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Show and supplies that enable than to hold their place In tha battle line. . "Aa a result tha exhibition proved not only a atlmulua to trade, but developed de-veloped Into what waa enthueiaatlcaliy described by public and military offl-clala offl-clala aa the biggest recruiting meeting m Canada.' "It reached men from remote rural arctiona, whom tha recruiting officers up to thst9tlme had 'bean unable tu inspire with tha military aptnt. Many of theae si moat Immediately hastened to the colore. - "My advice to the managers of fairs would be to keep tha gatea wide open. Exalt military aervice and patrlotlam, keep the flag flying everywhere, stimulate stimu-late production in all Unroof effort by emphasising tha neceaaity of keeping productive, enterprise going at top-notch. top-notch. . "And do not neglect tha recreative and. People need lexation In tha prea-ant prea-ant tenae altuatlon. but Incidentally, keep the educational function of the fair uppermost, even In Ita recreational proceeeee. There may be soma criticism criti-cism at flret, some demand that tha fair be cloaed during war times, but the agitation will quickly die gown and th agitators will later rise up and call you blessed "Tha fair and exhibition la even more important in these times than In peace years. By all meana keep It going and i you will be performing an Important national service. "This hss been tha experience of tha Canadian national exhibition, and that It haa been appreciated Is Indicated by the fact that the attendance last year Jumped back to nearly normal 91 ,009 persons. This. too. with tO.OOO men gone to the front. from tha Toronto district dis-trict alone. "Any suggestion that wa olose now FAIRS- HELD r AGRICULTURE ' Experience of Canada Cited would be severely frowned down. Public Pub-lic officials pay It tribute for the service ser-vice It has rendered In war tlmaa. and American fairs can In their way render just as Invaluable servtoe to their district dis-trict and nation. Thar are In Ontanu along 181 fall fairs, and many mors throughout the other sight provinces of the Dominion. Ho far as I know not : one of theae closed down on account of the war. They all followed the Toronto eitarnple." a Evidence That Utah Should Emulate. Whila tha cry of conservation and aconomy ia heard over tha country there have bean suggestions that stats fairs should he abandoned this year on account of the war snd money spent , on thsm diverted Into other channels ' for the public's benefit. In answer, the respective managements manage-ments of tha different stats fairs atata y that tha fairs serve to stimulate Inter- eat and work In production and that far from being a detrimental factor to the conservation ef the nation's wealth I i they arc a big asset. As s consequence, Utah's state fair f scheduled for September 2 to Octo-( Octo-( her , will be held. The, benefit that a i such a fair proves In war tlms Is shown In the exhibitions staged in Canada, where but a year or two years ago an agitation was launched to . abandon them. The agitation did not succeed and fairs are being held, demonstrating; that they are beneficial to the country In such a period. Fair managements In ths United Rtates will be guided by ths action of Canadian fair assoclstlnna and It Is t. predicted that similar auccsss to that achieved in the Dominion will be gained aouth of the forty-ninth parallel while, the United States Is at wtu- with , Germany. CONDITIONS IN CANADA. Dr. J. O. Orr, general manager of the Canadian national exposition covering Canada'g greatest annual fair held at Toronto, Ontario, has written to Horace Hor-ace B. Ensign, secretary of tha Utah State Fair association, telling him of , ths conditions met In Canada by fair managements as a rssult of ths war in which Canada with ths rest of ths British smpirs, has been engaged sinos . the outbreak of hostilities. Here Is his a, Istter; "Many suggestions were made that tha exhibition be called off, an atrong pressure waa brought to bear upon the directors by calamity howlers, ' who openly declared the exhibition would be doing an unpatrlotle thins br opening tha galea. The board gave thsss suggestions mature consldera- j tlon. Our directors are big business men. In soma Instances heads of con . c-rna with nationwide ramifications. Thsy decided to continue ths sxhlbltlos SS USUAL "They argued that ths existing depression de-pression In 1(11 was. to s large extant psychological; that at heart Canadian business waa sound; that ths country required only to be shaken out of ths lethargic, pessimistic state Into which It had drifted In order to realise its real fundamental strength and commercial com-mercial stability. , "They argued, alas, that tha exhibi tion could bring about ths necessary revulsion of sentiment, ths awakening of all classes of ths community to an appreciation of tha abaolute nsed for Aw national cheerfulness snd Industrial optimism. "Tearly we hkvs a tremendous Influx of tourists aad visitors from ths Unitsd . Statee. ie- "But," continued Dr. Orr, "tha Increased In-creased attendance was not ths most significant thing that year. Ths real Important, cheerful, uplifting, stlmulat-In stlmulat-In development waa tha deportment L of the crowds. Ths manufacturer, tha f farmer and the general exhibitor had applied for apace In almoet as great numbers as in previous rears, and the evidence on ail sides of the productive snd constructivs soterpriss of Canada acted as a national tonic. "The whole exhibition aeemed to symbolise ths spirit of Canadian people peo-ple and exemplified ths fact that at heart ws were not daunted by tha on- , toward events In Europe. After viewing, view-ing, ths overflowing livestock stsbles. ths bountiful results of ths harvest ' Juat ovsr. the whirring wheels in ths process building, the dlsplsy of merchandise mer-chandise snd manufactured gooda. the crowds left the grounds with a new conftdsncs. s new respect for ths , worker, the manufacturer, ths farmer, and a mors sbldlng faith la Canada's ability to hold tip her end no matter how tons' ths war lasted.. - TRADE REVIVAL FOLLOW. . T do not claim ths exhibition was entirely responsible, but It la a signlfl-1 signlfl-1 cant coincidence that imrnsdlately following fol-lowing ths 'Patriotic Tear' event ltll general trade and business showed signs of revival, and continued ts Improve Im-prove until today It haa attained trs-mendmss trs-mendmss volume and momentum. "We made the military theme the dominant one throughout the exhibition -ev ,hat rsu. Karifytng empire service snn amphsststng ths nsossslty of keeping things moving at hems that in boys as the front might sot lack ths munitions |