Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-02
Utah STATE FAIR
FORMALLY OPENED
Ceremonies at Utah Exposition Building
Distinguished Citizens Present
The Speeches.

dent ]. r. Wlnder thanked the exhibit
ors and all who had contributed TO
make the Fair a success, and he hoped
the public would award them They
had spared no pains. no expense, TO
make the exhibits within the building
a beauty and "a success. Then there
was outside. the livestock display equal
20 any OF the Western States. and bet
ter than many The Utah product OF
live stock was often superior 10 It's
parentaRe For "a years he had been
acting with the society, and he
expected this would be the last
time. tCries Of no, NoWI He
would be % wears Of age In a few days
and felt that younger men should take
up the work. For the last time be
said, Il now declare this Fair, the Sec
ond Fair In the state OF Utah, OPEN
Bishop Winder was greeted with
hearty applause. many Of the people
protesting that he should continue In
the service SO ably performed for Utah
during all the years since 1876
Thus the State Fair Of 1900 was de-
clared open, under most favorable pros
poets. both 10 the Fair and TO the State.
SEING THE FAIR.
Entering through the main door Of the
Exposition building the first sight that
greets the eye is OF sweets, Sugar
and its products are there In profusion
The next instant fruits and flowers
catch the eye, then summer drinks.
iavoring extracts, spices, etc, after
which the vision rests on clothing
boots and shoes hosiery and the more
solid necessaries Of civilization. But
the gaze Of all rests on the candies
TIL they take ia the artistic displays Of
the Salt Lake Candy company imme-
diately to the left Of the center aisle.
and back Of II the extensive exhibit OF
the J. G.. Macdonald Candy company
which arches across the passage way
and gives the appearance Of having
more room In the building than any
other display To the right rises
the conical tower Of Hew-
lett Brothers. while in the foreground,
TO the right Of the center aisle, Is the
Utah Sugar companys display and RO-
binson Brothers exhibit Of shoes.
LOOKING FOR DETAILS.
After viewing these. the visitors gen.
orally turn TO the right, 10 a most beau
tiful display Of fruits and flowers. AN
the fruits Of the season fresh are
there also fruit In Jars jams, jellies
dried fruits. flowers, plants, are there.
most tastefully Some have
the exhibitors names on, and some
have not. but all are good. Entries
are made for every premium on the
list. and IN the following schedule of
@, which Supervisor w. G..
Cragun Is Kept busy with. are given
the entries. In many instances the
single entry Of pears includes a gem
eral display Of fruit, and special COM
petitions for the largest. or the best Of
that variety. and so on. Here are the
entries under the heading Of horticul-
ture and Horticulture;
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.
Z. Milne, st. George. sun dried pears,
peaches. apricots, cured figs, pome-
C. A, Hickcnlooper, Farr- West, We
Der county apples.
F. 5. Ferris. NH Creek. apples, pears,
prunes
Joseph c. stay NH Creek peaches.
grapes, prunes ounces
Alice +. stay MIL Greek. cherries
IN bottles. fruit In Jars, assorted fruits,
Jams and jelies
Mrs. y. c. Bailey Mil Creek, apri.
cots IN Jars small fruit In Jars
W, +, Richards, sugar, apples.
Nalborg Dahl, Holiday, cherries,
ipricots IN jars, small fruits. fruit In
ars. Jams and jellIes, pickles. catsup.
Wilson Bros Ogden, cherries In
bottles, peaches. pears. grapes plums.
mail fruits, peaches. fruits all kinds
James King East Mil Greek, cher
'les, peaches pears, plums. prunes.
ipricots, ounces. small fruit In Jars
.Tuit Of an kinds. sun dried fruits. sun
Tried peeled peaches, sun dried april
'ots, apples. peaches ana plums, fruit
N Jars. sun dried fruits.
Henry Seamons, Rockport, Summit
county, apples
Heber Bennion. Taylorsyille. apples.
Lucille Sears, Salt Lake City. small |
ruit IN glass Jars, variety Of fruit In
ars, jams and jellics IN glass.
Isabel NJ. Sears, salt Lake City ap-
)les, peaches IVY geranium, cut roses.
Mrs $. ]. Buckholz, Salt Lake City.
w geranium.
7, p White, Brlnton, apples. pears.
Utah Agricultural College. 70 yarie- |
les OF fruit preserved fruit IN bot
les pickles
John Mackay Taylorsvillle, apples.
lears.
James NJ. Fisher Jr., peaches. pears. !
'rapes prunes. apples, general display |
II fruit
Willard Cragun. Pleasant View. We |
'er county, apples. peaches, pears. |
'lums, prunes, ounces. general display |
u fruits
+. +. Hintae, Holiday, apples, pears. |
J. NJ. Stink, Ogden peaches.
James Barrett, North ogden, apples.
Years
Louis Fayter, Mn Creek pears.
y. J. williams, Salt Lake City. now- |
ring and foliage plants. Ivy geranlum.
LISA G. Chester. salt Lake City |
wits IN glass Jars.
+ d. Heath. salt Lake City, pears.
W. II. Miller Syracuse, Davis county |
pples
A. Brown. Centervlle. Davis county |
weet cherries In bottles.
James Richens, Holiday apples.
II. =. Howell. Mil Creek. apples
ears
b F. Zimmerman, North ogden. APP
.les, peaches, prunes plums, apricOts /
egetables--all eyaporated or dried |
and Jams and icllies
Joseph Barker, North ogden. peaches,
ears.
r. @. McGrift. North ogden. grapes.
runes.
Huddart Floral company, Salt Lake
'ity Towering and foliage plants, ivy
John Judd. ST. George. soft and hard
helled almonds. variety Of nuts
1hos Judd, 81 George, muscatel raj
ms, general display Of raislns. grapes.
AROUND THE ROOM.
Passing along the fruits. the salt
AXE Pressed Brick Company's exhibit /
given a prominent place az the south
oor, while 90 the left are the elaborate
oral displays made by Z J Williams /
the city cemetery and the Huddart
loral company. Then comes John G.
utter & Brothers exhibit, a lastly are
lnged display OF wOollen and knit
Gods. BY the way these displays are Of