Show falit it opens under favorable and ans pinions surroundings the territorial fair opened in salt lake city wednesday at one p m there was a arg attendance thronging the main hall and galleries call eries the large concourse of people was called to order by lion john R winder president ol 01 D A M society after which au overture was rendered by the theatre orchestra after prayer by hon F D richards and fie of a chorus governor caleb V west addressed the people he expressed his pleasure at being present and eaid in substance by indefatigable efforts the directors of lie D A al have brought to pass hat you no y see the spirit of enterprise shows forth most nobly here we are a young community hul here are the evidence of our energies of which any community may well be proud and which in many respects cannot be surpassed by the older communities muni ties we have a thrifty industrious and prosperous people and before us we behold their handiwork I 1 trust the people will recognize alie necessity ot an institution such as has managed thi work and give it cordial support it will exhibit their ingenuity energy and resources and result in in valuable benefit to all here e can come to unite ajr the good of the territory forgetting for the time al differences for herf there should be no differences all meet here for the common wealth hon john R winder followed the governor in a review of the work of the D A M society and their fairs from 1855 until the present time closing his neat speech by thanking all for their aid in the stupendous undertaking and announcing that alie exhibition was now formally opened the orchestra rendered a selection and the exercises closed the vast audience alien dispersed through the spacious building to view the various exhibits of field crops vegetables fruits flowers minerals furniture oil dainta hardware glassware fine arts ladies work leather goods sculpture animals agricultural implements etc the fair will be open day and during the remainder of this week |