Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-31
UTAH'S FAIR BUILDING
Al Chicago and What the Commission
Say Of II.
THEY ARE PLEASED WITH IT.
Contract for Grading and Sodding the
Grounds Lct.-Intercsting
Information.

lnefe was MEETING OF UtahPa
Worlds Fair com mission last night.
The principal business transacted was
the reading Of the following report
from President Chambers and Com
missioner Empey:
In pursuance OF an order Of the com.
mission, we visited Chicago srriving
there OH the 18th OF December and
remaining until theI7th. We visited
the Utah building and grounds at
Jackson park and found everything Ia
good shape, the building practically
completed anu the contractor on hand
with n large force OF men preparing to
cIear up tho grounds anu remove all
rubbish. The insidu Of the building
was Undergoing the finishing touches
OF tbs peinter, carpenter anu plumber
while the outside was ready for the
painter but the weather was 80 cold
that II was scarcely possible to work
win any degree OF satisfaction.
We were well satisfied with the
Utah building, anu while II has not
been form ally passed upon aud no.
cuptrd, we anticipate no difficulty In
the final settlement, as the contractor
has 20 lar shown a willingness TO per-
form his part Of the work In accord.
nDco with tho terms Of the con.
tract. A few minor 4 tails will
have TO be- adjusted before the
hbai payment IL made. Az IL
ususi, the contractor will have q
claim sor extras, and 10 far M We
afesble to Judge he Will be- entitled to
Al allowance Tor extra work, Will, on
the vtho' hLnI the colnmi.sion will be
eb,itied 10 -Omc reuuctiun by reason OF
the iart that sOm- vi tn, changes have
n-uitvu ~ n saving TO the contractor.
lite ,psucr VI extra WORK anu reIuc.
uou allowed according to h. terms VI
the contract being a matter for the
architect 10 seItle, we u,d not enter
ulWn q formal consideration OF the
niett-r.
Tnv sl-ciri1 wiring ia YET TO bs done,
but arsii the WIRING has TO to dJne on
the vu,-iue u the pisst-riny, II cannot
bs l",t in untIi the builuiug Ia cum.
p4eis-i.
wnIc In Chicago we received anu
cohs'uci.d b Ills for tbs gradiDg aud
Houuinv ~ the grouuys anI awardsd
he lsiug IN. lowest Diuder.
We asD considered the N after OF the
Las. pavilion nud Eagle gate; these
sirucu'rvs We have d-ciIed, IL will be
besi 90 ei-ot IN the spring.
We carefully cUusidefeL the question
~ In the arvissull,ty of q ectiug "a
sinsn kiicn.n srd dining room nj the
rear oi pur ouiIiiug, but could not oD-
tsin whst We considered satisfactory
espDist.r Tor tho erection OF the build.
tpg, nrnc. We determined to delay the
cnn-,urrs ton oi the matter until We
rrturn'u. Tncre ~ much 10 be said for
Anu agsInst this arrangement. Wegrs
sstisn u n ~iii be u saving IN OK pcnse,
Yet " may b. su Inconvenience IN
many ways. The purpose 10 W us- the
b'rliing 'or pnovidiny meals tor tho
officials Anu c'npioycs about ths buiId.
ing AIT not for q general restaurant,
~ fncI, we decided to mske Il an absD.
lu'. r,iie not G. allow any one except
IN" rWtic specially Jcsi snated by the
-S-ruiiv. commvsiOu-r to receive
ai-n'- there, anu 10 hold the secretary
pr. 'usily r.rpDnsible for the enforce.
uent ~ TIE ruie. We will require the
Secretary ana AL attendants ~ be IN
conrnnt a''cniance Mt tho building,
AM We think considerable. time auu |
exprns csn be saved BY providing a |
mrn"s ~ serving meals to u limited |
Lunb'r"f people, However, tins II a |
After visiiing Chicago n I'd consult.
Ing with the scver' cnieis OF ieparf.
n'~nis, We ~ ly cVn,ur ia all other
rec ininenJa Ions ~ the vire.pfe-iuent
In conn riron with What otner states
ami urr tories ere doing we are well
sui~rsd " tn N, prpgrest we have
mai We ere inc'in"d TO believe that
We have SAVED irpm siODD t. SiDDD ON
our hiiiiing anh 70 iunlr, or Ia other
wnris, II has ,ost other states at least
thn' much more 10 accomplish The
snDsc r.rilr- We have attained.
Tho IMP Rance OF thus gr.al Expo-
sitinn IS neg's o. advancing the
ihter~is NJ utAh eau scarcely he
con-. fchsrdc |. A cf.Iitablr showing
by IN. Territory will he worth many
nm"s what II viii cost /, make IN. |
sxhlti', Lnh our only regre. now IN
tina ths funds Mt our dispo al VIII not |
leTmif us 10 elaborate more ia |
several ways. Yet we feel tina. no
stat. VIII accomplish more for ths
t,nonut money expended than viii
Utihi however, every dollar expended
Will bring rich returns and the amou,t
OF goo " may DO Ia only limited BY
the amount We have to eKpend.
Aswc now understand the situation,
we viii bring back to the Territory Ia
actual value OF property and oxhloits
more than u wilt c at the Territory TO
prepare aud m Ike an exhibit, aud this,
too, alter cOun'ing nut the cost OF the
building, which will be practically
toinl loss, as II will be ., little or no
value after the close OF the Exposition.
Il. q. CHAMBERS,
N. A. EMpHY, President.
Executive Comm ssiOn.r.