The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-17


Reports.
The following communication from
Governor West. accompanying the re-
port of the Utah Worlds Fair Commits
sion, was sent to the Legislature yes
terday:
Hon. NJ. A Breeder, President of the
Council,
Sir-Herewith I transmit the report
of the Utah Worlds Fair Commission
together with accompanying docu-
1nents The commissioners ask for an
appropriation of sag, 557.25, to enable
them to pay borrowed money and dis
charge other outstanding obligations
/ believe the thanks of every citizen
of Utah is due the members OF the
commission, for their commensurate
energy and enterprise in making Tor
Utah, at the Worlds Fair EXPOSITION,
such praiseworthy presentation OF
the wonderful resources of the terIl-
tory. can sneak from personal know
ledge, having been present at the open
ing Of the exposition, and again on
Utah day. on which it was my prlvi-
lege to participate in the exercises.
Judging from an examination OF the
exhibits such as l was able to make,
and The favorable comments of dis
tinguished citizens of other states,
am satisfied that the showing made
by Utah, is well worthy OF con1menda-
ton
It is not necessary for me to refer
at length, to Utah's part in the great
fair. as the matter is covered by the
report of the commissioners and their
representatives.
1t will be Just to consider that the
commission was under the necessity
of raising the necessary funds with
which to provide and maintain suit
able exhibit for Utah. when the coun-
try was suffering from general
financial depression, and, with pa
triotic determination to preserve
Utahs credit maintained her stand
ing at the fair until its close, by I'D
eral advances from their personal
funds.
Fair and proper treatment Of the
commissioners, and the interests of
the people, require speedy and equita-
BILE adjus nent and settlement of the
business. 1 therefore most earnestly
recommend your immediate and favor
able action
CALEB w. WEST, Governor.
Executive Mansion.
January 10Th 1894.
SECRETARYS REPORT.
To the President and Members of the
Gentla%Ssn: In presenting this, my
report. Of the business of my office
for the past two years, l realize that
it will be a resume, in a great meas
ure. of the numerous reports and
statements which 1 have made from
time to time during that period.
In addition to my regular duties as
secretary, I have acted in the capacity
of assistant executive commissioner,
and in that position have had charge
under the direction of the executive
commission, of the collection and in
stallation of exhibits and the build
ings and exhibits at Chicago In the
discharge of my numerous duties,
have had the aid and counsel Of an
able corps of assistants without
which success would not have been
possible.
Chief Mcguire, General Agent Young
and Superintendent Piper, in their re-
spective positions, each had response
BILE duties thrust upon them. Their
work and the results which, through
their idividual efforts were accom-
plished, is a great part of the history
of Utah'S participation in the Worlds
Columbian exposition. My assistants
in the secretary's office and bureau of
informant Misses Weller and Cloves,
accredited themselves in q praise
worthy manner.
The exhibits of Utah were distrib-
uted among the several departments
as follows: Mines and Mining, Agri-
cultural Liberal Arts. TRANSPORTATION.
Woman's building, and the Utah build
ing IN the Mines and Mining building
our exhibit was placed in a pavil-
ion 27x60 feet which was the equal in
architectural beauty of any other pa
vilion in the mining building, although
not SO expensive or deliberately finish
ed as many others. The exhibits were
placed in mat oak cases so arranged
that visitors could easily examine the
specimens, all of which were properly
classified and labeled. Our mining pa
vilion was in one of the most pronli-
nent positions III the building: one
neighbor on the south being Montana.
and on the north, Idaho; on the west
Mexico aud last, New Mexico; and it is
source OF pride and qualification to
state that IN variety of specimens
shown, the entire collection of the ex-
hibits of our immediate neighbors.
could not equal Utah. We had speci-
mems of all, or nearly all the exhibits
shown by the neighbors, and manv
more besides. 1t was this wonderful
variety, that secured for Utah the dis
tinction of having the best mineral
exhibit at the exposition. It may be
well to mention that in value of ore
samples shown. Utah exceeded her I'M
mediate neighbors by 80 per cent. This
fact was demonstrated by a practical
test. The samples were sent to the
same smelter, and Utah obtained so per
cent. more for her ores than any of fhe
other states and territories: some of
the shipments did not yield enough to
pay she smelling charges.
The report of Chief Mcguire furn-
ishes more exhaustive statement rela-
tive to the Utah mining exhibit.
In the Agricultural department
Utah occupied a choice position
Our pavilion was neat and
attractive, covering space of
70 by so feet. It was not so elaboratelI,
decorated as the pavilions of some IF
the neighboring states, but in products
of the soil shown. we acknowledge NO
superior. We could not rival Iowa or
Illinois in corn, nor Louisiana or Ken
lucky in sugar cane or tobacco hut
take the average of the products Of the
Soil from these states and Utah email
led and out-stripped them. Our oats
wheat and barley was unrivaIed: orr
grasses stood every test applied and
showed a superiority over those fr7m
any other state. The average Weld
per acre placed Utah way in advance
of other states. It was clearly demon
strated that Utah yields more wealth
from the soil per capita, counting only
the farming population. than any other
state.
The irrigation relief map was a
wonderful attraction and gave the
Utah agricultural exhibit a great deal
went to the agricultural building es-
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