St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-13
EXPOSITION NOTES.
Dry Meeting of the Board of Di-
RESPONSIBILITIES Sketches.

Dry meeting OF the Board OF III
RESPONSIBILITIES Sketches.
There was very little business to come
up before the board of exposition di-
rectors at yesterdays meeting. The
usual routine proceedings were gone
through with, and the meeting lasted
only about half-hour. The directors
expressed themselves as being thor
oughly pleased with the progress which
had been made, and they are all very
enthusiastic over the prospects for the
finest and most successful exposition
which has ever been held in the city of
Minneapolis. After the meeting adj
journed the directors were shown over
the building, under the guardianship OF
Manager Bracket, and the new points
of interest were pointed out to them.
The committee on entertainment re-
ported that the programme for the OPEN
ing day was in preparation and would
sood be ready to be submitted for the
inspection of the board. The pro-
graInme will be an elaborate one, and it
is expected that it will eclipse all pre-
vious efforts in regard to the number
and variety of attractions which will be
offered.
The room IN which Press Agent Wood
WdIO Will CIlbCl tain W.
of the press has been placed in order,
and the Minneapolis and st. Paul papers
are placed on file each day for the &C
commodation of those who will find &C.
casiOu to visit the headquarters. All
representatives of newspapers. both
local and foreign, are invited to make
their headquarters in that place during
their stay in the city. The 200 electric
lights which will be used to illuminate
the exposition building are being hung
IN their places by large force of men
in the employ of the ThompsOn-Houston
Electric company. The immense stone
cliff which is being erected for the eX-
hibit of the cliff dwellers' relics is COM
pleted. The cliff will be nearly 100 feet
in length, and will he about forty feet
in height.
The exhibit of sculpture at the expo
sition this year, while not being of any
great quantity, will make up for the
lack of numbers in the quality. Sculp-
tor jacob Fjelde. of Minneapolis, will
have OH exhibition several specimens of
his skill. These will consist OF busts
and statues. The principal busts will
be two very fine ones of Dr.. FOlwell and
Judge r. K. Nelson. These busts have
lust been completed, and their being
placed on exhibition at the exposition
will give the public the first look at
them. Mr.. Fjelde will also probably
exhibit two or three sketches, unfinished
statuettes, of the different designs for
the statue which will be erected in hon.
or of the famous old First Minnesota
regiment, which made the famous
charge at the battle of Gettysburg.
Several designs have submitted, but up
to the prese Mt time the committee
which has had charge of the selection
has made no choice. The one which is
popularity supposed to- be the one which
will be chosen is representation of
single soldier in the act Of thruSting his
bavonet at an enemy. This design was
suggested by Judge Lochren, chairman
of the committee OIL the selection OF the
design.
The soldier stands OH a pedestal which,
when erected, will be several feet Ill
height. On the face is an expression OF
determination and resolve. The limbs
seem tense with excitement, and every
muscle seems strained as in the moment
of battle. The rifle is held at a charge,
and is ready for the plunge into the
body of the foe. There will be two or
three bias reliefs on the sides of the
pedestel. They will represent the diff
ferent scenes in that famous battle. the
terrible charge being the principal sub
ject. Another sketch which was de-
signed for the same purpose is repre-
sentation of soldier of the Union
clasping the hand of a soldier OF the
Confederacy. Standing over them.
with protecting hand held carrcssing-
ly on the shoulder of each. stands the
Goddess of Liberty, as though giving
her blessing ON the reconciliation. This
statue is also decorated with battle
ccanas IN has relief ScuiptOr Fields
thinks that this latter Onewill be all
admirable representation tobe used for
national monument. The other de-
sign which was submitted shows three
soldiers in the act of making a charge
on the enemy. The central figure is
that of an officer waving his sword, and
in the act Of cheering on his men.