Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-09
UTAH AT CHICAGO,
Hon. H.ber BoGliOl on The T,rrIlOrys
Block Optic Exhibit.
a FEW UrONIlSs WORKING HARD.
The Mineral Exhibit Onr Of tho Best al
tile Fair.--B0ard and Lodging
at Reasonable Rates.

Hon. Heber Benuion,o Of Tnylorsvllc,
ifgah lrJm the W1rI's Fair--naving
returned from the White cry with hls
wiiv this mofuius-was met on the
street 10y a News reporter shortly BE-.
Tore noon. JIG takes exception to
tao Statements Of some prem,.
ncnt Upuians who have returned
recently from the Great Expedition,
aud has good worls Tor the showing
maize by ibis Territory. In bfaruus
aud claiac,eristic maguur be- said.
"! think it is mighty small business Tor
any per.on to bulltuo hiu own country.
But that b. iut VIVA, ia,
boon done, aud 1 want 20 tell you that
i haven't got muon use f1r those kInl
oipgJpic. Eow 1 nave Osea down
There siuce thu nr.t OF Apfii, anil
have found q TO DE a fact that the ppr.
SONS who groal tine m.ss do the itas.
.owafd7 making our part d tno ia.r
success.
"Cuh has good, substantial ex.
hibit anu It Is attracting yoJI dsai
Of well musltei Alienation. rrur, ia
1ho maittrot dec u,lln-tlat ls ofna.
mentation Of our buiiiiug-go arc DO.
mind. But that ia no aul. OF those 10
whom has boon entrusted the Import.
ant duty OF seeing Utah well repre-.
stntcI. One OF the gfuat aims made
~ many states has been that OF
novelty aud uniquenosl Ia the arcli.
tectuml construction uGd uruamenta.
lion ~ buildings. Fariustauco, "a tho
liNulif uIilIing, Whlch stands near
thu Utah buililng, til 900 was
utcI Ia curious GuVIcu8 Hhu nfTaugu-
mrnta iur tie display OF aguru,-
tuflE pIu3ucts alone, tum far
meul gIsplayb and buildinE combined
cust. As uu example, Thousands Of
dollars was spent ny tus Illinois OIL
cials !Ur the erection Ufu rn cub
iatm house. Muil, IL 81 wOuutf!uIly
striking feature but p0asrsses no ~.
hefgEt value rs thug worthy II
exhibition. Bat IL catches tuu crOwf.
This Is only onv cut o. thousands II ui.
gunious creations And yet some OF our
people feel sore To mink that Utah las
uOue such.
"1iili We are doiug oxceedin lY
veil. Tho Eagle Gate aud President
lUuug's statue are viewed daily by
ndmiriug thousands. Ostentnti0n aud
bHwiidruny Urn4mvntgtUu are VIVA.
seem t. each Tie multNuie. sons
states have surut tue greater amount Of
tueir appropriations la this way and
nave prepared CAuirs anu places Of
accommodation and convenience for
their citizens, while their display
proper 20 only n second ciusidefRtiOu.
10 would slmply have been folly TOR
Ulgh 10 followed thls cJur.u.
'lL graiu, gtas8tH ami agricultural
products generally Wa make an excel
leut bhuWiuE-Oue q lhu best al the
Fair. A party OF kentucky editors
visited tho UAh building lew days
ago uud cDmpllmentuu the commission
on theiT excellent showing, ami alter
passing through tau agricultural de.
purtmunt said Utnh should feel proud
VI her position, anu all promised that
on their return home that far away
Utah should not DO forgotten la their
papers, Tut that they would make
special mention Of her.
"Perhaps ,he less VIZ say about the
iruit display the better. II was not
good aud mas been Put out OF
sight. IN the FIRST place tho
fruit crop last year was hardly up to tho
standard. In the second place our
line exhibit had some u II ut least
posed through both county anu the
Territorial Fair, causing IL to DO
handled entirely too much.
"Our mineral exhibit is simply gem
ands reflect great credit ON those direct.
~ Ia charge OF II. IL compares very
favoubly indeed with that Of COLORADO
anu Montana, and Is Tar ahead OF must
all OF the other states.
Sin manufactured exhibits we are
far behind. The f,ct that we nrs IL
burning shame. Two OF our largest
manufacturing institutions have ex-
hlhited thread. Oar chief Of that
department resigned whom his sor-
vices were needed most. These
anu other things combine to cause
disappointment and chagrin. Hut
We nave hundreds Of things on display
that are very fine aud they arc mu,h
more appreciated by our eastern
NNAnAhH AAhNl hhAFNlNtn7- ~ NnnlN uA
~. 1 don't mean the more than
faithful who stand at their posts like
the patriotic men aud women they nro
aud work anu talk for Utah and her
interests the livelong day"
When asked Rs 10 the Fair In gem
eral, Nc, Bsuulon said II WAS simply
colossal anu 10 ser In detail would
require m lths. Naarly all exhibits
ARE now IN position and the RgteudAuos
IL growing heavier daily. Fears have
boon entertained that the great
Exposition would be financial
failure, but that idea Is being dissipAted.
September will be the best month, Mr..
Bennion thinks, 10 visit the Fair. Tho
weather Ia getting very warm.
"NOw rs u the cost attendant on u
trip 10 the White CITY, wish % say
that It is not ~ heavy as some people
anticipate. There need be no over
appreneusivauess as 10 rates for board
and lodging. Outside Of the Fair
grounds most everything IL very
reasonable. On the inside, OF course,
the reverse Is true. Many, very many,
Chicago hUtelkeepers are doing but a
light business, 80 light In fact that they
are positively lOuesOme.n