Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-11
County omcers.
WORLDS Exposition, New Orleans.

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The following circular has been re-
ceived at this Offices q. =:
Bismarck, June "a, 18s4.-The people:
of Dakota have always felt q just pride
in their great, Territory, its resources
and capabilities, and have never lost
an opportunity tcpresent it's superior
advantages to'the,world. Perhaps no
territory in the union has bsen thor
oughly advertised as Dakota, yet the
half has not been told. Dakota is an
empire in itself and even its own peo-
pie would be amazed at the Jack Of ID
telligence they have regarding the vast
resources Of the territory as a wholejif
samples of It's products were congre-
gated together. The people of each
section. know the advantages of their
Immediate surroundings, but few, IN
deed, can realize the grand aggregate
of resources, developed ana undevelop-
ed. ~ y'
!. The Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exposition to be held in
New Orleans from Dec. 1, 1884 to June
1, 1885, promises to be one of the great
est events of the kind in the history OF
the world. Congress has seen fit to ap-
propriate s1,Oo1,oQo to aid. in the con-
struction of buildings and preparation
Of grounds, and nearly every country
on the globe has already signiied it's
intention to take; part in the affair.
The people6f Dakota have been invited
to make an exhibit Of their productions
and resources, and as the Exposition
will be attended by visitors and repre-
sentative men from ali parts of the
world, the Opportunity j. thought to be
a grand one to Illustrate what the terri
tory has already done and is capable Of
doing.
The expense of such an exhibit, last
ing as it does for six months, will Of
course be quite large, and after some
consultationit has been thought proper
that the territory raise at least $4,000
to defray the cost.
1t is proposed to raise this sum by an
assessment upon the various counties
of the territory, as it is thought each
board of county commissioners will be
willing to make an approximation to aid
in the work,
Twenty to thirty cars of selected sam
pies of wheat, oats, rye, barley and 9TH
er products, in bundles will be required,
but further instructions can be given
when it is definitely known whether
the funds will be forthcoming to CARRY
on the work.
In this exposition nearly every coun-
try in the world will make an exhibit,
and as we have in this territory more
undeveloped wealth, mineral and vege-
table, than any other country of equal
extent in the world, and as we have but
4OO,OOOpeople within the borders of this
vast domain-a region abundantly Ca
pable Of sustaining 100000 spuls,-it
behooves us to make not only a credit
able showing, but to excel all others.
It is desirable to make an exhibit Of
samples of wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn,
sorghum and other cereals; timothy.
buffalo and bunch, Hungarian and 9th
er grasses: all kinds of fruits, both wild
and cultivated, vegetable and other az
ricnltural products, cheese, butter, cat
tie, hogs, sheep, fowl, game, medicinal
waters, woods, soils, gold, silver, coal,
petroleum, tin, lead, plumbago, copper,
iron, mica, fire clay, gypsum, asbestos,
building stone, (Which has no equal,)
brick, terra Gotta, marbles and all man
ufactures; and in fact anything that is
connected with Dakota that will inter
est and instruct visitors.
WILL not your county board appoint
two men to act as special commission
ers in your county, and to be paid by
the county, who a aid the Commits
sioner of the Worlds Exposition in his
work, and attend to the collection Of
money and samples.
This is a matter Of public interest
and demands prompt attention.
ALEXANDER MCKENZIE,
T. Com. for Dakota Ty.
A h]ousekeeper asks, "What is the
simplest way to keep jelly from mould
ing on top?" Shut a small boy up in
the pantry for a few minutes.