The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-09
l|ORk FOR The CONGRESS
Committeeman and Others Getting
Ready for the Meeting
Next Week.
Mineral Exhibits Now Coming In,
and the Promise IL for q
Good Display.
trepariag the observation-disclosures or Art
Tor The Auditorium Stage-Tho Drill
lng Record Broken.

The mineral exhibit Tor the mining con
rresa II beginning TO assume definite shape
Proi. Traphagen was busy all day yester'
day arranging the Silver Bow exhibit, which
arrived Thursday. II will be the most ex'
tsnsivs display. probably, in the hall. d
III. Langley, OF tho Montana Central, sent
ia ! lot Of specimens from the Noihar'
mines and q number Of samples were Te-
.ueiyed from other sources. Secretary Ram
Nv. 81 the board Of Worlds fair man
ayers, worked hard all day in the interest
az Che exhibit, with the result that he &C.
cured tive or six of the finest private col.
lsctions in the city. Prof. ~Traphagen WIZ
20 TO Deer Lodge to-day and return Win
tho display from that county. Inc MIS-
soula exhibit ia expected ta-day, as we'll az
i number from other sections OF the stste'
Chairman Cox, of the committee on ar
ranpsments, has all his time occupied Just
nov in looking after the minor details OF
thc preliminary arrangements. Janltor
Woodcock, Of the auditorium, was at the
building all day yesterday. lending a help
inr hand to every one who needed it, and
last but mot by any means least, workmen
were busy setting up the chairs for tho mann
hall. Two days of steady application by
MI The members of committees interested
will result in a meeting next week of which
Helena will be proud.
The following correspondence between
August Fack, of the California wine house.
and B. Brown, secretary of the executive
committee, is self-explanatory. The first
letter in from MIR. Faok to- Mr.. Brown, and
il "a follows:
I'm view Of the coming meeting of the
National Mining congress- in this city. and
knowing the committee in charge want to
mako IL . successful gathering. l thought
YOU would perhaps appreciate a fitting and
appropriate work of art for exhibition upon
the stage OF the auditorium during the
meeting of the congress-, and therefore oner
YOU Mr.. Swain's famous painting entitled
s.lhe Prospectors," until the close OF the
meeting, and hope, if accepted, you will see
me know If you should want 1t, and when
you would like to have it in place 90 ! can
attend to the hanging of the painting"
TO this Mi. Brown rsplieaR an follows:
ION behalf of the executive committee
Of the second session of the National Min
OF your favor Of the 7th mat. and to say to
you the committee gratefully accepts your
kind offer to adorn the auditorium during
SESSIONS of the congress with your famous
painting, ''The Prospectors." MIR. W. +.
Coz, chairman of the, committee of ar
rangsmsnts. will ut once call upon you to
arrange details. The very appropriate ma.
ture Of the work renders your offer espec-
tally acceptable to those interested in the
success Of the congress-"
While the members of the regular COM
mittees are attending to their duties, the
members Of that important special COM
mittee known as the reception committee,
are also diligently at work. This commit
tee 10 now fitting up the room on the
1 ground door of the Bailey building as
h~eadquarters for the delegates, ard as an
information bureau.
II 10 intended to keep a list of the
boarding houses, hotels, lodgings, etc.
Ths leading papers Of the couu-
~ will be supplied, and all other neces.
sary arrangements made for the comfort of
visitors. In order to take away the look Of
baroness the walls of the room would other
wise have. the COMMITTEES has decidsd to
have an exhibition of oils and water colors
OF western scenes. This work is in charge
OF Dr. A. +. Foote. A number of fine pic
lures have already been secured, and there
IL no doubt but the exhibition will be a
very gratifying ono If Helena people will
Coz operate with the committee. 1t should
not be necessary to personally solicit it,
but those having pictures should at once
notify either Messrs. Braden, Foote or
French. The committee will remove and
return and rehang all pictures. and will
guarantee they will not be harmed.