Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-07
Boxelder County Seat Entertains
Many Visitors Within Her
Gates Today.
SPLENDID FRUIT DISPLAY
Big Parade Starts on the Days Fcs-
tivitics--.Sddresscs by the Mayor
And Governor spry.
Especial to The News1

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Brigham city. sept. 7.--Brlghsm city
has the latchstrins out today. enter
tanning her visitors and generally cele-
brating Peach day. the annual event
which is In order under the auspices OF
the Boxelder Commercial club
The telephone poles Of the city are
decorated In red, white and blue, with
pink and green (the Peach day coIors)
bunting festooned on all sides The
business houses too. have decora ted
for the occasion. while tho majority of
the residences are displaying decorative
effects.
Every train passing through Brigham
city today is being boarded by bevy
OF brigham City's fairest daughters.
and every passenger is presented with
peaches wrapped in specially prepared
paper carrying statistics of the fruit
belt and other information for tourists
and prospective home seekers
AT conservative estimate there are
fully 10000 people In town today. Early
this morning the ranchors from is
miles around commenced TO arrive with
their teams and every yard and corral
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flesh, empty buggies and wagons, Four
special trains arrived from the SOUTH
two from the north and one from the
Malad branch, each and every one load
ed to the limit The Oregon Short Line
handled the crowds in good shape and
got the trains through on time.
THE BIG PARADE.
The big parade. the initial feature Of
the days celebration. was generally vot-
ed the most pretentlous 10 date. Start.
ing from the city square the pageant
headed by Sheriff Joe Josephson. the
marshal Of the day. and the /. o. o. T.
band Of Logan, marched down Second
East street and made a detour of The
city. In all five bands were in evidence
among a number OF interesting features
which included horsemen, Indians and
floats.
The most pretentious float in line was
the exhibit OF the ogden Portland Ct-
ment company which took the form OF
a house built Of cement and complete In
detail down 10 the lawns surrounding IT,
The Utah Sugar company also had a
fine float while Representative w S
Hansen OF Fielding had a number OF
pedigree sheep and horses in the pa
rade. Pearce and Matthias also HAD a
hne string OF thoroughbred stock in
line.
FREE PEACHES.
While the parade passed the crowds
RECALLED themselves on peaches which
we're free to all Corners, 300 bushels OF
the luscious fruit which has made Big
ham famous and rich having been set
aside for free consumption with more
70 come II the supply runs out
Adjacent TO the booths is the fruit
display which is generally voted to be
second only to that OF the State fair.
)ne striking feature Of the display Is
! collection of apples from the Pear
liver section with w. II Rowe on hama
% expatiate on the splendid opportunl-
les for the fruit grower in that sec
ion
Among the features for the entertain
nent of visitors are sight seeing trips.
4 number OF vehicles are being pressed
nto service and strangers are driven
around the city and through the or
,hards
The usual booths, side shows with
heir harkers, hot-dog men and other
idjuncts TO the typical country fair
ire doing land office business.
ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR.
Following the parade a stirring ad- |
lress OF welcome was delivered by !
Mayor Blackburn He was followed |
~ Gov. william Spry who in q happy |
'ein complimented Brigham City on her |
'iohes and hospitality.
This afternoon n war dance by the |
Indians. n ball game and |
ports Will be the features, and this |
,vening concert in the tabernacle will |
,e given
Everybody is working hard to make |
good impression and entertain the |
thousands. here Among those respon-
ibie for the event are the members Of
he Boxelder Commercial club. John K. |
Christensen, manager OF the fruit dis
Hay; j. Frank Bowring, manager Of
'arade and decorations; Chris Simon
en-. manager OF concessions and ad-
ertising, with the members of the
leach day executive committee, n. ].
Sallantyne, Chris Simonsen. DR.. A. n.
,nsign. w. :. Hansen, j. F. Bowring.
iyron ]. Richards, l.. J. Anderson, Mo-
oni Mortensen, Jno. +. Christensen.