Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-09
CHILDREN FLOCK
TO FIR GROUNDS
Happy Band Of Youngsters Make
Merry and Take in Every
thing There.
APPETlTES SIMPLY AMAZING
Free Samples Disappear by the
Van Load Peanut Men
Kept Busy.

Livery Prccaution Taken to Have Day
Pass Without An Accident TO
4 The Little Visitors.
Today is the days of days down at
the state fair. Today is chlldren's
uav--school day--and every boy or
slHl' whether big Or little, gets in the
grounds for the small price of a dime,
ten cents, a tenth Of dollar. And the
reduced rate began drawing earlier to-
day than upon any other during the
1alr's run so far There are two Things
which apply to every child: such Il
thlhg us being late al fair is not
real thing to them and overlooking
anything at the fair is the most foolish
prank OF the imagination These two
FACTS explain why thousands OF chill
uren We're scampering about the
grounds shortly after breakfast TINS
morning and also why the little visitors
peeped into everything about tho
grounds. When they had seen every
th1ng intended 10 be seen, they went
\ down to the racing horses stables:
lifted the curtains around press head
Quarters and wondered what the re-
away dls llI-WT1I-5
ers We're supposed to be; climbed into
me racetrack through loose boards to
see horses exercised; in short. there
We're 1hundreds of little tots everywhere.
sWARMED OVER GROUNDS.
BY noon the grounds swarmed with
them. They stopped to stare al every
pootn; they crowded around every
counter; they hung around the outside
stands. and they listened to the auto
matte brake mans lecture from be-
& ginning to end as If they really under
$1,000 what It was all about. OF course
there We're some departments which got
passing glance only the farming ma
chinery interested as long as the whis-
tie blew, only. The potato-peeler
man was interesting while lecturing,
simply. But the attractions which
really attracted were legion. The candy
and bakery and fruit displays drew big
z crowds all day and Will be surrounded
until the closing hour. The sfiaring
banners and pictures of the midway
shows and the Indian village probably
Il led IN getting attention, although the
balloon. whistle. and peanut vendors
were objects OF much interest and pat
ronage.
MAY Co OVER CENSUS.
The school census OF Salt Lake is
$1,000. An estimate of the number of
=
afternoon is $4,000. 1t may go over this
as the census man may have over
looked somebody. It's certainty it
Will not be less, for every boy or girl in
this city is going to visit the Fair.
The attendance began to assume record
breakfast hour. That thousands are
going to remain all day was evidenced
by the lunch baskets carried by nine
out of 10 children and the big patron
age the 'hot-d dog" and sandwich
counters began to enjoy as the noon
hour approached.
GIVE AWAY GOODIES.
All exhibits which give away samples
of edibles made arrangements to keep
the supply UP throughout the day
Huge vans We're backing up al the rear
OF Manufacturers Hall constantly as
the inroads made upon the sample
supplies was something amazing
Whether it was a lump OF sugar or a
small swallow of milk the small visi-
tors did not pass by without tasting.
i Pockets were bullying and faces sticky
within a few minutes after their own
ers had reached the grounds A partial
list of what many q tot got around to-
day follows; one sample each of COLI
densed milk, cocoa. dill pickle. butter,
sweet pickle, Jelly, bread. deyiled ham,
/. cake, tea, coffee and purchased help
lllE III INV uoS ilhih
sandwish; bag Of popcorn. bag of pea
nuts. ice cream and Swiss cheese sand
With These We're simply appetizers as
the restaurants did big business at
mealShours.
AS NOISY AS LARGE.
Tho attendance was the noisest as
gSs4sl as largest today for the men with
snfernal machines in the shape OF
racketmakers did q wonderful business.
Every child had q squawker or rattle
orawhistle. the din was awful, yet
grown-ups smiled and seemed to enjoy
7 it all as If It were the sweetest music.
Special effort has been placed upon the
entertainment feature Of the program
today The free open air attractions
We're elaborated for the special edlfict-
ton Of tho tlrongs of little ones. Prof.
Norrin the high diver whose fall into
: the water from, a 60-foot tower has
Z proved the sensation of the fair threw
4 his German dignity to the wind and
= dreGsnd up as u tramp. NO one knew
Ut WAS he and as the ridiculous un-
L shaver man came strollinG UP the race
y track the kids" screamed with delight.
sThe fun grew furious when Patrol
mar S;aines, the ponderous, began
+ chasing the uncouth figure. Mr9Tramp |
surprised everybody by climbing UP the
s ladder to escape the blue coat, ana
thor. scored a tremendous sensation BY
sStt.ss7
with ajterrific speed into the tank with
splash. Up he bobbed smiling ana
minus his disguise. How the childrsn
clapped and clcered. All the acrobatic,
Juggling and balancing acts were
heartily anp'auded.
MUSIC WAS EVERYWHERE
Th,. musical portion of the daily pro-
gram was more elaborate than ever to-
day. Held's hand rendered the follow
ing concert during the, races:
Caprices: ta) Come Over to Ny
Eeranda' -. :.. heita
OBJ Lazy Luke Phllpot
Dances King Henry XIII. German
Matt.l. Camp KeithleyH -. Bngliofe
Il Overture, Fest ...... .leutna:aI
Grand selection, Welsh Airs. Godfrey
With solo for all Instruments
Selection from .1,he Strollers'' Edwards
sdi5 for cornett Alsations Polka. 80. -.
-. +. . : -
Mr.. Henry Johnson
,ghe Reiss band paraded about the
Sgro,..,ds until big crowds We're follow. /
ting II and then absent nlindedly
ssswanGered along the Midway. The La
sfrye ii. school orchestra van organiza
Zion composed of school enildren--play
ad throughout the day in Manufactut-