Show AMERICAS BIRTHDAY just four hundred and nineteen years ago this morning a cannon on the lph pinta nta one ot of the ships that made up the he flotilla with which christopher columbus started out to discover a short route to india boomed the in intelligence telli gence that land had been sighted and the crews of the various ships that had been murmuring and threatening their commander at once became silenced and wied awed As for columbus colimbus Coh imbus he went ashore fell on his knees and kissed tho the earth aid and thanked god while the natives stood i around on mute astonishment followers fell at his feet and implored forgiveness 1 veness for their actions drawing his bis sword and planting the royal ensign in the ground columbus clumbus took possession ot of the new country in the name of his sovereigns sove rips igns ferdinand FW dInand and isabella of spain tic lie believed he be had found india and in commemoration ot of his presed preservation aaion called the place saint salvador tri iii reality he had landed upon the island of 0 Guana hanl ot of the bahama group and ho he afterwards salle sailed d r southward out hward and landed ort on the island of cubi cuba on the ot of october while columbus did not really teach reach the mainland he proved to the tap world I 1 at that time that the earth was round and that there was a land to the west of the then center of population its aa well irell fia aa to the east ills his disco discover opened the way and gave others courage to call a the ugh high seas which resulted ultimately tn in the discovery and possession of americas mainland by the various powers ot of E europe through the medium of history hist lOry one C can take a retrospective lve ot of the cleata vince that memorable morning 19 years ago and the transformation has indeed been wonderful at that time spain was one of the leading world powers today she is way own dowa the liet white while the I 1 land and which was uw discovered by her noble citizen a nation and people that stand foremost among T the and peopled ot ethe e the hc earth all the other world powers have also undergone great changes and nearly alstet alv alt uie tEt unknown os 4 uie tjien earth have been acen I 1 anti ami I 1 placed in communication with the rest I 1 of the world civilization has marched on too and today we enjoy conveniences that columbus had not even dared think or of ile he set sail on his voyage of discovery in what would today bo be considered c 0 dered very small boats or tugs perhaps which never get far beyond the protecting shelters of the harbors it ran must st have taken sublime courage and faith to sustain him under such conditions I 1 dit ions in view of the fact that tho the ocean at that time was a trackless sea sa unknown to all and yet columbus set the prows ot of his hia ships in the direction west feeling sure that he be would find land lie left the port of pates palos on oa tho mo morning ming 0 of friday fiday F iday august ard 3rd with his three ships the pinta 11 ana and santa maria each of them ak fe ing lully fully decked having four masts and EL a crew of 90 men every school boy and girl knows the stor story Y of hew haw they hey sailed for weeks and weeks until tinli the spirits of the men were shattered and they rebelled against their lead er until he be finally told them he was waa determined to pursue his course and would offer a prize to the first one to sight land great must have been the joy of all concerned on the morning nine weeks and two das later when land wag waa sighted how wonderfully things have changed since then for now the great ocean bitners fitted up like floating palaces make the he oblige from one continent to the other in less than halt the number of j days that it took deelta for christopher columbus to sail ac ross in all otter other lines equal pros res aas las been made and we who are MI ag today are enjoying these things jn directly undoubtedly the result of the labors of christopher columbus j all hail ball the memory of that great man anamay misname his name go down thru the coming generations accompanied by the iveaux reverence antich it ds de serves 4 Ai if and Ar america kh ah this is truly 3 land of the free and aad a home ot of tho the brave tiny may got god guide aid her destini dc stinna tha tebe way tsay 11 the roll fall measure lEc asure ot of her herr creation that her name came may ever stand bund as a synonym ot oc justice and her sa soil 11 a refuge for the oppressed my ivy country of 0 thee swe sweet et land of liberty ot of thee I 1 sing land whereby where remy my fathers died land of the PIL ams pride prom from every mountain side let X et freedom ring rine THE STATE FAIR never in the history 0 of the iusti institution was there such a diversified and splenda ech exhibition ibitson of 0 machir machinery iery farm products live art we and manufactured pi products at the big state stale fair as aa that which attra attracted c ted the attention and admiration of the thousands who nho visited the pair grounds last week the officials anh unhesitatingly cesi tat ing ly claim that the fair this yot r f fast any previous 0 ono n L tent anil and quality 0 of the in a t t ia played the 0 of tue the grounds is