The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-05

NOElt SlnlllnE SKY, IN the pres
u ehce Of an enthusiastic crowd and
surrounded by fine display Of the
fruits of Utah industry. President J.
G.. Mcdonald Of the Deseret Agricul-
1ural d Manufacturing society opened
the twenty-scvcnth annual state fair
at Agricultural park yesterday after
noon. The opening was suspicious in
every way. The crowd was larger by
FAR than on any other previous first
day; the weather was ideal except that
jn the sun i'm the middle of the daY the
heat was unpleasant; the display i'm
most lines was superior to anything
seen before i'm a Utah state fair. and
tho feeling was everywhere expressed
that in all ways the fair would be Il
record breaker.
Tic opening proper was an Informal
affair. II took place in the main build
jHg a little before O'Clock At that
time Hclds band by discoursing lively
music attracted the people into the
building till ia would hold no more.
Then President Mcdonald declared the
fair or 1908 omen. He did this without
any attempt at speech-makinE and in
the simplest and briefest way possible.
When the Roar Began.
The next instant after President Nc
Donald had made his announcement
the roar was on. As If by magic life
was injected into every department.
The bankers oB the Midway with fresh
voices after a long rest proclaimed the
FloriCs e their shows: the hawkers
with the canes, popcorn and soft drinks
did their best To drown out ali other
g1unds; the gong in the grand stand
s/annOunced that the scoring was on
Dior the first race and the general hum
and rush Of the crowd served as "A
background for all the racket.
The crowd did no; reach the grounds
till after noon. Before that there were
many people inside but all were busy
with the exhibits or getting ready for
the grand rush that everybody expect
Cd At I O'Clock the rush from the
city 90 the grounds began and every
car running to Agricultural park
dumped its load of humanity at the
gate tia thousands had passed the
tuTnstilcs. The crowd WAS hungry for
sights. Without loss OF time il spread
itself into all corners OF the enclosure
from the FISH exhibit i'm front Of the
arts building to the last stall halfway
around the race track. AS a rule the
visitors made short work of the expo
sition building. This building is far
below the needs of the society and be
= NOifAES AAVNutQ NliNll Dul d lew nun
dred persons are inside. The need Of
more room for the people as we'll as the
fruit was never so apparent as now.
and the officials announce that special
attention viii be paid 10 this matter
before the time fer holding ano,her
fair
Movement of the Crowd.
From the fruit and vege. able building
1 IL aff
by the hub-bub on the Midway found
their way there; many others. lovers OF
The track lost 10 time i'm getting into
the grand stand 10 witness the races, or
found their way TO the pool boxes to
try their luck or test their judgment.
I'm the grand stand a gOOdly crowd as
sembled. but there was no tanning
Many women i'm radiant fan costumes
Wed with their brothers i'm cheering
their favorites on the track In close
juXtapOsition in one section Of the
stand were seen President Joseph r
Smith President Anton II. Lund and
President John r. Winder i'm one clus-
ter; and Frank Knox. John c. Lynch.
e. +. Loose and eX-Mayor Ezra Thomp-
son. deyOtees Of the track. in another
cluster Many other prominent per-
sons Of the city and state were seen
miugling i'm the crowd. Included were
many OF the state. county and city Of
iicials. Such men as w. :. Mccormick.
Simon Bamberger and Apostle John
Henry Smith seemed to derive as mucn
pleasure from the tests Of speed and
endurance ON the track as anybody in
the crowd.
The stalls set apart for the fine
horses, cattle sheep. pigs and poultry
attracted their fun share of the crowd.
This was especially true Of the visi
tors from the distant parts OF the state.
On all sides could be seen little groups
Of men discussing the fine points Of
some animal, or perhaps closing a deal
for livestock 10 be transferred at the
close Of the fair. Although ii was not
rhilGrens day. the little folks were
everywhere: their eyes and ears were
EVER on the alert FOR the unusual. and
their piping voices could be heard at
ali times above the din.
Crowd Was Too Quick.
AS has been the case since the he
ginning OF history, the fair was hardly
ready when the opening came. At the
I Fame time the directors and other Of
5cials are deserving Of great credit
Tor what they did accomplish. work
ug against such great odds. Some OF