▁exhib its ▁were ▁displayed ▁as ▁a ▁mis cell any ▁of ▁front ier ▁wealth . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁that ▁nearly ▁every ▁art ▁and ▁industry ▁is ▁represented , ▁showing ▁the ▁true ▁lab ors ▁of ▁early ▁pione ers . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁it ▁is ▁recorded ▁that ▁the ▁direct ors ▁regret fully ▁decided ▁that ▁there ▁could ▁be ▁no ▁Fair ▁that ▁year ▁because ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁" g ard ens ▁are ▁all ▁dry ing ▁up ". ▁But ▁they ▁remained ▁und a unted ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁they ▁would ▁try ▁again . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁was ▁secured ▁for ▁the ▁exhibition ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁fair ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁L DS ▁Ward ▁Me eting ▁House , ▁located ▁on ▁Second ▁South ▁where ▁the ▁Old ▁Hi pp od rome ▁Theatre ▁was ▁later ▁built . ▁Show ▁animals ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁exhib ited ▁inside ▁and ▁were ▁t ether ed ▁out do ors ▁to ▁h itch ing ▁posts ▁and ▁f ence ▁rails ▁surrounding ▁the ▁hall . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Fair ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Ward ▁Me eting ▁House ▁was ▁abandoned ▁as ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁fair ▁and ▁the ▁annual ▁expos itions ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁new ▁municipal ▁market ▁building ▁that ▁stood ▁near ▁" Mark et ▁Row ," ▁at ▁First ▁South ▁and ▁West ▁Temple . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁through ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁no ▁fair ▁was ▁held ▁due ▁to ▁little ▁financial