The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-13
RAISE ISSUE
OF DISPARITY
IN PREMIUMS
One Livestock Exhibitor Wins
More Than Total Awards for
Fruits and Vegetables.
DECLARE SEELY'S BIG
PRIZES WELL MERITED
MORE SUBSTANTIAL ENCOUR-
AGEMENT DEMANDED FOR THE
RANGING INDUSTRY.

Now that the state fair of 1908 is over
the directors of the fair association and
the well wishers Of tile fair are begin
ming to formulate their plans for big
ger and better fair next fall The direc-
tors are proud of the record made by the
fair in 1908, but they have not overlooked
the mistakes which have been made and
are using every effort to eradicate those
errors and profit by the mistakes They
feel, and justly, that the exhibitors
should snare with them I'm the compIi-
ments and encOmiums which have been
lavished on the 1908 fair by all who at
tended and letter of thanks will be
sent to every exhibitor as soon as the
awards are delivered and the final bust
ness OF the fair settled UP.
The fair Of 1908 made a remarkable
record. More than 1lSO0G people passed
through the entrance gates during the
week and the profits resulting from the
faid showed a splendid increase over last
year II was most economically handled
from every point of view, but, notwith-
standing this fact, the service given the
public was better than ever before. One
item will exemplify this. The total
amount expended for office expenses, in
NolVlIg the tabulatiOn of the awards, the
handling of the receipts, the paying of
bills. etc, amounted to but 1874. The
crowds We're handled without accident
rowdyism or any unpleasant features
and the only regrettable feature was the
lack OF attendance from the outside towns
and counties.
object of the Fair.
The object of the fair is, and has been.
to arouse emulation among the cattle
growers, horsemen, manufacturers, farm
ers, fruit grow 2rS and other producers OF
the state and the fair of 1908 has been
most successful in attaining this object
There has been keen disappointment
among some Of the exhibitors at the
failure of their pXbihitG
but all returned home with the firm re-
solve to make a better showing next
year and TO make their successful rivals
look TO their laurels. This spirit was
shown by the remark of A. Palfreyman OF
Provo, who said:
'Well, John Seely beat me this year.
but he will have TO hustle if he does it
again.
The decisions of the judges were re-
ceived with universal approval and
showed a spirit OF fairness and justice
which could not be exceIed.
Uncle John Seely of Mount Pleasant
was the largest individual prize winner.
Hls prize Shorthorn cattle brought him
Sf,14O in awards. but those who know
with what energy and ardor Mr.. Seely
has worked for the success Of the state
fair for the past decade agree that he is
awarded to him At the time when the
Shorthorn Breeders association offered to
duplicate the cattle premium list offered
by the fair association, provided their
classification was adhered To in the judg-
ing, Mr.. Seely had but one animal which
was available for entry.
In order that the cattle exhibit might
come up 10 the usual standard. Mr..
Seely went to Chicago and shipped Il
bunch of Shorthorn cattle out to Salt
Lake and entered them, at big expense
10 himself. Had the other breeders of
the state shown the same spirit the cat
lie exhibit of the 1905 fair would have
exeelled any exhibit ever held in the
United States
Small In Comparison.
Among the other departments. especi-
ally the horticultural and Horticultural de-
partments, the exhibitors feel that the
amount of money given in premiums is
too small. They do not grudge the
amount allotted to the departments of
their departments. representing some of
the principal sources of income of the
state, should receive additional monetary
recognition. AS one Of them expressed it:
"A cattle exhibitor can win as much
money with one cow as l can with my
whole exhibit. and yet the tree from
which one Of my peaches comes is worth
every bit as much as the cow.
The small value of the premiums Of
fered the fruit growers is especially felt
among the growers IN the further coun-
gain practically nothing in the way of
advertisement, their products are
marketed far from Salt Lake. The fruits
are perishable and bring nothing TO the
exhibitors from their sale. and the ex-
press charges from the further counties
are so high that they are not nearly
covered by the premiums which can be
won. number of the fruit growers
have taken the matter up with F. J.
Henderson, who has charge of the ho--
ticultural exhibits. and Mr. Henderson,
has promised to agitate the matter with
the directors of the fair association. The /
plan proposed is that the fair assOci- |
alton pay the express charges on all hor-
ticultural exhibits This will place the
growers of the distant counties on a level |
with those near Salt Lake and will give