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Show THE D A. & M-SOCIETY A Meeting of the Directors to Discuss Dis-cuss Fair Mutters- The directors of the Deseret Arrieul" tnral is: Manufactaring Society held a meeting recently to riiscn.93 matters of importance cosnoctail with the coming Territorial Fair. Mr. Mason presided. The bjard was represented by Messrs. Empr-y, Boa-e. Bdciborger, Farr, Peters, Taom -.e, Dr. P;ir ami G. Pyper. A communication was presented from J. A. Ucisv, chairman, and P. J. Jlorau of the City Council, and Chief A. Stan'.on. stating that the City Council had decided to eivet a lire engioe honse in the northeastern, southwestern and southeastern portions of the city, and the fire committee and the chief ot the I department, in looking for a suitable I location regarded favorably the southwestern south-western corner of the block occupied by ti e society, which was the Tenth Ward 6qmre. If 10x75 feet of this could be donitedto tha city 'for the above de-eeri de-eeri ed purpose, it would be a great pro-t. pro-t. ct on to ihe valuable property of the sreiety row exiting and to be erected in t ie future. It would also be the niiaai of buautifjiag the corner, would serve as an attraction during the fair, and the men aii times would be on the eronnls ready for service. The matter mnch to the interest in this pleasing department, .Air. Harwood. alone, will probably show about thirty pictures. From other districts many eutries have been made and promised, nud things look Weil for the best art exhibit ever seen in the territory. Dr. Park has just finisned a trip through Cache, Box Eider, Weber, Salt Lake, (Jiah, Juab, Morgan and Summi: counties in the interest of the educa lional department. He received encouragement en-couragement all along the lino and will receive exhibits from the New West Academy, connty schools, Military Academy, Acad-emy, Miss Earl's . kindergarten, and Stake Academy of Weber connty; the Agricultural College and county sohoolj of Cache; probably one from VVillard in Box Eider; Proctor's Academy, B. Y. Academy and connty schools of Juab; Paik City Superintendent Charles Short, with a special line of rnlflsfalBX!it?rrs and also from the following schools in Sclt lake county; L. D. S. College, Professor Pro-fessor Millspangh with city schools, Rowland Hall, University of Utah, Hammond Ham-mond Hall, Collegiate Institute and Eighteenth Ward Seminary. The doctor will occupy the south wing of the building, except the end used fov restaurant purposes, and will flil U chuck fall. was favorably discussed, and was finally referred to the executive committee with instructions to report at the next meeting. Chief Stanton aiso offered one hose reel, 1,000 feet of hose and two men to patrol the grounds day and night for protectiaa against fire during the fBir, free of charge. Accepted with thanks. It was decided that all applications for exhibit in the baby show be made before the opening of the fair. W. H. Rowe was added to the transportation trans-portation committee.. The applications of several exhibitors to sell goods at the fair was denied, it b:'ir,g the sense of the meeting that this should be discouraged. The air hailcon privilege was referred to ihe secretary. The secretary reported that he had made a contract for the appearance of Prof- Jo:n Leonard in one sensational balloon ascension and a parachute drop to take place 'A ednesday, October 5th at 3:30 o'clock p. in. Approved. 1 ilr. fyper suggested that an effort be made to secure two or three buffalo from Mr. Glasmacn, as this was a race ofjani-mals ofjani-mals which would soon be extinct and that many people wonld like to see them; that such an exhibit wonld be educational ed-ucational in it's character and an ln'er-estlog ln'er-estlog feature. The suggestion met the approvr.1 of the board and the secretary was authorised to arrange if possible for ouch an exhibit. On motion of Mr. Bamberger the premiums in the women's department now named at fl were raised to $2, so that an exhibitor who has only one article arti-cle in the fa'r and gets the premium can get his or her money back, as well as reeeive admission to the fair. Messrs. Mason and Bamberger, to whom was referred tha matter of the medals, reported the bids of several jewelers jew-elers and recimmended that same to let to Joslin & Park. Adopted The awarding judges for the several det.iii'iioeBis were then discussed and named aud the bjard adjourned. Dr. niggins will show a little Shetland Shet-land pony, claimed to be the smallest In ttis country. Cai-taia Wright recently entered the university students to compete in the military driii. About one.Lundred and fiftv entries have been made in tha horse' department, depart-ment, and about one hundred iu the cattle department. Sheep, swine, dogs and poultry are equally well represented The prize offered by C, Twelves, Provo of S25 in potatoes, for the best vegetable orchard, should read: $25 worth of 'hornburu's extra eariy potatoes to 8ny one who has a betler fenced aud cultivated culti-vated vegetable maiket garden than he; the coinieiiturs to pay the expenses of the awarding judges in goiDg to see the gardens. The local artists have awakened to the fact that a fair will b held within ten daysaud greiit interest has suddenly been created. They will all work for iti success and the presence of H irwood, Pratt ant Fail banks, lately returned from tho g.ukries of Paris will add |
