The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-28

A gentleman connected with one Of our
banks, who desired his name withheld, said:
tin this, as everything else into which the
prosperity of Utah enters, we stumble
across the hand of the governor. No one
thought much Of it year or two ago when
Thomas appointed his boss, Pat Lannan, as
commissioner of the Worlds Fair from
Utah. Now that the thing is drawing near,
we begin TO see how awkward our position
is. Lannan is there in Chicago as a repre-
sentative Of the people OF Utah-iust think
OF II. All the board, and everyone there
with whom he comes in contact looks at
Utah through his spectacles, and the opin-
ion held of Utah's people is easily imag-
ined. Lannan is Objectionable to the over
whelming majority of the people of Utah
all the Mormon and a heavy percent
age of the Gentiles- The people OF the
territory want to be represented in
Chicago, but how can they give with any
heart knowing as they must know, how
their commission has reprs scented them al
ready. II is ont of the question for any sp-
preparation to be made without strings on
lt-strings that will pull it out OF the
governors sppointee. Then what kind of
a spectacle viii we present to the nation nj
boards An appropriation, hedged around
so that our commission can't handle it.
When l think OF it / am Disguised with the
governors want Of foTethought in making
such an appointment and heartily sick OF
the whole thing. 1t Lannan nad any sense
of propriety he would resign, but suppose
we may as soon look TO see him 60 back to
Democracy as that"
James n. Moyle, the attorney, the next
gentleman encountered, said: / think $780,
900 is too much; it should be substantially
reduced; it would be more than some OF
the wealthy eastern states are giving We
have young public institutions very much
in need of help, and institutions not yet
started that should be started. Then
whether our appropriation is little or big,
we are in an unenviable position owing to
the gentleman chosen by the government
re represent US. If we make a big appro
priatiOn l understand it will be said that
we are doing it as bid for statehood. Il
we make a small one, that we are close and
unenterprising. The thing will be dis
torted whatever we do, and flavor keeping
the amount within reason"
Judge Z. A. Smith, don't think we can
afford as much as 500, 900 for the Worlds
fair; S30,0 600 TO S35, 600 is about ali we ought
TO give, and that would be higher thar
others are giving, wealth and population
considered.
w. w. Riter-lf this were boom year.
might say give $780, 900. But with condl
tions as they are think about $50, 900 is al
we can afford. l would rather see no rep
resentation at all than that our educationa
institutions should suffer; S25, 600 for |
mineral exhibit-and / tank minerals, in
GLIDING, of course, salt-should form oul
entire exhibit.
w. h. Cassidy, real estate dealer
favor fair appropriation. il the TERRITORY
can't give 100000 the various cities ant
big corporations, especially mining corpo
rations should contribute literally
James Sharp have given the matter
no thought, and couldn't ex press an opinion
as TO whether $4,000 is too much or to-
little.
j. M. Stout, president of the Utai
National bank-I favor good representa-
ton i can't says as to 100000 but i
those best able TO judge say we need tina
much, it should be appropriated.
Frank w. jennings think S75, 90
would be ample. A good exhibit would b
of immense benefit, and the whole matte
should be gone over very carefully ant
thoughtfuliy.
George M. Cannon, cashier of Zion
Savings Bank & Trust Compsny-I thin
we should make an exhibit commensurate
with other states and territories, in pre-
portion, mean, TO our wealth and popula
ton.
w. H. Dusenberry, ex-mayor of Provo
We have plunged too heavily into public
building and institutions that we must b
careful not TO overreach ourselves.
would say $4,000 would be ample.