Show x FESTIVAL A BIG SUCCESS the dixie fisit exhibit and festival held in city last thursday and friday was an immense success the various tons and ul lages of dixie came to the front with their best fruits and made in exhibit that dixie can well feel proud of an exhibit thit drew forth high piuse pi use from the visitors who declared aliey had ne vcr seen the equal of such fruit anywhere it 13 a causo for congratulation that tho various settlements took so much interest in this exhibit they all a lean desire to work for the success of tho occasion and the result vi as a proof of what an united dixie can do the lanous committees worked lilo beairs they could not have done better had they been working for big wages loyalty to didies interest was alie power that moed them and while this loyalty exists dixie need have no misgivings as to its future tho washington silver band and tho dixie st george silver band did great work the playing of these organizations was admirable and they earned great praise from the visitors as well as the home people who thoroughly enjoyed their excellent playing the visitors thoroughly enjoyed the oc cassion and did not hesitate to say so for this wo feel proud it is a causo for happiness that our visitors leave us good impressions of our dixie its people and its products and wo should always aim to have them do so the washington county commercial club under choso whoso auspices the affair w as given may w ell feel proud of the success of tins the first dixie fruit ech abit and festival we know the club feels grateful to all those who contributed in any way to mako a success of it and that pres aco F cad correctly expressed alie feelings of the club when he publicly thanked them while we have had a number of visitors from the north the number was less alian had been expected this is accounted for by the limited time given by the halt lako route to the half rate excursion it appears eliat tho excursion was tor five daas only tins only gao visitors ono day in st george and that they would undertake a journey of about miles 65 of which is by stage to spend one day here bould not be expected the visit of the governor and his staff aid not materialize teri alize because tho gocr nor found it impossible to como at the last moment as explained in the follow ing telegram to chairman george F whitehead Whit chead of the fruit executive committee my congratulations on the opening of the dixie fruit exhibit and festival and my deep re that I 1 cannot be present sept ath is alie anniversary of the organization of utah territory I 1 wall you WILLIAM SPRY i county deeply with our biter county kane in the low buffered by ite A J cuaty wat by hood alie biggot flood in the history of kanab took out its dam the night of the alt this dam was the ando of kanab built by years of toil and self denial at a cost of about forty thousand dollars A pipe line system waa used in connection with it for furnishing the town with water for culinary purposes and this is also gone it is a calamity tor a small frontier town of seven hundred people but the people of that section have lota of grit and they will immediately set to work to pipe water into town after which they will i rebuild their dam kanab will not weaken because of this hard lesson but will overcome its difficulties and be stronger than ever the news that work is to start at once on the new high school in this city is very welcome indeed the building proposed will cost about and will bo built of rock it means much for dixie to have this established here thousands of dollars are annually sent out of this county for tuition that can bo kept hero if we have the proper school faculties added to this is the great advantage of having the pupils at or near home in a climate where outdoor sports may bo enjoyed all winter st georgo citizens had conveyances for fifty people at mcdona last wednesday ready to take them across the sity five miles to tho capital of dixie they had been led to expect the governors party and that from alie commercial club but circumstances made impossible the visit of a number who had planned for alio trip it is to bo regretted that the st george fair was not visited by as many as were expected but thoo who missed alio visit are thu biggest losers herald re publican wo sincerely hope that the scheme now under way to bring under irrigation over acres of the very richest land in dixie by conserving the w ater of the virgin nv cr may go through air Launtz cn is a reliable man and no doubt has the backing to carry the scheme through to completion alie land has been filed on also the water the preliminary survey will start this week on the dams and canal we heartily hope for alie success of the enterprise |