Show BACK FROM CHICAGO in conversation with a representative ot of the news nov ad mr george D who has baa just returned from Chicago stated so much has bag been said ot of the big show that it seems idle to add more about it but really the expo ekpo nas as kurult hed material to those of a literary turn of mind for several years to come the closing of the fair was peculiar ly impressive the intention of closing up in a blaze or of glory was abandoned on account 0 the assam assassination of mayor harrison Har rleon and the flags were at half balf mist ou on sit all buildings building aft ft 5 ane guns boomed we the clos closing iniz time the bands bande played america a ud the half balf masted flags were pulled down forever no one who had been there auy any length of time could help feeling the sadness of the occa occasion siou made more so by the terrible crime which cost mayor harrison his life it made the whole thing seem more like the occasion of a funeral than one of rejoicing for uch such magnificent achieve achievements menO the utah building and mining and agricultural pavilions close J with the booming of the cannon and the day ended to our representatives with a quiet sociable at the abe commissioner le office all expressed satisfaction at toe manner in utah bad been brought to the notice of the world want we had bad there was wa good in the agricultural department of which I 1 nad had charge from may ast 1st until the close our products were equal to the best we were not able to make a cr cari palace out of the pavilion an aa funds would not permit this but we placed in an attractive way what had bad been collected by prof san tt anborn born the chief of this department and the result was that people interested in agriculture were pleased with our show even the superintendents of states stales whose exhibits were embellished with corn and grain to a remarkable extent assured me that ours was the he common sense way of showing grain and gr grasses osee anti ana many regretted the outlay they had bad gue gore to iu in this regard professor boor sanborn San borns Is idea was to show what we could produce rather than how prettily we could show it the latter fatter was too expensive to some extent to be omitted that we had good products is 18 shown by the awards to this depart me t which so far have been announced as follo follows wt one medal for ugar lugar L i one lor for leilet maps showing the irrigation system of utah one for best exhibit of arm photography photographs one fur for alfalfa seed aeed one for wheat and barley tour our lor onto oats aud and one fur for display of grau aes we are still looking for one for rowe bo we morris 1 flag and one for potatoes potato ec alfalfa and tim obby the mining and other departments received many awards anich have already been announced in abe NEWS during the abe six mouths months this territory bas been better advertised than ever before the entire contingent irom from utah have talked theme themselves elves bearre and distributed much literature and the value to the territory has been double the amount expended mcl aniel alonzo young and will morris morria have remained to wind up the affairs and those return ing were mrs bullock mrs richards misses emily C owes edith bellier and may preston mrs calne caine also stayed behind to close eloile up her silk exhibit ane workers mrs fore fora gren and miss returning home |