Show il BIG STATE FAIR OPENS TOMORROW 1 I Mayor Appoints Holiday Mayor Bransford yesterday named Wednesday a day to be observed by the people of ot Salt Lake Lale La e as holiday The mayor ma or urges all aU persons to 10 lay las aside business ares res at 1 and go bO goD bOo fo o D the state fair The governor has Issued a similar proclamation As a consequence practically all an business places in Salt Lake will close Wednesday afternoon Tomorrow the thirtieth exposition of the Utah State Pair Fall association will willbo be opened to the public for a solid week Yesterdays rain instead of retarding matters apparently had the effect of stimulating things generally for ev everything everything 1 cry thing that arrived at the grounds I Iwas was hustled under cover Horsemen at atthe atthe I Ithe the Big Four county fair in iii Ogden too when it was apparent that there would be no racing started to pack up and ship their animals to Salt Lake earlier than if it racing were the order of the day Aside from the horsemen every everybody everybody everybody body else on deck was rather glad to see the big storm because they figured fine days ahead Entries closed at midnight Sept 30 as announced and the executive force moved down to the fair fall where they de devoted devoted devoted voted the th time to receiving and placing exhibits Thomas H Smith supervisor of horses who arrived from Logan Friday has for two days been wrestling with the problem of additional accommodation accommodation accommodation for the biggest list of entries In his department experienced in the life of the fair organization The same state of affairs confronts M K Par Parsons Parsons Parsons sons Uncle John Seely Seel of Mt lIt Pleas Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant ant and Robert H R Irvine of Provo su supervisors supervisors supervisors respectively of the cattle sheep and swine and poultry depart departments departments departments ments Each of the thc three Is clamoring for enlarged quarters to accommodate the flood of entries F J I Hendershot of ot Ogden Og en supervisor of horticulture and floriculture has plenty of space in inthe inthe inthe the big blE building but he promises that it will be filled to its capacity In fact all of the supervisors tell the same story stOl and Mrs Priscilla Jennings RI RIter RIter ter is likewise demonstrating that an educational han hall is the next crying need of the exposition Rush of Preparation All AU roads lead to the tle t fair today and drays dras and men have been bc n pressed into service in a fashion to scandalize the supporters of ot the blue laws We are working night and day in order r to have everything ready for th the opening Monday Monda morning declared President McDonald last night t and the public will find few traces of the chaos which prevails now The car carpenter carpenter carpenter penter Is no sooner through with the construction of a booth b oth than another man an is at hand with broom and arid dump dumpcart dumpcart dumpcart cart to t sweep seep up and carry away the dust and debris The sweeper is fol followed followed followed lowed by the decorator with of bunting and his mouth full fun of tacks and his vest full of threaded needles In less time than one would imagine a bare wooden framework is converted into a Japanese tea garden Hundreds of such transformations arc are being worked out every few fe minutes A dozen huge vans ans are backed up against the entrances and exits of the various halls constantly Exhibits are being piled plied high and fancifully in every square foot of space Each building has a story stor The outside grounds are undergoing the same process of transformation The stables to the west of the race racetrack racetrack track present an animated scene scene In Inthe Inthe Inthe the space between the two long rows trainers trai ers are parading par thoroughbreds up and down for their daily dally constitutional J Tryouts on the tracks wea weather weather ther permitting make the day a busy one Cattle parades acress the lot neaV near the long barns are daily daHy occurrences Many persons never stop to think that the horses cows sheep and other ani animals animals mals mais could not be kept cooped up with in a a little stall stan or pen day in and day out for over a week and yet et remain I healthy It would be a treat to the tenderfoot ot city man tp see a dozen i small boys out leading a couple of sheep around the big parade grounds Some of the unadvertised unbilled events which happen during walking periods would be the hits of the fair There is no funnier combination than thana a large lively ram and a small boy Some exhibitors stay on the grounds near their prides so the ribbon winners will not suffer for careful attention But a majority leave the animals to the care c re of the fair fall management which employs an army of expert stock care caretakers caretakers caretakers takers S i 5 5 k i C r a aS 5 S 4 5 S S S S S a 5 4 S SS SSI SSI I I S S 4 S i 4 S I Workmen putting up booths in tn the M iid ld Liberal Arts building S 1 5 J f Z St If VM v |