Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-04-07

>The Northern Pacific Exhibit will be displayed
in two elegant exhibit cars built especially for
the purpose at the car shops OF the company at
St. Paul. The construction OF the cars is excep-
tionally fine. They are vestibuled. have large
bay windows, and are decorated with the North
western ornamental woods, grains and grasses
and with mounted wild animals Of the Northwest
region. The cars will stand on one of the tracks
in the large annex to the Transportation ex hib-
its building, one OF the grandest of the exposition
buildings, the third largest on the grounds, cov-
erlng an area OF nearly ninety acres The Trans
portation Exhibits building is devoted to exhib-
its of every known vehicle, vessel. conveyance, in
ventiOn or contriyance Transportation on land,
water or aerial, including those of ancient we'll
as OF modern origin and design. from the finest
modern locomotives, vessels and cars to the
most ancient transpor taton devices in existence.
The Northern Pacific Exhibit will comprise one
of the finest exhibits Of products that will be
shown on the exposition grounds. The samples
OF products will include all kinds Of grades in the
straw threshed grains and seeds, fruits. grasses.
ores, woods, iron coal, precious metals and
stones hops, tobacco, building stone, wool. fish,
| and aerated. dried, preserved and canned fruits
| and vegetables. In the season. fresh apples.
pears, plums, cherries, peaches, prunes. grapes.
melons, roots and garden vegetables will be
brought from the Northwestern states daily for
exhibit. In short, the exhibit will comprise
general collection Of all kinds of products to
| show the diversed resources OF the seven North
western state Itraversed by the Northern Pacific
| railroad.
While we already have quite a collection of
samples OF products for the Northern Pacific Ex-
hibit yet we would be glad to receive from resi-
dents OF Wisconsin. Minnesota, North Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon any
good samples Of products which they may have
| on hand and would like to have placed exhi- z
bition, such as grains in the straw, native aud
cultivated grasses, thresbed grains and seeds, fax
corn, hops fruit, tobacco nuts. iron, coal,
woods, precious metals and stones, marble
building stone, pottery, salts, wool and any
other products. If persons having curiosities.
such as petrnacti6As, rare mineral. timber or
other specimens rare mounted birds, curiOs. or
antique articles OF any kind, viii furnish them
for use in the Northern Pacific Exhibit to add to :
the attractions OF the display. we Will be glad to
receive them. Any person living along the line
who desires to cooperate by furnishing products
or articles for display in the Northern Pacfc
exhibit can deliver the same to any Northern
Pacific station agent, addressed to ..P. B. Groat
General Emigration Agent. st. Paul, MINI" and
they will be forwarded to St. Paul by Northern
Pacific Express.
Each article should be labeled, giving name,
yield per acre weight per bushe, or other appro-
pirate description, and give the name and post
Office address OF the producer, that the parties
furnishing material may receive proper credit.
Blank labels will be forwarded on application to
p.'B. Groat General Emigration Agent y. P. R.
R., st, Paul, Minn.
Residents OF the Northwest when visiting the
Worlds Fair will find the Northern Pacific Exhi-
bit supplied with maps and descriptive publica-
tions showing the advantages which the North
west offers for settlement. They are cordially in
yited to take their Eastern friends, aequaint-
ances and intending settlers to the NorthernPaci-
fe Exhibit in the Transportation Exhibits build
ing and show them the products Of the wide ex-
tent of new country now being settled up, and
they can also furnish them with maps and pub
1ications describing each of the Northwestern
states. Active cooperation ON the parts OF resi-
dents in assisting to show to intending settlers
the agricultural, grazing, mineral and timber4s
resources OF the great Northwest win be mutualiy
beneficial to all concerned and all possible faeili-
ties will be furnished By the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company at their exhibit to further the
objects in view.
Truly yours.
B GRoAT.
General Emisr Ion Agent