The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-13
Commissioner W. N. Biokford Makes
1 Statement to the Worlds
Fair Board.
Ho Says u Advertised Montana
More Than = Million Of
Cash.
OAsisns Fer Placing the states Exhibis
II the Miass and MInins and Ar
ricuitusal buildings.

Az the meet1nR OF she board OF W0Slo,s
fair managers OF Montana yesterday Com.
missioner Biokford made . statement Tn
regard to the silver statue. lyon will re-
member he said. "that when the matter
was brought to tho attention Of the board l
wrote . letter 10 each one. asking his opin-
ion % TO the sdvisAbility. Of entering into
the arrangement. received, ! may say.
NO unfavorable reply. Acting on what !
understood TO be the sense of the board. !
sent Z copy Of : contract 70 Chicago. When
the beard met the contract had NOT been
aignsd, but everything had been arranged.
Aftss The meeting ! went to Chicago and
found that J. O. Harvey and Frank d. HiR-
bee, the projectors Of the statue, had rome
ahead on the matter. and expeotsd TO give .
public exhibition Of the clay model
about ten days later. There
was so much published In
tho papers, and so many conflicting re-
ports, and 20 much jealousy among rival
actresses. that Harvey decided to give all
the facts and have the press present at a
reception. took two prominent Montana
men, one of them Gov. Toole. to the studio
of Sculptor Parks, and they were delighted
with the clay model On the 18th Of Deem
Der = reception was given to the press. and l
have 200 clippings from papers speaking in
tho most complimentary way Of the statue.
The result has boon to advertise Montana
from one end Of the country to ths other,
and the foreign papers have taken IL mp.
Director Skiff. Of the mines and mining de-
partment, says II will have the effect Of
drawing people to hat building, and no
81 - AA>.~ -skhcuk aoAicD khn ut1vaw
statue. Tho chiefs of the other depart
msnts speak in the most unstintsd praise
of il. Once cast il will prove In advertise
mont. mot only for Montana, but for the
Worlds fair itself. They told me in Chi
ceao We could not got tine same amount OF
Advertising for q million In cash."
Commissioner Bickford also spoke of the
matter of preparing the space allotted
Montana in the various departments, for
the reception Of the exhibits. II would
take, he was informed, from sixty to ninety
days to PREF are la plant and put the ex-
hibit in position. II was useless to 60
ahead, however, and apsnd any more money
until they found out whethsr the legisls-
ture was going to allow them enough to
carry the exhibition to . successful conclu-
sion. He thought about 10000 would be
required. A resolution had been prepared
calling for the appointment of . joint conn
mittse of two from the senate and three
from the house. to inquire into the needs of
the Montana exhibit and Al once. Nothing
had been lone with the resolution, owing
to the senatorial question. Thu board ap-
pointed r. E. Collins, w. d. Biokford,
Thos. Joyes, James g. Ramsay and Mrs. ].
E. Richards q committee to prepare an esti-
mate of the probable cost OF tho Montana
exhibit.
The board examined plans for . pavilion
In which to place the Montana exhibit In
the mines and mining building. One de-
sign. which it is estimated will cost be-
tween 5000 and $500. 10 for q glass
rooted, open sided pavilion. covering the
entire space allotted Montana, thirty-seven
fest wide and sixty feet long. Another do
sign will cost between $500 and S.. TOO
and another about S. 700. The designs were
referred to the committee on mines and
minerals.
Designs for tho placing Of the states az
ricultural exhibit were referred to the COM
Mittee having In charge that branoh of the
matter. The state IL allotted q space TWEEN
ty-eight feet wide and eighty-six feet long
in the agricultural building.
The board will meet again to-day, - il ID
desirable to complete all arrangements for
placing the Montana exhibit.
The members of the board present yester-
day were: David G.. Browne, James G.
Ramsay. George W. Morse, A. j. Stephens,
Thomas Joyes, w. H. Sutherlin, W.. M.
Biokford and George N. Hays; DR.. A. II.
Mitchell and T. +. Collins, of the national
committee; and Mrs. Marian D. Cooper
and Mrs. Laura e. Howey. Of the lady
managers.