Show Fair Draws Crowd On Closing Day in Spite of Weather Lights Out Marks Close of Most Successful Exhibition in Utah's History Officials History Officials Will Work for Even Better Show Next Fall HEN HENward T the last visitor to the state fair passed through the gates homeward homeward home home- W ward bound at 10 1030 30 0 o'clock clock last night the guards closed the portals awl and the click of padlocks indicated the end of th the 1912 1013 show rho Tho big electric electrio elec elee- trio sign sibs g over oyer t the main ivain entrance suddenly disappeared in the tho blackness of an night ni r ht and ana will not send sen forth its festive feste fest e glare for another year Signs bidding farewell to the genero gener- gener o of public how however ver indicated cat d no note of oC sadness In the office o of the directorate of the Uie fair fall for Ol the directors were wore re receiving ro- ro congratulations on the conduct In of the th most successful exhibition Utah's history Fine Fite weather that prevailed pre pro ailed the forepart of the week and the extraordinary efforts of officers and exhibitors were tho the causes of the n in increased Increased In- In creased interest manifested over that of or previous year years The state wide state exhibit t of or pr products ducts of ot farm farni and mine and o of manufactured things the display of or arts and crafts the exhibits of ot specimens of ot the feathered feath teath- ered ored furred and finny tinny tribes of Ut Utah h hand and the amu amusement ement and sport features the week a fi financial financial fi- fi all combo d 11 l to lo muke make and artistic success and an un unsurpassed unsurpassed unsurpassed un un- un- un surpassed boo boost t and Industrial IncentIve Incentive incentive tive to the tho state Already the officials ts are arc plotting and aull planning for n Cl bigger big gor ger 01 and better fair in 1911 though as one of them remarked yesterday l ar tl they u will have to go o some somo Among the tho things thInS's contemplated for Cor Continued on l Page age 7 7 Column 1 t tS S FAIR DRAWS DRAVIS CROWD DESPITE WEATHER I. I i Lights Out for Y in Which Officials Will Work for B Better Better Bet Bet- t- t ter tel Show Next Fall Con Continued from Pago Pao 1 timet season at this early dato date arc various i improvements 1 at the grounds Luch such S-such such us its s for lor instance a woo Wco mite o of oC cl gravel sprinkled over o the thc highways h and andt t b by byways ways was cr Very Had nd Yesterdays Yesterday's brand o of weather was In- In tenor and should no not no have havo dropped Into Into the thc state fair where nothing else Inferior was on display A s succession c Of cOld and mist misty drizzle with chill from the lake lako combined to keep kp people Indoors rs for Or the most part hut there was as plenty plent of fun un In the buildings and great reat crowds could not bo be l h by 13 the weather from rom see see- the tho attractions The track was sas not improved h by the thc precipitation and the balloons b became soaked so he the ra races horse es horse and ancI gas gas gas- were called off ott The da day was also to the children for it had been pl planned nned to again Invite the youngsters young young- to make them themselves elves at home and the thc attendance was wa not so o largo large as wasti was ti anticipated l However there was no no cause for weeping an and walling with tt tho the guards at nt the you pay r t machines on the gates g for or they clicked along right merrily all nil day clay One of oC the first orders issued issue b by the 1 officials yesterday yest was as to exhibitors prohibiting them thim folding their tents and stealing awa away before the thc last min mm- ute Consequently everything on ex exhibition ex- ex at the grounds was there at 1030 last nl night ht Just the same as at 10 o'clock last Monday morning when the fair tair opened Tho The disposition of or the thet t tons of fruit and yc vegetables on display dis dis- play pla In the horticultural building was wasI I carried on yesterday mostly by private ate L sale Many cases of or fruit and vegetables vege I tables were bought up by br the markets and yet other quantities were purchased purchased pur pur- chased b by ultimate consumers 6 After Sp Splice cc Next Year Over In tho the manufacturers building were dickering with the fair officers for tor increased space next year ear Utah products have been boomed to the tho skies according to Orson II ir V Hewlett commandant of or that section of ot displays s 's and those on the ground are hastening to at least repeat their space reservation Supervisors of ot the various I departments were kept busy supervisIng supervising supervising ing until tho the last gon gong That the tho au audience au- au I for tor state fairs has not been ex exhausted ex- ex r ri 1 hausted b by many thousands was evident J from the tho and Abs of Interested Interested interI Inter Inter- I ested spectators who had not be before Core visited the more elaborate displays p Tho winners of ol tho the state wide boys boys' I potato contest conducted durin during the summer by br the National Copper bank bankI I of or this city were announced yesterday morning To Merle H Hyer er of or Lewiston ton Cache Cacho county count was awarded the h handsome hand nd- nd some soma silver cup and check for lor as first prize He Ic succeeded succeeded-In In I 29 bushels of or fine potatoes to the half hat acre Other boys bos receiving honorable mention for producing large largo quantities of ot potatoes were Sterling 1 of I Vernal and J. J L. L Tidwell of ot Welling Welling- ton Grubb Acts A As Judge c. c Judges of the contest were E. E II H. Grubb potato expert of ot the Harriman 2 lines lines- Dr Corbett of ot tho the bureau o of plant industry and Professor ProCessor Orton pathologist of ot tho the same bureau In connection with tho the banks bank's contest each ellch bo boy with the highest yield for his county count had been the thc guest of the tho bank at tho the y X M M. C. C A A. A and traveled to Salt SaIl Lake on free freo transportation Of Ot all aU the tho lovely Jobs at the fair however B. B F. F Redman had tho the loveI loveliest love love- oe I I liest yesterday afternoon as jud judge e o of the bab baby contest Jud Judges es of fruit and andI I animals had only to risk a temporary I grouch on the part of losing exhibitors tors but hut those attempting to pick winners from rom amon among a a. large bunch of loel lovely and perfect infants that's something 1 else In the beginning Mr Ir Redman Red man had two assistants to help him but they took a look 1001 at fit the babies ables and andett andi i left ett for parts unknown Nothing daunted daunt daunt- ed Mr Redman n looked cd over o the babies ables long and carefully and chose choso the following fol fol- fol- fol lowing lowing- Two best pairs of ot twins Mrs rN Kay Bridge e. e 31 Western avenue and anI Mrs 1 C. C fl R. R Wilcox 1010 West Fi Eighth South st st. M youngest bab baby Mrs Irs William A. A Randall Ran Ran- i dall dali lola Tola avenue fattest boy bab baby j Mrs Airs W W. H. H Elm avenue fattest girl baby Mrs W. W V. V E. E Jones q Goshen avenue baby with most hair 4 t Mr Mrs SOS First avenue best 4 looking girl baby Mrs Irs II 11 J. J Birch McClelland avenue best looking bo boy loy bab baby Mrs Irs R. R S. S Slater 66 Grand avenue l |