The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-29
LITERATURE ON UTAH
NOT seen At FAIR
Commission Has Not Yet Got Its
Book Ready for Dis
tributiOn.
NAY BE READY WITHIN
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
State Building at the Exposi-
tiOn Not Opened Until
June 10.

The interview with q Salt Laker,
printed in The Tribune Monday morn
ing, regarding tho exhibit of Utah at
the Alaska Yukon. Pacific exposition in
Seattle, in which it was stated that the
Utah building was not open, but that
a card on the door marked "Closed.
told the story, stirred up the authori-
ties considerably and caused much com
ment among the people.
The statement printed In The Trlb-
une was secured from a reputable cIti'
zen of Salt Lake. He, with other Salt
Lakers who were in Seattle, made an
effort TO obtain admission to the Utah
building on tho date mentioned in the
interview, but was unable to do so,
for the reason stated. The placard
marked "'Closcd' was on the door.
Comes now Mr.. Bergstrom, who is
connected with the University of Utah
and is Just back from Seattle. In
statement TO tho governor he affirms
the interview in The Tribune. This
gentleman, who, as said, is connected
with the University of Utah, was Sc
locted by the Alaska Yukon Pacific
commission TO 60 TO Seattle and see
that mill was erected in the mining
On Monday, after the story in
The Tribune had been printed, he re-
ported 10 the governor office.
What Governors office Says.
According TO statement given out
at the governor office, the Utah
building was opened to the public on
June 10. 1t has been, according to
his statement, open since that time eX-
cept for two days, when the exhibit
was being placed in position, but he
SAYS it never was closed TO Utahns who
asked admission. Nevertheless, on the
dates mentioned in The Tribune inter
view the Utah building was closed
This is beyond question,
No literature pertaining to Utah rs
being distributed from tho Utah build
ing. The Salt Lake Real Estate asso-
citation has been so advised by gen
tleman connected with the Utah ex-
hibit at the fair. Information at the
governor S office is TO the effect that
n bulletin or two from the Agricultural
college is in the building, but that the
book giving statistics about Utah
which was prepared by the commission
is not yet off the press, When it Will
be is not known.
Expense Account Heavy
The expense account thus far for this
exposition has been enormous. EX
penses of the commission and the en-
ployees, excluding the director general
and secretary, have been $2043.35. This
simply for transportation. drawing
rooms In sIccpers and hotel Salaries. il
must be understood, arc not included
And this expense account is only from
May to May 26, excluding $399.75 for
the governor and commission, when, on
April /, they visited Seattle.
IL is regrettable that a newspaper
has had to call attention to these facts
Tho Ala ska Yukon Pacific exposition
is great fair. The people Of Utah
believed that an exhibit from the state
made there. and the distribution of
literature about the state and talks
about the great resources and the di-
vereiied interests of the state. would
be productive of great good TO the
state.
The exposition opened on June l. If
the exhibit from Utah WAS not then
ready. and il was not, what was the
necessity, il is asked, Of taking a num-
ber of employees there, simply TO wait
until it was placed. which now appears
60 have been on June 10, although
these employees left Salt Lake a month
preceding!
There are three months left vet Of
the exposition, and the commission can
still do 4 great deal of work. Litera-
turc regarding the state should be there
and in plenty, and those whose duty it
is TO be in the building, and for which
the state is paying salaries, should be
there, And much good can be done
for the state, 1T is pointed out.