The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-23

"A thing of beauty is joy forever;
Its loneliness increases and il will never
Pass into nothingness."
When Keats wrote these lines he
must have had In mind some such
view as will be presented by the in
terror of the display rooms of the pub
lie organizations of the city and state
at their joint headquarters, 56-5S West
Third South street. when the elaborate
plans that are now under way for the
assembling of a magnificent display of
Utah's products shall have been car
ried out.
A Corner in Fairyland.
This room will look like a corner i'm
Fairyland, when all of the work al
ready outlined and commenced is COM
pleted
When the proposition was first
preached to unite the exhibits of the
Deseret Agricultural & Manufacturing
society. the Salt Lake Real Estate as
ISOLATION and the Manufacturers &
Merchants association, 1t was realized
that great showing would be made,
but the real magnitude of the PROPOSE
ton did not develop I'm an instant.
When the permanent quarters of the
three organizations were taken il was
seen that there was ample room for all
of the exhibits that had already been
assembled. with space to spare. When
this fact became known, and when the
plans of the men in charge of the work
of consolidation became more definite
other organizations applied for admis-
sion to the exhibit. with permission to
add to the strength of the showing of
Utah goods by their own contributions.
Undertake Big Task.
Thus the idea grew. and President ].
G.. Mcdonald, jr.. and Secretary Horace
s. Ensign of the Deseret Agricultural
& Manufacturing society, i'm whose
hands the arrangement Of exhibits had
been placed by the united associations.
found that they had a greater task laid
out for them than they had at first
supposed.
The great mass of material TO be
placed. the many kinds of products to
be used; the wide range of problems to
be solved, took them by surprise Elk
perienced as they were with the han
ding and arrangement of exhibits
by reason of their long connection with
the Utah state fair, they realized that
il would be no easy task to harmonic
the many exhibits that would be placed
i'm the building by the public-spirited
manufacturers and producers of the
state.
At this juncture. while they were still
seeking for a proper method and COM
prehensive plan of procedure, offers
from local artists began to come in.
rendering their services. j. Harry
Hamlin. an artist and designer. with q
reputation for having originated ti2 ny
clever color schemes, volunteered 10
draw a ground plan of the building.
with a study of the light effects and
offer suggestions as to the proper pla 8
ing of the exhibits, with a view Of uni
iZing every ray OF light to the best
advantage. This offer was acceptei
and the plans were drawn.
But Hamlin went further than this
He offered a number of suggestions
which will be carried into effect under
his able direction.
The Augusta" Bridge.
The attention of the country has been
directed during the last few months to
the wonderful natural bridges which
were recently discovered i'm San Juan
county. Mr. Hamlin suggested that as
the central figure i'm the great display,
a replica of the Augusta bridge be built
across the entire exhibition room, This
bridge Will be placed at the front of the
room. just behind the office spaces of
the various organizations i'm the build
ing. 1t will be built up with ores and
minerals taken from the mines of the
state and the color blending and shad-