Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24
Prospects For This Years EXPOSE
ton Are Bright
WEBER'S EXCLUSIVE SHOW.
Livestock Department 10 he the bes'
Ever Got Together In This He
glon- New Features.

Secretary Sears Of the d. a. q NJ
society has to almost burrow ms way
through stacks Of communications TO
get out of his office these days. This
means that the time for the opening OF
the Utah state fair Is drawing on
apace, and that the busy secretary VINO
has the arrangement Of the details IN
charge is beginning on the finishing
touches,
This years fair begins on Tuesday
October LIST, and comes TO a close on
Saturday night. October 5th. From the
preparations that are being made and
the cheering news that comes from over
the state, II bids fair TO be one OF
the handsomest and completest falrs
ever held In Utah. Secretary Sears
wears a continual smile over the pros
poets and each day as the reports come
In, the smile expands visibly'
WEBER'S UNIQUE EXHIBIT.
Weber county is 10 do herself more
than proud this year in the Inaugural
ton OF feature entirely new. The eX-
hibits from that county Will not be
scattered all over the building and
grounds IN their different classes, but
will be placed all together, and VIII
constitute what will be callol the
Weber county exhibit" The commits
sioners sometime ago appointed COM
mittee TO take charge Of this exhibit,
consisting OF W. w, Browning, chair
man; f. j. Henderson,. secretary; and
y. F. Zimmerman. John l.. Wilson and
Edwin Dix. Wednesday, October 2nd
has been designated BY the directors
of the fair as Weber county day. and
from the reports that come down from
the north. there will be large dele
cation down from ogden and surround
ing towns TO help make II one OF the
biggest days Of the fair.
WORK OF THE SCHOOLS.
The educational exhibit will also be
one Of the big features Of the fair. a.
1t always Is. This year, however, those
who have the arrangements In charge
are working to make II better than IL
has ever been. Those who are interest
ing themselves in getting up the best
exhibit possible from Utah's splendid
public schools are A. c. Nelson, state
superintendent OF public instruction. ID.
H. Christensen, superintendent Of city
schools y. w. Ashton, superintendent
Of Salt Lake county schools, and Prof.
j, II. Paul. president OF Latter-day
Saints University. All Of the finest
work in all departments OF the different
schools from over the state VIII be Oh
exhibition and IL promises 10 be an ex-
hibit Of which everyone who has a child
In the schools may well feel proud.
GOOD CATTLE SHOW.
The livestock exhibit win no doubt
be the largest and finest ever held in
the intermountain country. Not only
Will there be on exhibition all Of the
different breeds OF fine cattle from over
the state, but there has been offered ST.
600 IN premiums for the short horn d.
vision alone. or this, $500 will be paid
by the ID. A. & NJ. Society, and the 9th
er $500 by the American Short Horn
Breeders association, $3.50 being open
to cattlemen from all over the country
to bring in exhibits. and there should
be several exhibits OF cattle from the
adjoining states. A law was passed at
the last state legislature authorizing
the directors to pay premiums on i'm
ported animals as well as on those
raised IN Utah thus greatly broadening
the exhibit Ed. Palfreyman, SUPER
visor Of the horse department. John II.
White OF the cattle department, ana
Geo. f. Beekstead OF the sheep depart
ment, all concur in the opinion that this
year will be a record breaker for the
stock exhibit.
FOR BEST EXHIBIT.
A new feature has been introduced in
TO the premium list this fall, which
should be the cause OF some rivalry
among exhibitors and result IN some
very attractive showings. This con-
sists Of the offering OF $3.50 for the best
and most artistic display OF Utah goods
OF every description in the exposition
building. and $50 for the second best.
Moses w. Taylor, supervisor OF the
mineral department, Is making a big
effort 10 get up a large and instructive
mineral exhibit. To this end letters
have been sent TO all the prominent
mine managers in the State asking for
their cooperation. They have been
requested TO send TO the society newly
mined ores from their respective
mines.
The ladies have not been forgotten
by Mrs. Ruth NJ. Fox, director and
supervisor of the women's work over
three hundred premiums, ranging in
price from fifty cents 10 twenty-five
dollars, are offered to the ladies. and
many choice articles win no doubt be
exhibited by the ladies Of Utah.
Mrs. Bertha @. Bamberger will look
after the interests Of the artists. as she
Is supervisor Of the department OF fine
arts. and with the cooperation OF the
Utah Art association she expects
fine exhibit Of Utah work.
President Empey, who is also super
intendent OF building and grounds has
several men cleaning up and putting
things IN order generally and large
force will be nut on under a competent
foreman early In September to put the
inside OF the building In shape for the
arrange the electric lights
and. In fact, put the finishing touches
on so that the building can be misde
ready for exhibits by the latter part
of September.