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Show fJibs confer 0 Hl0 H Hi fl Secretary Horace S. Ensign I Briefly Reviews Aims and ' Achievements of Utah's 1 Big Expositions. ! EDUCATIONAL VALUE j OF FIRST, ACCOUNT' Masses Gain Knowledge of Resources and Developer Develop-er inent; Amusement Features Fea-tures Popular. By Horace S. Ensign. PRfNCK ALBERT said of the first world's fair held in London in j 1S52 that it was furnishing a truo test and a livinc picture of the point of development. That cer-tainl' cer-tainl' applies to the state fair of to-! to-! day, for it brings us face to face with tho wonderful resources of our state. The reat interest that, is now being taken in the state fair, particularly in the west, shows that the people arc realizing the benefits received from it. The people who go to tho state fair, whether as visitors or exhibitors, believe be-lieve they realize upon their investment invest-ment of time and money, and they are of a class not easily deceived, "They know there arc benefits . Some cOinc from idlo curiosity, some lor the amusement features, but the masses arc coming to realize the great educational educa-tional benefit that is to be derived from attending, and their number is increasing rapidly from year to year. Tho state fair brings together those of different occupations and enables them bettor to understand ono another. an-other. It is a placo for the exchange! of ideas and enlargement of ambitions: it broadonB tho mind and widens the view of those who partake of its benefits. bene-fits. Concrete Examples. Tako the livestock department, there como scores or more of exhibitors with livostoek of all breeds and of all ages. Theso breeders aro j;oncrally buyers. Thoy meet and exchange information; thoy soil and trade among thcniEolvus and" hero como trooping the thousands of visitors to the fair, looking over the different exhibits, some who study the fino points of the animals shown, others who atk questions and talk with their compauious about the prize winners, win-ners, and in a general way each and every one learns at least a little about the value of pure bred stock. The information in-formation exchanged or absorbed in this way is carried to hundreds of placos in the state and in oue way or another becomes scattered about and is common properly. H goes along until un-til better animals arc purchased for tho herds of the farmers; the benefit to breeder and farmor is evident. So also in tho machinery and implement imple-ment department, the greatest department depart-ment of time-saving, labor-saving ami work-accomplishing devices. The question ques-tion of labor with tho farmor of today is a problom, and for this reason he is interested in the improved machinery machin-ery that is annually being shown at tho state fair. Hero ho can find tho latest and up-to-date labor-saving ma chinorv that is mado and conditions' have I'orccd him to become intorested in this department. Tho manufacturer of today has come to realize that thcro ia.no placo whore ho can come in direct communication with the consumer at so little expense for the benefits derived as at tho state fair. It is true ho comes to the fair! for profit; in fact all exhibitors come , ,1 OFFICIAL WHO TALKS j ABOUT STATE FAIRS HORACE S. ENSIGN, with this object in viow, either directly or indirectly. Benefits Widespread. In the department where the products prod-ucts of the soil arc shown thcro is opportunity op-portunity for benefits all around. Exhibits Ex-hibits that show not only what can be done under ordinary conditions, but also what is dono under ordinary conditions con-ditions and even the results of" unfavorable unfa-vorable conditions arc worth something. some-thing. It i3 gratifying to be able to say that by the aid of college men, in tho extension work department, the very best results possible arc being secured, se-cured, as demonstrated by the constantly constant-ly increasing and perfected agricultural agricul-tural exhibits at tho state fair. The state fair not only benefits the state, tho industries of tho state, but also benefits tho commonwealth as a whole. Another phase of tho stato fair is the amusement programme. Tt would be just as unwise to undertake to make a good fair without entertainment as to try and mako ono given over to side shows and amusements onlv. Tho prob lem is not whether thcro shall be entertainment, enter-tainment, but how much and in what form. Thr very best cntortainmcnt nf a state fair is that which fits in naturally nat-urally with the fair Itself, or the things which encourage all visitors to remain and sec all that is worth while at the fair. Interest in Racing. Nothing can tako the place of a well conducted racing programme mado up of ovcnl- contested heats and dashes with a few specialties thrown in. The racing programme helps to draw thousands thou-sands to the fair, where they mitNt of necessity see other thiugs "and learn much else. An attractively arranged livestock show day and uichl is entertaining and educational. Tt leads a great many people peo-ple to a study of the finest animal.'; exhibited, ex-hibited, who might othcrwiso miss this part of tho fair. Good music is an essential. It helps to make the "fair spirit." True, it is used only to draw attention to some particular part of tho "show-" and increase in-crease the noise. But, a fair without music, and plenty of it, would bo similar simi-lar to a circus parade without tho elo-phauts, elo-phauts, clowns and calliope. Amusement Necessary. Many of the entertainment features possess educational character in them-selves, them-selves, as showing phenominal strength, skill, daring, or exceptional speed. It has been proved that without amupc-ment amupc-ment features the crowds cannot be drawn to the fair and kept interested for scvoral days. Tho people domand amusement ns well as education. The fair of 15)1,1 is expected to exceed ex-ceed in ever3' department its predecessors. predeces-sors. An active interest is shown by former exhibitors; who have asked that increased spaeo bo resorved for them. Amusement agencies are looking to tho west for business next season, as their field of operation has been somewhat ovcrdono in tho cast. TIijb means that some of the best and most sensational acts known will bo procurable for tho state fair of 15)13. Requests, f rom livestock live-stock breeders from many points in the intermonntain empire have been made for tho 101o premium list, with tho as- surnnco that then- will be at the Utah state fair with thoir horses, cattle and sheep. Prospects for the future bucccss of tho stato fair, and in 15)13 in particular, particu-lar, aro most promising. |
