The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
STATE FAIR IS
READY To OPEN
President j. G. Mcdonald Says
Exhibition Will Be Best
Ever Given Here.
JIMMY WADE WILL FLY
In HIS OWN AER0PLANE
One Admission Fee All That Is
Required to See the En-
tire Show.

I'VE are ready for the opening OF the
fair The exhibition Will be better. we
believe. than ever before. 1t Will con-
tain a greater number OF exhibits and
these In greater variety than any previ-
Gus state fair In Utah. The members OF
the fair association have worked long
and hard TO make the fair "A success We
feei that We have got together coilec-
tlon OF exhibits which will be a credit
10 the state. The splendid quality of mos
OF these exhibits awakens a thrill Of pride
In me and ] believe nll lovers of Utah
Will feel corresponding exultaton at
the thought OF the wonderful advance
which the state has made. as indicated
by The magnicence Of its products, |
feel that every person who has the feel
ing OF state pride should spend some
time in the examination and inspection OF
these exhibits. II VIII satisfy him that
his pride and confidence in the state arc
well founded Statement by j. G.. Nc
Donald. president OF Utah State Fair as
Everybody is in practical readiness at
the fair grounds for the formal opening
OF the thlrty-second exhibition tomorrow
Donald down to the least of the army
of men at work. the same spirit of rest
less energy is being displayed: Every
body is hustlng. The result OF this en-
has been lacking on occasion the day be-
fore the beginning of the annual fair.
Inc ceremonies attendant upon tnS
opening Will begin at ! o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. At that hour the state fair
directors and Governor Spry and his stan
will assemble on the band platform in
the Manufactures building. There will
be music, d PRAYER and then the keys
OF the fair viii be presented TO the gov
ernor by President Mcdonald OF the fair
association. He will be followed by Gov
ernor Spry in a speech OF acceptance
which Will include his address Of well
come to the fair,
Special Days at Fair
Monday will also be Cache and Box
Elder day al the fair. Tuesday Will be
Salt Lake day and a great popular out
pouring is looked for Wednesday. We
Der day; Thursday Utah county day;
Friday, ehlldrens day. and Saturday San
pete and Davis day. On Friday will oc-
cur the grand live stock pageant
That the fundamental purpose OF the
fair is TO exhibit the products Of indus
try and TO exchange Ideas that accom-
moment been forgotten by the fair asso-
clation. More than $4,000 is offered in
prizes and there are in addition twenty
four cups and seventy gold medals. The
progress of the state agriculturally and
In horticultural way is well exempli-
fed in the multltudnous exhibits that are
of the other varied industries OF Utah
are equally pleasing to the management.
But while the purpose of the fair Is
10 collect and exhibit all the products OF
industry. the fair association realizes
that people desire entertainment as well
education. Hence IL has prepared on
ment features which will cost $4,000
These features will be given afternoon
and evening on big stage which has
been built at the head of the midway.
Hitherto these special fair features
have been given in front OF the grand
stand so that persons desiring to see
them were required 10 pay grand stand
admission fee in addition 10 the charge
at the gate. This year the general ad-
mission charge OF % cents covers the spe-
cial features The grand stand Will az.
will not be necessary to enter the stand
even to see the racing unless the person
desires to do so
Racing Programme Excellent,
The racing programme will be excellent
each day OF the fair The management
every race has been filed with the best
horses In this region.
Some Of the free features win be es-
pecialy good. One OF the most inter-
esting OF course will be the aeroplanc
which will be shown By Jimmy Wade.
the famous football player at the univer-
ker. These young men built the ma
chine. or rather spent $4,000 and also
helped TO build the machine. They have
attained considerable success and have
ing the fair the aeroplane will be on ex
hibition and the young men Will endeavor
TO prove their ability TO fly. \ few days
ago an accident injured the ship but this
Injury has been repaired.
Professor f. p. Robinson will provide
an act which ls genuine thriller. II
consists of n double parachute leap with
a lion The two ascend nearly 1000 feet
when the lion Jumps. At a greater ele-
walton the man follows the jungle mon
arch earthward. This act has been a
wonderfu success everywhere and has
never failed 10 please.
The O'Brien troupe Of advanced aero
bats will give finished performance con-
sistng of routine OF difficult feats.
concluding with performance which was
big hit at the New York Hippod rome
1t is called "Life's Limit" Naomi 1.-THE
human cannon ball" performs the feat
She squeeZes herself into the mouth Of a
sixteen-incb canon from which she is freu
with tremendous force and amid n cloud
OF flame and smoke She travels a dis
tance OF fifty feet before dropping to the
ground
Uncle Hiram and his miniature auto
and trained pigs. monkey and cats will be
on the grounds every afternoon and even
ing 10 amuse the children and the adults
The steiner trio. aerial artists will
be seen twice daily In feats OF daring.
The La Fiesta Carnival company will
exhibit on the midway Ferris wheel
human roulette. merry round and a
number of high class tent shows.