The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-08
THOUSANDS SEE
BIG STATE FAIR
Miners Day and Livestock Pa
rade Draw Extra Large
Crowd.
ARMY OFFICERS IN RACE
GOVERNOR WILLIAM sPRY SAYS
SHOW is BEST EVER HELD.


Hundreds of beautiful prize winning
horses and cattle marched proudly be-
Tore Governor William Spry who yes
lterday reviewed the grand livestock
pageant which was a big feature at
the fair. The prize winning animals
decked in the pretty blue ribbons
proudly pranced before the chief ex-
ecutive of the state as he looked with
approval on the showing made.
The governor occupied the Judges
stand at the race course as the horses
and cattle went by in the great parade.
For over an hour the procession of
blOOded animals continued The APP
plauSe OF the governor was taken up
by thousands of people in the grand
STANDS ana bleachers, and they Joined
with him In his hearty approval of the
exhibit.
Never before in the history of Utah
has there been so many fine specimens
OF horses and cattle exhibited together.
Every animal that went around the
bred.
Yesterday was Miners day at the
fair. Despite the cold weather, the
crowd was an excellent one, and there
were, perhaps, more varied attractions
for the people than on any day since
the fair opened.
For the mining men there was the
excellent mineral display, the demon
strations of the University of Utah
equipped asSaying shop, and of the
Dykes Universal concentration and 9TH
er attractions.
Near Worlds Record.
One of the features Of Miners day
was the drilling exhibition by Daniel
Eaton and John Anderson, employees of
the Yampa mine at Bingham. They
drilled 26z inches in ten minutes
through Cottonwood granite, and came
within a quarter of an inch of the
worlds TnrnT1 Each given gold
medal. A drilling contest was to have
been held. but the three other teams
that were to have competed withdrew
when the Yampa men appeared.
The one big feature for the Fort
Douglas people was the star racing
event of the day, the race for the Off
GERS of the Fifteenth infantry. The
officers were mounted on thorough
breds evenly match ed. They all rode
well, but it was Lieutenant Clark r.
EIliOtt's cavalry experience that count
ed at the finish and his brilliant ride
TO victory on Arthur Hyman brought
everyone in the stands and bleachers to
their feet, For his pretty ride on the
winning horse, Lieutenant Elliott was
presented with handsome trophy cup,
Governor SprY, at the conclusion OF
his inspection of the livestock parade,
"The Utah state fair is this year the
greatest we have ever had in the state
1t has been made so by the SpIendld
management of the directors, by the
keen interest of the public and by the
many pleasing and instructive features
which have been added to II.
"The parade of livestock is a reve-
latiOn. The recent impOrtauons OF
livestock into the state by the raisers
of stock has made important advance
ments along this line. The splendid
treatment of the owners and the Ialt
and impartial judging of the stock mas
induced the owners to bring their stock
to the fair, because they know Ihey
will receive fair treatment
L DF
lege of Utah in the livestock line mas
done much toward encouraging the
raising of blOOded stock in the state.
The college has imported It's PercheIon
horses from the Percheron valley IN
France; it has secured its Jersey cat
tie direct from the island of Jersey
it's Hampshire sheep have come dlfecI
from England. To get the pest the
college has gone to the fountain heads
The Agricultural college mas mace
a splendid showing at the fair, Its eN-
hfbit is an excellent one, and It's lee
lures on varied subjects In cOnneclOh
with the farm have been dellVeItu oy
authorities on the different subJscls,
and this work is certain to produce
beneficial results.
I'm the history of the state there
has never been a better EXHIBIT OF man
Ifactures than at the present Ialf' FeI-
Sonallv l had no idea Of the scope OF
the varied industries of the state until
| saw the exhibits in the Manufactures
..Cur mining exhibit at this fair is
only a beginning. The showing made
in the Minerals building Is most cIedI
liable. 1t is of great interest," 10 an
of those who wish TO learn OF our min
eraI resources. The collections are
really wonderful but l am told lnae
now that the mining eXhlolts nave
been started the showing MADE TINS
wear will be eclipsed by what we may
e.RSor the first time in its history the
National Guard of Utah has an excel
ar the fair. It's eA-
bibit is most interesting and instructive
and is certain TO arouse renewed inter-
est In our militia. The inspection OF TINS
denartment is most eXacting ana Utah
battery in particular ranks with the pest
in the country. A regular army oILlceI
who made an inspection of the FIRST pat-
terv told me that he only wished that
in the regular army there were batteries
that would rank with that of Utah.
I'm every way this fair is vast I'M
provement over every previous Iar anu
the state is to be congratulated on lhe
live. energetic and unselfish services OF
the men connected with its management.
During the day the following prizes
We're awarded.
Manufactures.
Glass ), confectionery, Premium g., best
exhibit home made candy, J. @. Melon |
aid first. SIS; Murphy Candy company
second, Sl5,
Blue ribbons awarded as a special pre-
MUM by the Manufacturers Association !
of Utah for following Utah made goods:
Best display art metal and glass work, /
Art Metal < Chandelier company; best
display bakery products, Superior Baking |
company; best ten pounds of butter !
George B. Tonne, Echo, Utah; best assert
ment of candy, J. G. Mcdonald Candy |
company; best variety of cigars, Whitaker |
Cigar company best quality condensed
milk, Cache Valley Condensed Milk COM
pany; best display of fruits, jams, jel- |