Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-10
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H CORN PALACE.

The Eighth Wander OF the world Re
eetyes Friendly Notice Err IA all Parr.
of the United States.
The following editorial, accompanied
by a splendid engraving OF this corr
palace Of 1888, appeared in the Pacific
Y Rural Press, of San Francisco, in It's is-
sue Of July %:
Probably no more unique recognition
oi emlnence and importance of d
local product was ever conceived than
that which was embodies last year ia
tne design aud construction OF the ''OoIn
Palace" at Sioux O..s L. II attractel
Vide attention as the original and only
corn palace. St. Paul had its ice palace
~. Louis its vailed prophet, and Nav
Orleans lite mRFdi gras, 80 Sioux Uity
claims the sole right to the corn
palace. Aud thus having presented
something new nnder the sun, the trj-
nmphsnt naturalization of an original
thought, Sioux City procla,ms itself
8The Uorn Palace City OF HE World"
and claims that it's erection OF the royal
house "hxes Sioux City for all tune as
fne seat OF empire for King Corn, the
center OF the great corn belt, with it's
pLospcEttys
The corn palace of 1887 was hopored
by a visit from President Cleveland, and
1t Is stated that 80. 600 persons were en-
tsrteined within it during the time that
Mondamin kept open house. In order
to convey 10 u readers some idea of
the magnitude of the labor aud wealth
expended thereon, the following figures
are given:
There was 800 900 feet of lumber con.
sumed, 10 900 bushels OF yellow corr.
and 5 900 bushels OF y~ariegated varieties:
QUO pounds of carpet tacks; 3 600 pounds
OF nails; 500 pounds OF small brsds
$500 feet of rope; 500 pounds of small
wire, and $500 yards OF cljth. It took
At men six days to erect the palace, and
nearly 300 men and women to place the
decorations in form. Ten teams were
employed Is days hauling corn and
grains. Two steam saws were engaged
constantly eight days cutting corn ears
into Hma all pieces for decorative SIGNS
end ornamental work. Besides this Ia
Dor Ues all that was done by farmers in
delivering grains from their own staeks.
The total cost OF the palace was about
sos. 900. The building Yves 210 feet long.
and the general contour Moorish.
Such being the success of the festival
week of the fell of 1887, Sioux City will
repeat the corn palace enterprise In 1888
on a larger and grander ecale. With this
object q stock company has been formed,
and Having valuable experience to draw
on it is intended TO make this years
palace much more elaborate and a~ttrac-
tive than that OF last year; also, TO de-
vote a longer time, at least g month, to
he the festivities. The adoption of ar
lioles OF incorporation places the Sioux
Jity palace exposition company among
nd permanent institutions of the city.
The capital stock of the corporation is
1850 600, and Its promoters are said to
'e the strongest and most energetic !
itizans. /
Our engraving shows the corn palace !
1888. now in process OF construction. !
is more pr~etentious in style than that {
last year. Mormon towers have risen
Ugh upon the foundations which snp-
'orted the Moorish paylllons. The {
exposition in the palace will open Sep. :
ember Oath and continue until October $
'th. Oalifornians who expect to be in ,
he northwest during the progress of the .
Hair should make o note OF it attend. ,