The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-21

the attention OF al least thirty people
selected from the four wards Of the city,
and a number from Perry. Special nooths
aud stands wcrc arranged. and Within the
enclosure was small army Of men and
peaches To tho hundreds of people thst
were continuously con0rcgatcd around
this attraction And tho manner in
which tho fruit was being devourcd, the
anybody lcft Brigham city last night
without having their I'LL" on peaches,
IT Is safe To say that II was their own
fault, Many handbag. pocket and
lunch hasker left town last night filed
with peaches that the owners could not
eat while here.
Many passengers on through trains
during the day were surprised. for dur
Ing the wait OF the trains at the depot
hcre a committee Of Brigllams best
pea chcs." the best In the slate Of
Utah. walked through the trains with
n basket full OF peaches which were dis
tributed To the passengers, These
peaches were wrapped in specially pre-
pared wrapper containing information
concerning the community and peach cul-
turc. Every train was met by this big
delegation of girls,
Big Fruit Exhibit.
Tho exhibit Of fruit was far above aDy
previous attempt, Hundreds of boxes
OF the most beautiful fruit was on dis
play at the city park. For hundreds of
feet stretched the stands erected for tho
display, which were capable of holding
Owing to the unusually large size OF
the peaches this season the display was
certainly a grand affair and the thou
sands OF people who Eazed upon The
the display and OF the productiveness OF
the soil In this community, IT can truly
be said that nowhere else on earth do
more beautiful peaches grow, Prizes
were offered for the best displays and
awards aggresating more than $500 were
awarded The best exhibits.
Gi ins1A a
sen, Brigham City: second prize. $40,
NJ. l.. Nichols. Brigham City
prizes S. John Gssss ssesrd srsham cty
second prize. ST. ii. F. Jensen, Brigham
City.
Best five cases single layer clingstones
Valentine Fruit company. Brigham
City. So
Best one case single layer Elbertas-
First prize. $50. Charles p Anderson.
Brigham City: second prize 90 cents, II.
NJ. Nelson. Brigham City.
Best one case single layer Cllngs,ones
First prize, sl,5o Mrs. c, B. Olsen.
Brigham City.
Best five cases srapes-First prize.
$3.50, A. j. Barker. willard.
grapes-First prize. s., Henry Harris,
Brigham City,
Best thirty. samples Jonathan apples
ond prize, 81, Deweyvile.
Best thirty samples Rome Beauty ap-
ples-First prize s., Bear River valley,
Best thirty samples Mammoth Black
Twig apples-Fjrst prize, 81. Bear River
valley.
Best plate w W. Tearmain apples
First prize, 81, Bear River valley
The attractions OF the day were numer-
Gus In the evening there was r. wrestling
match at the ball park. the contest be
Ing between Jack Harbcrtson Of Ogden
and Julius Johnson OF Preston, Ida. for
Q purse OF $1,000. with side bet OF
In the afternoon and evening dancing
and theaters were enioyed and all these
places We're crowded TO the limit
Peach day Is under The auspices and
supervision OF the Box Elder Commercial
club. The club appoints committees and
a manager 10 handle the affairs OF the
celebration; The manager mana deToieH at
affairs OF Peach dav. beginning that far
In advance. This year y. c. Slmonsen
was the manager and the programme OF
The day under his supervision was car
rled out in good shape.
The following committees had charge
or the day:
Fielding, chairman: y. c. slmonsen, gen
eral manager OF Peach day: James Knud-
son. rea. ursr; william Jensen; James
js jary: John p. Christensen. J.. j. j.. Ander.
son.
Parade committee-Cla Clarence HorsIey
Norman Lee. John C. Baird. u
Jeppson. Joseph Zimmerman, Victor
Msdsen. Ii S; Larson, H. NJ. Higgins.
transportation commiitee-E, W. Dunn.
Display committee livestock sectiou)-
Rov Nelson. DR.. +. A. Pesrse Joseph
Jospehson; s \ Eisswood.
Mason. J. F.. Burton, Il. VI. Tyson,
Farm products commit,ee-WiIliam
Knudson. John HolmEren. c. ]. Coombs.