Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-12
HOME FROM
NEW ORLEANS
Gov Wells and Wife and Gen.
Burton and Wife Return.
HAD AN ENJOYABLE TRIP
&C. Louis Fair VIII Far Exceed the
Great Exposition at Chicago AS
TO Utab's Part

Gov. and Mrs. Wells and Adjt.-Gen
and Mrs. Burton returned this after
noon from New Orleans, where they
enjoyed a short pleasure trip after at
tending the dedlcatory exercises at the
st. Louis exposition.
The governor was asked about the
reports as to inattention TO the guber-
Material parties from Utah, Colorado
and Indiana, and he replied that as far
as Utah was concerned It was expected
that some committee specially appoint
ei TO wait on the party to extend well
come and to give directions as to quar-
tiers and carriage conveniences and 10
escort them to the grounds would APP
pear But while no such committee
showed up, the matter was later ex-
planned by Col. Bell OF the exposition
management, who stated that Ia the
matter OF non attendance by Director OF
Works Taylor, the exercises at the lay
ing Of the corner stone OF the
Missouri state building had been
so Unexpectedly prolonged that Mr.
Mr. Taylor failed to get away In time,
and he arrived al the site OF the Utah
state building 30 minutes after Gov
Wells and party had left But for this
unfortunate occurrence, Director Taylor
and his officials would have assisted
Gov. WAls and party In defeating the
site OF the Utah state building. How
ever, Gov. Wells. remarked tina, as TO
lack Of attentions, why, he WAS a
western man, and knew how to take
care OF and forage for himself. SO he
did not mind being left alone as much
az some others did As TO his speaking
In resentfu vein at the dedication OF
the state house site, Gov. Wells said
the reports had mlsrepresented him, He
did not speak resentfully, but in a
deprecatory way. Gov Peabody was
not waited on either by any commit
tee, and he and his party were quite
Indignant As TO the governor Of In
diana, he couldn't say.
Gov. Wells, In reply TO questions
stated that the management up TO date
OF the St Louis exposition was infer
Tor to that Of the Chicago worlds fair
or Of the Dewey parade IN New York,
but he had no doubt but that matters
would be smoothed out before long. and
when the great fair really opened for
actual business next, year, all expecta-
tons about II would be realized, The
governor expressed his flrm belief that
the St. Louis fair would be
the greatest the world ever saw. II
would far surpass the Chicago fair,
The latter expended $22,0OOOOO,
whereas the ST. Louis management had
already over $40 900. 900 in hand and So
nOo,0 900 or $4,000 900 more coming. The
acreage OF the grounds amounted 10 |
| 100 acres. and so acres would be added. |
The management paying 81 900 per acre |
for the use Of 90 acres for two years
Gov. Wells thought the fine arts would |
be splendIdly represented. AS to the |
spectacular street display, he thought
The military parade one Of the finest
ever given In this country, particular
rommendation being due the New York |
md Illinois troops and their governors
md their respective staffs The weather
was very cold on the day OF the parade,
and the visitors suffered a good deal.
Gov. Wells and his party who went to
New Orleans were greatly pleased with
The quaint old city, and enjoyed their
visit there Thoroughly