Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-05
LOCATION OF the BUILDING.
Site for Beehive States Structure
Is Located at Very Advan-
tageous Point
PLANS IN HANDS OF ARCHITECT.
Style VIII be Old Virginia COLOSSAL
Salt Lakers We're Dlned and
Wiaed by Webfooters.

Senator Walton, Representative
kuchler OF ogden, Representative fish.
burn Of Brigham City, Secretary NJ.
r. Cunningham and Director General
Spencer Clawson OF the Utah State
commission OF the Lewis & Clark ex.
position at Portland returned from the
Webfoot state this morning, after
weeks absence from this city. The
party report a most profitable and en-
1oyable time. They left Salt Lake
on the 99th inst, headed by Governor
Cutler and at the oregon state line
received a cordial message from PresI-
dent Goode of the exposition inviting
them all to dine with him at the Ar
lington club, the swell social organiza-
ion of Portland. Arrived at the cap
ital, Mr.. Goodies assistant, MFR. Hardee,
met the party, and escorted them to
the hotel Portland, After resting, the
Utah travellers we're escorted TO the
Arlington where they met Oskar Huber,
manager OF the exhibits, and Supervise
ing Architect Ion Lewis.
The entire party, numbering ~
people, sat down to one OF
the most elegant dinners every
spread In the west, and from o'clock
until 1880 the party discussed the
Niands, wines, and the usual ct cetera.
In the morning by appointment. Presi-
dent Goode brought around three car
riages In which the Utah visitors were
taken 90 the EXPOSITION grounds, where
they all discussed the location OF the
gued whether II would be hest TO exhib-
Il all Of the Utah display in the regular
exposition buildings, or to exhibit In
the Utah state building. II was finally
decided that the use of the state build
ing would be the best and that will be
done, The site OF the Utah state
building was located at a very davan-
tageous point on the extreme right OF
the grounds next to the New York and
Idaho state buildings and facing the
lake and the Esplanade where every
one intending. TO visit the grounds must
pass right by. 1t will be the nearest
building to the grand music stand.
PLANS BEING PREPARED,
The Oregonian reported recently that
the Utah state building would cost
$4,000, or half the legislative appro-
priation4 but Mr. Clawson says this is
not so at ALL The cost will be very
much less Sketches are being prepared
by Messrs. Whidden n Lewis for the
Utah state building, and the same viii
be forwarded, when ready, TO Secretary
NJ f. Cunningham for submission to
the state commission for approval. The
style OF architecture will be the old
Virginia colonial. modelled after the Mt.
Vernon mansion Of George Washington,
I.t. e.N..s A.. 4. Al.
consideration OF the commission In this
city In about a week. The floor
space on the ground floor will bo 1000
square feet, ON the second floor 1000
square feet, and 5000 feet on the front
yoranda, Then. at the rear OF the build
ing VIII be an extension for the con-
centrating plant IN addition to the floor
space already given So the state OF
Utah VIII be we'll represented In this
respect.
DlNED AND WINED
The Salt Lake visitors accepted an
invitation 70 dinner Saturday, at tho
Commercial club, to which Governor
Chamberlain would have been pres
ent had not illness prevented
Il, President GoOde and four
prominent members Of the club waited
on the Utah visitors at the hotel Port
land and escorted them 10 a dinner
that was simply Immense. They were
also given a reception which lasted one
hour, the entire function was one OF
the most elegant ever given by the
club, and was fully appreciated by the
guests from this state. The CONNER
cial club has Just got o new chef, and
as this was TO he HIS first effort, he
spread himself, and indeed did do him
self proud. There were speeches, plenty
OF them az the dinner, among the ora
tors being President Cake, Gov. Cutler,
General Manager Calvin Of the 0. r.
& ~, and prominent business men Of
Portland. Mr.. Clawson remarked this
nooil 10 a News reporter that tho
Portland fnlr would be very COM
plete and successful exhibition, aud DO
worth travelling a long distance 10 see.
The arrangement OF the grounds and
the buildings shows intelligence and an
OF the needs OF such an
affair. The government will have an
fine building on an island
out IN tie lake.
Gov Cutler went to Los Angeles from
Portland