| Show REPORT OF THE ANNUAL STATE FAIR HELD IN the thu THE thu STATE HOUSE G S L CITY OCT 23 2 3 4 1862 early on the morning ot of thursday the ad th the e display of th national and other flags I 1 upon the state honse house announced to the citizens that the time had arrived for another annual exhibition and at noon the strains of music from the brass band proclaimed the opening of the state fair to the public gratuitously tui tul in presenting the report of the fair the board hoard of direL direito directors tors rs desire to do equal justice to every department which has been represented any nev nex feature however which has been developed lately and which hitherto has not been exhibit d or any marked im im provement pro in the various branches of manu fractures lac fac tures it has been thought proper to name believing it was but just BO so to so do and that thereby the public interests are enhanced I 1 in class A field fiem crops the display was more limited than on a me former occasions I 1 our oun our oun farmers having demonstrated that our oli soil oil and climate are eminently adapted to the successful culture ot of wheat barley and oats ant in most localities indian corn seem to rest satisfied therewith without braingin bringing a s ample ampie i for a yearly dis display but it must eve ever b be e r remembered that utah is the halt halfway house bouse over the american continent and th A t our exhibitions contribute to the gratification and information of the stranger and sojourner I 1 in n our mi st and that a state st ite fair must be meagre in this tini department if it our staple grains are not faithfully represented Altho aitho although although uh the society have offered premi tinn tind on cotton culture we are not sufficiently advised from the coton co ton district to give accurate statistic statistics but can say from the pe bonal representations of many that in washington I 1 county cotton culture is considered a decided deceu ed Buc success cess not only in quality but also in the quantity produced per acre mr graves exhibited a s of the peruvian cotton tree free in pot neatly neaily a foot h gh the seed of 1 which was planted in the mid middle middie die dle of july last which he obtained from peru through a friend in loiva I 1 the premiums offered for madder and indigo will no doubt be awarded to our cotton planters alt although hough bough the introduction of the cultivation ti of madder has been commenced throughout the territory Teri tory class clasi B vegetables bore evidence of im pro ement the seven ari ties of seeding seedling potatoes exhibited by mr L S hemenway were first rate and have been pronounced equal in quality to the res neshanic ies nes hanic and much more productive mr air has been ifor for the last four years bryin to raise im improved varieties from the seed aeed ot of tiie the na n hanic and from one hundred and fifty varieties produced has choen seven well worthy of cultivation 1 all of which lipen as early as the neshanic nes neb banic hanic i the specia ns of winnin Winning stadt stait and hat flat dutch cabbages acorn squashes imp im prial I 1 melons and to hatoe a toes spro apro pro inc cucumbers i were ware excellent toa toe im imperial melon has supera ded to the quality of ripening I 1 early I 1 that of keep leep keeping D r till january r yr and sayers prolific cucu cucumber maer though not BO so assuming in its i rop ro portions onions as some others for eating aej pie pickling kling is said to be unsurpassed in ln class C fru tp t flowers and medicinal plants there was a handsome and abundant representation gentlemen who had attended led fairs in california Calif orria as well as in ohio said baid they had never dever sa witnessed as good an e exhibition of fruit that california could coul d not surpass utah except in grapes in which ti california excelled mr air Eller becks collection of grapes which took the fist arst hist prize inc the chasselas Chasse las laa masque rose chasselas chasselas de fontainebleau taine bleau early wh te sweetwater childs superb erb bucklands Buck lands sweetwater and white I 1 fronti Fron frontignan tignac ir a e were a good collee ion though from young ines vines the magnificent collection of cili Gili california fornia grapes from pres B Yo 0 viga gys vineyard elicited universal admiration the fall apples were fully represented the j porter thai that favorite of new En england glaud giand raised by mr woodruff received the girst first prize and mr Hemen nemen ways waya handsome colle collection ution clion of 0 dial Alai maidens dens blush justly received the second both of which apples are well worthy of extensive cultivation in every orchard not only for their ly agreeable flavor and abidance dance of juice jnice and the r excel enc for cooking and drying but also for the general productiveness activeness of the trees some of the fall mo seedlings d exhibited were very fine we were pleased at the specimens of winter apples the E copus bugh and rhode isla d groenings Green ings were ivere well represented the latter meas rin ring 14 inches round and upwards A branch which which bore seventeen of he twenty ounce apple was exhibited by mr bi izz ne which at this season averaged ove over averone rone one pound each some measuring over dirreen fir