The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06
Estimated $4,000 to 40,
Persons Visited Grounds
on Presidents Day.
SCHOOL PUPILS TO-DAY
Expected That 5000 Young
sters Will See Exhibits
and Write Essays.

Al records for attendance al Utah
state fairs were broken Yesterday II
was estimated last night by officials of
the fair that between $4,000 and 10000
persons were on the grounds Yesterday
at one time OF another, mostly at the
same time. This estimate is based on
observations taken by persons expert
enced in estimating crowds. These per
sons said that the impression they re-
ceived Yesterday was that the crowds
on the enlarged grounds yesterday were
relatively as large as the largest crowd
of last year, when $1,000 visitors saw
the fair on one day. At any rate, there
was tremendous crowd at the fair yes
terday The exhibit buildings Were
iammed and crammed and it was only
with the utmost difficulty that the peo-
pie made progress from booth to booth.
The big feature of the day, of course,
was the visit of President Taft. Next
to that all absorbing feature, the pa
rade OF the livestock ranked in impor-
tance Two hundred of the finest
prize winning horses and cattle passed
in review before the president and
a grandstand full of people Presl.
dent Taft was not the only person who
expressed astonishment that so high
quality of livestock should he found
in a young state like Utah. The live
stock men last night were as tickled
as tickled could be at the praise be-
slowed upon their exhibits by the
president of the United States and
many thousands of people,
No less tickled than the livestock
men were the fruitgrowcrs. President
Taft liked the horticultural display so
well that he expressed a wish for
box OF Utah fruit and last night a
case of the choicest assortment was
sent to his train.
Children's Day Today.
Today will be another big day at
the state fair it is children s day
The public schools Of the city will be
closed and $4,000 children from those
institutions are expected to visit the
fair. Many Of the teachers have
given their pupils the task Of writing
essays on various subjects for which
they are to gather data at the state
fair
The management OF the fair is we'll
pleased with the way in which the i'm
proved methods OF handling the crowds
worked out yesterday. Everything
moved like elockworl1, and while there
was some congestion at the change
makers stalls, there was not one-tentb
the confusion that must have resulted
had the old system Of selling tickets
been employed The ease with which
the throngs were handled at the gates,
according to the officials, proves be
yond question the value of the turn
stiles.
A large crowd attended the fire
works display last night Several
persons watched the gorgeous
spectacle from the grandstand The
feature, "Thc Last Days of Pom
peii, was even more elaborately staged
than it was on the two preceding
production of the spectacle were Sc
ries Of elaborate aerial and station.
ary pieces
Soldiers in Competition.
Noncommlssioned officers and mcn Of
the Fifteenth infantry engaged in a
Yesterday which attracted
a large crowd OF spectators.
In this competition, which consisted
OF taking mountain field piece from
the backs of mules and firing a shot.
section No. ! won. The winning Sec
tion was composed of the following:
Corporal Herbert F. Berry, Private
Frank l.. Cereghino, Private Lesley
Henderson. Private Archie Jackson.
Private Surry s. Kirkpatrick and
Driver Gottleb Smith.
Members of the second section were
Corporal Charlie Miller, Private Henry
Cahill. Private Charles l. Casey, Pri. |
vate David il. karns. Private George
L: Iannlng and Driver Edward S. |
Wimberley