The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-16
To MAKE UTAH DAY
GENUINE SUCCESS
States Representation at Los
Angeles Land Show Will Be
Worthy.
DOUGLAS WHITE TALKS
Believes That State Will De-
rive Great Benefit From
the Exhibit.
DOUGLAS WHITE TALKS

That Utah IS exhibit surpasses all
Others entered at the Pacific Land 81
Products exposition in Los Angeles, and
that this state will derive inestimable
benefits thercfrom. form the substance
Of reports from Douglas White. indus
trial agent for the Salt Lake route, who
arrived in this city yesterday, and j.
Edward Taylor state horticultural in
spector, who is in charge of tho display
from this state, and who telegraPhed
the news from the coast city Yesterday
Mr.. Tavlor's message was directed to
Secretary Joseph L. Caine, who read 1t
at Yesterday afternoon S session OF the
board Of governors of the Utah Devgel-
opment league. Mr.. White made ms
report in person to Secretary Calne.
Both men are enthusiastic in their
praise Of the Utah exhibit, and both de-
clare that the coast show is an un-
precedented success.
The exposition opened last Tuesday
and the crowds have increased daily.
The Utah Development league and the
Commercial club publicity bureau ex"
crted unusual efforts to collect and es-
tabish one OF the best displays ever
sent forth from Utah The result Of
these efforts is now In a conspicuous
place in the Los Angeles exposition
hall, and is declared 10 be one Of the
best mediums ever established for the
exploitation of Utah s resources, indus
tries and possibilities.
Utah Exhibit Excels.
Both Mr.. White and Mr.. Taylor de.
clare that the Utah exhibit excels all
others and is attracting wide attention
from visitors Both men pay high tri-'
butte. to the exposition management for
special concessions made to Utah.
According TO present plans, Utah
Day, March 10, will be celebrated un-
der the auspices of the exposition man.
agement, which has invited all citizens
of Utah now living in California, and
also all those who contemplate attend
ing the show, to join in festivities ap-
propriate of the occasion. AT 8 O'Clock
in the evening. IL banquet will be given,
with Gov. William Spry, Secretary 10
T}Pahns, TSPh e. as A'Rs guests ta' ht $50 o'ciocE
there will be given great reception TO
representative Utahns.
Mr. White whose headquarters is in
Los Angeles, came to Salt Lake TO attend
the meeting of the board Of governors of
and also to escort the Utah delegation
10 Los Angeles.
Leaves Here Sunday.
In discussing the show yesterday, Mr.
White said: II will leave here Sunday
with Governor Spry and his party for Los
Angeles. The show opened there last
Tuesday, and next Tuesday, March 10, Is
TO be Utah day. The show is the hand
soonest ever held In America. 1t was the
show at Los Angeles did Utah great
deal of good. and the people there will
double the good work this year. The
attendance on the opening day was 100
per cent increase over last year.
"The decorations are OF nature that
could not well be found in other parts
of the United states They are OF palms.
interspersed with cut flowers, The effect
is beautiful and seems much more so
when one goes there from a place where
there Is snow on the ground. There is
A question In the minds of some as 10
which is the most beautiful of the differ
ent exhibits, and this question is between
san Bernardino county and Utah. In my
opinion there Is no comparison. as the
exhibits are altogether different. but the
one from Utah is the more beautiful
The Utah exhihit was prepared largely
and taken to Los Angeles by the Salt
Lake Route for the purpose of advertising
the state of Utah. The following tele
gram was sent TO Los Angeles by Mr.
White YESTERDAY:
March Is. 1912.
Philip d. Wilson. General Manager
Exposition. Los Angeles. Cal:
Governor Spry and party arriving
Monday evening. Entire party az dis
posal Of land show during whole of
Itah day Governor Spry accepts
With sincere thanks dinner TO pe
gwen m; of Utah day. He and
Secretary Csine OF Commercial club
accept with thanks reception 10 he
rendered $50 same evening al land
show. Please have your publicity de-
partment give strong press work on
Ihls reception, as several thousand
Gtah people now In southern Cali
fornia VIII desire to be In attend
ance. Please force this publicity
strongly for mutual benefit Mr.
Caine desires to tender luncheon TO
Yourself and other land show officials
on "wednesday. Am arranging spe-
cial feature for Utah booth night Of
Utah day VIII wire when complei-
ed. Would suggest you make special
feature OF Utah day in display ad-
vertisements. beside TO make IL big
g-st day of show II possible Cover
nor Spry and Secretary Caine send
personal fpIa n