The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-01
Commissioner Hershneld Talks OF
the Exhibit at the Chicago
Exposition.
It Should Be One In Keeping With
the States Great
Wealth.
The Available Appropriation Small but
tho Next Legislature Rolled ON tn
do What IL Right.

missioners to the Worlds fair, who has re-
Gently returned from the east, il very much
Interested in the matter of tho exhibit
which this state will make at the great OK
position. After consultation between Gov.
Toole md Mr.. Hershield, the former has
decidsd to call a meeting of the Montana
commissioner on the second Monday i'll
August, to organize and talk over the plans.
''The state has only $4,000 available for
1881 and 1892" said Mr.. Hershiald yester-
day, 'but that will not interfere with our
making an exhibit that will be creditable to
the state, as the exposition does not open
until May, 1893. and our legislature will
have met before that time. This IL an OPP
%portunity that all should recognize as a
golden one, to make an exhibition OF our
resources that will not only be a creditable
one. but which will be worthy
n great and rich state and
arouse the pride of her citizens.
It is the hope, not only of the national,
but of the state committee, that the leRisla-
ture of 1893 will be disposed to make what
further appropriation may be neces-
sary. OF the appropriation made by the
last Legislature $50 is available for this
year. This will be pretty much used up IN
the expense of organization, engaging
| agents to look up the exhibits, and q score
tary who will be capable, affable, and ener-
getic. It is quite likely that the commits
sioners will adopt the plan of selecting
agents to 90 through the counties OF the
state and urge on them the importance of
making suitable exhibits. If we conclude
to have a separate building for Montana
the S35, 900 available for 1892 will go u long
ways toward that. My idea about
such a building is to have one
that will do more than merely
accommodate the commissioners and Mon
tana visitors. l would have it for an annex
to the general exhibition. In it could be
placed all articles not admitted to the gen
erai exhibition-a sort of overflow exhibit.
The director general of the fair is disposed
to act generously toward Montana and give
us a site that will unobjectionahle to
the people. BY the way, l had such a site
picked out while in Chicago. told them
our people we're not used to hot weather
and we did not al a site where the sun
would be pouring down on our building all
the time. Well Ipicked out just such q
site as we need, and it was considered
board of control later on the whole
thing was reconsidered, and they as
signed places for Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, etc., NIL in a line. 1 went up to
the meeting Just as the board was adjourn
ing. and entered a vigorous protest. 1 told
them that Montana was able to make an
exhibit tina would be worth seeing and her
people would not care to be hid away with
states that would not be able to make such
a showing. Well, we may not get the first
site selected but we will get one just as
good.
department of mines and mining when !
told him Montana would need from 25,OOC
to 10000 square feet for it's mineral exhibit
, alone. That important exhibit will be one
of the first things the state board
vi IA apply E.nra Itself to- in We he also 9or S y
exhibit, and in the live stock display. The
stock exhibit will be an important feature
of the fair. and it was on that that the
western members made such a successful
struggle against a dual site. They wanted
to put it some miles off from the genera
stock would take the trouble to 90 to see it
''Ihere is no doubt in my mind of thu
success of the fair. The progress made OF
organization and construction Gun hardl,
be realized by one not on the ground. Their
is an immense amount of work to be dom
on account of the peculiar condition OF thu
ground. There must be a great deal o
filling and other preparations. Still, {
for the foundation. Very favorable
reports are constantly being re
foreign countries. All civilized and semi
civilized countries. except Italy, will be rep
resented. Italy will not take part on &C
count of her unfortunat financial condition
and her desire to economical" Mr.. Hersh
field talks enthusiastically of the part Mon
!, tana-a state which does not owe a cent i
) is unable to pay on sight-should take i
the great exposition. 1t will, in his opinion
as far exceed any previous affair of tn
kind as the Philadelphia Centenniu
eclipsed anything of a similar nature tina
had gone before. He considers it a fortu
! nate thing, especially for the west, tha
Chicago was selected for the site of til
: fair. Had it been in New York. it Nigh
F; have had more of an international charac
, ter. But at Chicago it will be the creates
exhibition of the country's natural re
| sources that ever was, or perhaps ever wi
. be, gotten together.
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