The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-14

Inc greatest Trult and vegetable display
ever collected by Utah will be seen in
the booth Of this state in the United
States Land and Irrigation exposition
which opens in the Coliseum at Chicago
on Nov. 20 and continues until Dec. T.
Five thousand dollars has been spent In
buying floor space, collecting a superb
exhibit and shipping it to the middle
western metropolis. and nothing has been
overlooked to make this the highest
achievement in the states history of ex-
hibits.
Utah's record in the past has been a
wonderful one for fruits and grains, but
the men back Of the showing for the Chi
cagO exposition believe they will excel
all former efforts I'm the showing made
this year, which will be viewed by hun
dreds of thousands Of visitors awakened
by the great western movement which
has started among the farmers and bust
ness men of the COngested east during
the last two or three years.
The exposition follows close upon the
heels of the National Farm Land con-
gress and will therefore attract all of the
visitors to this national meeting. besides
drawing thousands upon thousands of
others interested in the western move
ment To guard against any petty rival
ry between large irrigation or other COM
panies Of exploitation, the exposition Is
being handled by a capable staff, under
the guidance of the Chicago Tribune. and
no other similar exhibition in the history
of the country has received the advertis-
ing which has been given this meeting
during the last half year.
Utah Takes the Lead.
In this matter. Utah has taken a fore
most place among the other states of the
west Lectures will be given during the
exposition by DR.. E. d. Ball, in charge
Agricultural college at Logan, who win
speak on agricultural and horticultural
advantages of the northern part of the
state; J. Edward Taylor, secretary Of the
nd Of Hon
hilities in the central part OF the state,
and Thomas Judd of Lavirlin, Washing
ton county, who viii tell OF the wonders
of the Utah Dixie land and the wonderful
variety of products which can be grown
there.
These three men will also be in charge
of the Utah exhibit and have been work.
ing for several weeks in collecting and ar
ranging the exhibit which will be seen in
the space reserved for Utah on the main
floor of the Coliseum. Thomas Judd left
Tuesday for Chicago and j. Edward
Taylor, a young man fairly exploding
with enthusiasm and ambition. left Fri
day at noon to be on hand in looking
after the Utah exhibit after II arrives in
the Windy City. DR.. Ball will leave his
classes at Logan to be on hand in Chi
Nov. 90
r R HoIbrook who has arranged win
ming Utah exhibits of fruit and grain for
five years at expositions, has been en-
gagged &c arrange the exhibit at Chicago
Mr.. HolbrOok is known as one Of the
most successful decorators In the United
States anC gave up other work to take
charge IF the Utah exhibit. He arranged
the fruit exhibit at the Irrigation con-
gress at Boise several years ago, which
took first prizes over every other state
of the west; the grain exhibit at Port
land four years ago, which carried off the
grand prize, and other Utah exhibits at
Sacramento, Albuquerque, and the last
one at Seattle, where Utah won prizes
more than doubling any other state in
the west In fact, in competition with
other states of the middle west and far
west. which have prided themselves for
years upon their showingS Of grain, Utah
carried off the gold medal and received
great praise for the quality of grains
shown.
Artistic Display.
The displays Of MIR. Holbrook-which he
Rrranges himself from the ground up
have always been one Of the distinctive
feat ures of the exhibits Of Utah, and have
won for this state more than a little
praise The fact that he will have charge
OF the Chicago exhibit and is already on
then start the work of gathering the dis
play into compact form means that few
other states viii be on a par with Utah
in the beauty Of the arrangement.
Some of the winning exhibits which
We're shown at Seattle will be included
ia the display in the east as well. and
have already been shipped direct TO Chi
ago. Most of the show cases used by
Utah at Seattle are now on their way to
Chicago and viii be used there. The ar
ticles from Seattle viii include canned
goods. some nuts and dried fruits.
The other portions of the large eX-
hibit have been gathered during the
last few weeks from among the very
best samples obtainable in the state
and are now on their way to Chicago
Much of the display has already ar