Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
UTAH MAKES GOOD
At BIG EXHIBIT
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Council Bluffs Comment on State
Products Is Most Com
pImentary.
GREAT VARIETY IN The SHOW
From Hard Wheat to Nuts from Dixie
Tic Showing Is a Banner One
In Every Line.

That Utah has maintained her rec
ord as n prize taker in all lines per-
tanning to products of the soil fas
again been exempllded at the great
horticultural congress which has just
completed its session at the city OF
Council Bluffs, Iowa. The prizes woA
by Utah at former great fairs Wera
exhibited in a prominent place to-
gether with the prize winning exhibits
from this state, and according to IN
formation received by D. T.. Burley,
general passenger agent of the Orc
Kon Short Line railroad, FROM George
W. Westcrdahl, of the passenger de-
rsrtment Of tile Union Pacific railroad
at Omaha, utahs exhibit at the hor-
ticultural congress was among the fore
most of the west. Mr.. Westerdahl
says In a6ietter to MIR. Burley The
State OF Utah Is certainly well repro
scented, and the genial young men IN
charge of the same are making friends
with every one.
Mr.. Westerdahl accompanies his let
ter with Il copy OF the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil. in which the following conf
plimentary notices Of the Utah exhibit
are contained:
At the section set apart for the ex-
hibits from the State of Utah is dis
play of trophies won by that state,
which is dazzling. Ten large cups are
shown, giving an impressive idea of
the possibilities OF the state. The larg-
est, known as the Hearst trophy, was
won by the state exhibit at Albuquer-
que. 1t Is about four feet HIGH made
Of pounded silver, weighs rs pounds,
and Is valued at $4,000. The cup is
filed with Richmond roses. which
blend prettily with color scheme of
grecn and red which is carried out In
The Utah exhibit One but little small
eer and quite as beautiful In design
was awarded to the state at Sacrament
to, Cal, at the irrigation congress held
there in 1907. 1t was won by Utah
for excellence Of fruits and irrigated
products. Utah also won at Sacra-
mento q plate and cup given by Har-
8rison Grey Otis for the best display
ed cup, known as the sugar beet cup.
was won by the state exhibit five
years ago, lost the succeeding year,
won again In 1908 and will now remain
in Utah. The cup was given by II. Q.
Tavemcyer on behalf OF the American
Sugar Refining company as an award
for the best display of sugar beets.
massive silver affair adorned with
clusters of grapes was won by the best
exhibit of canned fruits from single |
cannery.
The Anheuser Busch trophy was
awarded for the best brewing barley.
For the best display of products from a
single farm irrigated by a pump, the
huge cup presented by the Joshua Han
.dy Machine Works Of San Francisco
WAS Won BY Q. w. Crewdson of Brig
ham City. ~
VALUED AT, $4,000
The display of trophies is valued at
about $4,000 and occupies u prominent
place in the Utah exhibit, which Is in
charge OF J. Edward TAYLOR, secretary
or tho state board Of horticulture, Il.
G. Titus entomologist from the agrl-
cultural experiment station,and Robert
S. Northorp. horticulturalist from the
experiment station.
The Utah display is fenced In with
green pillars connected by gilt
chains, with red and green electric
globes on each post, A large case of
Utah honey is artistically arranged, |
combs Of honey being stacked along
the ai@es of the tall case to give the
effect of u border. while In glasses and
jars the strained honey is shown.
The different varieties of nuts raised
are arranged in glass jars
and bottles, and cases of dried and
cyaporated fruits are shown in large
numbers. Owing to the short time in
which the exhibit was gotten together,
Mr.. Northorp Stated that the display of
apples was limited, only 10 varieties
out of the many grown there being
shown here. Banners and flags show
ing the beehive and done In purple and
gold add to the effect of tho tlecora-
tons. Here n register is kept ana all
visitors to this department are re-
questcd to enter their names