The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-23
MONTANA At THE FAIR.
The Quarterly Meeting Of tho Bohrd
Of Managers TO Be- Held
Nov. 2.
Great Efforts to Secure q Good
Exhibit From tho Mines
and Mills.


November Q the board OF managers OF the
Worlds fair for Montana will hold their
regular quarterly meeting In Helena. And
when the executive commission, w. M.
Bickford, and Secretary Ramsey, make
their reports the board will ind that con-
siderable progress has been made in tho
matter Of having Montana make . good
exhibit at the Columbian exposition.
Secretary Ramsay has sent to the mining
companies and mining mon generally
throughout the state q latter, OF which tho
following is q copy:
AT the Worlds Columbian exposition to
DO hold in 1893 at Chicago, there will be an
active and laudable competition be-
tween the states OF Colorado, Ida
no and Montana for supremacy
in tho mineral display made by these
states. We went the active and personal
interest Of every mine owner with us, and
hereby solicit from you q statement Of what
you can furnish US to aid on the display,
and would also ask that you present at Your
convenience any suggestions or opinions
you may have, or entertain with regard to
the mining exhibits to be. The board OF
Worlds fair managers can do much to
make tho Montana display q success, but
without the individual assistance OF prom
inent mine owners they can hardly succeed
as they wish to-"
. So far Mr.. Ramsay has received two re-
plies, one from the Boston and Montana
company, in which the promise il made to
send to the display made by Montana a
series Of the intermediate products from
ore up to refined copper, showing the diff
ferent styles Of concentrating, smelling,
electrolytic and furnace refining.
Hon. j.. X. Clarke, Of Butte, also agrees
to contribute. He suggests. az q way to
exhibitors to come forward, that the state
be divided into districts. named after the
principal towns, and that in this way a
healthy competition will be engendered, in
suring a fine mineral exhibit at the fair in
1888.
It is hoped by Secretary Ramsay that the
mining men of the state generally take an
interest i'll the matter, and he wants all
those who will help in the mineral display
to notify him, 80 when the board meets in
November be will be able to give some idea
Of what may be expected in tho matter Of q
mineral display.
Besides the mineral display, Montana
hopes to show the world she can raise fruits.
vegetables and cereals. To do this, the
growers throughout the state must give
their active support. The following letter
has been sent to as many farmers az could
be reached. and it 10 hoped that all the
ranchmen of the state will regard the mat
ter as a formal one:
II hope you will take special pains and
assist the member of the board Of World'e
fair managers OF your county to have the
same properly and creditAbly represented
at the Worlds Columbian exposition at
Chicago in 1893. 1t is now time that this
work was commenced by all farmers select.
ing the very BEST seed obtainable to plant
next year, also to prepare the ground fol
next seasons crop. Every farmer should
take special pains and pride TO Guido hia
neighbor next season, as the crop of 1892 il
the one to be exhibited at said exposition.
please see what you can do to aid in this
work and select a favorable piece of ground
and give the same your especial attention.
Every resident of this state should have the
welfare of Montana near to his heart, and
I hope you will give this our immediate
attention"
As a result Of these appeals, quite a nm
Der OF samples of fruit have been received
by Secretary Ramsay. Among them are
some grapes, grown by A. g. England. two
miles from Missoula, and two lots Of fine
large apples from the same county.