Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-11
UTAH TO THE FORE.
The Chicago Exposition is GiYln6 Us
Much Fine Advertising,
native coal Taynrabiy Noticed. The
Judges Awards AnSiousiy Awaited
-Preparntions Tor the choir and
Utah nay.

Utah nay.
ooyTopondenes DEsEHEr NEWS
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.--rhe attendance
at the Fair Is steadily increasing
although It is not nearly 90 large a. the
Exposition PEOPLE have expected, In
fact tho Ettenda CO since the opening
has fallen far short Of what was cx-
pected. The financial sthngency has
more to do with the attendance than
anything else. There eau be no COM
plaint In regard to the show. People
got their moneys worth and no one
has been heard ~ complain that The
show was not worth 90 cents; Tie only
trouble Ia In getting the 80 cents
People residing Ia the farming CONF
munities OF the East fnd that, owing
% the depressed condition u the pro.
duce market, money is very hard 70
get, with wheat vi 50 cents n bushel,
snd other farming products corres.
bonding in price. People who all
along intended TO visit the Fair, hest.
tate about coming because ~ takes
the product OF several acres VI
ground 10 supply money enough
Tor brief visit ut the Fair, anu they
feel that IL l. making too great a saCri.
fee g. dleposc " their farm products
now, at the ruling prices, In order 10
visit the Fair. Borrowing Il simply
out OF tbs question here, as well NJ Ia
the West, aud consequently people
feel obliged 10 forego the pleasure u "a
visit 10 the Fair simply because Vt the
financial EtIingeucy. Everyone 10
loOKing forward 10 better times when
prices will advance and money wlll be
easier.
The number OF Utah people att nd
ing the Exposition Is falling OIL mater.
iAily since the eud OF June. There
has been quite n large increase Ia the
attendance from Utah during The past
week, and the prospects Indicate that
from now ON the attendance VI western
people generally will he much larger.
Representatives Of the great faUut.
pscls choir are hero arranging for the
appearance Of that famous mus.
national contest on tho stu
Of September aud for Utah Jay
on the 9th. Two or three concerts /
will probably be- given by the choir In |
tue cry during the visit, iutt before or /
after Utah Day. The Exposition au.
thofities have extended every c0uftssy |
possible to Messrs. CiaWSOu anu WIN. |
ney, and they hfe greatly encouraged |
nj the prospect. The directot-geuefal |
has been especially kind aud has prof. |
fufed his assistance In every was pos. /
eible and will extend c0utlusies 10 the |
Utah people not usually extended to |
organizations Of this kind.
The Judges OF the several depart. /
ments are busily engaged la examin. /
Ing the exhibits. They have examined /
very critically quite u number Ut ex. |
hiblls rom Titan, and the indications
are that our Territory Will capture |
several medals. There Htems 10 bu n /
disposition, however, among HOme Of /
the judge, TO iavor tue older aud more |
wealthy states and countries. IL 10 safe |
10 cay that II fair Judgment In rendered |
In every instance, Utah will certainly
he winner In many contests.
Utah csals have attracted great
deal Of attention. This has made the |
exhibitors from Pennsylvania very
anxious. They cannot understand |
how IL IL that any oOale should be con. /
siuered equal 10 the product Of their |
state. An Analysis OF the Utah coal !
has been called for TO determine two |
or three points, anu while II Is hardly |
TO be- expected that Utah will capture /
the medal, It goes without say Ing that |
our coals nTe going TO crowd very
closely up 10 the head Of the procos-
sion. The foreign commissioners, |
learn, have devoted q great deal Of /
time TO examining the exhibit from /
Utah, anu all OF them are sending /
vOluminous reports to their home gov. /
ar 4 anN sssfa 80 80.
highest terms Of the Utah exhibit, |
They are devotingA great deal OF at. |
tention TO special things connected |
with the Exposition. The Russians |
are especially Interested IN irrigation, !
and the Germans Ia mining. Each |
OF them have given tho Utah |
exhibits In these two de. |
parlments very critical consideration, |
and their reports indicate that |
they think Utah excrlu all other |
states and territories In these depart. |
mentp.
Tho representatives OF the different |
sinteE are now inclined to credit Utah |
with being Of considerable i'm portance. /
They recognize the fact that in the |
variety OF natural resources few n any
Of tue states or territories can exceed |
her. The value OF our natural pre- |
ducts Ia not queetioned by any Of them. |
Our coal and all kinds OF minerals, our |
olays, salts, sodas ana all the products u |
the lake water, together with cur grain |
and ifuits, seem 10 astonish most OF the |
people when they become familiar with |
the general products Of the Territory.
At nrst many people are inclined to |
doubt the fact that some OF the things /
shown are produced In the Territory. |
They soon find out, however, that |
everything IL produced as represented, /
and then they become interested In. |
quifsra and examine more clio ely into |