The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-10-05
GREATEST WEEK
IN THE HIS
TORY OF Utah
Continued from Page /.

by the immense orchestra, all under
the direction Of Professor Mcclellan
made up an effect that was Of market
inte' est to the visitors. The ladies
az the choir we're ~becomingly gowned
III white, and the male members in
for the opening chorus of the ode the
effect was something indescribahlo.
Professor Mcclellan personally cen
Quoted the chorus, and the visitors
sat cpell.bound throughout the entire
rendition. The morning service con-
| sisted almost entirely in the introduc.
Miss Lucille Frank, accompanied by
her retinue, and the exchange of
greetings from those who were in at
tendance. President Taft had a per
sonal representative in General Mar
shall to extend his best wishes TO
the Congress, and the Queen whose
Queen of Irrigation and Empress of
the Valleys, did her part on the pro-
gram with becoming grace and dig
nifty. The succeeding conference was
given over entirely to the business
of the Congress, an item of most par.
ticular interest being the paper so
ably prepared by DR.. John A. Widt-
soc on the matter of the Proper Use
of Irrigation Water" 1t was listen
ed to with marked interest through
out and at its close fifteen minutes
were set apart for the asking and
answering of questions, of which the
delegates did not fail to take advan.
tage. The parade at night was the
most wonderful thing of the kind ev-
er seen in the western country, a
particularly pleasing feature being
the splendid appearance of the sol
diers from Fort Douglas under the
direct command of Colonel Irons. AL
so the officers and members of the
national guard of Utah, and the won
derful electrical parade, wherein the
ariou counties of the state were ef-
fectively represented. Fiat cars had
been arranged to run owe the lines
o. the City Railway service and these
cars had been most beautifully deco
rated and illuminated by electric
lights and set off by a bevy' of hand
some young ladies from the different
counties together with a replica of
the of the same.
The State Fair opened later in
the week, and it is but fair to say
that II is this year in line with the
reputation which has been establish
ed by previous expositions. or par.
ticulaI interest was the horticultural
display which was arranged under
the immediate supervision of j. e.
raylor, Of the State Board of Hor.
ticulture, and who incidentally IS 4
graduate Of the Utah Agricultural
College, end the exhibit elected much
praise from the visiting fruit grow.
ers Oh the State. One of the most
unique, as well as one Of the most
interesting and instructive features
of the Fair is the exhibit of the Utah
Agricultural College. A special build
ing has leen set apart for this pur,
pose, ana an irrigation exhibit is the
feature Which the College has arrang-
ed. The work has been under the
immediate direction of DR.. E. G..
Titus, and he has succeeded in rep.
resenting there the various phases of
development in the use of water, he
ginning with the primitive lifts" CT
Egypt and carrying 1t down to its
present high usefulness. The plats
shosss the barren conditions under
primitive water application are shown
and the contrast under modern devel
opments ere also graphically depict
ed. Around the walls of the building
Professor p. V. Carbon, who is in
charge CT the experimental work al
Nephi, has arranged exhibits of the
yario"s grains, showing th2': nutTjt
i've qualities when made into bread
This feature has elected mech praise
ard has caused considerable discus
sion on the part Of the visiting ag
riculturists. The live stock exhibit
at the Fair this year, is rp 10 it.
original st2ndard. Gradual o. .
Utah Agricultural College have dis
plays at the Fair this year, the Olser
boys of Ephraim are among the prize
winners, and it Is a pleasure to not
tho interest which is being manifest
ed throughout the State in this par
f, ular feature. The building devoted
I to manufactures is this year alivt
with the representation of what Utal
is doing In this line, and It is SAT-