The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-03
Second Quarterly Meeting Of Those
Who Have Montana's Inter-
ests In Charge.
Executive Commissioners Bickford's
Report Of What Has Been
Accomplished.
recommendation for Future W0rk--Plana
for the Building-S0me State
Products.

There was quite a full representation
yesterday when Judge stephen De Wolfe.
president OF the board Of Worlds fair
managers OF the state OF Montana, called
thAt body to order. The meeting was held
in Secretary hamsay's office and began at
2 p. m. Those present were: Phillip Low
ell, OF Beaverhead; H. q. Chowsn. of Cas-
cade; Il. H. johnson, Custer; D. q. Browne,
Choteau; Jas. q. Ramsay. Dawson; A. n.
Yerkes, Gallatin; Thomas Joyes. Jefferson;
II. HI. Hill, Lewis and Clarke; W. IL. Suth-
erlin, Meagher; W. M. Bickford, Missoula;
Allan II. Joy, Park: Stephen d. Wolte. Sill
yer Bow; and National Commissioner l..
II. Hershfeld and DR.. A. H. Mitchell.
The most important business transacted
was the reading OF the report of Executive
Commissioner Bickford. Mr.. Bickford
said in part:
Immediately after my election to the
Office of executive commissioner, cOrrespon-
dsnce was commenced with the commits
sioners of the respective counties to ascer-
tain the views entertained by them gem
orally as to tho character of our exhibit and
the variety and extent thereof. From the
correspondence il has been ascertained that
Montana's exhibit will consist of minerals,
ores and the ore products, including placer
gold; farm products of an almoste endless
variety; stock, and the many varieties OF
woods produced in his state, as we'll as for
est products. timber and grasses indigenous
to the state"
Az to the interest being taken in the fair
generally. Mr.. Bickford says that all the
commissioners are taking an active and
general interest in the matter, as are also
IT, ,rs-N r,a~a ~ $ho otokA stEIhQ work
OF collecting the exhibit says Mr.. Bick-
ford, "cannot be commenced with my de-
gree of activity until the summer of 1892;
but in the meantime every opportunity
should be embraced for learning the where
| abouts OF the exhibits, making preparation
with the expressed idea of having the
results unusually attractive and satistac-
tory" 49,;
capo in September last. 1t was found that
the site originally selected BY COMMISSIONS
Hershfield for Montana had been given &c
Iowa, and Montana given a site near the
state of Idaho and this site is much inferior
to the original me A vigorous. but useless
protest was made, and Mr.. Bickford says
the thanks of the board are due Mesers
Mitchell and Hershfeld for the vlgoro0l
and manly fight they made. :,
Reference is made to the plan OF ). y
l AIDAG " u - -
ing a mine in actual operation, az a part OF
the Montana exhibit. w. H. Burnham, thu
chief architect of the worlds fair, however
announced himself as utterly opposed tt
the scheme, saying it would mar the ap
p%sarance OF the grounds. Or. A.. II. Mltcn'
space the various buildings
rs follows. mines and mining
5000 square feet; agriculture
5000 square feet; stock-raising, 5000 squar
feet; forestry and forest products, LOO
square feet. MI. Bickford also refers t.
the matter of a joint building with Idaho
and announces that the latter state is il
favor of the scheme. As to freight rates OF
tie Montana exhibit, Mr.. Biokford say
that in an interview with S. L. Moore. gen
eral freight agent of the Northern Paclt1
railroad, that gentleman said That som
rule would be adopted which would appl
to all the states Though which his roat
passed, He intimated that a limited
amount of freight would be carried free o
charge. providing the road should not b.
called upon to return the same free Q
charge. Mr.. Moore asked Nj. Bickford
some arrangement could not be made wit
the exhibitors to turn their display over t.
the railroad company at the end of the fair
to be used in an exhibit on wheels to be rul
bv the Northern Pacific railroad through
the eastern, central and southern states.
Mr.. Bickford advocates a special featur
in the Montana building in the way, OF
collection Of the different wild bros an
an exhibit of school work, and suggest
that the State Educational association vii
be willing to prepare this exhibit, and onl.
call upon the board of managers for sutfi
cient money to defray actual expenses. IN
first contribution made by Montana to tn
forestry building. The columns were fur
niahed by the Blackfoot Milling company
and are Of tamarck, pine and cedar.
On motion of Mr.. Hershfield it was de
cided to have 2, 800 copies of Mr.. Bickford'
report printed. to be generally clroulateu
On motion Of Mr.. Lowell, Messrs. Mitchell
Hershtield and Bickford were constituted
committee to correspond with Directo
General Davis and tho board of control il
the matter of the site for the Montana
building, The name of Mrs. j. r.. Rick
ards was added to the list of lady man
ayers.
Among other business transacted was tn
reading of the report of the secretary, an
the reception and fitting of various propo
sitions. Among these was one from job,
Gilman. asking the endorsement OF tn
board for his United States Fair exhibition
Also one from Scenic Artist Clausen, IL re
lation to his panorama TO consist q MOI
Both of the propositions have heretofor
been published in full in HE INDEPENDENT
w. A. Clark presented, through Prssiden
DeWolfe, a plsn for showing the Butt
mining district by means of a relief mai
The matter was referred to the committe
on mines md mining.
The following architectural firms pre-
sented plans for the Montana building 1
the Worlds fair: Wallace a. Thornburl
Paulaen u Lavelle. (two sets). n. J. Nc
Cornell, J. L. La Driere, Galbraith h Full
ler. Of Missoula. and Meyer 4 Thori,. (
st. Paul. They were referred to the built
ings committee, which will probably repol
to-day.
r1he members of the board were vel