The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
PURE FOOO SHOW
DRAWS GOOD CROWD
Interest in Inland Empire EX-
position Continues Without
Abatement.
RECORD RUN OF FIRE
DEPARTMENT FEATURE
Head Consul of WOOdmen Hon
Ors Show, and Pays 1t High
Compliment.

s good Sized crowd attended the pure
food exhibit Wednesday evening at the
Auditorium. watched the record run OF
the fire department, cheercd the pie
eating contest, applauded the trapcZc
performance of the Riggs and wandered
in and out among the booths. view
ing the products of pure foods culture
as explained by genial Young lady
demonstrators, eager TO show the diff
fercnt wares of the companies doing
business in this city.
The impccunious young man saved
his supper bill by attending the fair,
which cost him only 10 cents for ad-
mission. Once inside, he secured wal
1es mullins and chocolate waters, which
taste like fudge, at the booth OF the
Utah Gas and Coke company. dish
ot coffee nj the German-Amerlcan Col
fee company. free mnSh 1t the Carua'
lion Wheat Flakes company, buttermllk
ut the booth of the Jensen Creamery
company. puilcd rice at the Quaker Oats
booth. II ham sandwich at the booth
of the lntcrmountain Packing company
and other things too numerous TO men
ton including tea, koftc.ct and other
cdiblcs until he came TO the candy
booths. where he ended his repast and
then visited tho Pcct Bros Manutac-
turing company s booth and secured a
box of soap with which TO wash his
hands,
Boost for City.
The show is proving great boost
for Salt Lake City. as is shown by the
interest exhibited IN the different DIS
plays by the visitors and the large Mt
tendance. Wednesday evening was
"hcllo girls = night and the accom-
l., .l,. ,,.al nn,-
tons nj the exchanges of the telephone
companies were there III large num-
bcrs.
The frsi event OF the evening was
the exhibition of the Lumley electro
thcrmostatic fire alarm apparatus.
fire was lighted in some rubbish: placed
on the edge Of the gallery, and sig
nal communicated TO tho headquarters of
tho fire department hv means Of the
Lumlev apparatus. In lust one minute
and three-quartcrs from the time the
fire was started one of the gallant FIRE
fighters appeared in the doorway oil
The Auditorium and made at once for
the blaze Thirty seconds more were
required TO cXtinguiSh the fire and the
fire fighters departed, havin" been on
The Job only two minutes and quar-
.cr.
4 pretty exhibition Of balancing and
clever trapcZe work was given by tho
hlngN- Il man ana II NbudHs oHt VI
The performers placed char on tho
bar of his swing and rocked back and
forth seemingly mt ease and finally
went through a series of daring cvolu-
tions which displaycd his agility 10
great advantage.
Pie -Bitcrs' Contest
.An amusing affair was the pic Leaf.
ing contest. in which large bluebcrry
pics were consumed by four hardy
youths, varying in ages from II 10 II
wears. Alma Salm of Sugar House, 10
wears old was the first to finish his
portion; Ernest Susman of Provo. II
wears old. was second; Fred Cherry of
Ogden. ] wears old. was third. and
MORGAN RosSer OF North West Tcmnle
street. IL years old, was fourth. The
,ics weighed three pounds apiece and
the boys actually bulgcd arodnd the
regions Of the stomach after the con
test was finished,
Merry music was dispensed during
the show by the orchestra and the
crowds appeared to he well entertained
Dnill the time of closing, lO:30 clock.
Arrangements are being made for n
whrlwind finish 10 the show. Attcu-
tion is called TO the fact that only
three more DAYS OF The show remain
and people should take advantage OF
The opportunity offered TO see what is
being done by Salt Lake and Utah man
ufacturcrs 10 provide foods that are
pure and wholesome.
That Baby Show.
Arrangements have been made for 4
special list Of prizes 10 be granted tc
the handSomcst and fattcst babies nj
tho baby contest Thursday afternoon
Silver cups will be presented TO tho
winners in classes for handsomcst an{
fattcst children under six months oI
age, from six months 10 one wear, from
ono year 10 eighteen months and from
eighteen months 10 two Years of age
The second prizes in these contests vii
be Billiken dolls. The prizes will b,
donated by the Retail Merchants asso
citation, A silver cup and a BillikeI
doll will also he presented TO each o
est and for fattcst children.
In addition to these prizes. Billikc,
dolls will he presented TO the bcs
babies designated by the judges TO b.
unusually charming but not worth sill
yer cups in the other classes. Thes
prizes viii be donated BY the follow
ing exhibitors: Mr.. Callahan of tb
cIrnation Wheat Flakes company. II
I. Sipberd of the Pcet Bros Soap com
panv, NJ s. Small of the Proctor
Gamble Soap company. +. j.. Kellogg o
the Quaker Oats company, Wclby Phi
lips of the Fairbanks Soap company
Y. H. Baxter of the Royal Baliu
Powder company, III l.. Harrington o
The Utah Canning company, Sid Phi
lips of the Husler Milling company, Mr..
W. Refs of the New Method Elcctri
company. John +. Clark Of the Uta
Gas & Coke company, Mr.. Bates Of HoI