Show U ulah I 1 AH WAS IN IT i the nashville american nov 8 1897 one of the most interesting booths vu ju the centennial grounds was that occupied by the new state utah it was compact and placed in such a way that every article could be understood without the help of a guide but in addition to this the commissioner was always there to explain the exhibit and make things clearer to the visitors one of the noticeable things about it was that the booth and grains were as clean on the last day as on the first during the summer the products of farm and garden were shown as they were w ere received by express from SaIt Salt Lake city especial interest seemed centered in the immense potatoes which were the largest ever seen here one weighed three and a half pounds and measured twelve and one half inches from one end to the other comrade commissioner says that one potato raised in utah this year weighed six pounds but it was dug too late to be sent to the exposition the crop of the raiser averaged bushels to the acre magnificent magnificent eni apples peaches peaches pears quinces grapes prunes and plums from salt lake created a furore whenever displayed dr chattinger Cat said bald he had visited epst of the vineyards of europe but had never seen such grapes in his life utah fared well in the matter of awards and those received were werd wll swell merited they thea consisted of one gold two silver and ten bronze medals and two certificates of merit the exhibit is being rapidly packed up and most of it will be shipped to salt lake city in the early part pt next week the beautiful miner minerals ale will be left with the vanderbilt and state universities as gifts from the utah commission during the last six months many humorous incidents occurred to the 1 utah booth for instance one woman 0 after atter gazing long and intently at the beautiful raw silk dis displayed there said mister has that hair been colored or is it just as it was cut but etota the head 1 1 1 another examined the silk cocoon and then asked the to show her some cocoons with on hundreds took them for georgia dubers and one farmer asked howa thunder did you uns get the polish on them dubers gu bers the utah man was waa pestered with inquisitive persons who seem to understand that plural marriages were a thing of the past in utah the in always asked how many wives have you grot got the commissioner got disgusted and laid a trap tor for them no sooner was the trap set than a pert young lady walked through the booth was shown the exhibits in detail and then she asked are you prom irom salt lake city yes said the commissioner 1 I was born and raised there oh my how many wives have you got then the utah man sprung the trap he glanced around mysteriously then walked up close to her and whispered in her ear my dear lady I 1 any more than five just now but if say yes ill make it six she vanished the effect was so instantaneous that the utah man decided to try the same joke again at the very first repetition of such questions the opportunity came soon for a bright witty girl went through the interrogatories concerning residence church etc and then broke out with how many wives have you got with the same air of mys tery the utah man answered 1 I have no more than five at present but if say yes ill make it six to his amazement the young lady grasped him enthusiastically by the hand and answered then ill say yes it was the commissioners turn to crawfish one of the most attractive articles in ther the exposition was a large national flag made of three month old lamb iamb skins which was exhibited in the utah booth during the closing days an angular lady called the commissioner and asked young man what is tl that at flag made of lamb skins answered the commissioner lamb skins she exclaimed my my Is it wool or cotton in the same exhibit was a model of the great mormon temple built at salt lake city which model was made of utah laundry so soap ap this is ia a model of the great mormon temple sald the commissioner to a crowd of listeners it cost in the neighborhood of and took the people forty years to build it pshaw said an old lady who had been looking at the soap model with a vacant stare them folks must be slow to take forty years to build that little soap house |