Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-05
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.

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The educational part of the exhibit
| is Il special feature that no one should
| miss. And IL the constitutional amend
ment proposed for the voters this year
Is adopted by popular vote. allowing
one-half mill of tax that now goes for
general state purposes to be used for
schools Industrial features and the
high schools. and IL in these high
teaching of trades are added and en-
couraged. ] expect the exhibits from
the high schools to be particularly att
tractive in the future.
Great praise Is due President Nc
Donald and the board of directors of
the fair, for the interest they have talk
en- and the time they have spent in
the excellent arrangements made for
this and previous fairs, and for their
splendid work in MAILING the state fair
SO pronounced Il success. ! wish to
congratulate them on the general re-
suits of their efforts From what !
can see, and from what | have learned
regarding this years fair, the stock ex
hibit Is the finest we have ever had.
and 80 more stalls have had to be
built to accommodate this feature;
showing u gratifying Increase in the
exhibit. Other improvements could be
Justly mentioned specifically If time
permitted.
Commencing the work of the ladies
and gentlemen in charge OF the Utah
state fair. and wishing them all sue
cess in future efforts. now take pleas
ure III declaring the thirtieth annual
state fair officially opan.'
PRIEST. JOHN f. WINDER TALKS,
President Joseph f. smith and Presi.
dent John r. Winder, who has been
called the father of the state fair.
We're both present and the latter was
called upon for an address at the time
this report closed.
MUD CONQUERED.
Hundreds of wagon loads OF gravel
and sawdust We're rushed down to the
fair grounds almost before daylight
this morning, This unusual step was
necessary. as the rains of the past
week had made the grounds Il sen OF
mud Gravel was thrown on roads and
pathways, and sawdust put over it.
Within q short time the combination
had packed and in being baked by
the sun, made an excellent substitute
for paving. 1t was dry, at least. 0w-
Ing to travel back and forth from Sec
.retary Ensign's office in the west end
OF the arts building. the path leading
TO this, was tralnped UP badly and got
first attention. All army of men, with
brooms. had to be set to work, remoT-
ing t'.trackings" from all the buildings.
Horticulture hall WAS q busy place
this morning, as the dairy exhibits,
which occupy n quarter section, We're
withheld until today The Agricultural
college. occupying another quarter, had
its exhibits all III but the half OF the
building providing space for fruits. and
the quarter, providing space for the
dairy displays, saw dozens of men and
women busting about. Towards noon
order had been created.
Busy SCENES
Manufactures hall was perhaps the
busiest and noisiest building Of all.
There were dozens of displays being in
stalled, and scores rearranged, A no.
ticeable change in this building Is thar
the upper balcony. formerly used for
the art displays is now turned over tG
educational displays. wons.i's work
and a few private exhibits, Among
the educationa exhibits are those OF
the Salt Lake public schools. Gordon
hall, 8. Y. College. Logan, University
OF Utah and Utah Business college.
The university has 4 lecture room, in
which magic lantern and moving pic
ture entertainments Will be given. Tiiis
novel form of display. will. no doubt,
get q. generous share of attention.
& Arts in their fine new home. began
to get more attention than ever rom