Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-20
NJ -~u. w srMlCENIESSIAL


INT -~u. ~ SEMICENIRNNiAL
A fow days ago the NEws suggested
that II would be appropriate for tho
Dessert Agricultural and hanufAcluf-
ing society, a. the pioneer orsanlEA-
lion in the Wet in the matter Of direct
Ing general fairs and exhibitions, to
assume tho initiative In a great Inter
mountain Exposition In Salt Lake CITY
In the summer and autumn OF lSs',
that being the finieth Annlvsrsary Of
the opening OF the intermountain
region 10 settlement by the arrival Of
the Utah Pioneers In Great BAIT Lake
Valley. Today the following appfseia-
tive communication was recsiVo1i
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah,
Dec. u, 1905.
To tho Editor;
desire TO express my unqualified ap-
proyal OF your recent editorial augHosuon,
That the advent Of the Pioneer- into utah
should bo appropriately celebrated by q
great Intormountain Exposition IN THIS
seni.centennial anniversary OF The event,
and have no doubt but what our sister
states and territories would gladly unite
with us. Tho expedition should be upon
n scale commensurate with our resources
and Our advancement. II would DO q
great educator Of all tho people, and u
would reveal 10 the nation a knowledge
~ what we have done and OF our capacity
for future greatness that Il does not now
possess. ,.n,,-
that n ANYTHING IL TO be done the pre-.
iiminary steps should be taken ut once.
Possibly tho ID. A. q NJ. society could
best lnauguraio tho movement, but tho
association having tho same In charge
should not be limited In its membership
TO our Territorial lines. Our Legislature
should ut least endorse the proposition
and authorize Governor Wells 10 Invite
other state. to join with us.
From every point Of view your Hugges'
iion IA good one, and hope that you
will press tho matter upon tho attention
OF the public until the same shall ma
toriailIe. Very truly yours,
o. w. Powers.
We are pleased to receive Judge
Powers's letter, and 10 give space
thereto, lin anticipation that tho spirit
OF patriotism 10 utah VIII arouse In
her people seaumenu AKIN 70 'nose no
has expressed his ,uSge'uoh 'nh
tho s'Ate Legislature tAhe 'he matter
up aud anthoriEs governor "ohs !"
Invite the oo'opefAhoh e' ouhef s's'es
should receive prompt iANoraoie action
In TINS manner the uts' moh'h's
existence OF inc ne" n'A'e OF o'An
need not DO passou "l'nou' s'a'ung
the ball rolling LOT an eAh'oi''on unpAf-
alleled Tor 'plenuor anu magnitude IN
the history OF ths "e,''snu Wh'oh WIN
be OF ineshmaoie VNlus 70 Juan anu
the states anu 'srri'ore' 'hA' un''e"i
her
In It's nHt mention OF the suoIeo'
the NEWS merely thrsW ou'A mint OF
ASsmi-oen'enniAi in'ermoun'Ain EI'
position. We VIII now Stale further
that our view, NJ inumatou Ia the
hrst article, was not 70 CONNIE u 10 the
territorial limits Of Utah. beginning
with the permanent settlement OF Bali
Lake CITY In july 1887, an era Of col
oniration was Instituted throughout the
whole Rocky Mountain region. In
this vast and Important work, dating
from that year. Idaho, wyoming,
ArlsonA, Colorado, Montana, New
Mexico and Nevada, are equally inter
esled with Utah, this being the central
point ofsetllsment in the earlier period.
70 each OF these commonwealths Utah
contributed n share OF pioneer colo oist,;
and each state and territory named
should be requested to take part, not
merely a. m invited exhibitor, but As
directly interested participant In Its CO.
operative management, that tho expo.
silion might be truly representative OF
the unity oiintereht Of the whole inter.
mountain region. AZ the pioneer IN
settlement upon the wave Of civilized
progress that swept westward IN lsl7