The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-02
FAIRBANKS WILL
Be HERE TODAY
Vice President Is Coming on
Way to National irrigation
Congress at Boise.
NEWSPAPER MEN WITH HIM
UTAH EXHIBIT WILL HAVE GOOD
POSITION.

Vice President Charles ". Fairbanks Is
expected TO arrive in Salt Lake late this
afternoon on his way to Boise. Ida, to
attend the national Irrigation congress.
According to his itinerary he left Denver
last night and viii come to Salt Lake.
Where he will take the o'clock special
carrying the Utah delegates to Boise.
Owing to the uncertainty Of his coming
and the short time he will be i'm the CITY
no arrangements have been made for the
entertainment of Mr.. Fairbanks. It was
not known until last night that he would
come to Salt Lake and make connections
mere to<take the special to Boise.
Mr.. Fairbanks will be given a hearty
rives in Boise.
His car has been on the Limited and
ne ne mas made short stops at Chicago.
Omaha and Denver.
Attached to the same train is a special
car carrying joyous bunch of news
paper correspondents from the east. They
VIII arrive here at AIS o'clock this after
noon on the Los Angeles Limited. Ar
engagements have been made by the local
newspaper writer's TO meet them at the
depot and escort them to the Commercial
club, where they will be entertained until
the special leaves which will carry their
car
Many Going on Special.
About twenty more Pullman reserva-
tons were secured yesterday by Utah
delegates and their wives. 1t is now be-
lieved that their number will be swelled
to $50 persons. Recruits will be picked
up at Ogden. Cache Junction and Pres
ton, LA. Several persons are expected
from the southern part of the state to-
day who will join the delegates on the
special train
Fred ]. Kiesel of Ogden will be master
OF ceremonies. Held's military band. con-
sisting of twenty-five pieces. will accom-
pany the delegates and furnish music du-
ring the sessions of the irrigation con-
gress. Fisher Harris is the only member
of the Utah delegation who will take part
IN the program. He is billed to speak on
the See America First" movement in the
afternoon Of the second days session
Good Position for Exhibit.
Thomas Judd. jr of st. George. presi-
dent Of the state board Of horticulture,
has provided the best exhibit for the con-
gress that Utah has produced. He wired
yesterday that the exhibit had a good To-
cation and that IL was in good condition.
The Utah delegation hopes 70 bring the
Clark cup home for the prize exhibit.
Thomas Judd vail have charge OF the
exhibit and viii have on his list os as
Sistants the best agricultural and horti-
cultural experts in this state This list
includes Professor +. 3. Ball. entomolo-
gist. and Professor Robert S. Northrup,
horticulturist of the Agricultural col
lege. G. A. Hickenlooper w. u. Wad-
leigh and J. Edwin Taylor of the state
board of horticulture, Robert Wilson,
Henry Knudsen, J. 7. Akin and John
Juuu, county IIull inspectors EIeSlueuC
Judd of the state board Of horticulture
has been a member Of that body for
eleven years, and a director or officer Of
the state or territorial fairs for over
twenty-five years.
Utah's exhibit will include almonds.
cotton and figs, besides a display Of
fruits grains and grasses. Outside states
will learn that Utahs crops range from
the hardest plants to the semi-trOpicaI
products. r. l. Holbrook of Los An
geles Is arranging the decorations to add
to the beauty Of the display. The ceiling
OF the Utah booth will be made of grains
AID grasses. which will be brought back
10 this state after the congress. Almonds
from Mr.. Judd's farm will be exhibited
in Utah's booth.
More Delegates to Leave.
The following were added last evening
to the list Of those who will go on the
special train tonight: W. II. Hague Of
Taylorsville, appointed delegate from Salt
Lake county by the commissioners; A. J.
Hill and z. s. Witcher Of Granger. ap-
pointed by the North Jordan Irrigation
company, and n. c. Peterso nand Joseph
Lindsay of Taylorsville appointed by the
South Jordan Canal COmOauV.