Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-23
Strawberry Day a Great Success
And Attended by Count
lesssThrongs.
FOR GREATER UTAH COUNTY
Booster Spirit Prevails and Affair
Takes On Added I'm
portance.
Crates of Delicious Berries Tasted by
Visitors Who Flock TO Garden City
To Enjoy Its Hospitality.
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Provo. June 23.-At noon today 1t was
demonstrated that strawberry day is
an immensely successful undertaking
and ono which will live in the memory
of all those who were fortunate enough
to avail themselves of the hospitality
of the Garden City of Utah county.
Strawberries and the glad hand wers
the features, BY 10 a, m. the celebra-
tion had passed all bounds as o. coun-
ty demonstration and had taken the
! tone OF state affair. BY that hour
| the streets We're packed with visitors.
The crowds comprized delegates from
boundary lines set by Logan. Brigham
City. the coal camps OF Carbon county
and the mining districts of Juab.
"Urcle" Jesse Knight furnished
| baseball team comprised of his
! Knightsvile smelter employees, who
this afternoon propose to give Provo
the battle of its career on the dia-
mond
Brigham city sent delegation I'M
der State Auditor Edwards, one and
all armed with literature setting forth
the advent of Peach day.
Sdll LIKE III duultlOu W a. US
crowd. sent the NJ & NJ. contingent.
head by Secy. Lon j. Haddock.
1t early became apparent that the
purpose of the festival was TO launch
boom for greater Utah county. on
all sides were posters displayed setting
forth the mining horticultural educa-
tional and climatic advantages Of the
county. l-l~s
Everything was thrown wide open for
the entertainment of the strangers in
town from the homes of the residents
to the art gallery of the b. Y u and
the state mental hospital.
GENERAL QUALIFICATION.
The celebration is first and foremost
| in the nature of festival with plenty
| of sports to eniiven things in addition
| to music and general 1ollification.
| AT 10 a, m. the first event WAS foot
ball game which was played on the
| public square under the English as
| ISOLATION rules Two teams represent
| ing Provo city and the Taylor Brothers
| Mercantile company met before an in
terested crowd of 5000 spectators, When
the smoke of battle cleared away, ir
was found that Provo city had cap
tured the victory to the tune OF three
goals TO one.
Al 2 D. m. all adjourned to the Fair
grounds, where horse races. baseball
game and Il balloon ascension were tho
features.
This evening there will be an enter
tainment in the Opera House under the
auspices OF the local lodge b. p. o. e.,
In the form OF n spectacle under the
title of "rhe Little Tots Carnival
For those who do not care TO remain
indoors there will be n big open-air
ball on the lawns of the Tabernacle
square.
FAST AUTO TRIP
A decided sensation was sprung at
| IL O'Clock, when, emerging from q cloud
OF dust, a, huge automobile came 10 a
short stop In front of the strawberry
booth In Tabernacle square. stepping
from the big car at the moment II
stopped was seen Samuel Newhouse.
He had his stop watch In his hand and
at the instant he stepped before the
| booth he declared the run from his
| east South Temple street residence In
| Solt Lake to the booth had been mnne
| in one hour and twenty-five minutes,
| several minutes ahead of - schedule
| usually made by the fast passenger
| trains between salt Lake and this city.
| In the Newhouse party were Hazel
| Taylor, Birdie Cluf. Mary Moore and
Harold Peerv. al were smiling when
| they allghted and the ride seemed 10
| have been a pleasing and happy event
| OF the day for them. Bert Fuller was
| ~ lilt WHICH, IA hlIN bAh Va lNA eiit itiA
| and the high speed seemed TO have
made no more impression on him than
! II he had Just rounded corner In the
capital at his usual and slower pace.
The Newhouse party was served
with delicious strawberries by Miss
Fay Loose. a daughter OF c. p, Loose.
The berries were from the crate which
received the highest award for the
day,
"a citizen of Salt Lake" said Mr..
Newhouse, between tastes OF the lus-
cious Utah county berries. ITO be
good citizen, will have to know the
other cities OF tho state better. That
Provo could carry out such a delight
full AFFAIR rs 10 me both surprise and
a pleasing revelation"
The Newhouse party viii attend the
racing events OF tho afternoon and
later viii make tour OF Utah county.
The road from Salt Lake 10 Provo.
Mr. Newhouse declares is one OF the
finest he has traversed, IL Is In good
shape for touring, he SAYS, and with
few repairs may be made one OF the
best roads In the country, He urges
the people 10 use the road in making
inter-county trips by automobile and
promises them pleasure In doing so.
ASHTON WINS FIRST PRIZE.
The award for first prize Tor straw
berries was made AZ noon out OF sew
oral thousand crates exhibited, James
Ashton won FIRST honors. The berries
are flne specimens, rich, juicy, generous
as 10 Size. bright IN color and a de-
light 10 the palate.
CROWDS GATHER EARLY.
The crowds began to arrive at day
light and a long stream of vehicles and
horsemon came Ina over Academy ave-
nus from the North Bench district,
American Fork. Lehl, Pleasant Grove
and adjacent towns.
Up state street came the visitors
from sprlngyllle, Spanish Fork and
other towns.
An trains coming into Provo We're
packed with humanity Three trains
from Salt Lake contributed about 500.
whilo the ears from Eureka district
were filled 10 overlooking. The coal
camps OF Sunnyslde. Castle Gate ana
Scoheld sent large delegations, IN go
an points contributed crowds To- be
present az the big event
a. the depots and the intersection
Of Center ana Academy avenue delega-
lions met the incoming crowds, took
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