Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
OPENING OF
THE STATE FAIR.
Everything Now Ready for Throw
Ing the Gates Mar to Public,
ACTIVITY Is EVERYWHERE.
4 Pine display Of state Exhibits VIII
Greet the visitors on the EH-
hibiuon Grounds.

The directors and workmen Of the
fair are onvclopcd In a whlrlwind "
hurry and hustle. In putting on the
finishing touches az the Exposition
buildings and grounds. and In making
preparations 10 receive and entertain
what they anticipate viii Boz the largest
number N people that ever gathered TO
Salt Lake to witness a display " utah's
resources.
The scale on which the show has been
planned and gotten up Ia the most elab-
CRATE. the outlay has been the greatest.
and the results arr expected TO be- the
best Of any fair yet held In Utah. In
the getting up Of this exposition. like
all u IT, predecessors. n great amount
Of vnOrly has been displayed BY the
promoters. but their energy would have
bccu expended In vain had not public
spirited citizens throughout the entire
state responded with lacrity and
"a Interest that made posi-.
bio the splendid result that
vii D. seen tomorrow. Those
who have put their shoulders 20 the
wheel and assisted IN the promotion uf
congratulated Tor their public and gcn-
cruuH spirit for their unsclfsh Interest
and untirinE energy.
Their aru many features Of the great
Exposition that Will attract particular
attention. Il IL quite likely that there
viii De such a representation Of that
noble animal. the horse. ~ has never
been seen here before. never viii the
automobile or that subtle agency. cicc-
tficlty, supururde that most graceful of
animals, with hiH sleek and glossy coat.
his 1.-THE and shapcly llmhn. his nrchod
neck, dlstcnded noatrila and dilatOd
eyes, emitting forth tho firc Of his uu-
qucnchablc spirit. ready to serve his
master faithfully and affcctionateiy
man 10 this prince Of the animal king
dom, and which all the inventions ~
man cannot sever. Tomorrow the fnlr
opens, already the city'a population ~
boinH swollod By early visitors and the
streets becoming throngod. The Fair
gates VIII be opened at 2 o'clock to-
morrow with a crush and struggle.
and from then on the building and
grounds win be nllcd with alghtacsrcH
until ~ O'Clock Saturday night. when
the gates viii again b. closed, which
viii end the exposition of 1873.
There u one thing very apparent. and
that IL the necessity " providing moru
room ~ soon uH possible.
The exhibitors protest that they have
not sufficient room TO do Justice to their
exhibits. hut they have been very I'M.
gcniuua In cCunomiElng space, having
built towers. and booths aud plnnacioa.
which have afforded them the means ot
displaying their wares to advantage
the genius ~ the manufactures hav,
used the limited space 90 advantage
more 10 perhaps than they would hnv,
done had there been more room.
one of the most unique and interest.
INK displnya u the fair will BE- the FIJI.
Pine exhibition. which will consist OF
relies ana trophies ana Filipino brlc-n.
grnc, brought over by batteries A and
II. The room has been most tnstefully
decorated, and u will prove 70 bc ouf
~ the ccntcru OF interest during tn,
fair.
The decorations OF the Interior ar,
brilliant and artistic, with "a prepunder,
nncc u red, white and blue. indicatinl
the supremacy Of the war spirit.
The stock have all arrived. und ar,
/ comfortably cnsconsed In their stables
being guarded jealousy by the keepers
The mineral exhibit win be- good bu
mcnEcr. the leading mining men hnv,
failed 10 respond. and the conaequrnc,
u that there arr but a few fine spocl
mems on exhibition.
FAIR NOTES.
on the grounds.
chief Divine. assistant supervisor o
the horse department was on IN,
grounds today assigning stables TO IA,
various exhibitors
Fountains have been placed over IN,
Il