St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-04
ALL THE MONEY RAISED.
minnesota Worlds Fair Commits
sioners are Happy Over the
Outlook.
The State Exhibit Now Taking
the Attention OF the
Officers.

The worlds fair commissioners for
Minnesota find themselves in very
gratifying condition. Nearly all the
necessary fund has been raised, and
J.. L. Hunt, the manager, has turned
that phase Oh the work over TO President
A!Ontort. Mr.. MonfOrt will at once call
III all the notes that have been given by
the several counties Of the state. secur-
ing their proportion of the fund to he
expended in completing the State build
ing on the grounds.
Il am now devoting all my time
towards getting up the exhibits. and |
want to say that the people Of Mime
sofa will look with wonder when they
visit the fair" said MIR. Hunt to a
GLOBE reporter at the Merchants. NO
one. dare say, IN the entire state has
the faintest conception of the real re-
sources Of the state" he pursued. Let
me choose, for illustration, the stone eX-
hiDit. Did you know that we have the
finest Jasper in the world? But we
have. 1t IS susceptible of polish as
smooth as glass. Pm trying to get the
newell posts made of it for the stair
case IN our building. Then the GRANTEES
and sandstoneS and other varieties are
something astonishing.
I'VE are having an architect now pre-
pairing designs, and will take these to
the stone men of the state, and they
Will carve out the stone for exhibition.
Another instance" continued MIR.
Hunt. How maIy different varieties
OF grasses do you suppose we have in
Minnesota? We will exhibit $50. They
were selected this fall and are now be-
ing framed. They were selected under
the supervision OF Prof. Lugger, of the
state experiment station.
1--WE have secured the services of Mr..
Purvls. an expert i'll decorative art, and
he VIII prepare the exhibits or wheat
and Straws and other grains, both for
the state building and for the space
allotted to the main hall.
1--WE have been very fortunate In Sc
curing Secretary Cross, of the State Ag-
ricultural society, to take charge of
the agricultural exhibits" resumed
Mr.. Hunt after pause. He is
now engaged i'll securing samples
OF grains. lie is an enthusiastic and
competent man, and his engagement is
sufficient to warrant me in promising an
exhibit that will eclipse any other state
i'll the Union.
DO you know that our building will
be fifth i'll the great array?" quered
the manager. 1t is, and take into
consideration that the legislature in
passing the state appropriation fixed
IT SO that not dollar can be expended
In building purposes. Out of some
thlrty-slX state buildings Minnesota
will rank fifth! That is something that
we can all be proud Of
in few days we are to determine
who is TO be our official photographer
explained Mr.. Hunt. 1--WE have de-
cided to have photographs taken of some
$50 of the principal points of interest in
the state. They will include lake scenes,
Fort Smelling, Minnehaha falls, the
state institutions. some of the leading
stock farms, together with pictures of
live stock, bird's-eye views of the lead
ing cities, etc. The photographs will
be 1Sx22 inches, and all handsomely
mounted aud framed. There will be
added 10 this collection, of course, pict-
ures contributed by patriotic individ-
uals. These will include the manufact.
uring industries of the state-the cheese
factories, FIGURING mills, furniture, piano
and other works"