The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-13
PURE FOOD sHDV
COMES TO CLQSE|
Exposition Has Been Success
in Every Way, Say Enthusi-
astic Promoters.
HAS STIMULATED DEMAND
FOR GOODS MADE IN Utah
Estimated Attendance at Audi.
torium for Nine Days, Thirty
Thousand Persons.

With fully 1000 persons At the Audi
torium, the Utah Pure Food and Indus.
tria! exposition came 10 a close 'Wcdnes.
day night after successfully running
nine days, The show opened Monday
night, April >, and was open afternoons
and evenings. The total attendance 70,
the nine days is estimated at 10000.
In every respect. without doubt, the
show has cclipscd anything Of the kind
ever attempted in Salt Lake and has 70,
u standard for future shows that will
mean an annual exposition equal TO or
greater than the one Just brought 10
close.
Given under the direction Of the Salt
Lake Retail Merchants association, the
show was made an all-U,ah affair. and
with two exceptions. all the exhibits were
maintained hv Utah manufacturers Tho
resultant good TO the manufacturers. the
merchants and the people in general Is
beyond tair estimate, say those inter-
estcd. That Il has helped the merchant
In selling his goods when they bear the
Utah brand is true II necessarily fol.
lows then that the manufa cturcr has
been helped In material way. and n
both these things be true, then the peo-'
pie in general have been helped by in.
In their buying.
Every One Is Satisfied.
The perfect arrangement OF the room
and the booths. and the cleanliness OF
the hall has kept all the booths in first
ciass condition and by proper precau-|
lions against dirt and dampness the as
ISOLATION Will find that the same booths
VIII be good for the next annual show,
thus doing away with a large part OF ths
Initial expense in opening up the show.
The generous patronage OF the show
has been source Of qualification TO the
members of tho retailers association and
while the reckoning may show balance,
on the wrong side of the ledger. the
merchants and manufacturers have no
word OF complaint.
Grocers report an increased trade In,
Gtah-made articles in the last two
weeks. Tho work accomplished by the
pure food show will he carried forward
through the Utah Home Industry ASSOC
citation. A booth was maintained al tile
show by the industry association and Of.
ncers were present every afternoon and
night with membership cards, AS re-.
suit 1000 members have been added TO
the membership of the industry assocl-
alton Merchants and manufacturers
alike are strongly recommending the
nome Industry association and feel that
the work mapped out by the industry asrl
sociation has in II only good for the state
liz a general way.
Stay Till Midnight.
The large crowd Wednesday seemed
loath to leave The hail. While IL number
OF the booths closed at 10 o'clock and
the demonstrators went home. worn out
by the constant strain OF shilfully pre-
sentinS the virtues OF the various Utah
products, groups OF visitors gathered
about the hall and it was nearly mid
night before the lights were. put out and
the doors locked.
Worl1men will take charge OF the hall
carly today to clear IL OF the booths and
make 1t ready for the grand public ball
tonight.
Award Of Prizes.
In awarding prizes the winner OF the
automobile must hold number 6670. Ten
numbers in all were drawn and il the
holder OF the first number fails to show
np in thirty days the holder OF the Sec
ond number drawn will he declared ell
gible for the prize.
In the contest for twenty-five prizes
awarded by five Misunderstanding firms
numbers drawing prizes follow and the
holders may receive the prizes by calling
at the different firms place OF business:
Husers's Nos. l3.41l 1915. 1880.
20,S0l. 1i,573. Hewlett Bros. Nos. Is. .i5i-
2O,I24. 1880. II. 900. 2l.77i. MCDonald's.
Nos. l5010 1864. 15.55t 1889 li.2st.
Utah Canning company, Nos. JSo2, loio..
1880. 1871. 3S33 Superior Baking conf
pany, Nos 1891. l12l. $3.50, ~. i5T, 2O.sif,
4 certificate OF merit was delivered 10
Cient demonstrators at the show. Three
judges recommended that she be awarded
the prize Miss SchOfield was III the
booth of the General Electric company
The certificate was embossed and framed
by the Held company.