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Show 1928 Utah State Fair To Be Golden Jubilee That the 1928 Utah State Fair, Octo- ber 6 to 13, will be staged as a golden Jubilee exposition and portray vividly the Industrial and agricultural progress prog-ress of more than seventy-five years, Is the assurance of the management of the Utah State Fair Association. The exposition this year Is said to be the fiftieth fair held by the Territory anil the State. The occasion will accordingly accord-ingly be used to depict the development develop-ment of resources and to present in a distinctive array of exhibits the vast wealth and resources of the State of Utah. Every department of the Fair is Industriously In-dustriously preparing for the finest showing in Its history. "The climax of fifty fairs", Is the slogan adopted for the forthcoming exposition and the directors are cooperating to the end of making it a truly climactic sho v. Besides reflecting the historic progress, prog-ress, the Fair will present the widett variety of exhibits and the choicest specimens of products ever seen at the local exposition grounds. A vigorous effort will be put forth by the men and women in charge of the 1928 exposition exposi-tion to secure the attendance of every man, woman and child In the State of Utah and adjacent territory. The Fair will be not only educational educa-tional and Inspiring, but amusing 83 well. The management has booktd the greatest card of entertainment features fea-tures ever offered at a Utah Fair. Every hour of every day will be packed pack-ed full of thrills and excitement. Nearly Near-ly all of the fun features will be in the open area of the grounds and t'iere will be no extra admission chargeB for any of the events, except the harness races. The officers and directors of the T!tah State Fair Association are as follows: W. C. Winder, president; H. I Mulllner, 1st vice-president; Louis S. Cardon, 2nd vice-president; George S. McAllister, treasurer; A. G. Mackenzie, Mac-kenzie, Charles II. Smith, John F, Mendenhall, Mrs. Jennie E. Leslie, Mrs. D. W. Mnffatt, George G. Smltu, Jesse S. Richards, and George Abbott, directors; Ernest S. Holmes, manager; Martha E. Glbbs, secretary. Governor George H. Dern In au ap peal to the people of Utah, said: "The Utah State Fair will this vear celebrate lis fiftieth birthday. " It Ij the intention of the State Fair Board to magnify this anniversary with an exhibition that shall excel any of its predecessors and shall contain unique features appropriate to the occasion. It Is expected that the quality and variety var-iety of exhibits and entertainment offered of-fered will amply justify an unprecedented unprece-dented attendance at the Fair by the people of Utah. This golden anniversary anniver-sary becomes all the more interesting and Important because It will give the people an opportunity, through examination exam-ination of the exhibits, to visualize how far we have advanced during tills last half century. "The State Fair belongs to the people peo-ple of Utah, and they will be proud to note the many improvements that have been made in the physical condition uf the buildings and grounds, the additions addi-tions to exhibit Bpace, the increase Si the number of exhibitors, and the excellent ex-cellent character of the exhibits. The State Fair Is essentially educational. It was originally created to give the people a cross section view of the products of the fields, mines and factories, fac-tories, from which the commonwealth derives its prosperity. Such exhibits stimulate a friendly rivalry among our producers, and have a tendency to Improve Im-prove the quality of our products through emulation of the methods if the prize winners. That purpose continues con-tinues to guide the directors of the undertaking. The 1928 Fair will not Gnly show the progress that has baen made, but will give a glimpse of the greater future development of our state. "It Is my earnest hope that nil will take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the Fair to come to a better understanding of Utah's vast resonrces and possibilities. I am certain cer-tain that a cr.reful study of tho exhibits exhib-its will yield big 'dividends in education educa-tion and in appreciation of our own state." |