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Show known. Nature has fitted ns to be an i industrial people almost to the point of independence, and that will be an attractive at-tractive feature of our exhibit at Chicago. Chi-cago. The World's fair should be made an event of tremendous usefulness to Utah. It will be if we all unite in the effort to enlighten the public as to the changod political thought and social conditions and as to the rich and varied resources that nature has given us. Let this be the noble work of Utah men and women for the next twelve months. WORLD'S FAIR OPPORTUNITIES. What can the World's fair do for Utah? It seems t- -us that it can do a great deal to enlighten the country and the world about the real merits of a j commonwealth that has rested for two I . generations under a cloud. "v We expect all the western Btates will be benefited directly by the acquisition cf capital and settlers, but beyond this lies a muoh greater gain for the people ef Utah if their opportunities are wisely 5 used. ! Because of its peculiar history Utah (is one of the most interesting places in the United StateB to arerage people. We are sure in advance of the attention atten-tion of everybody who visits Chicago y 'next year. They will examine our ex-. ex-. hibit; they will read our adrer-i adrer-i tisements; they will listen with ! j '-interest to the statements of onr citi- -zens. Now, if the facts are presented in thflir true light, the result must be the elevation of Utah's reputation as a place for settlement and investment. First of all, we want the World's fair public to understand that Utah is fast Lecoming the land of a homogeneous people. We want them to know that ' our citizens are no longer arrayed in hostile camps. We want them to know t that everybody concedes that polygamy is a thing of the past, and that the old 't,party ' the church has given away be- " ; fore the stern demand for national par-'ties par-'ties and American ideas. When the ! tmtside world has learned that our peo-, peo-, pie have put the past behind them in good faith, it is ready to study the : physical features of the territory. I The next thing to teach the public is that Utah stands in. the front rank of mining states. The. resources vrhich have given Colorado and Montana i their standing as producers of Wealth exist in just the same profusion ia Utah. ; end tliis fact should be brought home ' k to the world Irrigation will be prominently before the people who visit the World s fair, f a and we want them to know that Vtah i A yrM iU cradIa in tne United Stiles, til nd that, its resources in that :f direction are still in the infancy . of their development. We want thera y M to know net only that we have a broad V , basis for agriculture, but we have large 1 and growing home markets to absorb I lits products. The manufacturing possibilities of ( 'tah should also be thoroughly made -A ' ? |