St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
IT'S AN EYE-OPENER.
Regulations Respecting State
Buildings at the Column
bian Exposition.
Exhibits of Minnesota Must
Take Their Chances in the
National Halls,
Excepting Special Exhibits,
Which Nay Be Placed in a
State Building.
President MonfoPt Suceinetly
Explains the Position OF the
Local Commission.

Nearly every state in the union has made
an appropriation ranging from S29.OO0 TO
SS00600 for state buildings and state exhibits
al the worlds fair in 1893. 1t is safe 10 assert
that every state and territory viii De repre-
scented in a substantial manner, ana the
worlds fair directory, through It's proper
committee. has already allotted certain space
to each of the states upon which 10 erect
their respective buildings.
WHAT are they going 10 do with them after
they are built:
Some of them will be magnificent struc-
lures. costing many thousands OF dollars, ana
vet it is probable that not one person In a
/ thousand knows that The states VIII not be
permitted to make general eXnlDlts IN lhes5
buildings. They must therefore be devoted
to other uses than IS exhibition ha-Is.-
Chicago Times, Aug. %.
This will be news TO nine-tentkS OF the
people of this state. In the agitation
for an increased appropriation for the
worlds fair, the impression has got
abroad that it was essential in order to
erect state building and equip it with
the exhibits from Minnesota But such
is not the case, nor has it ever been the
intention of the state worlds fair COM
mission to do this. The state building
is really to be an Off-shOOt, "a SIDE
show" as it were, of the general exhibit
Of Minnesota. The state buildings OF
the worlds fair, according TO the view
of exposition managers, will partake OF
the character of club house for WISHING
citizens of the state. Such local EXHIBITS
as they may make must be something
original: something not included IN the
general exhibits, such as literature con-
corning the state, maps, protleS ana
other methods of local advertising.
ic ha
forthcoming" remarked President Mont
fort. of the Minnesota worlds fair COM
mission, to erect state building with
the products of Minnesota. We have
in this state sixty different classes of
wood and stone industry Is OF immense
proportion. We would use nothing but
home material in erecting and furnish
ing the building. and surround it with
various kinds of trees grown III this
state. These are endless special eX-
hibits to fill such building EXHIBITS
which would not DE allowed to 90 with
the general exhibits. and which to
Minnesota. it is of the utmost impOT-
ante that the world at large sould be
properly acquainted Herewith. For
instance there are our agricultural,
fisheries, forestry and mineral resources.
1t would be of immense advantage to
thestat if special exhibit could be
made of these.
'"Then it must not be forgotten that
the state commission will nave to see
that Minnesota is properly represented
in the general exhibits. In manufac-
tured products we do not expect to be
called upon to incur any expense. The
man or firm who make exhibits OF THIS
kind do so with the expectation of be-
ing privately, in the end, rec0uped Tor
| their OUTLAY bV increased business. But
it is quite different III preparing exhibits
| of the states resources. We cannot eX-
pect individuals to undertake such
work, and, if they did, it is questionable
whether the exhibit would be cOmpre-
| hensIye enough. Such an exhibit must
| be prepared under the auspices Of The
state.
You will see, therefore, that consider
able more money Will be required than
has been appropriated. OF course. q
state building could be dispensed with
| but what would be the result? All the
| exhibits from this state would be IN the
| general exhibits, and the general eX
hibits will cover-at least the halls will
an area of three miles. How is any
| one going to get a comprehensive idea
of the resources of this state if you have
to search around such labyrinth OF
! buildings. 1t is an imp0Ssiblllty, anC
tor that reason | think it is most deSlr
able that Minnesota, if this state IS t
! be kept to the front, should have q
| building, to be used as a headQuarter:
| for our citizens visiting the fair, ant
also as place for emphasizing by spe
cial exhibits the bOundless resources OF
the state.