated. and all the other usual de-
pnrtm.ntH will. we hope. be we'll run-
tained by appropriate cxhibits.'
what means have you on hand with
which 20 accomplish all thla7''
"wcll. the Legislature has generous
~ voted us 1900 for the state fair this
year, and $1,000 for the ensuing year.
with these amounts. nnd with the help
| Of our puhlic-fpiritcd citizens. we hope
% make n very crcdiinblc showing" q
"Wiil the fair grounds be parked
and the wooden sheds removed this
year,"
mo: the Legislature declined to vote
the $1,000 asked by the Salt Lake city
Council for that purpose. and We may
have to put M With the sheds for
awhile yet"
"will the Salt Palace be erected on
the Fair grounds In the Tcnth wnrdf'
~ cannot say NJ o. that We offered
the ruFcEHtion that the Salt Palace be
butt on the square. ana agreed 90 aid
the project In any way We could; but
whether this suggestion win meet with
tho approval ~ the Salt Palace pro-
meters II not yet nHcvrtninrl."
Did tho Legislature make any APP
preparation 10 the Salt Palace proirctf'
Yes. 5000 was put IN the nppro-
printiun hill Tor that purpose. The salt
palace exhibition n a private undertake
inE Tor the public good. and we hope u
may succeed"
How long. Mt. windcr. have you
been connected with public fairs In
utnhT"
Ever since the year 1859. with tho
exception Of the four years from 1880
90 1894. when Governor Thomas APP
pointed Mr.. Lawrence In my stead
have therefore been officially connected
with these exhibitions for thirty.ninc
years, ana Interested In them all the
time"
what IL your age. Mr.. winder'
asked the reporter.
Mr.. Wlnder; whercupon the tcporter
congratulated him upon looking not "a
day above sixty.
% It not iaborious and thanklrss
task 10 get up an annual fairf'
1T requires "a great deal ~ free labor,
hut II does much good ana there N
much satisfaction In the god u accom-
pliHhea when the people tuke hold NJ u
Ia earnest and make II 60. a fair should
be held every year. 10 Keep them IN the
spirit NJ H."
When and where win the fhr be
haI
1T viii be- opened the first Tuesday In
October and win close on the following
saturday night. lasting i've day. The
Fair VIII be held "a usual ON The state
Fair grounds on the Tcnth ward
square " the salt Palace exhibition
IL given there. Il h. understood that II
will be- open during the months ~ July,
August ana September"
The officers 0t the Dcucrrt Agricul-
tural ana Manufacturing society, which
viii have charge OF the state ihlr' met
yesterday afternoon IN the Governors
Office ana organized as follows;
OFFICERS.
J. II. wlndor, president, ~ n Em-
pey. vice president, =. W. Seam. sacfe-
tary. y. \. Smith, treasurer
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Executive Comlttoe-windcr. Empey.
Brown. white. Sears.
Premiums aud Exhihlts-Cagun.
Conrad, Ialfroymau, Farr and sucep-
or.
Finance--lirown, White and Farr'
PRINTING Advertising and Trnnspo--
tatlon-Empey. Seafr. palfrcynan,
Conrad and Cfagun
The supervisors on departments were
designated as follows;
A-IIOrses. Palfreyman
II and c-Cattlo sheep aud swine.
Conrad and white.
D-Poultry, bees. etc, Farr.
F-AgriculturiL products, streeper
Horticulture and Horticulture,
CraEun.
H-Agrloultlrnl machinery Farr
Manufacturer, Empcy
minerals. Brown.
kline arts, Sears, Salisbury and
Bambergcr.
I.-Womas work, Mrs. Salisbury and
Mrs. Dambergor
Educational, Empey and Sails
bury.
Miscellaneous. Executive Com
mltlee.