The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-11
STATE FAIR WILL
GIVE MINES SHOW
All Previous Efforts Are to Be
0utClaSSed by 1910
Exhibit.

~ tho MONDAY luncheon of the state
dair executive committee yesterday was
taken up the matter OF providing for
thc 1910 fair "a mines and mineral eN-
Aihit which shall be truly representa-
tive OF Utah's greatest Industry. The
Newspaper men President J. g.. Nc
Donald appointed Harry s. Joseph
chairman 81 the committee TO- have
charge Of the work Of preparing the
exhibit. with fun authority 20 treat
with mining men and others who may
bc Interested in seeing the mining in
dusty make a COmmendablr showing
That mining exhibits of former state
fairs have not been what they should
be o. freely admitted. The failure 20
make "a crcditable showing has not
boon due Co indifference OF the fair
officials Go the Importance Of the min
ing Industry. IL has been due I'm part
70 lack Of funds TO make such am cN-
hihtt and, In greater part, perhaps. 90
~ indifference OF minlnE men tntii
tcivcr-to their almost utter failure
20 cooperate with the fair manage
mcut iu the matter.
The first time that real interest in
the preparing 81 "a Utah mineral cN-
hibit has been displayed was when ono
was prepared Tor the Seattle fair. And
". TT. Rowe. who was managing d.
rector II the Utah exhibit at the Sc
attic fair. told az yesterday luncheon
Of results Of chat effort which should
interest every Utah mining man. The
Utah mineral and mines display. ho
said. was not only the feature OF Utsh's
-xhibit-It was one 81 the leading fca-
lures 81 the entire fair. measured boy
thc interest Do excited.
Interest u Worldwide.
Since the fair closed. AR. Rowe re
later. Pc has been in receipt oi Let
tors from every civilized portion Of The
globe, making Inquiries concerning va
rtous features Of the Utah mineral cN-
-hsblt. And be has received no inqui-
.r las D. asaH
was I'm his charge. Many OF the in
guirles were concerning samples oi
ores and minerals which are found no
where else in the world but en- Utah.
The lesson is obvious. The whole
world is keculy interested IN Utah
minerals and iu the performance of
Utah mines Why. then should not
thc mines exhibit De made the feature
81 the Utah state fair
% A. the intention Co DO that this
ycar-urOvidCd mining men viii Coz
operate with the fair manaEcmcnt o.
that end. The management cannot pay
money for mineral exhibits. hut 30 pur-
poses providing n place Co display them
conspicuously. To IS mp 90 the miuinE
ucuulC-fo those who viii be most
greatly benefited by ito aid In pro-
-vidiuE thc exhibit.
The opportunity for making "a bis
display is much better than 60 has ever
been before. Tor the reason that th'
state fair management has the use OF
the Seattle exhibit as "a nucleus fol
this years state fair exhibit
Has Handsome start.
Fifteen cases Of ore and minera
samples. all carefully classified. hav
been turned over by the Utah commits
sion Of the Seattle fair. To that hand
some collection important additions ar
already assured. Securing Of Etrikini
features BEL under adviscmcnt-arno
chem tho moviuE picture films depict
ivg operations az the mine or the Ital
Copper COMPANY.
The start that has already beef
made DO is believed. should iuspir
mining men with enthusiasm over IN
making 81 an cNhibit which rhall b
in Keeping with the Importance % thci
industry. They are invited Co send d
display. with or without special so
NCttafiOu. They are expected 20 loo
up Harry Joseph and force their 81
f~riuEs upon him. rather than 90 awai
his prodding. Tie viii have plenty &
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