Great Falls tribune., 1888-09-22
ATTRACTS CROWDS.
LETTER FROM PROFESSOR MORRISON
ON THE GREAT FALLS
EXHIBIT.
Thousands Flock to See It---Butte Makes
Good Display---Sand Coulee
COal---Documents Dis
tributed.

EXPOSITION, MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. a.
Especial correspondence OF the Tribune T.
| received this morning the Tribune Of
the 10th inst. containing the article on the
Montana exhibit at this place
desire to correct it somewhat, as il
might produce an erroneous impression
with the reading public. The gold medal
was awarded the Gland Department Of
the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
railway" for the most original and inter-
esting display This exhibit was under
the direction Of J. Bookwalter, land com
missioner, and under the supervision OF
Geo. F. Fuller. Of course the mineral
and agricultural exhibit Of Montana was
a very important feature of the display
but at the same time there were thous,
and other interesting articles in the dis
play from Dakota and Minnesota
1 read with much interest your views
on the display of Montana products in
large cities Of the union, as we have had
a case in fact right here in Minneapolis
This IS the "Alabama" exhibit, which con
sists of the palace car, the Estate Of Ala
bama," and another car emblazoned, cal
ALBANIA, her matchless resources and pro-
Ducts" this car being full of the agricul
tural products of the state, and the miner
al resources Of Sheffield, Birmingham
etc. In an interview with Mr.. Begg, the
gentleman in charge, he stated that dur
ing three months Of his tour the car had
been visited by innumerable visitors and
one and one-half million pages of auver-
tising literature had been circulated. The
result was to distribute information over
areas never before reached.
The Great Falls exhibit is both CON-
prehensive and prominent It is hard to
tell which part Of the display has at
tracted the most attention, but our sec
tion is always crowded from a. m. to
1890 p. m., and when state the attend
ance is never less than 10000 and has
several times exceeded 10000, it is patent
that the resources Of our section have
been forcibly and tangible brought to the
notice OF people who otherwise would
have had no idea of theirrichness and ex-
tent.
The questions asked me regarding
Great Falls have been innumerable, and
bore on every subject imaginable, and
deem it a certainty now that there is no
city in the west better or more widely
known than Great Falls. This past week
over $4,000 circulars, papers, etc, were
distributed from the Manitoba exhibit,
all relating more or less to our city, which
will stimulate inquiry and result in in
creased immigration. Enquiries are
made continually by persons seeking
work on farms, ranchmeu wanting eligi
BILE sites for homes miners intending to
prospect, also by professional men, and
capitalists wanting to invest
l have received several visits lately
from Great Fills people, among whom
may be mentioned Messrs. Blankenbaker,
Webster, Randall, Huy and Hanks. The
latter gentleman has developed pen
chant since his arrival east in gathering
nickles and dimes.
must now close this letter and In my
next will give an account of some other
prominent features Of the exposition.
/ O. G. Morrison.