The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09

n I midnight 1t rained. The drop:
"a fell as if in benediction on tn,
greatest fair ever held in Utah
Before the rain came every part of tn,
fair was closed; the Midway was be
ing torn down 10 be moved to Albu-
uUerQue. anC li7ne of the days vast
throng was left within the enclosure
except the guard and a few in charge
of exhibits.
II was impossible to get exact fig
ures at the close of the day on the re-
Ceipts and expenditures Of the fair and
on the exact attendance; but enough
was known TO make it certain that al
other records were distanced and that
the association would have neat bal
ance in money after all premiums and
expenses were paid.
The attendance during the day ana
night was given as 10000 by
Secretary Bateman. There was
a thinning out in the crowds
from $50 TO .. m, but from
that time until 10 o'clock many hun
,Sireds came to take their places All
Athe cars going TO the grounds wera
NOaGed to their utmost capacity, while
It was easy to get a seat IN the cars
coming from the grounds.
There was a good card OF races III
the afternoon, and they were witnessed
10y crowds that filled the grand stand
and strung themselves along the fence
nearly around the track. Two state
records were broken. one was the
Utah record for a single mile over 4
half-mile track, and the other was the
state record for three heats over any
kind OF track.
The judges i'm all departments COM
pleted their work. and Treasurer G.. W.
Buckholz and his assistants were kept
busy during the day and until late IN
the evening handing out the cash TO
the prize winners. At the beginning
Of the fair Secretary W. J. Batemau
and other fair officials We're of the
opinion that the making of awards
would be finished by Thursday even
ing. They based their opinion on the
work that had been done by Judges i'm
former years, but did not take into
account that the fair of 1904 was much
greater than any of its predecessors.
and that there were many more ENTREES
than in 1908.
Statement Of President Mcdonald.
Before leaving the grounds for his
home az the close Of the fair last night
President !. G.. Mcdonald said:
THE success of the fair, of course.
depended largely on the weather and
nothing could have been better than
tho weather we had all week. In adj
dition To this We have 10 thank the
press for the generous and enthusiastic
support given US. The merchants Of
the city who closed their stores and
gave the fair a good start on the first
day are entitled 10 credit This is aisJ
true of Governor Wells and Mayor
Morris. who called upon the people TO
support the fair. The exhibitors, many
Of whom went 70 great trouble with
out the hope OF adequate reward, are
entitled to the thanks of all who wish
we'll 20 the state fair. 1 also feel like
thanking the police. who maintained
excellent order, and the assistants, who
worked early and late 10 bring success
10 the enterprise.
-Of course / realize. as everybody
else does that the races and the hign
grade of the free attractions constr
tuted the chief factor in drawing the
people. This fact will not be over
looked in arranging for the next far.
We viii give better fair in every way
reXt year than we gave this week.
We purpose 10 do this by giving clean
sensational free attractions. good races
and more and better exhibits or the
industries and products OF the state.
we intend to have a good exhibit from
every county in the state
1--WE trust that the legislature 10
meet next winter viii help us out with
a liberal appropriation. This will en-
able us TO complete our exposition
building and make other much needed
improvements"