Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
Thomas Judd Says This States
Exhibit Was Most Preten-
tious of All There.
A STRIKING OBJECT LESSON
Favorable Comment Heard Every
where-Iinc Position at Exhibit
And First to Greet Visitors.

At the recent land and irrigation cx-
position. held at Chicago. Utah led all
other states in the exhibits. and the
fruits and vegetables displayed from
this state attracted widespread attcn-
tion After the close of the exposition
wagon loads of Utah raised produce
were taken to the homes of the aged
and the poor and given to the inmates.
The Chicago Tribune devoted consider
able space to the exhibit and said II
was the best on display
Thomas Judd, former president of the
state board of horticulture. attended the
exposition and upon his return spoke
sloW!ngly OF the success OF Utahs cX-
hibit. He said that without doubt 1t
was the most pretentlous and the best
OF the show and attracted more atten-
tion than any other. Mr.. Judd said;
THE exhibit was a striking object
lesson that proved a surprise to the
thousands who visited the exposition.
The fact that Utah could raise some
thing besides saGcbruSh. or that X Is
more than vast stretches of dreary
waste, was brought to the attention of
many who seemed surprised that their
idea of the country had been entirely
wrong.
OF any in the show, and stood in mark
cd contrast to the others. We occupied
perhaps the choicest location In the
auditorium, just Immediately within the
main entrance. so that the first thing
that caught the visitors eye was
Utah'-and we had 1t spelled in big
capitals. too. Practically all the states
in the Union were represented at the ex-
position, but all of them, or nearly all,
hot. modt-
um of some commercial body or or
ganization. Utah was the only one to
present her exhibit as a state.
"All the field and garden products OF
the state were shown with conf
plete detail. and the exhibit included
grains. grasses, fruits. nuts, sorghum.
honey, etc Five cabinets contained
snecimons of the mineral wealth Of the
state
MUCH FAVORABLE COMMENT.
Speaking of the benfits to be do
rived from these exhibits, and also OF
the Impression made by the Utah dis
play upon visitors to the show, Mr..
Judd said:
"The exhibit caused great deal OF
favorable comment. and aroused an IN
terest that Is certain TO attract further
attention to Utah.
"WhiIe in Chicago I received letter
from a prominent business man of that
city after he had visited the exposition
and Inspected our exhibit. and I think
this letter is typical OF the general feel
ing among those who saw Ctahs dis
play. This letter reads:
az take pleasure in complimentinS
~,o,, and the State of Utah on the splen-
aid exhibit of the states resources, AS
shown in the Utah section of the land
show. I am thoroughly satisfied tnat
not 10 per cent OF the public that visits
this exhibit has any idea that such
products as you show are grown In your
state. To such you arc giving an edu-
cational exhibit that is bound to prove
benefciaI to Utah. Undoubtedly many
who are tired of tho strenuous life OF
largo cities like Chicago will seriously
consider going west and enjoying the
benefits which nature in your country
offers them
"The success of our exhibits at Seat
tie and Chicago teach us the lesson.
loo. that we must constantly keep our
resources before the outside worlo.
These exhibits arc OF incalculable Vaiue
as educational factors and In directing
attention to our state, and are Dig
factor In the development OF the STATE
other states recognize tho value OF pup.
lIcity through exhibits. and Utah must
keep In line or lag behind"