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Show WOHLir.S FA I R rETITIOXS. Sent Out by the Imnil.er ot Coiiiiueice are Itelng tieiiemlly Klgneil. - During the pat -Qck the r lumber of com-lucrce com-lucrce bus sent out, a. large number of pijtt-Hons pijtt-Hons for the slgniturr of the. people of ITah, pl aying the legislature to make an appropriation ap-propriation of f IIHUtou to meet the ex. penc of ' properly representing the territory at the world's fair. Several of these .-cut t outside poiuts have already been heard from, and the Information re. ceived says they are being vory generally signed, and that everybody seems to be heartily in favirofthe proposition. The chamber of eouime.ee ut Provo wrote today to have more of the e.ilioiis sent there, the leitcr saving that all of the signatures necessary could be secured in the Harden Citi. (a Well Uoip. Mr. .T. K. Judd, who assisted in the driving driv-ing of the two wells at Lake Short), ia iu the city today. Too stormy to w ork. Nothing will be done towards starting of the well between the two railroad tracks at Lake Shore until the pipiug arrive from the east. It is hoped to get the big well in shape so that it can lie set on tire and a grand illumination illum-ination g'ven on Wednesday or Thursday night. This in ease the weather is propitious. propi-tious. Superintendent Smith of the American Natural lias company, says now that he has no doubt but w hut he can" get the big well under control. A new valve will be put on the pipe and the gas permitted to escape until the, seepage is stopped by laying concrete con-crete about the casing. Mr. S. C. Constant received a letter today from one of the largest iron manufacturing linns in Pittsburg asking for the particulars of gas discovery and also for information of the iron resources of the territory. The communication was turned over to Secretary Secre-tary Meloy of the chamber of commerce In ease the well can be gotten under control con-trol so that it can he lighted on Thursday night, it is intended to run a special traiu dow n from ( Igdeu with the members of tho city council and chamber of commerce so that they can meet the members of the same bodies from this city. When the new well now contemplated is sunk, and If it should be so fortunate as to strike a heavy How of gas, which seems certain, cer-tain, Th k Times proposes a plans for giving this oity a great natural gas advertisement. The scheme ia this: ltuu pipes from tho wells into tho lake and then set lire to the lake. The thing can be done, and it would forever quiet the carping of skeptics. If such an event were well advertlsea it would draw thousands of people to this city and they could bo treated to an exhibition such as they never saw equalled in their lives. |