reen inches round although too late in the season to witness an exhibition t f summer apples it might not be amiss to a ate that the red june stine sweet digh bagh B gh red astrachan early red margaret early joe american 1 summer and ansi keswick coiling colling 1 have llave fruited here and proven worthy cf of cultivation I 1 ti i although we have imported so many choice I 1 j varieties of pears but few have fruited suf to judge 11 of their qualities or to pass for recommendation mr air hardow Red fields Se seedling ealing took the first prize which is is indeed a very rich melting belting juicy pear nine nina large winter pears measuring r twelve inches round grown by mr air john sharp on a tree not much larger than a cant beshk sw wen exhibited aa as well as a other good specimens of winter I 1 pears pear is which the awarding committee will notice in due season althou h considered a fruit country no fruit succeeds here better than the plum mr air G B wallaces specimens of sayers favorite of the ga gae gape e family and the yellow magnum bonum re rece c e ved respectively the first and second prizes the apricot is well adapted for cultivation here the gates gateb and woodruff both seedlings are the best so far aa as proven in cherries the black and morello received the first and second prizes the former grown by mr sir S aines alnes the latter by mr billock ballock i the awarding committee have given to mr Eler eier becks callec ion of strawberries I 1 the first irias the wilsons wilsona Wil wll sons sona albany vi comtess t s 3 and victoria are considered the best beat v varieties cir car lie ti es for cultivation in hills and the scarlet magnate for cultivation n bed the gooseberry has been introduced and will be cultivated extensively to perfect ion lon I 1 here trees healthy exceedingly prod product actie ie i i and not affected with mildew nor blight mr I 1 j Jenning jennings enn ings 3 currants have taken the first prize I 1 and with hish high culture show to what great I 1 be raised here perfection they can 1 the flowena flowers contributed much to the deco rati n of the rooms arit and formed a fie rie pleasing asin and add beautiful display in class D cattle the tha exhibition was very I 1 limited indeed we understood sone had mistaken the day and that others were ivere prevented I 1 bythe high waterson water waters of the jordan river arver from bibi ginz their stock and aa as a natural consequence most roost ol 01 the animals exhibited I 1 received prizes mr je ikins lkins Can canadian atilan ailian horse carried kofl the j first anze i Z e prest irest youngs devon levon and I 1 mr air B L dams Durhan n stills bulls bulis respectively took the first prizes A few good lood specimens I 1 of sheep were exhibited of the balf half blooded merino leicester cotswold Cots wold and south down dowd breed breeds classes E and F r were not so sa fully lepri represented as usual the few specimens on exhibition hibi hihi tion were arranged judiciously the tins I 1 plo pio plow w washing m chine spinning w beels ve eels els eis and heavy castings received marked attention as did also the leaden pump made beair by mr peter evans class G leat leather ieather her ber harness etc wag was well and a ab b in dantly represented and bore evidence that much attention has been I all rail to the im improvement pro of this thia staple in home manufactures and in this department a new feature has been devel aped viz toe the fi finishing of leather by coal oil obtained from the oil well knowl kiowa aa as the tar springs near yellow creek 1 neary near y all of the leather exhibited was from arora ithe the big ka kanyon nyon tannery and ard about one hait bait of it was finished with the coal oil of which fact the awarding committee were not nut apprized but on cin toe the leather being inspected laiter atter after the awards were made the first p iza were attached in three cases out of five to those specimens finished with the coal oil ILir ness nesi and saddles were never EO co well represented one set of fancy harness from mr air Ilo EIo wards warda establishment was superb und nd w would id h have bave a e done dona honor to the worlds fair 2 i and the same compliment can tan justly be paid to tile trie sonora s sd idile ie and trappings from tha establishment of young and piatt platt class H 11 domestic dry goods like its ita predecessor de cessor bore evidence of marked improvement in ili the this fine texture and color of the cl abs exhibited the pieces of satineg and kersey were especially biney hine fine and have followed I 1 the introduction c tion of the merino sheep the tsam Isam samples ples pies of white and colored flannels an ani were very good and the specimen of cotton goods carded spun and woven by hand band was a very substantial fabric toe shawls exhibited were go d some of the goods from utah county were very fine and received first prizes in hi class I 1 some good specimens of hats were ex ted likewise several suits of homemade i clothes jn in cass class J furniture many beautiful specimens were vere presented the bedstead and chairs made malfe ma lie ife by air r bal bell were superb erb the work stands and g t glasa glass were of ele art workmanship and iu in fac evera spec me i in this department was highly bighley creditable in