The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08
CURTAIN RUNG down
ON BIG STATE Fl|
Greatest Exposition in H
History of Utah Comes
to Close.
ATTENDANCE, i25.o|
All Previous Records Brok|
in Size and Scope of 4
Annual Event.

When the lights OF the great "a
fair of Utah were extinguished AZ
o clock last night il marked the eld
of the best exposition given by 4
state in the tbirtyoight years in VIII
annual cxpositions of the rcsourcas
Utah have been held. Both in size 4
attendance the 1911 fair has surpas.
all predecessors. While the Official
tendance figures have not been comn;]j
officials of the fair estimate the toI
at 125,00O III
The fair was record breaker m
number of respects. 4 marked feat
was the absence of all disorder M
a single arrest was made during A
week on the fair grounds; intoxicat
persons were SO few as TO pass unr
ticed, and but very few cases of pockl
being picked were reported Peaee
ficers say the attendance composed 4
most orderly crowds ever assembled
this or any other state
Long before the curtain was III
down on the 1911 fair supervisors RI
exhibitors were discussing arrangemeI
for next year. Orson H. Hewlett.<
pervisor III charge of the manufactuf|
bnilding. has already received apuIi|
tions for increased space in next yeo|
fair and is beginning to worry in
vance over the question Of housing t
greater number Of exhibits at the h
exposition.
Had Large Attendance.
Saturday s attendance was the lay1|
OF the week, with the single e1ceuI|
Of Taft day, and the crowd was
entertained The baby show was.
course, the main event of the day.
the usual attractions were up to 81
high mark of the week Governor s.
and other officials were present 4
spent much time III inspecting the II
stock department. The racing dreV
usual large number of sport devot.
who witnessed some Interesting t|
tests. The balloon ascension
double parachute drop furnished
thrill. intensified by slight injdfy
the aeronaut, who descended on q 81
spot of ground near the grnndaf1|
spraining an ankle Pain g fireWo|
entertained i'm exceptionally III
crowd at night.
Awards Made in Machinery.
Awards in the machinery departm>
the last 10 be announced, were n|
public Yesterday. The Utah Implemc
Vehicle company was awarded the 1
medal for the best display of wan
etc. The Western Moline Plow e
pany received the silver medal vi
goes with second honors. The p|
Patent & Implement company won
gold medal for Utah lay-off and pull
izer and David =, Anderson was awo
ed the diploma for the best ladde1
Box Elder Again Wins Cup.
The fruit and vegetable exhibit
Box Elder county will be exhibited
the coming Omaha land show, the
tire display having been purchased
that purpose This exhibit won the
yer cups both for arrangement and
! riety, making the third successive u
Box Elder has won the honors,
Carl lsaacson OF Brigham City, co
tv horticultural inspector, was in ch|
OF this display and II. Il. RedllnR'
Corinne did the decorating. In this
play were I6S varieties Of fruit
vegetables. including twenty-five din
ent varieties of apples and seven
| of grapes. among them the only p1'
pears in the fair. Jonathan apples
! Elberta peaches were the top-iine<1
I this show.
Utah County Wins s3 Prizes.
The Utah county fruit exhibit. a.
the direction of r. ". Brereton or
yo. county inspector of horticulture,
another exhibit to take high 1o1'
! Thiss display won 80 prizes. lneluo
! 81 firsts. % seconds and II thI
| Much credit is duo Mr. Brereton,
unprovided with funds for making
display. furnished the money frcm
own purse to pay the expense OF
ranpement and decoration.
This exhibit was made up or pe4c@
! apples. pears. pruncs and ounces.
: near department was the best o.
/ fair. eleven varieties. including tne
nous Bartlett and Beune d AnJou
ing included. III.
The exhibit Of the city healtn
partmeut attracted much attention
! ing the fair. Motion pictures dep
the dangers of the house r,y ana
booth in the horticultural ouiH
showed models of sanitary barns,
bles and other modern aids 10 -
J Lectures and demonstrations. on
\ care of infants was feature a'
! booth. .r..S
The "Utah jersey Cattle clnp
organized YESTERDAY by cXhiplto,s
the state fair, fourteen taking Pa
The meeting and eurolllng asovic<
bers. Officers were . leeted as t,, iol
\. NJ. Hamilton of Salt Lake City,
dent; Mt; Ben n II, Hollingsworth, vice 5st e
/ ident' and shirley Winder secrsts secrets.
When organization is comp'e'ts' ~
vice president in each county "a u
state will he named. hoIe ss
tor Jerseys" is the motto OF tDs
club. and It's objects are tne 1
inc of Inc breed and elimination II
poorer class Of stock. .o,utr
The club proposes to iofm 'V'