The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-04
UTAH AT THE FAIR.
Salt Lakers Greatly Disappointed by
the Meagre Display.
Mr.. Jennings Describes the Situation as
He Found 1t, and Thinks Something
Should Be Done.

Frank w. Jennings and wife, with
Mrs. James and Mrs. Taylor, returned
yesterday from Chicago, and there is NO
denying the fact that every member OF
the party was disappointed with the
Utah exhibit at the Worlds fair.
Mr.. Jennings, who was for short time
the chief of the department of manufac-
lures, which position he resigned last
winter, was found by a HERALD reporter
at the Templeton last evening. 81 am
direct from Chicago" said Mr.. Jennings.
"where | spent fourteen days, and all
but one were devoted to the fair. Taken
altogether. it is a most stupendou5 exhi-
bltion, and it's a liberal education to see
1t all. No one can afford to miss it. This
is probably as good time as any to see
it, Tor the weather is fine, and while all
the exhibits are not placed, they will
never be missed. II person does not go
wait until fall, when the weather will be
COOL -
''How is the Utah exhibit?''
'sWell, - rSplied Mr.. jennings, after
evidently making up his mind to be as
charitable as possible, sits a dlsappoint-
ment. The showing made here at our
last territorial fair was so tar superior to
that made by us at Chicago that there is
really no comparison to be made. The
mineral exhibit is good one, but it is in
the mineral building. They are the best
features OF our exhibit, and when one
finally reaches the Utah building the dis
play cannot be other than Disappointing.
Our manufacturing Industries are
not properly represented at all.
and in addition, the exhibits are not dis
played to good advantage. The women's
exhibit is about the only thing in the
Utah building that is worthy of attention,
and it could have been made much more
attractive by the addition of collection
of china painting. There is no fruit ex-
hibit at all, as the exhibit spoiled and
was condemned. The agricultural ex-
hibit could be displayed to much better
advantage than 1t is, which is doubtless
due to the fact that Mr.. Sanborn is not
there. The visitors to the fair take a
lively interest in the Utah exhibit, and
go to the Utah building in focks to see
what sort of a showing the territory has
made. Like ourselves, they are all dis
appointed with the meagre and jumbled
up display there.
81 don't want to find fault or blame
anybody. This may all have been una
voidabie, but the fact remains that the
exhibit does not begin to do justice to
Utah. 1t is possible that the defects may
be remedied even at this late day. The
fair is only fairly opened as yet, and as
said before, some of the exhibits ase not
fairly in place. California has not yet
opened, and it is understood that these
people are waiting fer their fruits to
ripen. If we could manage to quickly
augment our display by exhibits OF stone,
brick, cement, plaster OF paris, salt, coal,
China painting, wooden goods, fruits and
other lines, we could doubtless get them
in before the real rush to the fair begins.
It would take some energetic work and
the outlay OF some money. but it would
pay US in the end"