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Show ! OPEXIXG OF THE FAIR. IVruial Exr rdstt. Tarifd aad Srlfnihd UNplay. It was after 1 2 o'cloci. before tho gates of the entrance of the fair grounds were opened to a crowd wlio were waiting to inter. A few minutes later IfelJ'a Band played a spirited air oil the balcony within the msln building. The people now came pouring in, and at 1J.43 o'eJocS., II. V r.i renee, prejldei.l of the Dt-syrct Asricnltural and 51-uiufacturins Society, called them toordcran J snnounceJ.tliaitbeoneu-iagczercls.s snnounceJ.tliaitbeoneu-iagczercls.s would now occur. The Uiml plsj cd a selection, after which Mr. l-awrez.ee Introduced Klder Artiiur Stayner, who oS-red prayer. Mr. Inwrencc then announced thit Iiw Eicdlencv Gjvenior Artiiur Ar-tiiur Ij. Tliomas would deiiTir Uie oji-clugaddrtKi. Tlie ijieaksr congHlulatel Ills hearers oa the rplen j.J exhibit of the proJucU of the Territory hleli were wen i.i the UitUi.ii--ind 01 the ground'. He ota-rved Uiat it was, the eighteenth nunual exnoI-I exnoI-I on .it Uie I). A. A M. bJeU-ty, and thatit wtlie best so far that had been held. He calt attention to the excellent fniit, rnd the many ietns of it, w liil h h, 1 iwn , trlthiteil by vnriou iarU of the Tirritorj, from tho eitrcmo north to thu i-stnrie south The hortl. cultural products of vsriouj climates vefc rejiresented. Tiio sjwaSer referred to the exhibits exhib-its of skilled lalwr, which were ahown, and iio!.e of the textile fabrics fab-rics produced at liome aud. ou exhl-tnn exhl-tnn as equal to an similar goodi made in the Union. He txpn-eed IIih view tlial tije-ers iiM',lin Here a creat means or edu -atint: tlie people, peo-ple, aud treated of thu tuiriilous undress that had bjea made in Utah since its firtt wtllemcht. 43 years ago. Ho urjred Uip nece--lt of bureau of statUtii-J, and treated of tiie benefits bene-fits thu same Mould produce to thu Territory, and t-losed by ohservine that we have much to lie thankful fir, and to hopu f ir, aud forecasting a glorious future fur Utah. The baud plaj cd a selection, ulna Mr Iawreuce arose and said: "In behtlfofthe board of directors direct-ors of the Dsret Agricultural and Manufacturing Swlity, 1 now declare de-clare the Utah Kxpo-itlon for the 3 ear 1SJ open." I-ack of space today will notadmlt of extended comment upon the exposition. The di-idayi are nx yet all in position, Imt it is otivlj Uiat they will, taken altogether, excel iu mtrit those of anv previous year. |