Show c b t UTA fiNS IN NEW NE W YORK w w New Now York Nov 25 Utah Utah has hn been to the front as she has hOs never boon been before The Tho silver service er presentation the Land and Irrigation exposition with wih Its Is splendid Utah exhibit the thc Tabernacle choir with its Is lusty singers dally daily chorusing chorusing forth tho fact that Utah has a place of Importance In Inthe Inthe the tho music world the visit of ot Utah's governor and Utah's senator to together ether with wih citizens these thee events event have Utah in the limelight and ad New NewYork NewYork ew I York and her tier thousands of ot visitors front from other states have havo had their eyes to something of ot the greatness o otho ot of the tho state i A respect born o oft of ofa ofa a ft now no knowledge a 0 newer acquaintance tance has been given n Its birth and ond a 0 chance for tor an carl early growth Utah am and her people have ha e won a host of friends who vIo before the events of ot the tho past poAt few tew weeks had haf heard that was such sucha a I state somewhere out on the western wilds inhabited b by a few Individuals whose chief occupation was to give Uncle Sam and the preachers a n groa groat roa deal of ot trouble This Is no wild wid state state- state state- ment meat Many Ian here can testify to having met hundreds of ot otherwise Intelligent ent American citizens who had the most grotesque Ideas of oC Utah not Utah not religiously religious religious- ly y alone atone but politically geographically find and nd economically Their chief chic attitude if H the they can be said to have an any was one of- of supreme Indifference with wih re regard regard re- re gard to everything In an any possible way a connected with Utah To them Utah had been quarantined for tor a n loathsome disease one supposed to be incurable and the tho yellow flag tag stared them In the face taco every time they happened hap hap- to trun their e eyes es See America merica first Is a phrase that hasn't become a part hart of ot the avera average e ee New e Yorkers Yorker's vocabulary vocabulary really really See America AmeriC anytime seems to be words worda of ot ofa ota a torel foreign n ton tongue sue Such being the situation It was a n of at good gOOl 00 business management to bring Utah and and the west west west-to to Now ew York If It New York wouldn't como COme to the west vest It I was wa done the astonished Father Knickerbocker er rubbed his sleepy old eyes and opened them bl big and wide to the fact that there thero possibly were a few tew places In America outside of Manhattan Manhat Manhat- tan and moreover moreo a few of the really worth while worth places were located In that strange place spelled U t Thousands Thousands Thou Thou- sands of ot his sons and daughters were cur cured cd of ot an any narrowness the they might have havo with wih respect to Utah Seeing Is believing bele and they not only saw but the they heard heard heard-heard rd heard melody mel mel- me- me ody oily in their cars lon long after Madison Square garden Is nothing nothing but a mem meni- ory ury They thousands They thousands of ot them them saw saw magnificent magnificent mag mag- specimens of ot Utah's soil soi pro products products prod prod- five big heads of at wheat oats oath barley barIc from dry and Irrigated lands armIes apples pears Dears quinces graDes grapes porno pomo- and numerous s other fruits g colored only as Utah sunshine Is capable capa capa- ble blo of ot doln doing clear as crystal and of oC flavor avor unequalled nuts of practically practically ea cally every variety that will wl Kr gross gross' w in America almost shape and products that show sho the wide field eld for tor forthe forthe the Utah producer Above tho the exhibit In largo large art letters letters let let- the Important facts that Utah was the birthplace of or modern Irrl Irrigation aton Utah Is the home of scientific dry dry- farming were brought forcibly to the tho minds of ot the thc visitors When the they had looked and read Tead and loa loaded ed themselves down with wih literature litera litera- tare ture telling the thc stor story in detail the male mala chorus' chorus sonorous Utah verse to the rebel rebel reb rob el ci tune Dixie riveted upon t their minds that Utah and Salt Lake Lace were upon tho the map In large laro gilt git letters to tota stay ta V that the ch choir lr and accompanying accompany accompany- In ing departed it I Is possible pos pos- shim sible to analyze many things connected