St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-19
MINNESOTA LEFT OUT.
Regrets at New Orleans That This
State Has no Exhibit.

State Has nO Exhibit.
Mr.. ID. f. Bailey, who was last winter
connected with the Minnesota department
of the New Orleans exposition, came to St
Paul yesterday from New Orleans. by re-
quest of the managers of the exposition, to
put in plea for a representation by this
state in the Crescent City this winter He
called upon Gov. Hubbard and presented to
him showing of the condition of affairs
down there. To GLOBE reporter MI
Bailey said: II went down to New Orleans
to see the exposition, and had no sooner ar
rived in that city than was besieged by
the management and asked to come to Min
nesota and see if it were not possible to Sc
cure state exhibit. 1tcertanly looks bad
for the state not to be represented, especially
after the good record made last year. We
are the only state in the Northwest that has
no representation there. Dakota has good
exhibit; Iowa is well represented; Montana
has highly-creditable display; Wisconsin
has one that is soon to be sent down,
and other states and territories
TO the number of thirty-seven
have taken space. So urgent was the
management that Minnesota be represented
that proposition was almost ready to be
made to defray the whole expense of col
Letting. shipping and setting up an exhibit
This, however, was not done. but So 900
will be contributed toward the expense. This
Is nearly half enough, for it will not cost
more than 81, 500 or So 900 at the outside to
defray the expense. The railroads have
charge OF the exhibition this winter. and of
course it is for their interest to have as
large an exhibit as possible. They will fur
niSh transportation free of charge 1t
would not be hard to get together an eX-
hibit from this state in good time. A good
good part of what we had
HAD LAST WINTER
is at the fair grounds. practically already to
ship, and with the help OF Prof Porter. Sec
rotary JudsOn and other men who could be
interested an agricultural exhibit could be
gotten together. The wOman'S and the edu-
cational departments have been left out of
the exhibition this year, so the trouble nee
eSSary to collect those would be avoided.
u"Although the exhibition is now open
every day to visitors. the true opening will
not be until about Jan. 10. 1t is going to be
q success. financially, this year | believe.
for the railroads are to advertise it all over
the country more extensively than it was
last year. Agents are to be located i'll New
York, Chicago and even i'll San Francisco.
sions. In New Orleans much has been
done to make it attractive beyond the fea-
lures of last year. Facilities for reaching
grounds are better than last winter. Space
has been reserved that Minnesota can have
she wants it. 1t was said when the mat
teT was discussed some months ago that it
would not be wise for the state to make a
showing, as the record last year was so
good. But this is not the feeling. and there
is general regret among Minnesota people
down there that the state decided to stay
out"
Mr.. Bailey said that Gov. Hubbard had
seemed to look favorably upon the idea of
even now making up an exhibit and for
wardlng it, but, at the same time there
was but little that the chief executive could
do. 1t would devolve upon the business
men to raise the money necessary. lie said
he should present the subject, possibly. to
the st. Paul and Minneapolis Jobbers'
unions, boards OF trade and chambers of
commerce, and to similar organizations in
other cities of the state He believed that
the money could be raised Mr.. Bailey said
that should the state decide to put an ex-
hibit there, several of the private concerns
would return their exhibits of last winter.