▁help ▁from ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁fair ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁" T enth ▁Ward ▁Square ," ▁later ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Light ▁& ▁Tra ction ▁Company ▁car ▁bar ns ▁and ▁where ▁T rol ley ▁Square ▁now ▁stands . ▁The ▁Legisl ature ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁appointed ▁a ▁new ▁board ▁of ▁twelve ▁members ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁liberal ▁appropri ation ▁for ▁improvements ▁and ▁prem ium ▁awards ; ▁though ▁the ▁fair ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁" an ▁un qual ified ▁success ." ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Des er et ▁had ▁aver aged ▁only ▁one ▁Fair ▁every ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁A ▁time ▁of ▁change ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory ▁was ▁changing . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁process , ▁and ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁changes ▁that ▁were ▁taking ▁place , ▁the ▁purpose ▁and ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁fair ▁changed . ▁ ▁Following ▁Ut ah ' s ▁ad mission ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁Des er et ▁Agricult ural ▁Society ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁government . ▁Its ▁president ▁and ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁were ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁governor ▁with ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁the ▁annual ▁fair s ▁became ▁officially ▁" State ▁F airs ." ▁ ▁Grad ually ▁the ▁fair ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁light . ▁It ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁testim