Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-04
PRIEST, CHAMBERS REPORT
What U,lh RGs Been DOIns Of The
Worlds Fair
a Cscdt,abic INhibu that wiz DO
the rerritnrs Vast Amount
Of Good.

II. G. Chamber, president o. the
world's Fair commission, furnishes
the following report:
Gontlemou-l have visited Chicago
| In the discharge ~ my dutiur, ~
/ president Of The Ulnh W0fid'H Fair
| commission. ] arrived at the WOrld's
/ Fair city on September on, thee
| days before the time set ilr iho r,lJ.
/ bration Of Utah Day. iuunu all the
] preparation Wvii under way, our In.
blruotions 10 tue tsCrelary having
been followed strictly.
a reception 10 Governor MCst and
stntl was rendered by tho commission
anu board OF lazy managers uu the
/ evening VI September slh, which was
attended by a great thf0ng OF lie.
| uuguIHhrd people from uil tnn states
nud tUrtigu countries REPRESENTED At
/ the Fair. The mvmuurs OF our ltdies'
/ board distinguished thcmscivc- ns
| untUltainels on thia occasion, ami am
| pleased n tny thAt We have every fua-
| son 20 feel proud u the officers aud
/ mcmbcFH 81 the board, ne well 10 the
ladiys who 10 gtaoioutiy assisted them
on this occasion.
Tho Utah building was handfomeiy
decorated. Nothius occurred 10 mar
| the occasion; 0u the cUhtiary, every %
tlllg phtash on NJ pleasantly ns CJuiu
ho uCsiTu1, Several Of tue uistlu.
guishoi musicians who ucuumpauiri
the Tabufnncl ChOir rendered sulep-
lions GA this occasion, which added
greatly 10 the pleasure OF tie evening.
1 am HAPPY ~ sny That have been
COuplimtntud by many on the HucCesb
OF uuf reception. | Can only add lhat
believe Utah acquitted herself we'll
Uu this occasion.
GU September Uth We celebrated
Uuhh Day NJ fetival Hall, tut o. a
iull account Of this occasion nHsalibtdy
been published, / Will not aud any.
thtug by way OF uu0cTiItiJu Of tue
exercises. / may say, however, that
Utah bay drew more IUup,o 10 tue
great Festival Hall tnun any other
state day celebration that has taken
place turtt. Our choir was tue
main attn c,i1n, and am ouiy
too glGd 10 say that the success Of tho
day l. VA the Waiu uus 10 thtif pres
unue. A was PREDICTED, Utah Day
was one VI the great days Of the Fan.
Only two other days excel Il iu point
Ut attendance, namely, July i,h, gnd
Illinois Day, August .itn; anu doubt
u it will be- exceeded again.
! have given COusidui uLlo limo 10 the
Fair, with view 10 investigating tue
IHrt Utah II playing in this greatest Of
vi expeditions, anu | am perfectly
saiisfcd that VIZ have done all anu
more than could be- reasonably eX-
pecled under The circumstances. Our
showing In all Of the departments Is
excellent. / found no reason 10 be
ashumed Of Il. our mining exhibit
consider by far ihu best 0f ANY exnibit
In the mining department, anu 1 am
not alone In this opinion. Many lead
ing mining men if0m all over the
country have personally congratulated
me, NJ the representative Of Utah, on
our fine mineral exhibit, the general
opinion belng that Il Is tho best Ia the
building.
Our agricultural exhibit is much
better than l Anticipated. IL Is equal
to that OF any other state or tetfitUry
in variety and excellence OF the pro-
ducts shown, anu / HUI that d, h doing
Utah = wonderful amount Of good, by
advertising our resources In Tue most
ciiectuni aud practical way possible.
Utah makes the irrigation exhibit Of
the Faif am no other exhibit attracts
moro attention than ours.
/ fully concur Ia all that the vice
president AMI executive commissioner
have said IN the reports heretofore re-
garding our exhibit at tho Exposition,
and / consider that every dollar ex-
PENDED will yield rich return 10 the
Territory, lnquirics concerning Utah
are very numerous, and the foreign
representatives, especially, are making
very favorable reports to their govern
monts In regard 10 our Resources, all Of
which tend 10 induce immigration anu
Investment VI capital
tn conolualon, / will say that with
cur corps VI lazy and gentlemen aH.
slstants IN Attendance, as well as the
amount Of money expended, we have
! made better ana more crelilabls
showing than any other state o, terri
tory. r., G.. CHAMBERS,
l'ftrluent.