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 z p. nj.

This evening sees the Utah State Fair
oflgll ready for the public. The formal
or.nug exercises will be held at ,. m.
tomorrow Tuesday. and will be brief,
lut interesting. For the convenience Of
IN, public who are interested In the
general display, the gates Will be opened
alto a. m.. tomorrow, In advance Of the
opening ceremonies. This was deter
mined upon at a meeting today, with
che aim OF giving the public the utmost
opportunity possible.
QUITE WORTH LOOKING AT.
The Fair OF 1900 is truly a magnificent
display It is by far the best ever held
IN the State. Today all was busy with
vorkmen putting up booths and decora-
tons. arranging the exhibits. and get
ting In ship-shape for the opening. As
everything Is to be in readiness tonight.
the Preparations were go far advanced
this afternoon as to give fair idea Of
what was to be- and as TO enable judg-
men, to be passed on the general char
acter OF the exhibition, and make COM
parson with previous shows
Buster THAN BEES.
All day President ]. r. Winder, Sec
Rotary 5. W. Sears, most Of the super
ylsors 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 10 charge for II was not possible
20 engage extra help to take their plac-
es, They had 10 rush. and add haste
TO hurry. and they will have 10 Keep up
late in the night. President Winder was
here there and everywhere, as the gem
eal situation required, giving direc-
ti0ns and information as his distin-
Rushel ability and long experience in
State Fair matters qualified him 10 DO.
Secretary Sears and his office force rus
tied things up In spirltlng shape, while
the secretary had 20 answer many more |
than O. thousand-and-one questions,
besides giving much attention 20 outside !
work Geo L. Belts. who had charge of |
the general arrangements for placing |
the exhibits, decorating, etc, was quite !
as busy and doing quite as well. One or /
two of the superiors We're absent. TO |
the great disadvantage Of, and impO- |
gition on others, for these had TO do |
double duty; but they I'D Il.
DAYS OF EXHIBITION.
This is the thirty-thlrd exhibition by /
the Deseret Agricultural and Manufac- |
,nrlng society. now a State institution. |
u win be continued over FIVE days. |
Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday. Fri |
day and Saturday, October md. 3rd, Atm. |
9th and 9th, The Fair opens at 10 a. |
~ daily, and remains open day and |
evening
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT.
The general arrangement is In the
main as last year, the manufacturing |
art, educational mining fruit, floral |
ana vegetable displays being In the |
main building, with the poultry pet ami |
mails and live stock I'm the enclosure to |
the east The classification this year |
is different 10 that heretofore several |
improvements having been made from |
eNpeituct, and IN all respects ii Is bet
ter than formerly, both for the eXhlb-
Tors and the general public
BOWER OF BEAUTY"
Entering the main building from the
west 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
me national cOlOrs tastefully arranged.
There are decorated ornaments In the |
FORM OF parachutes, bells. stars. etc,
ul lending beauty TO the scene Es-
ptlally brilliant VIII be the effect when
lEe electric lights are turned on In the
evening.
NEW ARCHITECTURAL EFFECT.
ON The main floor Of the Exposition
building an entirely new architectural
eject is produced. The room cannot be
uAen In at a glance as heretofore.
50 that there is no confusing combine
uon OF displays Tasteful, and even
81, amt booths have been erected, and
'ash particular exhibit can be viewed
as distinctive feature. II takes time
" Vie" the display this year. and II ls
De''ei' Tor all can be seen In order.
CHIEF EXHIBITORS.
The chief exhibitors In the main
building are T. G. NJ. l.. Cutler Broth
Cis Hewlett Brothers. j.. II. Back q
11n' SAT- Lake Brewing company. Salt
LAKE candy company j. G.. Mcdonald
company, kolitz Candy company. r.
etenzel Peery Brothers. ogden Can
Iihg company Lehl Sugar Factory.
Nouinson Brothers, Johnson & Co.
Stso' quinn, Huddart Floral company.
mos. Williams, Sherlock Knitting
11ullahy Z. j. Gustayeson. an the
great mining companies in the State.
leading fruit growers. the State
,ts'euillral College the State Prison,
W.T., OAi'i hour mills Of the State, the
;.''N'ial diaries, and the leading art
OUTSIDE THE MAIN BUILDING.
10 thg grounds the exhibitors include
."". ~ every prominent stOckman In |
lae state, with either horses. cattle or
H",ep' most OF the notable poultry |
ilIsgis, some Of whom are not connect
.t- l'I prizes, but merely place their
.,I'lI'hens, ducks, and geese on exhibi-
s, l'i the information. entertainment
eaucauon Of the public. breeders
e.. pel STOCK Belgian hares. etc And
i IRE Us a great display In all these
SOME UPSTAIRS THINGS.
Ihe art and educational and silk dis
llays' ana the womans work depart
tutht are among those exhibits that
t.o'e pace upstairs Ia the main build
.ls. un the art display. as the super.
W., r,sor says, ~ Is simply grand" Moth
.us equal 90 u has been seen before In
lIls part The educational exhibit IS
q q close second, and the woman's work
~ tf@,Iltment deserves an praise. The
JUNIORS are many. and their work
STATE INSTITUTIONS EXHIBIT.
Inc Agricultural College also has an
/. .luofate display II b. given one OF
we rooms upstairs, on the west side.
ss n ne managers Of the Institution
n ,'a,e sne"n most commendable enter