The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-15
GOOD SITE FOR
UTAH BUILDING
Governor Is Pleased With Ar
engagements in Seattle
and Lets Contract.
TO BE COMPLETED MAY %
VISIT OF CADETS TO BE A
STRONG CARD.

Governor William Spry ana c. P.
orerfeld. chairman and secretary Of
che Alaska Yukon-P Pacific commission
rom Utah, returned yesterday after a
+sn davs' trip to the exposition grounds
3, Seattle. While in Seattle the COM
r,issioners selected the site and let the
-onrract for the erection of the Utah
b,7frdins at the exhibition. They also Sc
rscted Aug. %. % and y IS Utah days
Of the fair and arranged for the visit
~ +He High school cadets and the Tab
s~nscle choir 10 the fair at that time.
Arrangements are being made in
salt Lake to provide for the transporta-
+ion of the cadets and the choir to the
fair on those days, and it is probable
that both organizations Will be at the
fair. The reputation acquired by the
cadets on their trip to San Francisco a
wear ago has preceded the cadets TO
seattle. Governor Spry says, and the
~sorle OF that city are very eager for
fine privilege of watching the maneu-
yars of the well-drilled young soldiers.
The Utah days were originally sched-
Med for september. but this plan would
-4eessitate their absence from school
and. at the suggestion of Governor
Sprv. the dates were changed to come
At a time that would not interfere with
their studies.
The presence of the Tabernacle choir
was also urged by those in charge OF
the exposition. The change of the Utah
DAYS at the fair viii give the Taber-
racIe choir the opportunity TO enter
into the Eisteddfod. TO be held at the
exposition on Aug. 26 and q.
Governor Is Pleased.
Governor Spry, on his return from
Seattle yesterday, said:
while we were disappointed in ind
Ing that the two sites originally select
a. for us TO choose between had been
taken by other states. we were ex-
tremely fortunate i'm securing an excel
lent site for the Utah building. The
officials i'm charge Of the fair were very
good to us, and secured US a site on
which the foundation for another build
ing had already been built.
The Utah building viii be directly
opposite the California and New York
buildings, and within a stones throw
of the Idaho building. We let the con-
tract for the construction of the build
Ing to the parties who constructed the
New York building The building will
be completed by May 25. so that the
exhibits may be i'm place when the fair
opens or June L. The building viii be
q representation of an Indian pueblo
and VIII be constructed after the plans
drawn by Ware & Traganza of this
city
The exposition promises to be a sue
cessiul one. The people of Seattle are
working hard preparing for the compile
ucn of the grounds and the opening Of
the fair. The commission in charge Of
the exposition has things i'm excellent
shape and the fair will begin on time
we had a delightful trip, and We're
treated spleudidly by the people Of Seat
tie. and especially so by those in charge
of the exposition. They were all de-
-r0u~ for a representation of Utah at
the fair. and are assisting US in every
way possible TO make an excellent
showing. They are particularly anxious
to have the salt Lake High school
cadets and the Tabernacle choir at the
exposition Ola Utah days, Aug. %, g
and 2-7