The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-01

! chance for his money"
| After the departure Of the directors
preparations were made for a chuck-a-
! luck game close 10 the location OF the
| "Tivoli." but the proprietors OF this de-
/ vice were wary and delayed starting.
Places to Spend Money.
Those who were filled with an over
/ whelming desire TO spend money were
afforded numerous opportunities. There
/ was the female mind reader, who,
I bIindfolded and crowned told the diff
| ference between cigarette smoke and
/ the fumes of cigar. read the initials
on knives and Identified gloves in a
free exhibition in front Of the tent, and
then. inside the tent, for a considera-
ton. tore aside the curtained mists
| ahead. revealing the past, the present
and the future"
Then there was the man with the
canes and the little rings. the shoot
ing gallery with the revolving deer and
the steadily progressing ducks. the
solemn wooden Indian with rolling eyes
and mystic powers in fOretelling the
future, the mechanical device for Civ
ing all corners, regardless Of age or
present condition of servitude. photo
graphs of future husbands or wives,
and various other c0ntrivances designed
to amuse-and to get the money. AS
Mary MacLane, the sad. devfi-desfring
girl from Butte recently remarked, We
are all OF US cut for the dough-" and
the purchasers of sideshow privileges
are no exceptions.
The first thing one sees on entering
the grounds Is the fish exhibit. Ranged
along under the long portico of the
main building are tanks containing
many fnny pets of State Fish and
Game Warden John Sharp. The little
fish swished their tails as proudly as
II they were whales and paraded
around In the water for the benefit Of
the onlookers.
Array of Exhibits.
Inside the building Of pleasing Span
ish design is a vast array Of ex-
hibits of all varieties. Along the
walls OF almost the entire south
OF fruit and other products OF
the soil. Here was a tremendous OBJ
iect lesson 70 any person from the east
or 10 an unthinking resident of a west
ern city who might have an idea that
The arid land OF the west doesn't raise
much" Arranged attractiveIy IN heaps
or rows or In beautiful designs are
peaches, apples. grapes, pears. prunes
and other fruits, the superior OF which
Is rarely or ever seen There are huge
pumpkins, potatoes, onions, turnips.
beets, cabbages and squash. and sacks
Of splendid grain. The fruits are GER
tain 10 make the mouth water, and had
it not been for the ratings and the
watchful eyes Of the attendants, the
exhibits would never have lasted out |
the day. Flowers and green leaves Of !
potted plants add TO the attractiveness !
OF this part Of the hall.
Art work Of various kinds occupies !
the space along the walls of the north |
half of the building. On the right side /
of the door, on entering. is TO be found |
the educational exhibit The most /
conspicuous feature of this department !
Is the drawings, the Salt Lake schools /
having naturally the largest exhibit. /
Some Of the prize pictures which hg 1
ured in The Salt Lake Herald competi- |
ton are shown. and there are other /
drawings and models. Less prominent /
but not less important are the exam 1
ination papers and essays.
In the Art Department.
Next to the educational exhibit are
the pictures of the art department.
Here are oil paintings by Taggart, Gull /
mer and other Utah artists of varying
fame. water eolors and sketches show
ing unusual merit for a state fair
Then there are some
handsome photographs. Illustrating the /
progress Of photography through sci
ence into genuine art.
Practically all the rest of the wall
space is taken up by the displays of
work. The exhibits include
lace work. embroidery, artificial fow-
Prs. dressed dolls, articles for women's
and chlldren's wear, quilts. bed spreads.
sofa pillows. table covers. bead work,
stockings, and scores OF other articles,
rom suspenders to paper flowers.
Through the center of the hall are
he manufactured goods of multi
-udinOus varieties. There are pianos,
and mechanical devices for playing the
There are dry goods.
groceries, boots and shoes, bread,
,rackers. soap. canned goods and cook
stoves, and everything between
Livestock Exhibit.
The farmers. however. found the
greatest attractions to them in another
part of the grounds. Close 10 the side
shows was the agricultural machinery.
put greater interest centered in the eX-
lihits Of livestock. Scores of ranchers /
Ind others wandered along the long
lows of stalls and gazed with critical
IND admiring eyes at the pedigreed
horses. cattle. sheep. swine and poul-
ny.
They scanned the graceful lines and
beautiful coats Of the Jerseys. and
estimated the amount of butter GER
ain COWS should produce. They ex-
imined the heavy Herefords and other
beef cattle, and debated whether the
Thite-f faced breeds were betters than
he others. Their keen, discriminating
yes took in the various points OF the
,onderous PercherOns and NOrmans. or
he slender, clean-cut thoroughbreds.
They discussed the merits OF the diff
erent breeds OF hogs. and studied the
minated masses of wool in the sheep