The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-20
COMMISSIONER HARRIS.
He Pays Butte Visit on His Return
From New Orleans.

John s. Harris, SurveyOr-General o
Montana, has been spending few daysi
Butte, and he has been receiving a cordial
welcome at the hands OF the people of Butte.
He did not come over on public business,
but to have consultation with the Hon.
w. A. Clark, his associate as commissioner
from Montana to the Exposition at New
Orleans.
A MINER reporter met Mr.. Harris last
evening In response to a query he said:
eyes, sir, the Exposition has been Off
cially closed. That act ended my own and
Mr.. Cark's connection with the matter"
"The exhibit has been stored in New Or
leans, it is understood ventured the re-
reporter to remark.
Yes, the exhibit proper has been stored
at New Orleans. All articles loaned for
temporary uses, the private property OF
citizens OF the Territory" said Mr.. Harris,
.1have been returned or are in transit
home. The balance OF the exhibit has been
placed in cheap storage
A SUCCESS.
sHas the Worlds Exposition been sue
cess in a large sense-that is, not as a
money making enterprise, but as an exhi-
bition Of the Industries, arts and sciences?''
eyes sir, it was great success. 1t was
the greatest exposition the world has ever
seen. The Northwest made a grand show
ing there, and the officials of the Northern
Pacific Railway assure ME that they already
see returns from it. They have constant
demands for information as to lands in
Dakota and Montana, and especially in
this Territory. Montana and Idaho
had magnificent mining exhibits. Our
showing astonished everybody. The
Territory has already derived great ben
efits from the exposition and will derive
greater ones. There will be a large immi-
grafton in this direction"
THE LOSSES.
''There has been some loss on the Expo
sition, has there not, Mr.. Harris?" asked
the reporter.
eyes; the gate receipts did not pay the
expenses. OF course, no private persons
will suffer, as the whole loss will fall on the
Government. Everything has been paid
but the S1,5OO,OOO advanced by the Ma
tional Government"
FALL REoPENING.
'Niii there be a reopening OF the Exposi-
ton in the fall?" asked the scribe.
:'Well," said Mr.. Harris, "a new company
has been formed with that view. The new
board consists OF five OF the United States
Commissioners, five citizens of the city of
New Orleans and one railroad representa-
tive, constituting board OF eleven. This
board contemplates reopening the Exposi-
ton, The citizens of New Orleans have
raised $780, 900 and propose to make the
sum reach 100000. They will give each
State and Territory $4,000, for the pur-
pose of inducing them o remain"
AS TO MoNTYNA.
ssWill YOU leave the exhibit there?" was
asked.
"That," said Mr.. Harris, ''is matter
entirely in the hands OF the people of Mon
tana. We, as commissioners, feel as though
we had completed our work, and ha5lng
closed up our business, have resigned all
our responsibility and placed the exhibit at
t he call OF the Sheriff.
THE LONDON EXHIBIT.
"The great American Exhibition in Lon
don next year, an entirely private enter.
prise,' said MIR. Harris, ''commends itself
to our consideration. Montana would be
greatly benefited by an exhibit at that
exposition. We ought to be represented
there, but no one is authorized to act; -at'
least, no one seems disposed to act. We
couldnot make creditable showing there
with less than SIS, 900 or $4,000. That
would be sufficient to pay the expenses OF
the display we have, and OF a
to London; but who Will
undertake to raise such an amount OF
The reporter, not being good hand at
gave it up. Mr.. Harris de-
clined to be interviewed on political sub
jects, and the reporter retired.
Mr.. Harris will return to Helena to-day