New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-12-09
BROWN COUNTY AT THE FAIR
Why wouldn't it be We'll to have Special
Exhibit.

Why wouldn't it be We'll to have Special
Exhibit.
Now that it is definitely settled that
Minnesota will be represented at the
Worlds Fair in style becoming her
Importance and furthermore in her own
buildings, the question naturally asks
itself: What will Brown county do
towards a special exhibit Of her. numer-
ons and varied resources and who shall
do the work? The benefits of such :
representation, tc judge from past ex-
perience. must suggest themselves to
everyone, and there is no room for dis
cussion except as to plans and modes of
procedure. Limited time necessitates
an early start in the matter and the i'm
portance of the work calls for great
deal of hustlirg.
The commissioners, no doubt. will at
tend to the general representation of
the state and the counties collectively.
but even there there is occasion for aid
from our citizens, and if Brown County
would be looked after in particular we
must look to ourselves alone to do it.
There IS an old saying, however, to the
effect that .'what is everbody's business
is nobody's business" and the adage is
very apt to prove forcibly true in tho
case of Brown county's represention at
the Worlds Fair unless the matter is
taken hold of at once by the proper
parties and with those parties acting
under authority. The task must be un-
dertaken Systematically and in order to
be successful there must be no throw
ing of cold water by individuals who do
not appreciate the value of the work
that is being done. .
To pave the way for move in this
matter the Review would suggest the
following plan. Let the city and vii
lage councils of New Ulm, Sleepy Eye,
and Springfield each appoint a commits.
sioner to act with one appointed by the
Agricultural Society and one designa-
ted by the farmers. An appropriation,
large enough to cover all costs should
then be secured either from the county
at large through the commissioners,
from the cities or from popular subscrip-
ton, and, rs soon as this appropriation
was secured, the commissioners should
meet and perfect plans for q complete
special exhibit as we'll as to aid the state
commission in an effort to give Brown
County fair display. Attractive feat
ures of the special exhibit would be uni.
form series of Photographic views OF
our public buildings, private residences.
typical city and farm buildings, harvest
scenes, natural scenery with which
Brown county is SO richly blessed, maps
OF the county showing acres of timber.
lakes and prairie, maps showing
our agricultural and manufacturing
statistics, collections of woods, miner.
ais, fossils and medicinal roots and herbs
mounted specimens of game birds and
ANIMALS, collections of grasses and all
of our grains and at the proper time our
many varieties of fruits and vegetables.
To this can be added the products OF
our quarries, clay beds and manufact-
ories and creameries. Such an exhibit
could be made attractive at little cost,
and most of the display could be secured
in duplicate for future use in our schools.
The undertaking will not be an expen-
sive one, but it is one that requires
some money and above all ability and
authority. At the same time the results
will Justify the employment of all nee,
essary means, and for that reason we
would respectfully call on the city
council of New Ulm to start the bal
rolling by electing q commissioner anG
by inviting our neighbors in Sleepy anc
| Springfield and throughout the whole
county to join in the good work,
CRISP WILL BE THE SPEAKER
The Georgia Representative will ELI Reed.
Chair.
The Contest closed Yesterday Morning al
One O'clock.
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Special telegram to the Review:
Washington, D. G., Dec. 9Th: The
hotly contested fight for the speaker.
ship of the lower house closed this
morning after two days Of deadlock
On the 30th ballot, taken at one o'clock
q. M, Geo Crisp, the Georgia represen-
i tative was elected.