| Show AS 10 TH THE E exposition ION it is presumable that the utah legislature nw n w in session knows what it wants and equally positively knows what it des d es not want it if this chia presumption be accepted the adverse report iu in the state slate senate reference to the be utah semi centennial exposition in 1897 ought to be accepted as final that distinguished body fairly pulverized zad the great inter mccu tain event to which so many thousands ot of people in other rocky mountain tain states have been anxiously looking forward more than that bat its itei reasons and these torso otti are that Nt braska to la going to have an exposition and texas is ie abing to have an exposition ergo utah must not venture into the field something was also said about the lack of funda but inasmuch as it is proposed to appropriate for a state lair we cannot suppose that the koono my any argame A t was me seriously fili intended tended great to is the wisdom of the legislators anti and especially profound their logic now it the public spirited people ol of this great new state desire to go ahead with their semi centennial regardless of the report on the resolutions in tile the legislature will the latter body be kind enough to permit them to do so of course nobody wants to treat the peoples representatives with disrespect or contempt yet tutors is a mighty strong feeling in favor of holding this exposition notwithstanding the legislative report opposing it there is no DO such poverty stricken wall to be heard beard from the people at large as the upper house bouse of the legislature seems to think it has heard beard rheau are ways and m means honorable enough to which can be safely and with certainty ce relied un and applied lu in carrying out an enterprise such an ai Is alluded to prom from with many wealthy and energetic citi are int informed ormed of a dozen different plans plane by which the expenses of the affair aclair can be met and tue the welfare of be state and its resources and people enormously promoted but before going in g too lar jar in the matter it to is but natural natural that the men behind the project elect lect should desire to be informed armed whether or not the state a 8 will kindly permit them to do so before leaving the subject we may be permitted to ou suggest sEgest that this la is utah kiaha first semi centea nary and no such opportunity fur for a celebration will come again to 10 the present generation there here will be none node when a living jiving pioneer may be brought to mortal view even if every other state or territory declined to take part still utah should celebrate its semi centen nial in fittin style the advice given to the legislators that there is not sufficient time is not the advice ot of a friend to utah there Is time it if made good use of though there is ia not much to spare an ordinary state fair will not fill the bill such a proceeding would not be seasonable ex capt late to in the autumn the celebration must include pioneer day july to be worth anything at all and an exhibition begun prior to or on that date might readily culminate in the characteristics characteristic of a state lair fair in october Oa tober the suggestion of merely an ordinary fair for foe the fiftieth anniversary of the entrance of the pioneers Piou eera into the great salt lako valley Is unworthy the we believe that on further lurther consideration the legislators will endorse this view |
