Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-30
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J. NJ. Sjodahl Gives Thoughtful
Interview on the Marvel
Ons Exposition.
IT is BEWILDERINCLY IMMENSE
Visit to Kansas City aud Side Trip
TO independence What Was Seen
There Enjoyable Vocation.

Mr.. j. NJ sjodahl. assistant editor Of
the Deseret News. has returned from
visit to the Louisiana Purchase Expo
siton. In an Interview he gives
thoughtful and interesting account Of
what he saw. First Of all he says
Anyone who has visited the worlds
fair viii agree with me In advising all
who can spare the time and the money
TO make the Grip. Especially will this
advice be directed to the young men
and women who are DESTROYS OF OBJ
tanning useful knowledge The exhibit
ton presents the choicest fruits Of our
Twentieth century civilization In pro-
dlgious abundance and amidst dazzling
surroundings II shows the various
stages through which mankind has
passed. IN arriving at the present de-
gree OF perfection 1t is worth some
thing TO any intelligent man and wo-
man to see and study these things. II
is, moreover an opportunity that In all
probability Will not present Itself again
in lifetime. There win be fairs, but
not such a fair II must be seen to be
Comprchended at all. And 1t should b.
studied, The trip should be one Of con-
scientious studYs rather than Of pleas
ure-seeklng in the ordinary meaning Of
that word.
1T is ALL IMPORTANT.
ut would be impossible to point out
any portion OF the gigantic exhibition
as more important or more Interesting
than any other, since tastes and inter-
ests are so radically different. The low
er Of art could spend days to advantage
amidst the thousands OF priceless mas
terpieces that have been brought to-
gether from all parts Of the world. The
student OF painting, sculpture. archltec-
ture, etc. can there gather information
which In no other way can be OBJ
tained. The manufacturer, the agrl-
oulturist. the hortlculturist, are given
similar opportunities Of gathering in
formation OF the most practical nature.
by viewing the products of the indus
tries OF the entire world.
PSYCHOLOGICAL EXHIBIT,
Then, again. the student of ethnolo-
gy will find a verltable feast IN the coli
ectlons brought together Take the
Indians, for instance. In their rude
tepees, they are seen In the state al
most In which they were found on the
discovery of this continent In Col.
Cummings WIND West exhibitions they
are presented IN their warlike pursuits.
I'm the struggle between the spirit Of
the Mississippi and the advancing civ
ilization Again I'm the Indian school
they are seen civilized, engaging In the
pursuits of their white teachers and
| reaching for the very SUBMITS OF civil
izatlon, What can be more Interestingly
Here the effect Of our clvillsing efforts
are demonstrated whatever our short
comlngs as tutors may have been.
THE PHILIPPINE RESERVATION,
Another feature Of the greatest in
terest Is the Philippine reservation;
where the visitor may see the NegritOs
| and Igorrotes, The Moros and the Visa
| yans-al in their different stages OF
advancement No thoughtful person can
| 60 through the different villages With
| out rejecting on the providence that
! brought these people under the Amerl-
| can flag There Is no doubt about IT,
| that they are capable of a high degree
| of civilization. Naked though they
| are---some of them-they are human
| beings with human facilities, human
| souls The lack of opportunity has re-
tarded their progress They are quick
| TO learn. as evidenced by the fact that
they pick up English words as readily
as they dive for pennies and nickes
IN the water near which their huts arc
| reared.
TO give some idea Of the thorough
ness of this exhibition IL may be well
TO state that II costs about n million
dollars, all OF which, but 100000 comes
! from the insular government The ex-
| hibltlon consists Of nearly one hun
dred buildings, ranging In Size and
| construction from the Taos nipa casa
| TO the palatial Spanish administration
building, occupying AZ Ncres OF rolling
| woodland, In which are housed some
| 10000 catalogued exhibits. as well as
| 100 representatives Of the different
peoples showing clearly all the grada-
! ticns OF the civilization Of the Islands
The Vsayans are the most striking OF
| the civilized types They have
well trained orchestra and
| give high order Of vaudeville
| closing each performance with the
star Spangled Banner" and the wav-
ing OF the American flag,
ON GIGANTIC SCALE.
ut would be impossible to even men,
! ton all The various features of real
merit OF this exhibition, in brief news
paper article but its most Impressive
! feature Is It's enormous Size. Every
! thing has been done on huge scale.
Buildings are larger than ever before
erected for similar purpose the
ground space Is greater by far the eX-
| rendlture Of money has been most pro-
! dlgal-so great that the total Of $780,
100000 for all purposes has been
reached. No visitor who has returned
| has failed to express his satisfaction
nj the fair and his wonderment at the