The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27
BIG STATE FAIR
OPENS THURSDAY
Agricultural Park Is q Busy
Place.
MANY NOVEL FEATURES
MIDWAY WILL PROVE STRONG
ATTRACTION.

In all Utah il would be hard to find
buster place these days than the old
Agricultural park the new home Of
the Utah state fair. And it would be
hard to find buster men than President
n. A. Empey. General Director J. G..
Mcdonald and the other officers of. the
association. They say the fair this
year viii be the best and biggest thing
of the kind that the people Of this
commonwealth have ever had an Op-
portunity Of Seeing. and from the way
the preparations are going forward it
is easy 90 believe they know whereof
they speak
Mr.. Mcdonald is a business man Of
the new school. He says he doesn't
believe IT is possible to get many peo-
pie to journey out to the fair grounds
to see a lot Of exhibits. They may be
interested in big pumpkins and fancy
ueedlework and canned goods and fat
stock and other things of that kind,
but they won't spend an entire day
seeing only these things. Some other
inducements must be offered in addi-
ton to the exhibits.
Some New Features.
When the newly adopted coiors Of
the Deseret Agricultural and Manfuc-
turing sOciety-red. white and green
are Unfurled from the iagstaffs Of the
manufactures building and the other
structures on the fair grounds next
Thursday. visitors viii find that they
won't be able to see all of the fair
in one day, or even in two. In the
first place viii be the Midway, a
and lined on both sides with clean at
fractions of every character. The Mid
way is to be a Midway such as Utah
has never seen. The attractions viii
not be offered I'm cheap canvas booths,
with dilapidated and grOtesque pic
lures on the outside. On the contrary.
every one of them win have a frame
structure. nicely painted and present
ing an appearance Of permanency.
There viii be plenty of room in the
Midway for all corners, however nu-
meroUs. and Mr.. Mcdonald pledges his
word that none will go away dissatis-
fed. He Is devoting considerable Of
his time to this particular feature and
go many attractions have been offered
him that ne has had the opportunity
TO select only the best.
Admission fees will. Of course, be
charged on the Midway, but there will
6e a large number of free entertain
Tents as wcll. A balloon ascension
viii be given every day during the
lair and other enjoyable features viii
be added from Time to time.
Big Racing Prizes.
The aces viii be an important fea-
ture. Running and harness events viii
he given every afternoon except Tues
day, oct, s. This will be Chlldren's
day a the fair. In the afternoon the
racetrdCk will be used for a great pa
rade of the pTizewinning livestock.
headed by Held's enlarged band. and
for the first automobile races ever Civ
en- in the state.
The racing opens with the Utah Der
by on Thursday afternoon. During
the fair $4,000 will be given to the
winners of the races. That this has
proven a strong attraction for the
horsemen is evidenced by the fact that
every one Of the more than 100 stalls
on the grounds has an occupant. and
more stalls viii have to be erected e
the requests of all who desire them are
complied with.
The work OF installing the exhibits
I'm the manufactures building has al
ready been started. A new building
for the agricultural, horticultural ana
Horticultural displays, and every inch
Of IL will be taken. Another improve
ment that viii De appreciated by the
public is a new gTandstanG which in
creases tie graudstan1 capacity to
1900.