The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-08-06

onea that never have had any trouble
about their crops. aud there seems TO
be some hitch between the business
men in the towns and :the farmers.
The former are q little inclined to init.
mate that the farmers are not willing
to contribute their share. but at the
same time the farmers say they are
opposing nothing whatever except
what they call some Illegal methods Of
raising money, and are willing to con-
tribute as literally as the business
nen in proportion to their means Also
that they nre anxious to have the state
represented, that they are satisfied
with the present plans of the worlds
fair commission, and that II the money
raised by voluntary contributions
Is expended according to the
present program and clear
showing mado. Of it there
will be no trouble in the Legislatures;
on the contrary the legislature will by
substantially unanimous vote take
the exhibit under the auspices of the
state and send it to Chicago under
state authority and undcr state sup.
port as 1t ought to be. If tho business
men in the towns will start the sub
scriptions and put down the amounts
they are willing to give, Secretary
Gibbs says that he has abundant evi.
warrant him in saying that the farm
ers at sight of these lists vii. contrib.
ute gladly their proportion Of the
money, and will see to 1t that mem.
bers of the legislature are elected who
will take care OF the exhibit. Right
here 1t may be we'll to state that full
concessions have been given to this
state by the directorgenernl in writ.
ing, giving all the liberties wanted to
our exhibits in the state building and
offering us all the space we
can till in the agricultural, horticult.
ure mines and mining, educational
and other department buildings at the
fair, and the commission proposes to
take full advantage of this aud show
up South Dakota in every nook and
corner of the great fair.
| There has been q little criticism in
newspaper specials on the methods OF
the state exhibit, fear expressed that
the exhibit is to be too thoroughlr
scientific and not sufficiently practical
in the advertising OF the state. There
isno ground for this criticism what
ever, as the members of the commis=
sion are all business tneh and thor
oughly practical men, aud nothing
whatever is done except under their
specific orders on carefully prepared
plans. The secretary is superintend-
ent of the collection of exhibits, but
the executive committee holds the
reins. gives all the orders, appoints all
the agencies, audits bills monthly and
halts or changes any part of the work
as it goes on according to the showing
made in the monthly reports The
entire system of the exhibit has been
agreed upon and that by unanimous
vote OF the committee. which consists
of President Ochsenreiter, of Webster;
Colonel 7. II. Brown. OF Sioux Falls,
4 Hon. G B. Kinds. of Woonsocket, and
Mayor VIM. NJ. Powers, of Ynnkton,
and G. V. Gardner, of Piedmont, the
last mentioned representing the Black
Hills country.
Arrangements have been made with
tho state press association at Aber.
deem at their meeting this week, undo,
which room will be set apart in tho
state building to be known as the
press headquarters for South Dakota
| and to contain all the current issues oi
tho state during the six months OF the
to enable our state visitors at tho fair
to have access to their home papers
eonstantly and show them to their
guests and friends. Az the secre.
tary's Office in the building there
will be register of visitors q
pestoflice bureau OF information, and
connected with check room whore
people can leave their parcels while
making the rounds in tho fair, md
/ other conveniences
There need be no fear but what the
efforts OF this commission are going to
lie q success and that the exhibit at
the fair, both as to buildings and ex.
hibits, will be worthy Of the state.
The only stress is upon the point Of
getting the state building erected in
time to show 1t ut the dedication OF
the fair in October. To do this the
money supplies must be hurried up.
The secretary's office is at Huron,
where oil correspondence regarding
the exhibits should be sont