Show NEW ORLEANS exhibition A MEAGRE SHOWING F FOR OR UTAH A cliance CHANCE TO IMPROVE IT AND I 1 accomplish GOOD SALT LAKE CITY dec 21 editor deseret news having recently returned from a visit to new orleans I 1 think it but just to say saya af few ewwards words about the department in the great exposition now open there all the utah visitors I 1 am sure will agree with me in saying ahr that at the meag reness of exhibit Is asti la disgrace to the territory which is as full fuli of interest Inte as any other portion of the globe and also to the people who inhabit it the mineral exhibit Is just passable the home raade fabrics from the provo factory present a very L rood food appearance being artistically arranged but the display of agrical enral products is scarcely worth noticing there are a few potatoes and one solitary pumpkin together with a small smail sample sampie of wheat and that is almost the extent of it the place assi assigned neato to utah is almost in the centre of the building 1 and the word utah on e ach each side of it can be seen plainly from any direction and attracts many visitors who are invariably disappointed a at t the poor showing made and are likely to form very vary unfavorable impressions pres from it of this thia country aud and its ts people what I 1 think is wanted is at least one car load of utah products to be shipped there immediately and at least two go good od practical men to be sent to assist those in charge of the exhibition hibi bibi tion in showing people around there should be a good display of the vegetable products of our country for instance potatoes enough to let visitors who desired to do so take one or two 1 along with him the cereals of the Terri territory tori tory should be IL ully fully represented and the fruit also as far as possible specimens of salt and the temple granite ought also to be among the collection in sufficient quantity that visitors might obtain a small piece as a memento our mountain woods might also atso also alto be represented as well as our silk and other manufactures and if some of young artists could contri contribute ute some views of mountain scenery they too would be appropriate A plaster bust of president de t brigham young the founder of civilization in this region ought by all means to have a place in the exhibition if it has been thought by any of the people of this territory that an individual and not the territory is going I 1 to get the credit of the display the idea should be forever banished any single individual dropping down in new orleans though ne might have charge of a collection irom some particular part of the union would be about as much mown known L as a drop of water would be felt in the ocean utah will be credited with whatever Is good or blamed for any discrepancy that there may be in its exhibit just ju SL the same as dakota dakof a kentucky or any other part of the union I 1 haye have come away from the exposition now without remembering a single singly mans name in la the great show but whatever pleaz pleas pl r rue TUP in 4 exhibit of ui wi as I 1 reco drecoll re coll ih tue ivil nii untie open ill iii new orleans until jun june e after which buch euch portions of the exhibit a can be will be forwarded to london to be displayed is in the great american exhibition tio there ana and and there as well as in new orleans the people of this territory will oe ne interested in being represented and not ml misrepresented r resented I 1 look upon exchange eX this as a grand grana gr n chance to show up our country fl hoping that utah people generally will feel fai like assisting I 1 remain yours truly i 11 II J FAUST |