Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-16
GOLDEN OPINIONS.
What Governor West Has 10 Say Ol
The Tabernacle Choir
on THEIR WORK IN CHICAGO.
Ito Il Lavish IL Their Praise and
Thinks They Have Accomplished
Great Things for Utah.

hpNttu0t ihlNh W. west hffiNt4
from Chicago At O'Clock this morn.
Ing over the Union Pacific railfoad,
having been sbsopt from the city
sincu September 9th. He was inter.
viewed today by NEWS representa-.
tive, who obtained his impressions as
10 the work OF the Tabernacle choir In
the recent contest.
al was very proud Of our choir"
said tho GOVERNOR "they were remark.
ably successful In their showing aud
commented themselves to everybody
who heard them. when Mr.. whitney
informed mo VI tho result oi the con.
test on the ulght VI my reception, anu
l announced IL Immediately afof.
ward, the Utah people present simp.
~ went wild with enthu,lBm. /
heard great many OPINIONS "a.
pressed by people from all over the
country Ia regard to the salt Lake
Tabernacle choir, and they were *.
ecedingly complimentary they praised
our singers IN tbs very high,st termr.
I do not think anything We could have
done could possibly have giyun Utah
better send or than what our choir cid
Ia Chicago. High encomiums were
pafted upon tho soloists, among whom
Mrs. Bessie Dean Allison, Mrs. Pugs.
ley Mrs. Agnes Olson Thomas, anu
Mr.. EastOn, tho last named OF whom
created quitcnf ur1re byhis renderlngof
80, My Father" which was ono OF
the most beautiful things | have ever
llstentd to. II was enjoyed by every
one. Mr. Wciho also came Ia for a
large share Of the honoFs.
Ihofe II another thing TO DO said.
The manner In which tho Salt Lake
choir acquitted themselves WIS Gomnfk-
able considering the fact that they hau
TO stand against trained singers whu
had been c0ntending Tor prizes In
public for ycafs, and VIM strengthened
their force by selecting help from some
" the most acClmpllsho1 v0caiisis Of
other sOcirtiei, while our people came
Out In public TOT the htst lime 20 try
for a prize. In view Of this their gfrut
success IL all tho more uTedilablr.
do not think that too muon
praise can bo bestowed upon
Prof Evan stephens, thuir leader, Tor
the splendid work he accomplished. /
sincerely hope that the citlz1us OF Salt
Lake viii testify their appreciation OF
what the choir have done aud the
credit which thuy have won Tor Ouf
Territory, by attending en- WugiC the
reception and concert b be gwen here
next week. IL Is due 10 them-they
are fully entitled 10 this.
Asked what lac thought Of the Tab.
ernGolo choir receiving the second
prize, the Governor was OF opinion
that n suggestion TO divide thu iirat
prize with them might with pr0priety
nave been made under the cirCum.
stances; "but," said he, Eve nave 10
take our chances In tuch things.D
The Tabernacle choir need not fro Ia
any way disappointed. They anu tAeif
leaders have shown great enterprise,
courage ana nerve, ami they have
| done wonders,
The Governor whom questioned az 10
! Utah's display A. the WORLDS Fair,
replied that Il WAS extremely credit,
ahle and said the Utah building 10
| QUO Of the moot cOsy, hOmelike and
/ complete among all the buildings
there. Indeed II wa. Tar ahead of
many Of them. There were others, OF
course, more extensive, but IA the
/ matter Of arrangement and detail
/ Utah stood second TO none,
GLOW about the business outlook In
the east at this tlme2" queried the
reporter
"Well, rs 10 that" answered Gov.
ern0r West 81 cannot give you any
very reliable Information, but there
seems TO DO general feeling that the
times ore Improving. | spent all my
time Ia Chicago, whore there are
lots OF people, business and money
now, anu therefore the folks there 40
not appreciate the hard times like
places elsewhere. Chicago IL crowded
with visitors from all parts OF the
world, and u great deal OF money IL
being spent there. This month the
attendance at the Fair has been Won
deriully large, and n the weather con.
iiuues favorable | think II viii bo n
magnificent tuCcess. The fact that the
siups leading up TO the Uhh building
aga no worn away shows how eXttu-
t,vgly 1t has been pRtroul2ed
THE Governor comes back 10 Salt
lukl ga tlu boz. OF health aud Iull of
DELIGHT with all lp saw Al Tim pr.tF