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| UTAH'S BUILDING - Owing to the strange and
unusual marital practices of the Mormons, it was not believed that
Utah would make a large figure at the Fair, but it happened that when
the Welsh Eistedfodd of the world was held in Jackson Park, the
Mormon Choir was one of the principal organizations, and sang in
Festival Hall with eclat. Again,
there was placed in the building a collection of stuffed animals that
rivaled the celebrated Kansas display, and attracted the children.
Here, too, were shown the mummies of the Cliff-Dwellers, with
photographs and descriptions, making that sombre and mysterious
matter, if not entirely clear, at least less problematical. A statue
of Brigham Young near by, on the grounds, declared the respect that
Utah bears toward the Moses who led her from Nauvoo to the Great Salt
Lake, and other evidences revealed the influences of polygamy and
"Zion." The building portrayed in the engraving stood at the extreme
northern limit of the park, beside the firemen's station, and between
the houses of Texas and Montana. A cross avenue led directly south
to the Pennsylvania Building and the Art
Palace. The ornate ideas of
the colonial days were copied and even enlarged in the lodge columns
which ushered the visitor to the semi-circular porch. The architect,
Mr. Dallas, was born in Salt Lake City, and expended $18,500 on the
building, which had an area within that the exterior would not
indicate. Much was here done to advance immigration to Utah. |
