Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-01
STATE FAIR READY
FOR THE PUBLIC.
Most Magnificent Display Yet Known in
Utah-Gates Open 10 am. Tuesday
Formal Exercises 2 p. m.

This evening sees the Utah State Fair
oflgl ready for the public. The formal
or.n.ng exercises viii be held at p. m,
tomorrow. Tuesday, and will be brief,
lut Interesting For the convenience Of
the public who are interested In the
general display, the gates will be opened
atl0a. No.. tomorrow. In advance Of the
openIng ceremonies This was deter
mined upon at a meeting today, with
the aim Of giving the public the utmost
opportunity possible.
QUITE WORTH LOOKING AT.
The Fair Of 1900 Is truly a magnificent
display 1t Is by far the best ever held
IN the state Today all was busy with
worsmen putting up booths and decora-
lions. arranging the exhibits. and get
ting M shlp-shape for the opening. As
everything IS to De In readiness tonight.
the Preparations were 80 far advanced
this afternoon as to give fair idea Of
what was to be. and as to enable judg-
ment To DE passed on the general char
acter OF the exhibition, and make COM
parison with previous shows
BUSTER THAN BEES.
All day President j. r, Winder Sec
rotary S. W Sears, most Of the super
visors. and their force of workmen were
buster than bees. for many Of them
were pressed tO DO the work Of two.
Particularly this was the case with the
men Zoo charge. FOR II was not possible
90 engage extra help 10 take their plac-
es, They had 10 rush. and add haste
10 hurry, and they will have 10 keep up
late Zoo the night. President Winder was
here. there and everywhere. as the gem
eai situation required, giving direc- |
tons and Information as his distin- |
gu.shal ability and long experience In /
State Fair matters qualified him 10 do. |
Secretary Sears and his office force rus /
lied things up IN spiriting shape. while |
The secretary had 10 answer many more |
than th0usand-and-one questions, |
besides giving much attention 10 outside |
work Geo J.. Belts. who had charge OF |
the general arrangements for placing |
as busy and doing quite as we'll One or /
two OF the superiors were absent. 20 |
the great disadvantage OF, and impo-
sIu0n on others, for these had 10 do |
double duty but they did Il.
DAYS OF EXHIBITION.
This "a the thirty-third exhibition by /
The Deseret Agricultural and Manufac- |
urIng society. now a State Institution. |
j win be continued over FIVE days. |
Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday Fri |
day and Saturday. October End. Ord, 4th. |
9Th and 9Th The Fair opens at 10 a.
m. daily and remains open day and |
evening,
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
The general arrangement is in the
main as last year. the manufacturing. |
ant educational mining. fruit, floral |
and vegetable displays being in the
main building with the poultry pet ami
mails and live stock In the enclosure to |
me east The classification this year |
is different 20 that heretofore several
Improvements having been made from
eApel,,ncC. and IA all respects It is bet
Ger than formerly. both for the exhib-
itors and the general public.
BOWER OF BEAUTY"
Entering the main building from the
west "a yeritable bower OF beauty greets
The eye The decorations by Mr. Belts
This season are OF a highly artistic or
der Besides an elaborate display Of
ne national colors, tastefully arranged, i
There are decorated ornaments in the
iolm ot parachutes, bells stars. etc.
aI lending beauty TO the scene Es-
pedally brilliant win be the effect when
ne electric lights are turned on in the
evening
NEW ARCHITECTURAL EFFECT.
ON the main floor OF the Exposition
building an entirely new architectural
eHecl Is produced, The room cannot be
taken IN at a glance" as heretofore.
80 lhat there Is no confusing cOmbina-
uln OF displays. Tasteful, and even
tt-ant booths have been erected and
e'th particular exhibit can be viewed
as distinctive feature 1t takes time
70 We" The display this year and Il Is
DETER for all can be seen In order.
CHIEF EXHIBITORS.
Ihe chief exhibitors in the main
u1ul!n- are z. c. NJ. l., Cutler Broth.
US hewlett Brothers, ]. H. Back a
Ton' SAT- Lake Brewing company. Salt
-'lhe candy company, J. G.. Mcdonald |
company kOlitz Candy company. X.
ettn@el feery Brothers. Ogden Can
Hlhs company Lehl Sugar Factory. !
I'ooInson Brothers, johnson q Co.
MO quinn. Huddart Floral company.
mos Williams Sherlock Knitting !
company Z. J. Gustaveson. all the
tsgA' mining companies In the State,
tIt leadlng fruit growers, the State |
IS cultural College, the State Prison.
G lAtt Hour mills OF the State. the
.,"1'pli dairies and the leading art
OUTSIDE THE MAIN BUILDING.
10 The grounds the exhibitors include
amos. every prominent stockman i'm
lle state, with either horses. cattle or
t"eep most OF the notable poultry
i"it-is, some Of whom are not connect
I l'I prizes, but merely place their
.,'".A.hs, ducks, and geese on exhbl-
W l'I the Information entertainment
"St e1ucatlon Of the public breeders
81 pet STOCK, Belgian hares. etc And
, I,,e,e Us great display IN an these
SOME UPSTAIRS THINGS.
vt,,.- 'N anu EDUCATIONAL ana SILK dis
I'!s' and the womans work depart
,ntnt are among those exhibits that
nave place upstairs IN the main build
81, m,s' vn the art display, as the SUPER
,,'sor says, II Is simply grand" Moth
,,tns equal TO Il has been seen before In
u'ls part The educational exhibit rs
elose second. and the womans work
~ tai uhent deserves all praise. The
,NNlollois are many. and their work
specially good
STATE INSTITUTIONS EXHIBIT.
~. I,he Agricultural College also has an
.i,Aoorate display. II Is given one OF
we rooms upstairs on the west side.
S Snu We managers Of the institution
na.e sn9Nn most commendable enter
prise. There are exhibits IN horticul.