certainly a great improve improvement meat and gives much mare more r robin an and d better ao ac to the aa 24 well as the general public which la Is no small item mi bos elder county residents were chiefly interested in the splendid display da of 0 agricultural and horticultural products produces NN which aich captured first prize and two silver cups it was by far the most gorgeous thing ever arra ased at the state 1 pair air according to those bo know whereof they speak and it elicited the praise of the president ot of the united states who told mr redo lings that it was the inest finest f tiling thing he bad ever beheld I 1 Box DO SElder Elder Count only made a L good showing in fruits and vegetables grains graim and cereals but in the live stock department she w was as represented by such animals as thoroughbred ram bouilett sheep and pure brea perch cron horses of W 3 li hansen ansen akere lord ford cattle of jeser cole adrien french draft stallion Tri triston kristoa stoa owned by drown k sons of Corinne buff brif orpington chickens lic keris owned by A N Fi rn white orpington chickens owned by chas SIc Cluro a and nd other live stock etoch and poultry bleeders brooders bro bre oders eders whose products brought tamo to the county and blue ribbons to the owners in the art department too D dot ox elder eer x bounty received a few raye ras af reflected fl bt from the escelie fit birotte rk ot 0 giet and 1 W joda b baui of bom lad sonic anle paintings on and aad both ot at resided here every department bf of the big jg exhibition n aa crowded with the very best I 1 of tho land and imil lessed the rt with the greatness olf of this abate and aad the dived diversity aty ot of her resources it ajust just sc cincil that thai everything that can cau possibly be grown or vaa is on exhibition and brought fame to the commonwealth I 1 the two big state schools ae kunii j errity and the agricultural coll gouche e iero represented with displays that were marvels ot of beauty and demonstrated st the efficiency of ot those hose institutions to train the young people for usefulness in life ike the model irrigation I 1 system arranged by the agrical tural college showing the manner of conducting n g the water to the arid lands the value ot of the lands ids and some ot the products ot of the soil eoll was intensely interesting and was constantly sur by a group spectators y wealth waa ly Y represented efrese with a gorgeous display of 0 precious metals that spelled spelle I 1 the mining industry was labed li belled greatest industry which may or may not be true but the tact fact ril remains that in mineral wealth utah is ia one ot of the richest states in the union the live stock was a joy to gaze upon there were all shades sizes and kinds and some borne of the blust best animals that thai pure blood can ca n produce e were on exhibition bt tile the pair fair in of a two year old stallion thich won SR s cep steaks the judge baid that it was the finest he be had ever ads ad judi Judica catel tc the colt is out of 0 fast atoch and on the afternoon of saturday made an attempt on the race track towboat itis his record of 0 losina out by a traction fraction over two dal rhe fat cattle f I 1 m were so bat that th e had great humps on their bodes bodies and appeared to bo be in happy misery the ere superfine the best besl section of 0 jerseys ever displayed were on exhibition and it was composed of some som e beautiful animals in the holstine class there were some whopping beauties also with the and shor shorthorns thorns in the same class the sheep display was excellent and the hogs bogs were ginial perhaps a finer lot of poultry was never assembled under one root roof than the te big room full ot of crowing cocks cackling liens hens quacking ducks log ing doves that crowded the poultry po aultry building all kinds were represented andison ao mighty beautiful fowels were on exhibition another most intern esting display was the fish exhibit in a 1 splendid ld new building the finny tribe was shown to much better advantage than on an previous occasions and the exhibit WAS vas v as intensely interesting machinery Machi pery in operation occupied a big bl apace oo on o 00 o the grounds and hile passing through the exhibit one almost imagined himself inside of 0 d J treat great factory or foundry or of some kind in uio the biant building some brauti beautiful alil and wonderful haedl handiwork borki vm v aai displayed hand seeing of ex cx 1 qui esiee workmanship was in abundance and in this d department mrs jutta dahlgren of abl this city captured several prizes on her hand embroideries broi broide derles ries the horse races were excellent xv ellent and somo same fast time was made A few accidents occurred on the race course but nobody got hurt and the sport of kings icings drew big audiences all the amusement features of the were ere of a fairly good order and the excellent brand of 0 weather supplied by the weather man did its part in la malting making everything look 1001 nice and pleasing the utah state fair of 1911 ill undoubtedly pass on to the coming generations erat crat ions as the biggest and best that has yet been held and it will point athe the way to greater things in the future u |