The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-07
MONTANA At THE FAIR.
The First Days Session of the
State Board Of Man
ayers.
Only One General Bid Received for
Constructing the Bald
ing.

managers for the worlds fair commenced
a regular session Tuesday morning in
First National bank building. The
meeting was called to order by President
DeWolfe. The following members were
present:
j.. G. Ramsay, secrctary;D ID. G. Browne,
treasurer; w. M. Bickford, executive
commissioner; II. o. Chowen. Geo. W.
Morse, Phillip Lowell, All. j. Stephens,
A. X. Ycrkes, w. II. Sutherlin, Geo. NJ.
Hays and National Committeeman l. II.
Hershfield and II. Il. Collins. The min
utcs Of the previous meeting were read
and approved, After which the secretary
presented a communication from Mrs.
Lily Rosccrans Toole which contained
some good suggestions for the guidance
of the board in selecting certain
branches Of Montana's display at
the fair. She stated that
she was in communication with
Mrs. Smith Of Mcagher county.
The latter proposed, if acceptable. to
mould from dairy butter a rams head,
which would undoubtedly prove source
Of great attraction for every visitor to
the Montana building, rivalling the ia
nous "butter woman" Of the centennial.
The idea WAS very favorably received by
the board, as were other suggestions con-
tanned in the communication. Mrs. }.
Bookwalter, Mrs George +. Field
and Mrs. M. S. Parker were
appointed assistants to the ladies' board
for this county. Mrs. Bookwalter and
Mrs. Parker are to attend to native
flowers and fine arts, while Mrs. Field
will look after the display of dairy prod
ucts.
Tho present auditing COMMITTEES, con
sistiDg of Messrs. Collins, Hershtield and
Moore, was made permanent. w. M,
Bickford presented a report on the edu,
cational exhibit, which was referred to
the committee on education. The secre-
tary read communications from j. &.
Shepherd and A. II. Andrews relating to
the mining exhibits. The same we're 70.
ferred to the executive committee, which
was appointed in the afternoon. Con
siderable time was { len taken up dis
cussing the best style Of advertising
literature to be adopted. The matter
was referred to the committee on stats
tics to report at the next meeting. When
the board adjourned at nOon it was agreed
to meet at 4 p. NJ, by which time DIR
Mitchell Of Deer Lodge, the other mem
Der of the national committee. would be-
present. After dinner the members OF
the board were taken in carriages to tn,
dam, the smelter, the Giant spring, tht
Rainbow Falls and other points Of inter
) est. They all enjoyed the drive and re
turned in time for the 4 o'clock session
wonderfully impressed with what the.
had seen and firmly convinced OF thu
matchless Of Great Falls. DIR
Mitchell and l.. II. Hershfield OF tn
committee on rules reported the follow
ing rule-No. 13-creating an executive
a committee and prescribing it's powers:
RUIZ Is.
There shall be an executive cOmmittc
composed OF the president. vice president
executive commissioner and the secre
tary.
That seid executive committee, whel
y the board of Worlds fair managers i
e not in session, shall have all the power
a and perform all the duties devOlving uT
on the board of managers when in see
sion. and shall be subject to all the rule
e governing the board Of Worlds fair man
y ayers OF MODtdild.
The report of the committee was ur
. animously adopted.
y The question of awarding the "contrac
for the state building at the worlds fai
o was then taken up. The secretary wa
ordered to open and read the bids tina
Rad been received. He stated there WI
but one which he accordingly opcnc
= and read. 1t was submitted by Il. I
. fu -. "A I .,,.rt-, ,1rh., ,ti,p. 4
construct the building according 10 In
:. plans and specifications for S2l.l2h. q
,. motion of l.. II. lIcrshlirld Inc bid WI
~ laid on the table pending a statcmci
II from Architect Galbraith vi q was s
'" to give his views on The construction {
buildings of that sort al the exposition
about what the cost ought to be an
~ so on. Mr.. Galbraith displayc
4 the plans Tor me pT"p"s'
!; buildinr and spoke To some length q
- the subject. He said that at the prcfcr
u time there were about 1000 men at wor
~ in Jackson park and the contractor
rs there were all SO busy it would be Il dill
y. cult matter to find any competent coi
- tracing firm ready and willing to put
a general bid for the work. The plh
y followed in all worlds fair buildings is
= construct them by separate and not !
general bids. Half "A dozen or So col
h tractors do different pieces OF work q
!, the same building. For instance or
u does the staff work, another plasiclin
another the painting and so on, each d
10 ing.a separate and distinct part Of II
, Job. He said that as this was the on.
q general bid that had been receive
n and as the board considered it too higI
II he thought the only thing to do und'
=, the circumstances was to send IA trust,
NJ superintendent to Chicago authorized
~ az receive bids for different parts of u
u" building and report the same to IL
Montana board. He read figures SUI
vi mitted to him by different contractors
Chicago for furnishing the material an
GO dong the work on the separate bid pli
90 which when footed up were considerab
10 under the Thomas bId. While u
30 board are evidently in favor Of awardlr
~ the contract to Montana parties II pos'
. BILE they feel that the amount appr
II. priated by the state for worlds Tar pIi
MI poses does not allow such a course to J