Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-22
AT THE BIG FAIR.


Correspondence, or ne NEWS
CHICAGO, July 18th. 80 The weather
has been quite warm for the past week,
and the attendance at the Worlds Fair
has diminished considerably; quite a
number Of people have been overcome
with the heat. a spell OF warm
weather Is anticipated; possibly II will
last until the middle OF August, h'nce
| would advise Utah people not to come
down at least until after the 18th Of
August The interest In Utah exhibits
has not diminished in the least, In fact
more people have inquired about Utah
and her resources than ever before. A
number OF placards have been hung up
In the Utah building, calling attention
to exhibits in the general buildings;
this has had a very beneficial result.
Many people go and hunt up some Of
the special exhibits who would not
have known them had not their attcn-
ton been specially called to them by
this means.
The number Of people attending the
fair from Utah has fallen of consider.
ably in the last two weeks. This is
attributed more to the hot weather than
any other cause. A number OF people
are here from Utah studying special
features Of the iair. Professor Mill.
spaugh, OF Salt Lake City, Is here
giving attention to the educational
features. Quite number of other
prominent educators have been here
and have devoted great deal OF time
to the educational department, besides
attending most Of the lectures that have
been delivered on educational subjects.
The Worlds Fair Is now recognized as
one OF the greatest promoters OF educa.
ton that has ever been devised. The
feature Is growing every day. Almost
every visitor carries his pencil and note
book aud notes things OF special inter.
est which he will make use vi later on.
A gentleman told me recently that in
three days he learned more about Utah
than he ever knew before; that his
opinions aud ideas were changed en-
tirely, anu he was thinking seriously
OF moving to the Territory Us he had
become convinced that 1t was a land
OF great resources. This was so clearly
demonstrated by our exhibits that I
would not admit Of any question, lie
said II was scarcely necessary to ARGUE
the question OF Utah's great advantage,
or the possibilities Of the future.
simple investigation OF the exhibits tha
| Utah places IN the exposition was sulh
cient In his opinion to convince the mos
skeptical individual on this point.
| Agriculture seems to attrac, NOR,
attention than anything else NJ tn,
present time. This is due probably I,
the fact that the mining interests ar,
depressed on account Of the unstable
condition of silver, "A great man
farmers In the East are looking out 70
some convenient and suitable plaC
where they can 20 and build them
selves homes, and they are hecOmin
very iayombly impressed with Utah
the more they investigate the subject
and | am convinced that IN the nea
future Utah will have large addition 1
her farming population.
Several Of the representatives
leading eastern states made tour {
the exposition grounds recently, an
they are decidedly of the opinion tha
the Utah Worlds Fair Commission
deserving Of great credit for the show
ing they have made One OF III
gentlemen said, so | understand, IN,
In his opinion, taken as whole, Um
had made an exhibit that was calculate
TO do the Territory more good tina
q any OF the western states. In b
opinion everything was very systcmal
cally arranged, and while the djsplu
might not be so elaborate as some
the other states. the story of the u
sources Of the Territory was told in
| more simple and direct manner tina