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Show MAP MAKING ON ADI6SCALE I immnH An Immcnso relict map ot tho state ot Utnh Is being made at tho Agricultural Agri-cultural Collego under tho direction of Prof. William Peterson. This hugo map twenty feet long nnd six-teen six-teen foot wide, will form a pirt ot tho Utah exhibit nt tho Panama Pacific Pa-cific Exposition. Tho map is at present being mado of clay. When It Is made perfectly In this medium tho clay will be allowed to harden and then a plaster cast will bo mado In nlno sections. Tbeso sections will bo crated and shipped to San Fran,-Cisco Fran,-Cisco where thoy will servo us a mould for tho finished map. Tho generul ". of the map Is ono and a half mllrr lo one Inch, but the vortical scale Is ono and a halt miles to ten inches In order to permit per-mit tho mountains to mako a better showing. Tho map will bo finished In natural natur-al colors. Tho lakes will bo bluo and tho rivers will show us bluo tracery. tra-cery. Tho land will bo colored to show tho predominating color ot tho soil or rock formation. Tho actual work on tho map Is being be-ing done by Mr. L. II. Evans and Mr. David, W. Smith, under the direction di-rection ot Prof. Potcrson. These boys havo had a great deal of work . fH under Prof. Poterson during their , fH collego days and aro well qualified to handlo tho Job. Prot. Peterson is ! H personally responsible for tho work ! H and gives It his closest supervision. 1 4PH Work has already been going on jPH for about thrco weeks and n coiibM- PH erablo part of tho map is finished. 'kiH The boys aro to be congrntulntod pH on tho way they aro gottlng along . nt with It. Map making ot this kind lll is an oxtromoly difficult Job and re- I jH qulros enroful and constant attention ' PH to details. Vory tow men, or Initl- PH lutlons, aro qualified to do It nccur- fl atoly. Tho faculty ot tho Utah Ac- Jl rlcultural Collego is never nfrnld to jPH tacklo Jobs, however Uioy haven't ' JH found anything too bard for them yot. JH Thoy will succeed with this ns thoy ll havo with everything olso. aJPH Tho map w 111 probably bo placed on H exhibition In Logau when It Is lln- JH lshcd and It will repay ovory ono to JH seo It. It Is not probable that It PH will como buck to Logan after tho iPH exposition ns tho boosters down In JH Snlt Lako will no doubt neqd it ln ll their business. It is tho biggest flhV thing ot Its kind ever attempted In. Ifl the stato. Jl |