Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-06-09
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

May so, 'gs.
The South Dakota building is Mt last
open to the p%ub.lc-the fence board
having been removed from the door,
aud Dow I'D ioi,Ser is ruler. Secretary
Brown n Commissioner Pitcher are
putting in their tine to good advantage
and are working hard. The building
aud the exhibit, while not massive in
proportion, are quite attractive. On
Saturday twelve pages of the mammoth
register kept in the builu,ng were tiled
with the signatures OF visitors No
South Dakota person need feel ashamed
of the building that represents this st,tte
and its location is excellent. We do
not see that any literature is being des-
tribnted regarding the of the
state OF any locality. 1t is an excellent
opportunity to do this, and people have
been led to believe that the state COM
mission intended to have some pamph-
lets here for distribution that would
| properly set forth the advantages
| offered by the state, hut nothing of the
kind is found. Other states have some
very altractively gotten up pamphlets,
and they are being taken home by the
thousands by interested people. In this
particular South Dakota should by all
means not be backward. 1t needs adj
yertising. And above all other portions
of the state Hot Springs should be
represented here by a good write-up-an
attractive illustrated pamphlet. 1t
is the grandest opportunity ever afford
ed for thorough advertising where it will
be effective. Among those who come
here are people who annually seek
some pleasure resort and they are glad
enough to become posted upon the
different resorts throughout the
country. An elegant view of Hot
Springs, in crayon work, about three
feet by four in size, which hangs in one
of the parlors is daily viewed by thous-
ands and will do much toward adj
vertising the place. but with some nice
small pamphlets neal by that visitors
could get in their pocket Hot Springs
would be in u way TO be properly nd
vertised.
The crowd is p%erceptibly increasing
every day. Now if the railroads would
do their plain duty and put the rates
down to a reasonable price Chicago
would fill up in a hurry with visitors.
~
L. r. Crow is now running Job print
ing office in connection With his indus
trial publication aud is full If business
as he always "a when In the Hills
His May issue has a very fine article
upon Hot Springs with II very nice illus.
tration. We hope Bob may make the
fortune that he is deserving of. Henry
Wilson is working for him in the j0b
department.
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The South Dakota woman's commits.
sion has been a most important factor
in. making the building attractive with.
in. The parlor is very pretty and the
exhibits by the ladies of the state are
all very nice. And, too, the ladies have
their work finished 80 that no ."keeI
out" notices are necessary. They have
postedin a conspicuous place, a printed
card giving the amounts that thu
Ladies' Columbian societies of the vari
Gus towns in the state raised toward de
fraying the expenses of their depart
ment. and we notice Hot Springs il
second on the list In the amount raised
. Huron being the highest with $4,000
the Hot Springs ladies sending in 5000
!, ~
Among the curiosities. w have seel
is the oldest loo motive in America. l
is "John Bull" No. 1, and was first pu
into service on the Canadian an,
.Amboy R'y on Nov. 18th. 1881. 1t
a curious looking engine and a move
sight.
~
" Then W. saw the first printing pres
ever used in New Hampshire, whic
was built in Boston in 1742. 1t was
curious old thing. yet we thought tn
STARS old Washington would divid
its honors if it were here.
~
We've seen hundreds of equal
ancient curiosities. and alongside wer
the newer Inventions. The contrast i
wonderful to behold. We saw then
making cloth, shoes. gloves. silk ribbol
aud souvenir badges with photograph
Is and various designs upon them. w
doomed Hot Springs in a phonograpt
and were almost startled to hear it re
peat our own words with u own voic