The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04
FAIR DRAWS
LARGE CROWD
Return of Sunshine Brings Out
Big Attendance.
PRIZES ARE AWARDED
WORK OF JUDGES IS PRACTICAL
LY COMPLETED.
IIZES ARE AWARDED
4 T the state fair grounds yesterday

A T the state fair grounds yesterday
/ n everything was different
Along toward ] o'clock IN the
afternoon distinguished stranger took
a look at the fair. He liked il so well
that he kept on looking. The chances
are that he will be back Monday and
every day thereafter until the big show
comes TO an end. 1t is hardly neces-
sary TO say that the stranger was one
o. Sol. Was he welcome? Wen. ask
Bishop Empey or President. Empey
/ or Secretary Bateman.. Ask the people
who have shows on the Midway. In
quire of hOrsemen, cattlemen, sheep
men. pigmen They viii an tell you
I that the prayer of the righteous avail
eth much
President Empey has doubtless seen
a good deal of sunshine I'm the mora
than eighteen years of his life, but ne
never saw any that looked as good to
[ him S the sunshine Of yesterday aft
eTnOOn- The effect on the fair was
miraculous Straightway the outside
I orators on the Midway took heart Of
grace and began babbling joyously
about the wonders to be seen for one
dime, 10 cents, the tenth part of a dol
] lar. The flags that but a few hours
Z earlier We're hanging Imply from their
staffS seemed animated with life. Down
i'm the stock yards the beasties neiEhed
or beloved or moOed or baa-ed or
grunted or brayed, each after its kind.
Attendance Jumped Again.
And the people, the great people
without whom no fair is possible, the
people came in steady streams After
I O'Clock. when the fair weather had
passed from a possibility 20 a probable
lty, and then to a certainty, every ear
I bound for the fair grounds was loaded
TO the tOOtboards and the vestibules.
Late last night the ticket sellers estf-
mated that they had disposed Of some
thing like 1900 admission slips This
means that close to 5000 people were
on the grounds during the afternoon
and evening.
All things considered, this is a most
[ remarkable attendance. Friday il
looked as if there might not be clear
day for q week. Yesterday morning
dawned OminOusly for the fair The
sky was oveUhung with thick, slate
cOlOred clouds that at intervals yielded.
copiously of moisture. Tt was not until
nearly noon that the signs of abate-
ment became so pronounced that people
could plan for a comfortable outing at
the fair BY that time many who
would otherwise have gone had made
different arrangements that could not
be Cancelled.
Grounds Dried Quickly.
The grounds dried ND with amazing
/ rapidity. AT 4 o'clock in the afternoon
spots that were qUagmires or pools Of
water on Friday were solid. dry ground.
The elimination of moisture was ma
terially aided by a sagaciOus step on
the part of the management. Fine
gravel and dry soil were dumped i'm the
worst places, and so every part of the
enclosure was easily accessible without
the risk of destroying the daintiest OF
/ polished shoes. AS a result, everything
moved along merrily.
The draft and standard bred horses
We're trOtted out and judged. out came
the cattle to be admired by hundreds
of experts and interested spectators.
The acrObats acTObatted. the balloon
{ went UP as per schedule. the jugEler
Jusgled StrenuOusly ana was rewarded
with thunderOus applause-he is paid
I hard coin by the fair Management
and the rest Of the free attractions en-
tertained the holiday thousands. over
all o. Sol beamed merrily. Please don't
forget O. Sol.
The running races were pulled Off on
I the track, and here IL is proper 20 COM
mend the management for its Iiberality.
{ Usually admission fees of - and 30
cents are charged for entrance to the
q
were thrown wide open. the ticket sell
ers were given a vacation and every
body was invited to view the races I'm
comfort without extra expense This
action was taken because harness races
were impossible and many people had
gone 40 The fair expecting to see them.
Awards Nearly All Made.
The various buildings were thrOnged
until nearly bedtime. Really for the
first time the public saw the exhibits I'm
the manufactures, horticultural. fori-
cultural and agricultural buildings uu-
. der favorable circumstances. This IS
true because when the fair was opened
q considerable proportion of the eN-
hibits had not been properly placed.
Yesterday the last nah had been driven.
the last fuCaudeSCent lamp installed
the last festOOu of bunting tackled up.
theslast peach and apple and pear put
in position.
The making of awards has practical
ly been concluded The sheep and the
daffy cattle have not been judged and
there is a little cleaning up 90 be done
in some of the other departments but.
broadly speaking. it may be- said that
the work of the judges, the capable
men and women who have given freely
Z of their time and talents is finished.
The fair mana cement appreciates their
services very much and wishes them 20
know it,
Today every gate to the fair viii be
closed tight. Nobody at an viii be adj
mitted except men hired TO look after
the stock. and owners who desire 20
personally care for their animals. To-
morrow the gates will again swing open
wide and for the first three working
days of the week every feature of the
greatest fair in the history of Utah,
weather on no weather. viii be in con-
tiEuOus operation.