The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-31
Executive Commissioners Bickford
Tolls What Montana Il Doing
for the Big Show.
The Educational Exhibit Will BE
Superior to That Of Any Other
Northwestern State.
Arranging the Details for the Collection
of the Mining Exhibit-The Work
Secretary Ramsay Is Doing.

w. NJ. Bickford, Of Missonla, executive
commissioner OF the board of Worlds Fair
managers, arrived in Helena yesterday
afternoon. He has been in attendance on
the session OF the State Teachers association
at Bozeman, and stopped over to consult
with the gentlemen who are working in con-
junction with himself in the collection of a
mining exhibit. Mr.. Bickford was very en-
thusiastic over what he saw at Bozeman,
and said: Montana will have the best ed
ucational school at the Worlds Fair from
the northwest. The work shown at the
teachers meetinR 10 simply marvellous, and
the examination papers are the best I ever
saw. The work Of Lewis and Clarke
county pupils 10 particularly worthy Of
praise, especially some OF the samples OF
map drawing. The teachers and superin-
tondents whom l met are very enthusiastic
in the matter OF Montana's educational ex-
hibit, and l know will all do good work in
that direction. Az q whole the work of pre-
pairing the exhibit is getting along as we'll
a. we could expect. ! have gone over tho
western section Of the state pretty we'll,
and find the interest in the matter very gem
eral. Nov. that the question OF the build
ing is settled. We may expect to go ahead
rapidly, and by next summer the work will
be in full swing"
Asked as to when the contract for the
construction Of the state building at Chi
cago would BE- let. Mr.. Rockford said: 1T
10 probable the contract will be let at the
meeting OF the board in February. Copies
of tn . plan will be exhibited at the Build
ers' exchange in Chicago, at Helena. Mis-
sonla and such other places in the state as
may be necessary. There will be no adver-
BILE that Montana builders will bid on the
work as it is to be done 80 far from home.
'"The ladies' continued Mr.. Bickford,
ARE doing good work. We will have q
most excellent display Of Montana fora,
made by Mrs. s. B. Winston, of Anaconda.
The collection, SO far, is the finest ! have
ever seen. My visit to Helena Just now ia
for the purpose Of arranging the plans for
the collection of the mineral display. At
the last meeting of the board Prof. Trap
hagen, Of Dear Lodge. H. H. Hill and DR..
G. G.. Swallow, Of Lewis and Clarke,
DR.. 0. A.. Pease, Of Madison G. W..
II. Sutherlin, of MeaRher county, were con-
tirmed as my assistants in this work. i
will ROMAN in Helena for a day or two, and
while here Prof. Traphagan, Mr.. Hill, Or.
Swallow and / Will arrange the details of
the work to be done. From the interest
already displayed by the mine owners l feel
sure Montana will have a mineral display
Of which she will be proud. To do the best
work. it is necessary to systematize it, and
this is what We will try to do at this CON
ference"
Secretary Ramsay is sending to all the
commissioners and others interested copies
of the proceedings Of the board Of mana
gers, and. in addition, il furnishing tho
press of the state with some interesting
Worlds fair matter. Taken all together
the Worlds fair work in Montana is pro-
crossing satisfactorily and it only remains
for the people generally to aid the board of
managers, when the time comes, to make
the Montana exhibit equal to that of any
northwestern state.