The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-03

LIE GREATEST Huulc prOuHcIS SHOW
ever held i'll a western state
opened last night at the David
Keith building. Ninety one Utah
manufacturers, representing a capitah.
zation of millions Of dollars, have on
display in attractive booths at the big
show products of cvery shape and de-
scriptlon.
Were Chinese wall TO be built
around the borders Of Utah, every neccs'
sity, every comfort and every luxury
might easily be supplied from the prod,
acts of the Utah factories. Someone
has suggested to the Manufacturers
association of Utah that prize be Of.
fercd to anyone who can name an article
not manufactured in Utah
The big show is more than double the
size of the big California products
show recently held in Los Angeles, and
about which the Californians have
boastcd so much. 1t is much larger
than any similar exposition of products
heretofore attempted in Utah.
Governor William Spry and President
George S, McAllister Of the Manufac-
turers' association formally opened the
big show at 1870 o'clock last night, but
the building was informally opened to
visitors ut 1 o'clock in the afternoon,
From that time until the close at 1880
o o'clock last night there was a steady
stream Of visitors calling at the dit.
ferent booths. and many of them eav-
ing orders for the articles advertised
at the booths.
Today's Attractions.
A great programme of attractions is
scheduled for the show today. In
cluded among them are baby show, Il
pretty Elrl contest, boy scout contest
and travelling man S beauty contest.
Today is children s day, and children
Will be admitted from 10 clock in the
forenoon until o'clock In the after,
noon without their parents or other
adults. After that and for tho remain
der of the show no children will be
admitted TO the show unless they are
accompanied by their parents.
Naturally today's big event Will be
the baby show, for the manufacturers
concede that despite the splendid show
ing made in the exhibits, the very best
of Utah S products are its babies The
prize winning baby will receive a
knitted suit, gwen by the Salt Lake
Knitting works. The second prize will
be knitted Jacket, given by the Cache
Knitting works. For the youngest baby
participating in the contest the Utah
Gas 6 Coke company will give fine
DEVILS cake.
Another interesting feature will be
the contest for girls under IA. The
most attractive girl will receive five
pound box of candy, given by the Mer-
chants Candy company. The girl who
is awarded second prize will be given
u three pound box Of Sweet IS candy.
A contest particularly appropriate for
Utah will be that of the largest fami~
lies. The largest family competing in
this contest will receive 100 loaves Of
bread, the second largest family box
of assorted groceries. the third largest
100 pounds of Husler' and White Fawn
flour.
The best boy scout will receive pair
of Boy Scout shoes from Il. G.. NJ. l..
and the second best pair of Boy
Scout overalls from the same company.
The evening will be given over to
the commercial travellers, The hand
soonest travelling man will be given
fifty Utah made cigars. The second
prize will be case of assorted Utah
beer, The oldest travelling man in Utah
in point OF service will receive Il leath-
er order book from the Salt Lake Hard.
ware company and the second oldest
card case from the Meredith Trunk
company.
The opening of the big products show