connect connect- ed with ith the singers' singers appearance here That they received very cr few tew press notices upon their arrival and after first concerts was on one of tho the things that caused wonder The he press prese presE speaking genera generally took very little lite notice of ot tho the land expositions exposition's openIng opening open- open In Ing and of the big big banquet given at the Astoria Waldorf-Astoria aldort where the choir made it Its Is first metropolitan appearance one or two papers contained extensive e notices but otherwise there was vas a studied silence Just why shy wh the big dallies dailies daies would let such unique events go JO b by practically unnoticed did not appear at first but the reason soon became apparent It I appears that several weeks ago a warning in the shape of ot a bulletin was Jen sent out from this city to tho the press stating that the American Land and Ir Irrigation Irrigation Ir- Ir exposition people were expecting ex ox- to get a great reat amount o of ot free tree adv advertising rt sinG out of oC tho the fact that they had secured the famous Mormon Tabernacle Tabernacle Tabernacle Tab Tab- choir to appear appeal at the exposition exposi exposi- tion It I was su suggested that it would be well wel to get et advertising contracts In advance not only from the exposition management but also the railroads who were to be the principal exhibitors The advertising contracts not coming coining up to expectations the papers remained silent client Just how much truth there is In th the above explanation is not known but It I was given b by a newspaper representative representative rep rep- as the reason The same man confessed that the New York press really did not realize how wide In scope the exposition was to be The Idea seemed to be bo that the whole thing thinS was to be nothing more than exhibits from western estern railroads ds and real estate firms given merely to catch business When hen It was seen that practically ever every part of ot North orth America Ameri Amen ca from Alaska to southern Mexico was re then a different view was wa taken of ot the exposition This to together to- to gother gether with liberal advertising contracts contracts con con- tracts given at the eleventh hour no doubt o bt accounts for tor the wa way In which tho the papers attempted to redeem themselves themselves them them- selves by giving extended notices of ot exposition week days das and special stories on Bunda Sunday The choir came In for Its Is share of at public notice later Inthe in inthe the week The usual activities of ot the colony were ere practically at a a. a standstill during durinG the ten days of ot the tho exposition Sightseeing Sightseeing Sight Sight- seeing parties partes and theatre parties partes were the order of ot the day the local people did their best to entertain their homo home folk tolk during every moment of ot the da day the visitors were ere tree free from concerts Bronx park with wIh Its wonderful zoo the Metropolitan Art museum the museum mu mu- seum Peum of natural history tho the statue of ot lbert liberty the tho downtown business sections with Its Is buildings s among among the tho clou clouds s wore were the chief points of ot Interest visit visit- cd ed A i La Last t week the mission n presidents of ot the Mormon missions In the united States met here for the purpose of or discussing methods of ot missionary work Those present were German E. E Ellsworth Elsworth of ot the Northern States mission mis mis- sion Jon with wih headquarters at Chicago S. S O. O Bennion of at the Central States mission miRlon mis- mis mi- mi Blon sion with headquarters at Independence dence Mo Io John Herrick from Denver representing the Western estern States mission mis mis- Ion sion Melvin Mel Ballard from Portland Ore Oregon on representing the Northwestern States mission E E. Robinson of the CalIfornia California Cal Cal- mission James A. A Callis Calls from Chattanooga Tenn of ot the Southern States mission and Ben E. E Rich of at the Eastern States mission with headquarters In Now New York The visiting mission presidents were ero registered at the Hotel Thc They were entertained at nt dinner parties by several se friends including Ben E. E Rich Richt Sf t the local mission c j ll Masc Marc Florence and Gisbert Bossard who attained considerable notoriety re recently recently ro- ro through having taken pictures of the Interior of the Salt Lake Temple emple opened their much talked of ot show ho hoin