Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-13
President ]. G. Mcdonald Cleans
Useful information from
The Northwest.
DISCUSSES INTERMoUNTAIN
Great Exposition First Exploited Two
Years Ago Deemed a Project
Full OF Promise.

President j. G. Mcdonald of the
Utah State Fair association is back
from visit TO Seattle where he was
a careful observer of the preparations
being made for tho Yukon-Alaskan
fair. He had conference with Col.
Bosch, the director general as to the
administrative conduct Of such UNDER
takings with special reference TO not
only the coming big fair at Seattle, but
the idea OF an lutermountain fair
preached in the Deseret News two
years ago. and at once taken UP and
ably seconded by President Mcdonald
with that activity and energy that
have always characterized him as q
business man, and an enterprising cit
izen. He advocated the proposition
strongly at several meetings of the
directors OF the State Fair association
but 1t was decided finally that, while
such "A scheme was most worthy one,
and would in due time he carried out
successfully still conditions obtaining
at the time would hardly warrant the
extended effort at present. However.
the matter was by no means lost sight
of; 1t viii be taken from the table by
President Mcdonald when the proper
opportunity presents itself and sue
cessfully- matured. very likely in 1912.
Colonel bosch told Mr.. Mcdonald
that Salt Lake was admirably situated
for such an exhibition as an Inter-
mountain fair being the distributing
commercial and financial center for the
surrounding states. IL would be n
grand opportunity to show the inter
mountain country generally what Utah
can do and is doing. The colonel who
is one Of the most experienced fair
managers in the country, approved en-
tirely of President McDonald's sugges-
tons. and believed Utah would do
better in such an undertaking than any
Pacific coast city. inasmuch as this
state Is so much nearer to eastern CEN
te,-s and markets and that much mote
within the reach OF attractions from
that direction.
PREPARATIONS NOW ON.
President Mcdonald was much
pleased with the appearance Of push
and energy displayed by the Washing
ton state and Seattle people in pre-
pairing for the coming great fair Of
next year. particularly On learning that
the state had appropriated 81, 600, 900 and
Seattle sG50.000 for the fair. He figures
that 80 TO 70 per cent Of all this outlay
Will be returned to the investors. leav-
ing the 80 RIO per cent expended wise
iy in this form Of advertising. Mr..
Mcdonald. in speaking of the mon
eys appropriated by Utah for
representation at great fairs in the last
decade, expressed his belief that this
state had done its full share, it's en-
tire duty in the premises; and that ii
was now time to derive some benefit
from that class of investment Utah
has been extending its hand in the
most cordial and friendly spirit to IT'S
sister states in their fair exhibitions:
now it is time that these states re-
turn some of the cordialities and 1t is
expected and believed that they would
be glad to do SO did an occasion offer
itself through the medium of an inter-
mountain fair. President Mcdonald is
convinced that 1912 win be an oppor-
tune time for holding such an exhibit
ton, and that preparations might be-
gin at proper times with that date in
view.
In speaking of the 1905 state fair,
President Mcdonald is convinced that
IA notable and interesting feature woGld
be representation of western Indians
They could be grouped in the central
ground within the race track, with their
Wickiups where the crowds would east
ly see them; and at night. there would
lie Indian dances, and such an exhibit
tion OF Indian life generally as obtains
upon the reservations President Nc
Donald IL enthusiastic on the matter
of great fairs as an educatlve influences
of no small Importance. and is giving
all the time he possibly can TO further
the interests OF the Utah suite Fair as
ISOLATION, in which he is Any seconded
by Secretary Horace Ensign and the
directors