The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-24
LIVELY PROGRAM
FOR FAIR WEEK
Schedule of Six Days Enter
tainment Announced by
Directors.
RACING TO BE BIG FEATURE
SEVERAL CARS OF RUNNING
HORSES TO TAKE PART.

At the meeting Of the directors of the
Utah State Fair association held last
evening important business was trans
acted. AS outlined and agreed upon the
various days during the week are as fol-
Misunderstanding day, Cache and Box
Elder day; special fireworks In the even
ing with a balloon race in the after
noon, in addition to the other attrac-
TONS which include horse racing, and
Adgie the woman lion tanner.
Tuesday-Derby day.
Wednesday-Salt Lake County day;
barbecue. free concert by Tabernacle
choir, balloon ascension.
Thursday-WeJer County day, with the
famous Ogden Tabernacle choir in at
Friday-Utah County day; children's
day; all schools closed; chorus contest.
saturday-Davis County day; automo-
bile races.
PAINS fireworks will be the feature
every evening, with a special program
on Monday The other attractions will
be in order twice daily during the week.
In addition it was reported that Helds
band had been engaged for the week.
II was the sense of the meeting that
a special effort be made to make the
horse races one of the stellar features
and with this object in view 5000 was
authorized to be hung up in purses, or
S2,500 more than during the last state
fair of two years ago
Freed Gets Busy.
Supervisor Lester D. Freed stated that
he was in communication with two car
loads of good running horses now at
Reno, New. and one at Spanish
Fork Acting under instructions from the
board, Mr. Freed completed arrange
ments by telegraph and the horses should
be in Salt Lake not later than Thurs
day
The suggestion that silver loving tro-
ply cup be offered for two-mile road
ster automobile race was received with
enthusiasm and accordingly the races will
be pulled Off. It is understood that at
least four prominent people here are
anxious to try out their new rOadsters,
which have guarantee OF sixty miles
an hour. and accordingly some exciting
races are anticipated. As the motor car
racing game plays havoc with a tTOtting
track il was decided to hold them on
the last day at the close Of the horse
racing.
II was reported that there was cOnsid-
cradle interest and inquiry regarding the
childrens chorus contest and among the
entries to date were those of the Farm
ers' Ward and Forest Dale chOirs.
Manufacturers in Evidence.
Frank ]. Hewlett, supervisor of the
manufacturers department, stated that
he was excluding foreign corporations, TO
leave room for the home industry eX-
hibits. and that he expected TO have his
list complete by tomorrow, when the out
siders would be given a chance This
step was deemed necessary because there
were enough applications from outside
firms to take up all the floor space.
The Utah exhibitors who have already
taken space in the main building and
are now at work on booths and stalls
for the display of their output are: Hew-
lett Bros, J. q. Mcdonald, Z. c. NJ. L.,
Superior Honey company of Ogden, Su-
perior Baking Powder Co, I. c. GlOsz,
Salt Lake Knitting company, Utah Bed
,Saing company, Intermountain Milling
{ company, Salt Lake & Jordan mill &
Elevator company, Deaf, Dumb and Blind
institute. Clayton Music company, Mere
dith Trunk factory, Silver Brothers, Hy-
rum A. Silver. Mount Pickle company,
Faust Creamery company, Utah Con-
densed Milk company of Richmond. Rays
vile Brick company, J. 2. Fowler Fluff
Rug company, Portland cement COM
pany. Utah Sugar company, Coco Cola
company, Salt Lake Mattress company.
Deseret Soda Water company, Salt Lake
City Soda Water company, J. A. john
son COrnice company, etc.
The exhibit of the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind institution of Ogden. it is assured.
Will be one of the features. a selected
class of children will twice daily give
demonstrations of what the state is ac-
eOmplishing for their betterment.