ural ▁and ▁Man ufact uring ▁Society ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁Fair ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁organ ize ▁and ▁spons or ▁the ▁F airs ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁fair , ▁then ▁called ▁" The ▁Des er et ▁Fair ," ▁was ▁held ▁October ▁ 2 – 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Des er et ▁Store ▁and ▁T ith ing ▁Office ," ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁Ut ah ▁L DS ▁Temple ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁built . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁the ▁Des er et ▁Store ▁and ▁T ith ing ▁Office ▁( a ▁bishop ' s ▁store house ) ▁and ▁the ▁Des er et ▁News ▁printing ▁plant ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Ut ah , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁Building . ▁ ▁The ▁bas ement ▁of ▁the ▁Des er et ▁Store , ▁displayed ▁agricult ure ▁products ▁including , ▁" large ▁h ens ▁from ▁Land ' s ▁End ▁England ." ▁The ▁hand ic raft ▁products ▁were ▁displayed ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor , ▁including , ▁" a ▁very ▁hand some ▁brid le , ▁s addle ▁and ▁bu ck sk in ▁suit " ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁were ▁f ruits ▁of ▁the ▁orch ard ▁and ▁garden , ▁and ▁household ▁items . ▁ ▁P ride ▁in ▁excell ence ▁of ▁exhib its ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁chief ▁reward ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁exhib itors ▁for ▁most ▁of