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Show STATE FAIR EXHIBITS REACH HIGH VALUES; SHOWO O0 (5): FAIR PROGRAMME WB MONDAY. 1:30 p. m. Opening programme In the manufactures building. 2 p. m, First free attractions an d races. . .. . : . 4: JO p. m. Other free attractions. . ' ' ' . " ' . 8 p. m. Illumination of grounds, band concert In. manufactures and ' liberal arts building, free attractions, vaudevilles and other perform- ances. . C) ffi ffi ffi ffi faSltSiGG)O(SGG)Gi(SSl0i ' More than six hundred thousand dollars dol-lars In actual cash values will be contained con-tained In the State, fair grounds whj the gates are thrown open to the public pub-lic Monday morning-. 1 This estimate, prepared by a conservative man who, has visited the grounds and who knows something about the entries. Is believed to be well under the mark, rather than over it. The fair directors are of the opinion that the total value Is very close to a million dollars. For the benefit of the skeptics a schedule has been prepared. It shows that there are, or will be, at the fair grounds, show horses of the value of $75,000; race horses, - $80,000; manufactures manufac-tures and liberal arts exhibits, $60,000; cattle. $40,000; automobiles, $50,000; farm machinery and farm Implements, $25,-000; $25,-000; equipment of free attractions, $25,-000; $25,-000; hogs, $10,000; horticulture and agriculture. ag-riculture. $10,000; dogs, $10,000; sheep, $6000; chickens, $5000; art exhibit. $10.-000; $10.-000; buildings and equipment. $250,000. Nearly All Utah Products. The great bulk of the values scheduled sched-uled are in Utah products. This Is true of all exhibits. The only exception Is in the .race horsss, a great many of those animals being owned by citizens of other States. However, a conservative conserva-tive proportion of the race horses are owned by Utah'men. especially those In the harness events. So that those who would get an idea, of Utah's industries must go to the State fair. The exhibits are representative in the highest sense of their respective classes. Great pains have been taken and much caution exercised, to exclude exhibits that were not up to 'the highest possible possi-ble standard. '-Application after application appli-cation for space has been rejected because be-cause those making them could not demonstrate to the directors that they were worthy of a place at the fair. And yet no Industry, however small, has been slighted: Attractions for the People. The fair directors, believing that this is a show of, by and for the people of the State, have left undone nothing- calculated cal-culated to attract the people to the fair, both as exhibitors and spectators. That they have done their work well will be generously attested by the crowds that will begin entering the grounds when the turnstiles begin to click on Monday morning. ' Nor need anybody labor under the opinion that he can see the fair this year In a single day. The duration of the exhibition was fixed at six days this year,' Instead of five, as heretofore, because the management early foresaw that it would be impossible for the average av-erage visitor to see the fair as all will want to see It, within Ave days. There will be something to Interest visitors every moment of six or seven hours a day during the entire six days. Derby Day Is Monday. On Monday, which is designated on the fair calendar as Derby day, the great running race of the fair will take place. In this race ' are eight entries. At least six of them are sure starters, and there Is a strong probability that all will face the flag. Thus the Derby will contain more starters than any running race that has been seen here for many months, and there will be much disappointment If the track record rec-ord for a mile la not broken. The opening exercises promise to be very interesting. Gov. Cutler and his staff, the latter in full dress uniforms, will assemble on the band platform In the manufactures and liberal arts building at 1:15 p. m. The ceremonies will begin a quarter of an hour later. They will consist of music by Held's big band, a prayer by the Rev. Mr. Peter Pe-ter A. Slmpkln. an address by President Presi-dent J. G. McDonald, in which the fair keys will be delivered to the Governor and a response by the Chief Executive. Then a free attraction and the races, followed by more free attractions. Numerous Nlglt Attractions. It is the desire of the management this year to make the fair especially attractive at-tractive to those whose work during the day prevents them from seeing the fair by sunlight. ' Thousands of. Incandescent Incandes-cent Mghts have been placed in the buildings. To their radiance will be added the glow of hundreds of Chinese lanterns, and the exhibits will all appear ap-pear at their best. The grounds outside out-side will be brilliantly, illuminated by arc lamps, the last of which were put In position this morning. Every evening there will be band concerts, and the entire schedule of free attractions, with' the additional effect of red fire, Roman candles and other novel features. It is confidently believed be-lieved that the fair at night will be fully as attractive as the fair by day. This morning a new attraction was announced in the shape of football under un-der the auspices of the Utah Association Associa-tion Football League. The first game will be played Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock and the contestants will be Eureka Eu-reka and the Salt Lake Rangers. Saturday Sat-urday afternoon at the same time the Eureka team will tackle the Salt Lake team, an organization distinct from the Rangers. |