The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-04

Even the downpolr of rain had no
terrors fer the people yesterday. They
hocSed into the state fair enclosure.
and when 1t was absolutely impossible
for them 10 remain outside admiring
the fine livestock. they swarmed into
the exposition building and gave the
management a slight taste of what II
may expect when the weather is fair,
and this is expected TO be the case the
remaining davs OF the fair. The crowd
yesterday was not what it would have
been Lad the day remained TO the
close as 10 opened in the morning, but
considering the storm il was large. and
when the sun came out again in the
evening the officers Of the association
We're jubilant. In the evening a large
crowd turned out again. including
many Of the lea5ing society people Of
the city The exposition building was
crowded and everybody had good
time. There has been no fair hereto
fore at which the night attendance was
so large. There We're many country
people in the crowd yesterday and last
evening. evidence that the advance
guard Of the conference army was on
the ground.
Awards Give Satisfaction.
The judges cleaned up their work
yesterday in many of the departments,
and. aside from gathering up a few
scattered odds and ends. the work in
this regard is pretty well wound up.
IT is offer remarked <Iat there has
been less dissatisfaction over the
awards this year than has been the
case heretofore. and there seems TO
be the very best Of feeling all around.
The officers and directors are leaving
no stone unturned to make the fair
grand success. and they merit the
hearty cooperation Of all people inter-
ested in the future prosperity of the
state.
With fair weather today viii be the
big day of the fair. and predictions
are freely made that the attendance
viii break all previous records. 1t is
Childrens day and special efforts are
being made TO give the little people
good time. Next year. il has been
suggested by some of tne wideawake
directors. Children's day will come
earlier in the week for the purpose of
getting the grown people more deeply
interested in the exposition before it is
Ie2dy to close.
Year Of Innovations
Every innovation fried ta.s year by
the boarL OF directors of the State
Fair association has proved to be
success, and whoever is responsible for
Tne suggestions is entitled to credit.
The wisdom of having amusements in
the exposition building in the evening
was clearly demonstrated last evening
when. in spite Of the bad weather. the
building was well filled. The FISH ex-
hibit Is another popular attraction
and people are seen to watch for hour
the interesting process Of fish hatch
ing. The exhibit from the state school
for the deaf and blind is another draw
Ing card. and is alone well worth all
that is charged for admission to the
grounds The Eea Of having separate
county exhibits is also good one. and
the laurels won this year by Weber
viii have the effect Of putting other
counties on their mettle in the years
10 come New ideas are what the peo-
pie are demanding these days and the
greater number of new ideas that the
board works into the expositions. the
greater viii be the success Of the fairs.