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

Tered by states on the west, southwest
and northwest Naturally the irriga.
| ton men who had done much adver-
! Using felt this trend, and the meeting
was held In Chicago for the purpose
of arranging for a large display ex-
position for the enlightenment of the
hundreds of thousands who had be-
come interested in the matter and who
would be attracted to other parts OF
the country to aid in the settlement
and advancement of these states. Mil
lions are needed In the west for this
work, and hundreds of thousands of
them would be able TO make comfort
able fortunes in the years to come by
entering now and taking advantage of
the opportunities offered.
The irrigation men could not decide upon
any definite scheme for the handling OF
the exhibits. Each wanted the best floor
space, each wanted its own representa-
tives as managers of the fair and each
had q different system of advertising.
1t would have become sales agency
pure and simple.
so, feeling that no decision could be
reached, several of the men took the mat
ter before the owners of the Chicago
Tribune and asked that the paper assume
charge of the advertising and other plans,
and push the exposition. This appealed
to the Tribune, both to advance the pa
per and to instruct the people of the cOun-
try at large. 30 it assumed control Of
the proposed exhibition.
Utah was one of the first states ap-
preached upon the matter, and the scheme
appealed to Governor William Spry and
other men interested in the advancement
of the state. They have sent out cries
for more people to settle the state and
aid in it's advancem ent-always with the
cry Of Peace in Utah. The work or
many of the foremost men Of the state
has been hindered by the attacks upon
the state and its people by certain ele-
ments. selfishly guided, and the result
has been a black eye to the state Dur
H. - Let Fa~r- hon he At
fort has been pushed with renewed vigor.
until Utah is being discussed in DIFF
ferent tone in the east than has been the
custom in past years, and, as result
many people are coming to Salt Lake and
other parts of Utah for the purpose Of
getting in early on what is destined to be
one of the greatest states of the west,
both as to population and achievement
Idea Finds Favor.
When the Chicago exposition was
brought to the attention of these men,
it was believed this would be an excel
lent way of advertising the state through
out the cOuntry-to show the people OF
the world exactly what Utah can pro-
duce in agricultural and horticultural lines.
The people already knew OF Utah as
state of mines and Mormons-and that
was about all. w. n. Griswold Of the
Chicago Tribune staff was sent to Utah
to explain in deaail the purposes of the
exposition and its advantages to the
state.
The meeting was held in the office Of
Governor William Spry, where Mr.. Girls
void met committee of twenty-five Utah
men Of prominence who had been ap-
pointed as a committee on the matter
of Utahs exhibit. The plans were ex-
planned and they appealed to them all.
Nothing was done for time, however,
owing to the fact that funds could not
be collected as fast as had been desired.
So a later meeting was held, and at
~ inn e.,
was raised for the purpose of pushing
Utah to the front Governor Spry started
the ball rolling with an offer OF Sl,UyV
and gave his check for this amount He
was followed in quick succession by y.
J. Salisbury. T r. Cutler, George Austin
and NJ S. Browning, the latter OF Og-
den. Three or four others, too, were
willing to put up like amount, but II
was felt that Utah could make a great
exhibit with $1,000 And this has proved
to be true The burden will not be borne
by these five men, however, as the others,
after the meeting, took parts OF the orig
inaI contributions. 1t is probable the next
legislature will refund this money, as II
was expended for the advertisement OF
the state.
Then the real work started. The origi-
nal committee Of twenty-five appolnteq
L. E. Merrill, ]. Edward Taylor and
Thomas Judd as a committee to collect
and arrange the Utah exhibit at the fair.
Professor Merrill took up the work with
others of the committee, but was not able
to get away for the Chicago trip, and
toward the last DR. E. D. Ball of the Lo-
gan Agricultural college, was selected
and the four men worked on the PROPOSE
ton. securing the state for the very bes:
in every line to be placed In the exhibit
which will show to the spectators just
what this state offers.
Utah will have one of the largest ex-
hibits of any state. Besides the state ex-
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