Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-06
Remarkable horticultural Agrl.
cultural and Other Showings
That Have Been Made.
WIDE VARIETY OF DISPLAYS.
Some Individual Exhibitors and
Prizes They Have Won for
BEST In Their Line
This is a Festive Day ut Lagoon and
The Exposition Is Being Ended
With Big Sport Program.

After successful four days run the
Davis County Fair. which is being held
at the Lagoon will be brought TO a
close this evening. During each day
OF the fair, the attendance has Increased,
and today IL promises to be a record.
breaker.
For this afternoon there has been
arranged big sporting program, which
will occupy the time till dark. Horse
races will be feature, and the Dubei
Tailors and Davis county mines will
meet on the diamond for a champion
ship game. In the evening dance
will be given In the pavilion. The
train service to the Lagoon will enable
those Salt Lakers and conference Wis
itors who have not visited the fair to
do so this evening The exhibition will
be open and all displays will be In posi-
ton until the last train leaves for
Salt Lake at 1880 p. m.
A SPLENDID SUCCESS.
From the time the gates were thrown
open on Wednesday. until the closing
day the enterprise has been splendid
SUCCESS. The unanimous verdict of
visitors has been that no county fair
ever held In the state has excelled this
one. Indeed, some displays, especially
in the horticultural department, have
been pronounced the best seen In the
state, not excluding state fair exhib-
it's.
The resources of Davis county It's
products and manufactures, have
never before been brought so ade-
quately before the public, and the
promoters Of the fair have the salts
faction OF knowing that their labors
are being rewarded In the good the
exhibition Is doing their county One
visitor remarked that the advertising
Il Is doing for the county was more
than had been done in the last 30
years.
HAPPILY SELECTED SITE.
The fair officials were happy IN
their choice OF place for holding
the exhibition. The Lagoon IL adj
mirably adapted to the requirements
Of such an undertaking, and right
well have the different departments
taken advantage OF the opportunities
given them In conveniently arranged
buildings. The old pavilion or skating
rink. has been converted Into beau
TRULY decorated and well-flled hortl-
cultural and manufacturers building,
Here are the displays that have at
tracted most attention. one specially
fine display Is the fruit show, which
occupies an actagona structure In the
center OF the hall. 4 dozen Of the
largest fruit-growars OF the county
were given space there, and the show
ing they made Is highly artistic.
PRAISE FROM PRESIDENT JUDD.
Hon. Thomas Judd Of the State
Horticultural society said yesterday
that nothing equal to II was shown at
Portland, Boise or IN Utah fairs
INDIVIDUAL DISPLAYS
surrounding this are the exhibits OF
the four canning companies OF the
county the Kaysville cannery having
The largest display. with over 100 cans
OF fruits tastefully arranged. Layton
Milling company and the Kaysville
Milling company are represented with.
massive designs OF millstuffs and cereal
foods, Hewlett Bros. Y. g. NJ. l.. the
Sweet Candy company. James q. Me-
Donald Candy company and Sears q
Jeremy ore the Salt Lake firms repre-
scented IN this building.
Passing from the horticultural build.
ing, tho visitor enters long vine-cov-
cred walk, lined with sheaves OF wheat.
oats. barley. corn and grasses. where
the squash and pumpkin show Is TO be
seen. Agricultural products and the
floral exhibit are shown In the spacious