Show Chamber Scans Trade Fair Use At the second general membership membership membership mem mem- meeting this year the South Davis Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce spent considerable time discussing plans for a Trade Fair encompassing the whole of Davis County I I I WILLIAM K manager of the Provo Chamber I of Commerce for eight years was featured speaker at the i meeting He presented a resume of of Provos Provo's experiences with I Trade and Science Fairs He told Chamber of Comi Com- Com i merce members that in 1963 they organized an industrial division di division dl- dl vision of or the Provo C of or C with 27 men and women Involved each serving three years' years apiece They planned towards a Trade Fair scheduled for Oct 1 and 2 1964 he said All business business busi busi- ness within Utah County was in invited invited in- in to participate The Board of Education and Brigham Young University also participated MR m. said that the full cooperation of all the agencies cities and towns made the successful Trade Fair possible In 1965 the Provo Chamber of Commerce held a symposium rather than a trade fair in or order order order or- or der to acquaint the people with I reasons as to why growth wasso was wasso wasso so important Then in 1966 they sponsored another Trade Fair even more successful than their first with exhibitors i HE EXPLAINED to the South Davis Chamber of Commerce Comm members that past experience had shown them a i three day fair was advisable so in 1965 it was open Thursday Friday and Sat Sat- He said also that It Is imperative imperative imperative imper imper- to give the people something something something some some- thing In service In exchange for attendance The Trade Fair featured featured featured fea fea- a parade 42 miles long wi with th bands changing at each community so the band in the community would be featured PRIZES WERE given liberally liberal liberal- ly by merchants who manufactured manufactured manufactured the product within Utah County The president of the South Davis Chamber of Commerce Don Milligan explained that the I Idea of sponsoring a county county- countywide countywide wide trade fair was for formed med when Chamber members observed how well the cities and towns in south Davis cooperated for forthe forthe forthe the first South Davis Merchants' Merchants Appreciation Days held Aug 24 25 and 26 HE SAID the days were so successful that the Chamber began to consider the thought of holding an annual Trade Fair at the Davis County Fairgrounds at Lagoon Present plans although al alI although al- al I though still formative shoot for fora i a Trade Fair just before school I lets out in May 1968 The Fair would involve the entire county The first step in our plans was having as our featured speaker Mr of Provo who gave us the benefit I of his experience At our next meeting we will have an industrial industrial indus indus- trial and tourist promotion man manfrom manfrom manfrom from the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Mr Milligan said lk Ik |