The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-04
Exhibition Is by Far the Best
Ever Witnessed in
Utah.
EXHIBITS THIS YEAR
BREAK FORMER RECORDS
Opening Attendance Is Good,
and Everybody Is Well
Pleased.

Ctah's annual state fair-bigger. bet
ter than ever before-is open The big
exposition began its season at / o'clock
Monday afternoon, and will continue to
entertain thousands of visitors during
the entire week. The attendance on the
| opening day this year averaged UP we'll
with that of former opening days. Tho
weather was good for seeing the sights
and the exhibits. although there was A
iittle wind in the latter part of the after
! noon
The exhibits this year are greater III
number and, far superior in quality than
nave ever been seen In this state be-
! ioTe. Tho fair has attracted exhibitors
because Sda handsome prizes have been Of
selves have faith in the things which
| thsy offer for public inspection and
| critical Judgment.
The exhibits of fruit, livestock and
grains are especially fine and are easily
the equal of those put forward By any
state OF the union. Utah's manufsc
products this year in increased numbers.
Indeed, Utah made goods now rcqr ire
the entire space afforded by one whols
building The products OF foreign manu-
! facturers are displayed In a separate
building Those who have been enthusi
astically boosting home manufactures
|
qualification, after seeing what is spread
| for public inspection.
The formal opening OF tie fair took
building. and consisted OF music and brief
| addresses by j. c.. Mcdonald, president
William Spy. In presenting to Cover
nor Spry the keys OF the enterprise. in
| token that the exposition WAS turned
over to the people OF the state for their
| Donald said:
Address of President.
ITO stand and look Mt tins scene Of
| splendcr which represents the industrial
activity of the slate, one does not realize
| the great labor necessary TO bring II all
work getting this big show ready. not TO
mention the great efforts Of SIX or eight
months on the part of the farmers In
| getting especially attractive displays for
| exhibition. The fair. I believe. is the
best we have ever brought together In tho
state To this we owe thanks TO the
| people of the state and to the completion
Of many new enterprises; IL Is with
| pleasure that turn over the keys to the
| fair TO the people who have made IT,"
In graceful sentences Governor Spry
on behalf Of the state, accepted. Gov
ernor Spry spoke in terms of congratu-
lation for the farmers and manufacturers
| of the state, saying that every one had
cause 10 be thankful at the .bounteous
crops and general welfare of the people.
| Governor Spry declared that Utah had
never known SO plentiful year as the
| present one.
"rhe fact that there was drought"
| said the governor. meant more 10 the
! state than anything. 1t demonstrated the
| fact that dry farming is not a failure
| il showed that without rain Ltah.s arid
land can be made TO bring about good
crops .,,;,,;,,,r, We
~ the city, who do not know well what
the great populace OF tho country is do
L a H.
| ties OF NE. will take great pleasure in
looking over the results. While those OF
| the country districts can see what we
are accomplishing in our factories
Display of Fruits.
Tho first great sight that attracts the
| especially apples. In the agriculture and
| horticulture building there arc long rows
! OF apples. neatly arranged 10 present the
most inviting appearance. One OF the
! exhibitors of apples alone. F. Spencer
| Jr of Provo. has Ii9 boxes of apples
grown by himself, They are beauties.
| every individual one, and collectively
! they present a charming sight. indeed.
/ The fruit displays from the Cache VAL
| ley the Bear River valley, Weber county.
| Box Elder county and other famous fruit
! been equalcd In this state or elsewhere.
Npplcs alone. however. by no means
constitute the whole OF tho disolay in
| the horticultural department There arc
| Elder and the Utah county benches and
| else cwhcrc and pears and crab apples
and grapes impossible OF description,
! Never has there been collected togeth-
! cr such display of vegetables. The
| time -honorcd squash, or course; attracts
all the attention that Is due his cnor-
NOUS size, and this years squash surely
has some size Beside him are potatoes:
peas, beans melons, celery and a hundred
other toothsomc morsels that arc grown
| In .he garden.
p1 Jry IN ia
really an exhibit or surprising merit.
Wheat superior to The dry farm product
| is not grown on irrigated lands. and when
ono takes into account the fact that ull
one soes IN the dry farm division was
produced without Il ditch or canal. ono
stops in amazcment 10 look again This
exhibit which is largely made up OF die
plays from the southern counties OF Utah,
is an ocular DEMONSTRATION of the fact
that Utah Is not cNccllcd nor viii 1t ever
he in the winning OF results from lands
without the artificial use OF water. Moth
Ing like this display OF dry farm products
has ever been seen before In one hall. IL
Is an exhibit that bc;okeDs the possbIl-
tiles of the soil that cannot be reached by
irrigation works. Inasmuch as the dec'a-
ration has repeatedly been made by men
who ought to know and do know tlint the
future of Utah lies largely in the success
OF dry farm methods. the display is we'll
worth ihe Time spent In studying it
Collection of Poultry
The collection Of poultry is by long odds
the most complete that has ever been
offered the people OF this state. There
are fully 2o00 fowls display. These
are of so many varieties that no one not
an expert can begin TO tell about them,
In thc poultry department.. too, there
are no end OF cages Of pigeons. These
little fellows arc always interesting
There are the funny fantais with
spread of feather that Is amazing for
a bird so small aud there arc pigeons
that pun up all over and some that puff
out only at the neck. There arc pigeons
thnt fall about though they had In
duIgod In an extra glass of aythum, but
when these get into tho air. IL ts said.
they are mighty on tho wing. There arc