The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-10

With ten thousand melons on hand
and great crowds OF people arriving
at the Fair grounds this morning at
nine o'clock. It was plainly indicated
that "melon" day at the -Four State
Fair by nightfall will have oeen Pro'
nounced a splendid success.
The committee having charge oil tne
melon-day festivities, composed oil W.
d. Brown. George Barry. Willard era
gun, Will o. Kay. II. L. Griffin and d.
G.. Blackman have had their nanas
full attending to the wants oil the
melon.hungry crowd.
The first cutting" of the luscious
melon occurred at 10 o'clock TINS
morning. when hundreds OF people
were there TO get great slice oil the
fruit
Have you had slice OF water
melon"
"a SLICE, Well, guess l have.
have had a whole melon and 1t was
whopper, too was the regular ques-
ton and answer going the rounds oil
the grounds Everybody INDUCED TO
his hearts content and still there
we're melons left
The grand cutting occurred al
o'clock this afternoon, when thousands
were In evidence and eager 10 partake
OF the juicy melon and cantaloupe'
and vet. after this big feed, there are
still on hand between 1000 and 4,ooo
melons for he evenings festiHtles'
The evening" cutting Will be given
at about Q O'Clock, at which time 1t is
expected that the great heap OF mel
ons will be cleared away, with moth
ing left but the rind which Will be
mute evidences OF the JOY OF the day.
Melon day as inaugurated by the
Four.State Fair this year. will become
a permanent fixture with fairs TO come
and will, of course, be known through
out the entire country as the feature
day" OF subsequent fairs. The frst
melon day" marks an epoch IN the
fair pleasantries of Ogden and VIII be
the means of enforcing the Idea that
much good can come to the city and
county by having this special occa.
sion during the holding of the annual
| fair.
The people began lcrowding into the
Fair ground this morning al an early
hour and the multitude WAS gradually
augmented during the day until after
| tho opening of the racing events. At
the time of going to press there were
from 5000 10 5000 visitors there.
The weather has been Ideal during
the day, which gave the people a
splendid opportunity to see the eXhio-
| It's and witness the horse races.
The Wild West show, fireworks dis
plays and the watermelon cutting
will be the attractions Of the even
| ing. the least OF which will not be the
melon feast
The Bear River Valley Commercial
club, while not getting better than
second prize with their splendid eX"
| hibits. are satisfied with the efforts
they have put forth in showing their
products to the thousands of people
who have visited the fair and. as one
OF the managers OF the display put It
this morning. I'VE are glad that the
folks down this way now understand
that the Bear River valley farmer Is
In existence and that he is close
competitor for first honors In the rails
ing Of farm products. The stuff We
have here for exhibit was raised on
the lands lying between the town of
| Fielding on the north and the Bear
River Duck club near Great Salt Lake
on the south covering a distance of
about thirty-five miles along Bear
River" 4Ea
Some OF the exhibits of the Bear
Valley people deserve special men
tion because Of novelty and very eX,
cellent quality, Their cereals and
garden products were very fine. Their
fruits are confined almost exclusively
TO apples. pears and plums They
showed corn that was twelve feet
high and produced 20 bushels 10 the
acre. not drop OF water being plac,
ed upon IL BY artificial means.
The Bromis lnermis forage grass
which Is being raised In the Bear
River valley was quite revelation to
the visitors, 1t is a kind of feed that
grows luXuriantly on the range and
never dries up. 1t furnishes fresh
green feed for stock during the entire
year. No matter how heavy the snow
may fall or how long 1t may remain
on the ground, this grass remains
green, II is now being raised at Ire
monitor, more than at any other place
along the river The farmers look
| mnop en1nfinp IN III,