The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-11
OUR SHOW IN IOWA.
Messrs. Sells and Jennings
Home From the Palace.
SALT LAKE COUNTY ON TOP.
A Letter From the Managers
The Results.

Cne train l6St night from Sioux City
and the exhibit will follow him. He
said the greater part of their exhibit
was two weeks in reaching Sioux City
after it left here, and but for the delay
in transit they would have taken every
prize for which they competed. They
did get the first prize for fruit, and the
following letter was given after deci
sion awarding the prizes to the Utah
exhibit had been made, bit which were
withdrawn later on the ground thai
these exhibits had not been entered as
soon as the rules required:
The Sioux CITY CORN PALACE,
| sioux CITY. Iowa, October 8, 1888.
Messrs. Sells and Jennings, Salt Lake.
Utah:
| Conference.-The management of the
Sioux City Corn Palace Exposition
Company of 1888 deem it but just that
they explain to you and your people
why the exhibit from Utah of grain and
vegetables was not allowed to compete
for the premiums offered by our asso-
citation.
The Corn Palace opened September
Oath, and the exhibits of the various
counties in Iowa, Nebraska aad Dakota
competing for prizes were all substan-
TALLY in place in the Palace on the 25th.
Your exhibits of fruit were already at
the same time. Owing, to the delay IN
transportation of your grains and veg
etables they did not reach here until
October 4th. At that time our commit
tee had been appointed and had COM
menced their duty of examining the
various exhibits, and, in part, at least.
had reached their conclusion as to the
awards. This being the situation, the
superintendent in charge was COM
PEELED, in advance of the arrival of your
exhibits, and not knowing when they
would reach here, to exclude you from
competing for the premiums offered
you to comIete for The premiums
offered on fruit.
The committee have performed their
duty and awarded your. fruit exhibit
first honors.
We take this occasion to express our
regret that your other exhibits did not
reach US in season to compete, and ap-
preciate the great annoyance and pref
udice you have suffered in their non
arrival. We feel this regret the more
keeniy since we are of the opinion that,
had you been able to compete, you
would have been honored with the first
premiums as to each. Your exhibition
was neat and magnificent, and we are
grati6ed that you were able to be with
US during our entertainment and adYer-
tise to the thousands visiting Us the re-
sources and possibilities of your
country. JOHN P. ALLISON,
President.
JAMES V. MAHoNY, Secretary.
The delay in the arrival OF the ex-
hibits occasioned great deal of banter
ing by the other exhibitors at the ex-
pense of the Utah represep tatives, but
the badinage was changed to astonish-
ment and surprise when the Utah ex-
hibit began TO be unpacked, and the
comment which followed was wide
spread and very favorable. Mr..
Jennings, like Mr.. Sells, is we'll satisfied
with the effect produced and is sanguine
of the most desirable results following.
On Tuesday the second day of the
Fair. a grand parade some five miles in
length, was formed and marched
through the city. Utah was as
signed a prominent position near
the head of the column and
attracted universal attention. An old
fashioned stage coach was secured for
the occasion. on top of which was
seated the U tab delegali IN bearing
banner with the inscription, $50 to
Utah over the Union Pacific" This
was followed by nearly 200 employees
of the Milwaukee Railway, each carry
ing similar banner with the words,
"Over the Milwaukee & St. Paul"
Leading the Utah exhibit was a brass
band of twenty-four pieces composed
entirely of Indians who were recently
from an Indian school. Taken all in
all Utah was ahead in the parade as in
all its other undertakings.
Mr.. SELLS stated that the Utah ex-
hibit attracted more attention than
any other part of the Fair. One or
two hundred persons were constantly
around the display, applying all sorts
of questions concerning Utah. People
were not satisfied with one interview
but many came four or FIVE times,
bringing all their friends with them.
The ladies appeared specially interested
and declared themselves decidedly in
favor OF coming to Utah where such
excellent fruit could be raised. Mr..
Sells thinks that many of those who
devoted so much time to the examina-
ton and investigation of the resources
OF our Territory will soon become resi-
dents of Utah instead of going to
Dakota and other points as some had
anticipated.
AN earnest invitation was given to
Utah 20 be present at the next exposl-
tion and also to make display at the
next Iowa State fair, a guarantee being
offered that all possible assistance would
be given. The railroad officials, as well as
other prominent persons, paid much
tention to Utah, and, assured our
representa- v s that large excursion
parties would be organized to visit Salt
Lake next year.
THE Utah fruits, grains and vegetables
on exhibition were sold at auction for
the benefit of the Florida yellow fever
sufferers, and the proceeds sent to them;
The minerals, etc., are now on the way
back, and will probably arrive next
week.
II was estimated thaf at least 125 900
strangers visited the Corn Palace, not
including residents.
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