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Show UTAH AND THE FAIR. The People Must Come Forward and Help If a Creditable Exhibit Is to le Made. " To the Peoph' of Utah : The time is at hand when Utah must say she will or she will not make a display at the coming great Colum-bion Colum-bion World's exposition. There is not a day to be loet. The managers of the exposition expo-sition set May 1, 1SD2, as the limit which states could have for beginning work on their respective buildings. This has generously gener-ously been extedded to June 1, 1892. In order or-der for Utah to avail herself of the very favorable location accorded her (aud upon which Idaho offers to expend $150,000 if she can have Utah's location), most prompt and active steps must be taken at once by her citizens. The great importance aud urgent nature of this movement cau not be too fully appreciated. It will not do for any person whose interests or ambitions are centered iu Utah, to remain inactive, upon the theory tiiat others will attend to these matters. On the contrary, when called upon every person should promptly and freely respond to such reasonable requests as the commissioners will make in conjunction with their advisory board of leading citizens of Utah. At the solicitation of the commissioners, leading banks of the territory have consented consen-ted to advance funds needed to the extent of -; '; ()!) or less per bank, upon the following conditions: The treasurer of the commission is to draw such moneys only as ordered by the commissioners, com-missioners, and interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum is to be paid from only such times as that particular money is actually drawn. There is not the slightest doubt that the money will be promyjLly appropriated by our next legislature, as Ihe last legislature acted upon that iine and the strong public sentiment in favor of a proper exhibit for Utah, will result in an adequate appropriation. appropria-tion. But, banks caunot do business as individuals do, and hence, in advancing these sums, ask that a agreement with them for such loan be enforced into by six or more persons. No one person's name being asked on more than, one agreement. The banks themselves do not doubt that au appropriation will be made, nor is there any reason Why any person should hesitate about entering into such an agreement with one of these banks. It resolves itself into a mere matter of form, to the extent of allowing the commissioner to temporarily temporar-ily use th" name of each person signing. It should not be necessary for the commissioners com-missioners nor any committee to call upon the public spirited citizens of Salt Lake or of Utah, in order to ecure their assent to signing such an agreement, but all persons who feel that Utah should and must have i proper representation, are hereby urgently requested to send their names at once to R. C. Chambers, president of the World's .air commission, it must be borne in mind that this is no begging or donating proposition, but simply a public spirit d movement to which we hope to receive that prompt and hearty response which has always characterised the actions of Utah's peop.e in matters of public moneut and local ambition. There is no state or territory which has more to preseut to the world, or which can make its presentation to better advantage than lias or can Utah. There is no other state or territory so thoroughly misunder-stoo misunder-stoo I or so woefully unappreciated as is Utah. In short, this is the one grand opportunity op-portunity for Utah to make a truthful exhibition ex-hibition and secure for herself, her people and her resources, that recognition to which their combined merits so justly entitio them. And the ratio of benefits which will thus accrue ac-crue to Utah will be greatly in excess of the benefits which may result to any other state or territory which will exhibit at the exposition. ex-position. Utah is a part of this great nation aud every citizen should feel au interest in this greatest of world's lairs yet held. All of the other states and territories are making elaborate elab-orate .reparations to participate and have made appropriations ranging from .T5,0'X) to 6349,000 to pay the expenses of their ex-I ex-I hibits. Many states expect to make addi-t.oual addi-t.oual appropriations ranging from two to iive limes the amounts now appropriated. In no les6 than nine states the constitutions prohibited appropriations of this nature, but their citizens have taken the matter in hand and have raided from $75,000 to SoO'0,000 by private subscriptions. California has appropriated 300,0;;0, and this amount is "being uuplenicnted by coun'y propriations aggregating .'500,000 more. Iu additiou to these, the county organizations or-ganizations are raising from $1,000,000 to flO,000,000 each by private subscriptions, which will make California's grand total about .1,(KX,0(K),000. It is estimated that her private exhibitors will expend $300,900 or 1500,000 in addition. The general desire is that Utah should be creditably represented at the World's fair, anil this commission, in conjunction w ith the advisory board, hopes to gratify that de-Lire. de-Lire. In the brief time that the commission has been considering the matter, it has become be-come convinced that it is possible, by the expenditure of a reasonable sum of money and the beany co-operation of the people iu ail sections, for Utah to make an exhibit that will be second to that of no other state I or territory, in comparison with her wealth j and population. Utah's exhibit will not ouly attract the fa-I fa-I vorable attention of millions of non-residents j but will be a Wonderful surprise to her own I own people, scarcely one in ten of whom I realizes the extent of the wonderful resources of our territory. Willi hearty co-operatioB by all of her citizens, cit-izens, ('tail's exhibit at the World's fair will be worthy of the pride of her people, aud it noe remains for them to say what shall be done. The commissioners and advisory board will devote all of the time aud energy at their command to make- this exhibit worthy in every respeet but in order to accomplish ac-complish anything we must have the substantial sub-stantial assistance aud hearty co-operation of Utah citizens. R. C. CllAMUEIiS, President. R. Mackintosh, Vice President. N. A.' Empey, Executive Commissioner, Utah World's Fair Commission. |