class K the representation was unusually large mr savage exhibited a fine collection of plain and colored photograph lambron type siDd ph to graphic views ates Afes rs perris and hopkins presented a fine collection mr air Ott oain ingers gers gera collection of paintings in oil landscapes and portraits attracted atti attl acted atten attention tio n I 1 and his bia inight C scene an all 0 painting from the moon on the lake is beaming by moore excited el cited much praise mr air beck exhibited a fine collection of small paintings chiefly marine scene scenes mrs J V lon long as usual contributed some finely executed oil paintings mr silvers tl drawings coupled with mr arr architectural designs and mr bulloc Is s c county map of utah also a specimen I 1 of cf the deseret news printed in bronz bronze by air aice AlcE Alc Eivan ivan tvan and a veral good specimens of transparent window blinds by mr maiben malben added much to the interra inhere t of this department the elegantly finished specimen specimens of violin violas and doable double basse basses reacted greal credit on the mechanical genius deniu of mr olsen Arr among long iong the most interesting features of the air were the specimens from prest br aham paper mill manufactured by thomas howard consisting of several varieties of wrapping paper bill plain andrules and ruled foolscap and large targe royal book paper a fine sample sampie of envelopes copy memorandum and account books looks which wre ruled and neatly bohunil by mr keily kelly the handsome and substantial pyramid of colors from the mountain lead and color works of mr F J P pascoe ward consisting of 0 massicot red leado lead pure white lead yellow ochre achre lithe rage number one and two venetian red red oclires orange prussian sian blue prussian green een putty and whitening was truly a gratifying spectacle and we consider this a step second lia lla i importance to none in Be curing Dg to utah her tier commercial independence akin to this we were proud to see the t be boxes of yellow ochre achre resin venetian red and refined by mr tunk funk of sanpete aswell as lamblack lampblack from iron county mr collection including g a large boc of alum specimens of sublimed sulphur and a id refined were worthy of commendation men dation and should meet with public support and ei et conra coura gement gemeni 1 I lie he soap and matches were certainly a decided improvement prest 11 C kimballs Kim Kimb balls alPs linseed oil also specimens ollard of lard butter and beati foot oil from the factory of air were exhibited the cigars raised and manufactured at st i george were pro bounced a superior article boards and tongued by machinery from pay bon son likewise good specimens of iron ore said to be from near prevo were exhibited iii in class L cutlery hardware etc there were wre some good specimens several axes b xea albut nails of a superior quality also bundles of hoop iron from the factory farest fP rest daniel H wells were the specimens of revolving vi n rifle dragoon and revolving plot piot la Is from frodi th the public works were highly credi abe able as was the specimen yager made from a relic ot of the burning at camp floyd the specimens specimen sot sofrone of rope cord and twine as bual w were ere good the baskets especially those from the factory of pearce sin tb were of a superior char character acter acLer to any heretofore exhibited and reflected credit on their the late iu iii prove ments in earthenware as made manifest in the articles in t tia lio i ilo I 1 r eardley brothers was very flattering the fine specimens of school slates exhibited show abow that if our increasing wants in that article are not fully supplied it is 13 not for the lack of material class ill ladies ornamental work as usual was very well represented cepres anted among which was an extensive contribution by mrs howard egan consisting of a very handsome silk shawl bed spread good specimens of ayrshire ayrs bire need e w work ork etc all manufactured by the family A very magnificent embroidered pano piano f rte arte cover with ith specimens ofray of raw naw and spun silk and a handsome spun and woven from native slur silk also alao two knitted table covais manufactured from utah cotton bya by a danish daman lady contributed to the richness of thia this department in class N produce we observed some good specimens the m amasses ml asses or arup ar up exhibited hibi bibi ted manufactured from the sugar cane was very fine a ape specimen imen from in a at state of granulation was half balf sti sugar ar and was manufactured from the tte cane by cutting off the two joints at the top and one at the bottom the thee specimens mens of maple sugar from payson recel received ed the I 1 fi bit fit prize A morse telegraphic 11 register gitter re relay magnet and key with a grove battery was erected ill lil in the upper room by mr air clowes who oper operated attel attil and gave explanations during the fair the brass bands of captains wm win pitt and prof C J thomas likewise the serenade band gratuitously attended consecutively during each day of the fair and enlivened the exhibition by discoursing 0 their sweetest strains of music A WILFORD WOODRUFF president ronert ROBERT L campbell secretary PREMIUMS AWARDED t class A field crops awarding committee albert P |
