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Show AS TO A NATIONAL EXPOSITION. EXPOSI-TION. The suggestion of a National fair in Salt Lake City in 1912 looks good from any point of view one may take it. Every summer thousands of people peo-ple in search of recreation come to Salt Lake City, and when they return home take with them a most pleasing recollection of the manifold merits of the best city in the west. They become acquainted with the people whom, in many instances, they have been led to believe arc uncouth, aro-gant aro-gant and bigoted, and forty years behind be-hind the f'mes; but soon learn that ' in this city, near the famed salt sea, we have as clean, upright and progressive pro-gressive a manhood, as beautiful, intelligent in-telligent and virtuous a womanhood as in any community on God's green footstool. They find in this city, and throughout the state, as hospitable a social factor as in any clime. And they can not fail to learn, If they arc in the least observant, that this city offers opportunities unlimited for the progressive business man; that the state is noted for its rich resources in the precious metals and minerals, agriculture and stock-raising; that there arc unbounded possibilities for the manufacturer; while in the way of educational facilities and all that goes to make the proper surroundings surround-ings for an ideal home, Salt Lake is all that could be desired. Many of these summer visitors become permanent per-manent residents; invest their capital here and fall in line with those who are working for the upbuilding of a greater Salt Lake and to put Utah in the front rank in the sisterhood of states. Now a National fair in Salt Lake in 1912, while it would cost a princely sum and some strenuous work upon the part of the promoters, would prove of untold benefit to the state. The exposition in Japan occurs oc-curs in 1912, and there will undoubtedly undoubt-edly be many thousands of people pass through this city on their way to the land of the Mikado. With a fair in progress here, it is only reasonable reason-able to suppose that the vast majority, majori-ty, if not all, of these pilgrims to th"e Orient would welcome the break in their long journey, and thus the suc- cess of the fair would be practically assured. And the advertising which Utah would receive as a result of this sojourn of the visitors from other states would be worth many times the dollars invested; besides there seems no reason why the fair should not prove a paying proposition, if properly prop-erly handled. Truth is heartily in favor of a National fair in Salt Lake City in 1912, and hopes that the progressive pro-gressive people of this city will take hold of this proposition and carry it to a successful conclusion. o |