Show d l I p l 3 d 3 II IIA HH I t A CHAT THE FATtiER FATHER OF FAIRS T 4 To Fe lIon John R n belongs beloMA the tho distinction dl of heln being the oldest t J crr cn intro In the Fair from time tho exhibition lip up J la t the Iho one OnA which Opened Ilist he has haR never ell n it single I f nd has hila I secured enough blue ribbons anti to tn cover the tho ot of n a lair sized room Throughout line tho length and breadth ot of time the timer r he has hall long lona been heen known ns as Time The Father ot of Territorial cued Pm fH I b Fairs During tide period he ha has Imas filed the offices ot of director and andi J i pr ir only to resign thin latter Inner tit lit time tho ago ot of 79 71 J two years ago ngo lie still stakes n 0 great interest III the of the theD i DI D C It and Manufacturing society anti to quota him hero ver 1 I Ix x hallo I havo trained my boys to exhibit In limo tho ot of the tho nd ad 3 i iT ement lit of the stale J JT T T There Is IR comae Bomo difference between the tho curly exhibitions null the tho one of now hOln being held remarked President J when hon asked askell by the thed d f to tell something about the tho fairs held hehl min In the tho Territory ot of f ll h fOr tor in time thu early days It woe dl distinctly 1 a showing ot of hundl work Today foda limo tho big concerns with their theil up machinery have driven out lime tho manic mall This nt has deterred d u ny n from exhibiting I 1 would like to seo eo more ork exhibited h Instance wn sea no longer have havo such exhibits its 1111 these tho of at homo made madeS S I rr he made mado b by n II man named rope 1110 hy by m A Mo us liS I to 10 grow time the hemp and convert It Into rope anel twine In hits hIs own II rn nor walk hand made nulls combs tram from time the horns ot of otI J I l cat cattle III and homo male made articles generally Time fhe early fairs were I T exhibitions ot of purely dom manufacture There Thero were other at atti j ti II d m t tlona for Cor many years t I cnn can recall the tho first fair Which was hol meld 1 In Utah It took place y yla j la III the Tithing yard whelo nil the tho stuck was shown while the tho old Ies Dea 1 Nes bunching and the structure were given over to the ot of articles This building w ns 1 with I exhibits and there thero stas no charge for Cor ln In hr fart fact It if I not nm not mis mist mistaken taken t there IhNO tuns no nn charge charno for tor mado until limo Iho D A M Clety let took up III permanent on the tho Tenth ward square At this I 1 exhibition there theme were nil kinds ot of such an suits r of 01 clothes and good clothes chalices they were too which originally grow grew on I the backs of oC Utah sheep the Women taking the tho wool and cording and I eating tv It Into Iola cloth Iloth with their bonds then tho they cut and sound owed till the them m until n II hlll silt wits was the re result II II It There wore nil 1111 l ot of 1 exhibits there I remember n man named Ezra Sable who limo tho first revolver that wa undo made In III this part of oC the tho country President Young exhibited cloth rolls ot of goods stock Ireal dent WAS n l In s fair a nn took a In It and exhibited for tor years The The early fairs ere we s o hav outgrown them now there is III one OM We cannot heal hent to day lIay and that Is th lire imported Durham stol sto k owned onell hy by William Villian Jennings U r In yard arll Iho move to tho and houpo tho hi J building now stands 1 there until It burned down then II a move moo was mado to that TJ ward unit grounds to math still lot nl r It again moved to time tho old city building on nn West Temple below the Tabernacle block to the Tenth ward square find last Inet year to 0 the Agricultural park It II III ha only ot of late yearn that shows horse racing ra and kindred attractions have been added in III the tho old days It wa Public spiritedness that brought out the tho exhibitors and for tor that smaller matter mattert t the e same Iame holds good toda today t II t Na |