in a moving picture house at t Broadway and Thirty first streets la last t week The fhe phon ho consists of or the pictures taken b by Bossard and a collection of ot others used In iii the tho magazine articles on MormonIsm Mormon Mormon- Ism tern of at recent date There hero were three people In the thc Auditorium Jurl- Jurl Audi besides Bossard and Florence when hen Bossard stepped to the platform to tn deliver hi his lecture delver hiS which the pictures Later In the week the show closed Florence stated that I Broadway didn't seem to be Interested so they were sero going out of ot town The committee appointed to Issue a call and outline an organization for a Utah society t met at the tue homo of oC Dr T. T L. L I L. L Walters Watters aters the chairman A call cal 1 Is being prepared which proposes an or or- meeting carl early In tn December A list of ot over O names of oC Utah people peo peo- pie living In New York was wag prepared Leading Leading Utah people on the tho sto stage e. e In college and In business have o expressed their to become members o of such uch a a society and to attend the tho first firs meeting ff Apostle H. H J. J Gra Grant n and daughter Mrs Clifford Young wont to Washing Washington ton Saturday to visit and to do sight peeing Mrs Ir Grant and daughter Mari Mariwill Mart lar will wIl meet Apostle posto Grant In Richmond Mo 10 this week and after aCer a short stay to be present at the ceremonies at attending attending nt- nt tending the lie dedication of or a monument to Oliver Olver Cowdery the tho tam family 1 party part will wll go to Chattanooga Tenn Mrs Grant and anti daughter will then visit In that city while Apostle Grant tours the south to hold conferences In company com corn Ian pany with Charles Chorles A. A Callis president of the thc southern states state mission They The will wil return to Salt Lake some ome time the latter later part of ot December c de deOn c cOn On Wednesday of ot last Jast week Mrs Irs A A. W. W McCune o of Salt alt Lake a member of ot the tho general oc board of at the Relief societies socie- socie ties tes of ot the tho Mormon lormon church met with the women of oC the local branch An or organization organization or- or similar to those in Utah was effected Mrs McCune spoke on relief society work at last Sundays Sunday's session of ot the church here c C The Tho White Star Sta liner liner Celtic which docked Saturday had on board a party of ot Utah people Dr Frank and Mrs cr and son of ot Ogden w WAro ro Just returning from Liverpool and other parts of ot England where the they have hove been visiting Dr has been a missionary in England for tor two years ears His wife and son joined him last September In order to do some visiting visiting vis vis- and antI sightseeing before beCore Dr Sned- Sned akers aker's release I Another passenger on the same boat was vas John M. M Young Young of Salt Sal Lake Mr Ir Young is returning from a mission to England Ingland of ot two years' years duration With reference to religious conditions in England Mr Ir Young states that the In Intense Int In- In t tense no hatred engendered In somo quarters quarters quarters against the Mormons by the preachers in their recent crusade crusado Is still at white heat Mr lr Young was as the principal speaker at last Sunday Sunda afternoons afternoon's services of ot the thc Mormon church on One Hundred and Twenty fifth street tICh street I Vivian Snow and nd Glen le Eldridge came camo down from Boston Sunta Sunday Mr Snow has been transferred from the Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- conference to the mission office of- of fice Ico of ot the Mormon church In this city Mr lr Eldridge came eme here hero to meet his hil Undo un uncle uncle un- un cle do Ro Roy H. H Peck of ot Fielding Utah who Is on his way to fill CUI a mission In Europe v Europe Mr Ir and Mrs of ot Provo Prove Utah Utah members of or the New York missionary missionary mis- mis force of ot the Mormon church left eft lef here for Pittsburgh Monday fonday Mr lr and Mrs NO es have ha e worked In Albany Al- Al hany bany Jany Newark N. N J. J and Brooklyn and andi during durinG i their six months' months sta stay In this city mity have fan won a host st of ot friends in and out of oC the Utah colon colony Mr Ir Noyes Noes will continue ll hi his J missionary nary labors H In Potts Potts- Pots Pots- wl bur burgh h and Mrs Ira Irl Noes cs after niter a brief brier i u i visit there thele will continue In Provo wil on to t her homo home |