Show I UTAH AT AI THE TOP AT III O SHOW Thomas Judd Says This States Exhibit Was Most Preten Pretentious Pretentious Pretentious of All There ThereA A STRIKING OBJECT LESSON Comment Heard Every Fine Position ut itt Exhibit Anti And First to Greet Visitors At tho the recent land and Irrigation ex IX exposition x position held at Chicago o Utah led all nil other states in lii the exhibits and th tl tho fruits and vegetables displayed from rom this state sl te attracted widespread atten atton attention attention I tion After the close of or the exposition I i wagon woon loads load of ot Utah raised produce were taken to the homes of or the aged and tho the poor and given to the inmates The Tho Chicago Tribune devoted consider considerable consIderable able space to the exhibit and said sald It Ittu ItIS tu IS s tho the best on display Thomas Judd former president of or tha th state board hoard of or horticulture attended tho the exposition and upon his spoke glowingly of ot the thc success of or ex cx exhibit hibit hI bit He said that without doubt it was the most pretentious and the best hest hesto of o the show and attracted moro more atten attention attention attention tion than any nn other Mr Judd said taid The exhibit was a striking object lesson lessen that proved a surprise to the thousands who the exposition The fact act that Utah could ralso raIo ral e some something something thing besides sagebrush or that it Is IJ moro snore than vast stretches of ot dreary waste aSIC was brought to the attention of ot many who seemed surprised that their Idea of or the country had been entirely wrong The Tiie exhibit was the most complete rl 3 r J of any In l the show and stood In maik cd ed contrast to the tho others We occupied perhaps tho ho choicest location In the auditorium Just Immediately within the main entrance so that the first thing that caught tho the visitors eye ce wa was Utah and wo we had hul It spelled In big bit capitals too Practically all nil the states In the tho Union were at the tha ex cx exposition exposition position but all of or thorn thom or nearly all aJl made their displays through the medi medium medium um Jm of or some commercial body bed bod or or 01 organisation Utah was tho the only one ono to present her hor exhibit as a state All JuI the field and garden Jarden products of ot the state were shown with com corn complete complete detail end and the tho exhibit grains graIn grasses fruits nuts sorghum honey hone etc Five cabinets contained specimens of at tho mineral wealth of ot tho the state MUCH tUCH FAVORABLE COMMENT Speaking of ot the to bo be do to rived from these exhibits and also alto of ot the Impression made mado by the Utah dis display play upon visitors to the thO show Mr judd said Tho exhibit caused cau cd a great deal of or favorable comment and aroused an in interest interest interest terest that Is certain to attract further ru ler attention to Utah In Chicago I received a letter from a prominent business man of or that city ct after atter he ho had tho the exposition and Inspected our exhibit and I think this letter is typical of ot tho the general r foal l lIng Ing log among those who ho saw laW Utah a dis display display play This letter reads a I J take tako pleasure In complimenting you OU and tho the State of ot Utah on the plen splendid did alid exhibit of ot the states resources aa M hown In tho the Utah section of or the land thoroughly satisfied that show I am not 10 per cent coat of ot the public that visits this exhibit has any Idea Idel that such ch products as aa you OU show are crown grown In your state slate To such you OU aro arc giving an on edu educational exhibit that Is bound to prove provo beneficial ben to Utah Undoubtedly many who are tired of or tho the strenuous life lite lIr of or large largo cities like Chicago will seriously consider going west and ond enjoying the benefits which nature In your Our country offers them Tho The success of or our exhibits at 4 Seat Seattle Seattle Seattie tle tie and Chicago teach us the lesion les ol that wo we must constantly keep our oure too loo before tho outside world resources e These The e exhibits aro are of at Incalculable value educational factors and In directing aa as attention to our state and are a n 11 bl In the tho development of ot the state Other factor states recognize Izo the tho value or of pub publicity publicity through exhibits and Utah must keep In lino line or lag behind |