The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-07
CLOSE OF STATE FAIR
Exposition OF 1900 Brought
to an End Last Night.
GOOD DAY YESTERDAY
LARGE SUM OF MONEY GIVEN
AWAY IN PREMIUMS.

nassed into history. When the town
clock last night struck the hour of
midnight and gave the warning that
Sunday morning had arrived, the fair
was declared closed, and there remains
now but to haul away the exhibits. pay
the premiums and poultice the wounded
feelings of those who did not get all
that they thought they were entitled
to.
But the fair was not closed last night
without a struggle. The movement
started the evening before to keep it
omen on Sunday was revived yesterday
morning under the leadership of Di-
rector John H. White. When the mat
ter was called to the attention of Pres
ident John r. Winder. he at once took
it up, and, with the advice of some of
the directors, concluded that it would
be best to get fun expression of all
the directors and officers of the asso-
citation on a matter so important. AS
q result a paper was prepared as fol-
lows. and with the following result:
No Sunday Fair.
"As an officer or director OF the Des-
eret Agricultural and Manufacturing
society are you in favor of opening the
fair on Sunday. Oct. z, 190O?''
John r. Winder, president, no; N. A
Empey, vice president, no; John H
White, director only with unanimous
consent, yes; B. Z. Eldredge. director,
no; Z. J. Conrad, director, yes, with
unanimous consent: w. G. Cragun. d.
rector, no; P Palfreyman, director,
yes: NJ. W. Taylor, director, no; A. r.
Farr, director. yes; Ruth NJ. Fox, di-
rector, no: Mrs. B. G. Bamberger, di-
Tn w Efrnan0Y-
no; S. w. Sears, secretary, no; e. A.
Smith, treasurer. no.
This, of course. settles the question
Of Sunday opening, so far as the pres
ent management is concerned, and it
may safely be taken as a. permanent
settlement % the question, because it
is pretty certain that the temptation
to endorse Sunday dissertation will
never be any greater than it was this
year.
One of the features of deep interest
10 the exhibitors yesterday was the
payment of premiums, and from an
early hour in the day Secretary Sears
and an army of assistants were at
work paying out the cash. President
Winder placed the amount of cash
premiums 20 be paid by the associa-
ton at between $1,000 and sc, 000 To
this must be added the special pre-
miums offered by the merchants of this
city. 1t was estimated that the total
value of all the premiums offered this
year was close 10 $4,000, the best in
the history of the association.
Weather Favors Fair.
The fair yesterday was a grand sue
cess, and the whole exposition closed
last night with flying colors- When the
dOWnpOur OF rain began the night be-
fore there were a blue lot of officers
and directors on the grounds, because
they looked for a repetition Of last
years last day fizzle. And when the
morning broke yesterday dark and
threatening with a cold wind blowing
down from the snow on the mountains,
and with mud and water everywhere.
the outlook was indeed dark.
But the association was playing in
luck Friday was a magnificent day
between two storms, and at noon yes
terday, wher the sun broke forth from
the clouds. dried up the mud and tenn
pered the wind so as to make it warm
and 1nVigOrating, a heavy load was
taken from the minds of the fair man
ayers; and when the crowds began to
pour in through the gates the directors
began to smile, and they are smiling
yet, because this change in the weather
in their favor meant that they would
be able to pay every one of their pre-
miums, every cent of their expenses
and have nice margin left TO go into
their treasury.
FIade on streets.
The first undertaking of the day was
the parade through the business streets
OF the city, and this bad much to do
with arousinE an interest in the fair
and attracting crowd to the grounds.
The parade was made up of a ndmber
Of wagons showing the fine machinery
and other manufactured articles on ex-
hibition at the fair, followed by all the
me horses The whole made a very
credltable showing, watch would have
been much more extensive had it not
been for the storm of the morning.
The parade passed I'D State street
from the Knutsford hotel as far as
South Temple, west to Main, down to
First South, west to West Temple
South to Second South, east to Main
and down Main. It was the intention
10 start the parade from the grounds at
noon. but because of the storm 1t was
two hours late, but it moved very
was very good feature of the day.
Last Of the Premiums.
There were but few premiums aware
60 Yesterday, although much time was
spent by the various judges in trying
70 adjust differences and satisfy every
body. The ladies in the department of
Noinan's work were particularly busy
N their efforts to make everything
straight. In the horse department
On meritorious horses that did not seem
80 oelong IN any Of the classes sched-
ule4 IN the premium list. These awards
were as follows:
Department A. Horses.
u. Oakley. Springville, stallion
'eaIs and under 3, first prize, Sc.
lanes Oakley, Springville, mare
as Old and over, first prize, IS.
~. W. McHenry, Salt Lake. stallion
IN one Of his get, first prize, SIS.
"a gl- Nunn, Salt Lake, stallion years
ano over. first prize. SO.
LUIS FaTnswOrth, Shetland stallion
Ssars and over, first prize, 81.
.ISoIge n Cannon, Forest Dale, Shet-
r ~ mare years and over, first
oohn r. Winder. Salt Lake, Shetland
"- T1.t with colt, first prize, 81.
HIte q Sons, Salt Lake, best saddle
Use, hrst prize, gold medal
I'm 90 me department. OF poultry the fol-
tls additional awards were made on
s-Sp.ays that were not included in the
~ al rus made in the general roundup
y" the previous days:
Department. D. Poultry.
-. -. Plnney, Salt Lake, B. B. red
enc chicks, first prize. $3.50.
o-i anderson, Taylorsville, ducks. sec
una prize. S1.5O.
~, -. Iaysum. Salt Lake. white Ply
~ ROCK chicks. first prize, $3.50.
or, W, HaSlam, Salt Lake, black Min
", C5Ilcks. second prize, $1.50; Buff
y HEn