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Show UTfSBiH Fl PASSESJNTO HISTORY Attendance for Full Eight Days Estimated at Two Hundred Thousand. ECONOMY IS KEYNOTE Vomen of Red Cross Convey Con-vey Forcible Message That Nation Is at War. When tho last building on the state fair grounds was locked a little before midnight last night .Utah 's thirty-ninth annual exposition passed into history. And with it went the record of the greatest and jurist widely representative representa-tive display of Utah's resources and ae tlvitietij eight days of ideal Utah weather weath-er and the heaviest attendance in Utah state fair annals. The turnstiles stopped clicking too lato last night for the statu fair officials offi-cials to obtain a-eurato data concerning concern-ing the attendance for the full eight days, but it was conservative!' estimated esti-mated that total number of visitors would bo approximately 200,000. Officials Elated. "I can only repeat my message on the opening night," said President W. 8. Homney of tho Stato Fair association lt which was an expression of keen and sincere appreciation of the co-operation of the people of tho state and tho directors di-rectors of the association who have labored la-bored bo faithfully to give Utah a representative rep-resentative exposition. "I might add that tho results have far exceeded my expectations. I am more than pleased with what has been accomplished and I am sure that, under favorable conditions, the 1918 Utah state fan- -will be still hotter. I wish to thank most heartily tho judges who have performed their work to the satisfaction sat-isfaction of all and' to the Salt Lake police and fire department for the efficient effi-cient aid they have rondored during the exposition. 'That tho exposition was a success i.8 reflected in the heavy attendance and in tho gooti feeling wh'ich prevails among all 'exhibitors. Practically every one of tho old exhibitors and all the now ones havo already expressed their satisfaction satis-faction with the" treatment accorded and all have pledged . themselves to bring still better and bigger exhibits .' to Utah's state fair in 1918." Ends With Fireworks. The close of tho exposition came semi-formally semi-formally yesterday afternoon with the grand livestock pageant following the programme on the race track. But the entertainment programme for the day was continued, concluding last night with the firoworks spectacle, "The War of Nations." President Romnev and other officials were elated last night that not a single sin-gle accident, barring those in connection connec-tion with tho motor races, has been reported, re-ported, despite the fact that fully 20,-6 20,-6 00 of the -15,000 in attendance Friday were children. The reparts of the police department indicate tltat the state fair this year was unusnallv clean, morally as well as physically. Under the supervision of Captain X J. Roberts, who has been in charge of the policing of the Utah state fairs for more than tvveutv years, tho grounds were kept practically free from pickpockets and confidence men. A few classed as petty grafters worked their way into the grounds during the week, but were quickly apprehended and expelled. Food Economy Taught. While the exposition was devoted generally to a display of the state's resources and industries, there was a strong element of conservation reflected reflect-ed in the majority of the exhibits something which in some way pertained to the nation's war activities. Prob-ablv Prob-ablv the most conspicuous were those bearing on food conservation as in almost al-most every horticultural and agricultural agricul-tural display were preserved and dried fruits and vegetables. There were not onlv these, but there were demonstrators demonstra-tors in many booths explaining how the work had been done and in this way the gospel of food conservation was carried into thousands of homes. Red Cross Is Active. .No single booth carried home more forcibly the message that the nation was at war than that of tho Salt Lake chapter of the American Rod Cross. There a dozen or more women, prominent promi-nent in the social and club life of the city, sat in the shadow of the nags of the" nations allied against the central powers and demonstrated the work the Red Cross is doing for the men at the front and the sufferers in all countries , and explained in detail the workings of the organization. Among the women who devoted the week to the education of state iair visitors in the work of tho Red Cross were Mrs. L. L. Terrv, Miss Alice Wall, Mrs. S. H. Bnbcoek, Mrs. P. C. Roberts, Mrs. K. L. Clarp, Mrs. C. V. Whitlev, Miss Ella M. Wieklund. Mrs. E. C. Schmidt. Mrs. Ray Waiker, Miss Carolyn Cowan, Miss Adelaide Ade-laide Woodruff and Mrs. Thompson. Instead of cutting short the programme pro-gramme on closing day, the state fair officials made every attempt to make it the biggest day of the exposition. All the entertainment features of the week were staged and many new attractions and the racing programme were replete v ith record events. Dismantling Begins. The work of dismantling the exhibits will be undertaken earlv this morning. The entire display of Boxeider county in the horticultural and agricultural building will be distributed among the members of the Utah battery. The ex hibits of other counties will be disposed dis-posed of in various ways, some of the articles disposed of on the grounds and manv sent back home for use this winter. win-ter. ' |
