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Show KJ UTAH STATE FAIR A WORTHY ENTERPRISE Among the firmly established institutions of this state of which its citizens should be proud and to which their unselfish support is due is the Utah State Fair. Few Utah people, perhaps, realize that the Utah State Fair is one of the oldest state expositions in the western United States. It was founded in 1856, only nine years after the pioneers entered Salt Lake valley. Only one other state claims a longer state fair record than Utah California, in which state, it is said, the fairs have been held since 1852. From a single room filled with the meager products of pioneer pion-eer farms and homes (with prize livestock tethered to hitching posts) the Utah State Fair has grown to be one of the outstanding outstand-ing state expositions in America. Its livestock exhibits, in particular-, feature entries from far and wide, for the Utah awards are eagerly sought by stock breeders and fanciers the country over. The Utah State Fair continues to progress- It is distinctly a state show, as opposed to a metropolitan attraction to which people of rural district are invited. It is largely to the; people of the state outside Salt Lake City that the fair association looks for the support that assures continued success. On behalf of this venerable and worthy state enterprise, this newspaper bespeaks the support of its readers. |