utah agricultural and manufacturing 1 eturia g fy exhibition I 1 k I 1 a v ti t i the ile first annual exhibition of the utah county branch of the deseret A and M society held in provo city on the uit was truly creditable to the industry of the people of utah county previous to the exhibition the board of di rectors entertained some fears lest their efforts to create an interest in home industry would not be aa as successful as they desired the more so as there has hitherto been an apparent apathy amongst some in relation to home products but ju judging ging from the variety and excellent quality ity of the articles exhibited there must be a lar large e number in this county who know and d valie value value their own interest and the interest of the people of utah in producing all they possibly can I 1 the ile weather was fine and early in the morning it was plainly seen from the gathering of the people of all classes that something unusual was expected it was desi designed ned th atthe various awarding committees should examine and adjudge ge the tite articles previous to the doors being opened for the public but through some as yet unexplained mistake several of the gentlemen appointed ol 01 in anted were not present and as there were a T large ar g e number of persons outside waiting waltin gloran for fon an opportunity to an early view of the fair it was deemed best to admit them which was done and in a few minutes the building was full of critical visitors who were succeeded by others in a continuous stream until late in the evening 6 the ile show of animals was not so extensive as was expected as most of the principal stock raising settlements were vin lin represented the quantity of vegetables exhibited was large and the size and quality surprising to our best farmers in many instances the awarding committee had some difficulty in selecting the best from so much excellence the show of fruit was much better thaw tham might have been supposed considering the small interest there has in in previous years been taken in that very necessary department it is cheering to notice the numerous inquiries as to the best method of raising fruit and in a few years ears judging from the interest manifested itah utah utah county will be able to compete with most counties in the territory in the variety and choiceness of productions there were some very choice specimens of peaches and A apples appleb ples pies A bunch of the latter from the orchard 2 of mr A H scott of provo had twenty one apples on one bunch or stem nine mine inches long mr sir graves and mr seeds men and florists of provo added much to the beauty of the scene by exhibiting specimens of their rarest and best beat flowers their wreaths and bo tastefully arranged were enchanting to the t eye mr graves tea madder and mulberry plants were objects of much int interest erett mr exhibited a cucumber vine on which were upwards of eighty full grown cucumbers ave averaging ragin some fourteen or fifteen inches in in length and ana a Z eight inches in circumference dir mr calls them the red white and blue and designs to preserve all the seed of home manufactured articles there were some good specimens sTcl mens such as axes pitchforks nails rooms razors baskets shoe pegs cooper ware rope twine ac which were truly creditable to the makers also a splendid set of chairs a very beautiful and excellent patent wheel head bead and a variety of such articles which might successfully compete with articles of the same class in any part of the world I 1 A valley made cast iron sugar mill was exhibited hibi ted which has since been put in operation by y peck johnson and crawforth and isnow doing effective business the quantity of leather boots and shoes was small but of good quality the space allotted for dry goods altho aitho although u gli extensive was literally crowded with spec specimens of superior quality it was very difficult to select the best from the many specimens of the same kind exhibited the specimens of sign and portrait painting 1 n could not be easily excelled A full leng ieng length I unfinished portrait of the hon G A smith from the pencil of H maiben was much admired much interest was manifested in a view of the south part of utah co which unfortunately was not sufficiently complete to exhibit in its full fuli extent the skill of the artist the ladies department was pronounced excellent by the female visitors and the quantity and variety were great the beauty of the workmanship was pleasing to the eye and the lad iad lady inspectors said tasteful and although not a conno issuer of ladies work still to ven ture an honest opinion that department was well represented the quality of the butter and cheese was excellent cel lent the pickles starch wines spirits tea brimstone and other miscellaneous articles were better than many thought could have been produced most may 0 of them were first class articles on the whole our exhibition was very interesting and when it is remembered that it was the first effort we might almost say superlatively irely good still the directors say they can cah improve their arrangements and the people sa say bay tuey can and will exhibit more and better articles next year the impulse which has been given to home production the manifest anxiety to excel in making the denizens of utah an independent aa as well as free people which has grown out of establishing this branch of the truly valuable deseret A and M society ay will be productive of much good to the people of this county r 1 JOHNB johnn MILNER i ru 11 rn REPORTER