ination ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁fair ▁and ▁the ▁Society ▁itself ▁alive ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁men acing ▁obst acles , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁v ivid ▁chap ters ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁front ier ▁life ▁in ▁Ut ah . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁intent ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁to ▁hold ▁an ▁annual ▁fair , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁lean ▁years ▁when ▁the ▁pione ers ▁had ▁little ▁to ▁exhib it ▁and ▁no ▁fair s ▁were ▁held . ▁ ▁The ▁housing ▁of ▁the ▁Fair ▁had ▁always ▁presented ▁a ▁difficult ▁problem . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁ex position ▁was ▁sh uff led ▁from ▁place ▁to ▁place , ▁held ▁at ▁any ▁suitable ▁qu arters ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁borrow ed ▁or ▁h ired . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Territ orial ▁fair ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁The ▁Des er et ▁Store ▁and ▁T ith ing ▁Office , ▁The ▁Social ▁Hall ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁fair ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁when ▁the ▁fair ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Des er et ▁Store . ▁ ▁Stat ements ▁of ▁elder ly ▁Ut ah ▁residents ▁interview ed ▁for ▁the ▁Fair ' s ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁rec ount ▁that ▁the ▁exhib its ▁in ▁early ▁fair s ▁were ▁me ager , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁showed ▁keen ▁interest ▁and ▁eager ly ▁sought ▁space ▁to ▁exhib it ▁the ▁products ▁of ▁their ▁homes , ▁sh ops , ▁and ▁fields . ▁ ▁The ▁records ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁Fair ▁show ▁this ▁interest ▁from ▁the ▁following