Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-24
ADDRESS TO
UTAH CITIZENS.
Issued by 0. A. and NJ. Society Of
fcers Regarding Fair Of 1899.
AN EPoCH-MAKING EVENT.
rweuty-onc gairs Held Under Terri
toriai Governments, but None
Under the state.

Judging from the promptncss with
which the officers of the u. a. q ~.
society officials have set to work after
the Legislature adjourned. To prepare
for the Fair OF 1900. It h without doubt
their purpose to make It grand sue
cess. Right now the work n going on
with aincrlty. Today the president
and secretary Issued tho following adj
dress to the people Of the state
To the citizens Of Utah; The dlrcc-
tors ~ the Dcserct Agricultural and
Manufacturing society have named oc-
toher 3. I. r. & aud HH the dates for
the Utah State fair u 1899. The fair
win be- h..d on the exposition grounds.
Salt Lake city. ana will include de-
pnrtmcnts of agriculture, horticulture.
Horticulture. manufactures. mines. edit
cation. art and woninn'n work.
Tho fair Of 1893 win marki a new
epoch In the history Of the -. a. 4 ~.
society Il being the first state fair held
In rtah. Twenty-onc fairs were held
under uur Territorial government. all
~ them reflected great credit upon their
promoters, ana the business men gvncr-
ANY who contributed ~ larEcly TO their
success. and although the last one wac
held az "a time when the whole country
was Fuiforing from financial panic. u
was decided succrrs IN every way,
furnishing an object lesson % the enter
prise ~ our citizens which will be long
remembered.
II win be the aim Of the directors TO
distribute the benefits ~ this fair as
widely ua possible with the bounda
rieH 81 our own State. one conclusion
forces itself upon ~. however. that the
suCCera desired cannot be- brought
about hy the dircctnru alone. The pco-
pie win largely decide that, and To this
end We ask the support Of the mcr-
chhnt, farmer. stock raiser. artist.
horticultural, Horticultural, mAnufnc-
turcr. miner. the school ana the noodle
worker. and In fact every citizen re-
gardlcsr u his or her ayocation. We
appeal to them TO keep the fair Ia mind
and prepare their exhibits now 10 that
In october they may be ready 10 MAX ;
a good showing.
We trust our merchants. bankers,
capitalists and oil who are able VIII
offcr such special premiums for articles
Of home manufacture and home prod
ucts OF various kinds NJ VIII cncourag,
our home producers. These onefu oi
special premiums should be sent In I'm.
mcdiateiy 30 that they may BE- pub
iishcd In our premium list " possible
but they VIII be- receive Mt any time
and published In the daily papers M
soon nA received.
Fully approaching the power OF the
press we earnestly solicit It's co-opcrn-
tlon throughout the State, ana II VIII
he our pleasure 60 rcciprocntc 60 the
fullest extent of tho means at our dts
posai. We shall NJ all times take
pleasure In furnishing the Representa-
lives ~ the press any items ~ lntcrcrs,
20 their patrons, and any documents OF
public nature win be open 20 their In
spcction at our headquarters, at which
place reporters viii always md well
| come.
JOHN n. wISDER.
8. W. SEARS, President.
secretary. a.
Salt Lake city. March ~ 1889.