Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-04

management OF the fair. especially re-
garding the fast work done i'm having
everything in readiness for the big
crowds.
EXHAUSTIVE EXHIBIT.
SO extensive are the numerous ex-
hibits that Il is impossible to make /,
satisfactory examination OF all OF tho
Interesting details in a one days visit.
| Not only are the huge exhibition buil1-
ings crowded with excellent displavs
OF all kinds, but the amusements de
mand n large share Of the visitors
! time. The exposition as a whole takes
In the national live stock exhibits. the
manufacturers exhibits, the mineral
and mining exhibits. the enormous
Horticultural exhibits. the horse races.
! day and night the Desert s." with
| its delightful and instructive shows.
the display OF fine arts and crafts tho
| sensational and thrilling free amusa-
| ment acts; the schoO. exhibits; .he
Battle OF the Plains" and wild west
show; the products OF orchard and
farm; the vast collection Of machinery
| Of every imaginable description; the
Utah national guard exhibit. the Utah
agricultural college and experiment
station, and other attractions too nu-
merous 20 mention.
PROGRESS IN A NUTSHELL.
The Inland Empire exposition in its
protean forms typines the tremendous
| material progress OF the State OF Utah
| and TO the most casual observer this
fair marks extraordinary changes dur-
| ing the last year. And one feels
that in the countless exhibits OF
! plump pumpkins. fat squashes
giant sugar beets. sleek herds
or cattle. portly porkers. rosy apples
| and blushing grapes rests the founda-
| flUm az The -
Perhaps the distinctive keynote in
| this grand symposium Of prosperity Is
| the crowd OF visitors. general air of
satisfaction appears in the faces OF the
thousands OF men and women who have
come from all parts Of Utah 10 see the
talr. II is well-dressed, contented.
genial crowd, representing the back
bone or the states citizenship
HOME INDUSTRIES.
The catalogue OF even the air
| ferent lines OF exhibits Is too
long for repetition The array
or Utah's home industries. as ex-
| enphneu IN the manufacturers
| exhibit, is astonishing in its Wide Scope
| BY the time the visitor finishes look
| ing az this collection. he feels that Utaa
1 might be cut on entirely from the out
i side world, and still this great noun
tain empire could pursue its usual
| course Of life and would receive all the
articles it could utilize from local man
| uHacturers alone.
The grounds are dotted with fne dec
| oatlve features. On the lawn beside
| the presidents and directors head
| quarters. Edward McClelland has built
a huge mound in the form OF a hemis-
| phcre. representing the northern half OF
| the earth, and composed entirely or
| beautiful plants TO the number OF & 900
| The ngnTaQE If
IN clear relief by the varying shades OF
inc plants. which are bright red at the
| equator and gradually blend upward
into pink and lighter shades. the arctic
zone being snow-whte. Al the apex
stand an American flag and two pen
| nants, the latter bearing respectively
| me Inscriptions. Cook first" and
| "Peary, second" with gold letters on n
| purple background
| rms decoration which 7 made from
| plants mt Mandamerc park NAV pre-
| cipitate the notorious north pole con-
uoVersy anew at the fair" remarked
| MI. McLelland, hut the Peary sun
| porters who object to his pennant being
market second must. on this occa
| sion, allow the gardeners art 10 pro
dominate over the problem OF polar
precedence"
By way OF diversion. ]. G. MELON
ald. Claude Russell, Ed. McLelland ami
Nra-'f~AaH were NAAAOANkA Diltu lt
side the floral mound, and thev an
| nounced that on the strength OF the
picture they viii lay claim to having
feht ned the north pole third though
| which one shall have tho chief distinc-
ton among the trio is still unsettled.
HORTICULTURAL BEEHIVE.
Another perfect specimen Of the mas
Ter gardeners art Is a huge beehive
| composed OF several thousand hen
anu chickens' plants which stands
| directly before the main entrance 10
The fair grounds. II was made bv
Nleholas byhoWer. gardener at Liber-
One OF the interesting sights al the
tair is the large exhibit OF the Utah
national guard which is the first OF
us KIND ever presented for public
lnspee ton In this state II includes an
OF inc guns and equipment OF the
sualu, ana occupies a separate building
lery. az s"'-
The boys Of the state Industrial
hchopi az ogden, are quite proud az
tneir me hand. numbering 40 pieces
| winch rs chartered during fair week AM
the n. O. L. building
ltah manufacturers are wing as
never before IN their exhibits. aud thev
are linpeied TO their greatest efforts by
the ohef OF handsome silver loving
| cup trophy which has been put IN for
| lhe winner who makes the finest fndi-
Nlaual exhibit OF his own products.
me mineral and mining exhibit is
4 especially interesting The various ores
ana samples are classified ana set
apart IN different compartments. The
most extensive exhibits are from the
ihtlc ana Park city districts.
BRILLIANT ILLUMINATIONs.
To paraphrasc Cy Warman. ms day
an day in the daytime. and there il
no night in the fair grounds More
| IMAM 1000 incandesCenis aud PCS arc
lights radiantly illuminate every nook
ana CreNice, not only in the building
hut all over the grounds. The race
| Track Is 20 strongly lighted al night
mat one may read a Newspaper az an
| most amy place around the big circle of
blazing globes. ON "a small platform.
reaching 80 feet above the ground and
! ia feet directly above the grand stand
rests the largest soarch-light ever
brought into the state of Utah. from
| which the racing horses will be fol-
lowed at night, 80 that every movement
/ can be clearly seen by the crowd la
/ me stand and beside the track
SPEEDY HORSES.
The speed department Of tho fair
reports 81 horses already in the stalls.
| For tils week, nom oct Z 10 3, inclu-
sife the huena Vista races viii be