Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-03
BACK FROM CHICAGO.


In conversation with a representa-.
tive OF the NLws today Mr.. George d.
Pyre5 VINO mss jusi returned from
Chicago, stated: So much has been said
Of tho big show that u seems idle TO
add more about t,uui really the Expo.
sition has furnished material to those
OF literary turn Of mind for several
years TO come.
Tue olol.ng Of the Fair whs peculiar.
~ impressive. The intention VI
closing up IN a blaze Of
glory was abandoned ON account OF
the assassination Of Mayor Harrison,
aud the nags we're at hall.mast on All
buildinge. AZ O'CLOCK the guns
doomed the closing time, thu bands
played "Amoflca, nauJ the halfmAslcd
fiags were pulled down forever. No
one who had been there any length Of
time could help feeling the
sadness 5f the OccRsloni maize more
90 by tho terrible crime which
c1st Mayor HARRISON his lifr.
10 made the whole thing seem more
like the occasion Of a funeral than ono
OF rejoicing Tor such magnificent
achievements,
The Utah building and mining and
agricultural paviiiOn- CLOSE with the
booming OF tho cannon, AMI the dpy
ended 90 cur representatives. with %
quiet s0cinblc Mt tie commissioners
uiiice AL expressed satisfaction at tuo
manner 90 wuirh Uuu mad been
brought to no notice OF the world.
Wat We naI tl,rs nta good. In
the agricultural department, of which
l had charge from May lst until the
close, our products were equal 10 the
beet. We were not able 10 make "a
corn palace out Of the pavilion, ns
funds would not permit this, bus We
placed IN an attractive way what hal
been collected by Pfof. SauboTn, the
chief OF this department, AMI the re-
suit was that people interested Ia ngri.
culture were pleased with our snow
Even The sui UfintoudentH Of staips
whUae exhibits were ombolliehed with
corr anu grain 10 u remarkable extent
assured mo that our6 was the common
souso way o! showing grain anu ~ isses,
anu many regretted thu outlay they
had g0te % Ia this REGARD. Profess r
SanpOrn's iIua was % show what We
could produce rather than how prutuiy
we could show h. The latter wa. too
expensive, TO some extent, 10 be
omitted. Tint we had good prjduc,a
Il shown by tue AWARDS 10 tnls depart.
mort, which 40 far have been au-
nOunCyd ns ioil0ws One medal for
sugar, Que iuf IOiiot maps showing the
Irrigation BIltCm 90 Utah, one fIl beet
exhibit n arm phDt graphs, ono Tor
alfalfa iced, one iHr heat anu barley,
four for Oatn aud one TOR display OF
gta.ses. We are rtli looking Tor uue
for Rowe, Morris d 5ummerhays' flag
and ono for potatoes, alfalfa and um.
othy.
Tue mining anu other departments
received many awards Wuluh have
already been announced ia the NEWS.
Daring the nix months this Tofnt1fy
has been better advertised than ever
before, The entire contingent from
Utah have talked themsolves hOarro
Ani distributed much literature, ami
the value 10 tho Territory has been
double tho amount expended.
Meesrs. Nc anlul, AiouzJ Young
and Win Morris have temaiuoI tn
wind up the Affairs, and those retuTn-
Ing we're Mrs. Bullock, Mrs. Richards,
Misses Emily COwts, EIith Weller
and May Preston. Mrs. Caino also
stayed behind 10 close up her SIR
exhibit, tue workers, MIS-. FoH.
gron and Niles Pyper returning home.