The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-07
Decorations for Los Angeles
Show viii Be Typical of
the Great West.
UTAH'S EXHIBIT TO
BE COMPREHENSIVE ONE
Scores of Orators Will Boost
States Resources and Sing
Its Praises.

Decorators at work OF the Shrine
auditorium at Los Angeles. where the
Pacific Lands and Products show will
be held from March is TO April .
will have a surprise in store for visi
tors to the show the opening day.
\ force of carpenters. painters and
decorators will convert the building
into marvel of native foliage fol
decorations. The whole scheme of
decoration will be typical of the great
west. When the exhibits are in place
there will not be an inch of plain wall
showing.
Conspicuous as part Of the decora-
tons viii he reproductions of the
Owens river aqueduci system, the Los
Angeles harbor and the Los Angeles
city market. 1t is planned to make
this feature of the decorations the
most notable Of its kind ever seen in
the western country. The ceiling de
signs of electric lights viii be marvel
Gus in Splendor and efficiency. 1t is
proposed 20 make the great room rs
Light as day by unstinted use of
myriads of incandescent lights ar.
ranged with artistic effect.
Electricity's Part.
Electricity will play an important
part in Illustrating irrigation plans. A
miniature farm, with q pumping plant,
operated by motor. and bitches and
laterals will be shown on the model.
bringing before the visitors all the
latest and most approved methods of
irrlgating and cultivating orange
groves in southern California.
Liberal colonists' rates from Mis-
souri, river points from March ~ to
April 10 will add materially 10 the at
tendance nj the show. Preparations
are being made 10 entertain the great
est crowd Los Angeles ever has seen
az one time. From the surrounding
states of Arizona, Utah, Nevada and
New Mexico a rate of one fare and
third has been announced on all the
roads leading to Los Angeles. This in.
surcs Il large representation from the
lntermountain states.
Utah day will be March 23 On
that day Il special demonst ration will
he held. in which some of the best
speakers Of the state viii be present
TO set forth IN convincing manner the
manifold opportunities presented home
seekers within the borders of the state.
Utah Exhibit at Best.
II is planned TO have the Utah ex-
hibiI, which has been in the making
for week or more, AZ It's best on that
day, The floor space donated for cx-
hibits by tho Salt Lake Route will be
made attractive IN every possible way.
Floor space has been set aside for Utah
to the extent OF 1000 squire feet. and
of this amount the Commercial club
VIII take almost half for displaying
Utah resources. The exhibit used at
Omaha has been gone over and ma
terallv added to. until it will repre-.
sent the most complete array of Utah s
resources ever sent out of the state.
The executive committee Of the
publicity bureau has taken over the
work and expense OF arranging for the
exhibit and has instructed the director
of publicity of the bureau Of that name
70 make all plans in the way of ar-
ranging the display and planning
campaign Of distributing literature
during the show
&. II. Williams of the bureau Will
leave today for Los Angeles to repre-
sent the bureau. He viii go by way
Of San Francisco, where he VIII meet
members If the executive committee
Of the Panama Pacific exposition 10
get IN closer touch with the coming
coast show. for which Utah gave San
Francisco liberal aid in the preliminary
steps of securing the site for the
exposition. Mr. Williams will 20 in
the place of Joseph +. Caine, secretary
Of the Commercial club. who is i'll and
unable TO make the trip at this time
Governor TO Take Part.
Governor William Spry and Mr.
Caine will visit the show and be there
or Utah dav TO take part in the pro!
gramme. individual members of the
executive committee of the publicity
bureau have taken keen interest in
the preparations for the exhibit. The
committee was unanimous in arranging
for the expenditure of the funds of the
bureau 10 forward the Utah exhibit.
The Salt Lake Route will furnish
workmen 10 place the exhibit after it
arrives at the show.
SO keen has been the interest in the
coming land show that number of
Salt Lake business men have signified
their intention of devoting some time
at the show helping boost for Utah
AT the conclusion of the show the
salt Lake Route will announce special
eolonists rates from Los Angeles to
points in Utah.