Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-04-21

The Northern Pacific Exhibit will be disp1ny-tss
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 ore 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 exhib-
its building OF the srandest of the exposition
buildings, the third largest on the grounds, COW
ering 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 contrivance Transportation on land,
water aerial, including those OF ancient as well
as OF modern origin and design, from the finest
modern locomotives, vessels and cars to the
most ancient transpol 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.
melons, roots and garden vegetables will be
brought from the Northwestern states daily for
exhibit. In short, the exhibit will comprise a
general collection OF all kinds of products to
show the diversed resources of the seven North
western state sstraversed by the Northern Pacific
railroad
While we already have quite collection OF
samples OF products for the Northern Pacific Ex-
hi x-at,v bo lai IN fruu
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 on exhi-
btion, such as grains in the straw. native and
cultivated grasses, threshed 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 petrinactions. rare mineral. timber or
other specimens, rare mounted birds, curios. or
antique articles Of any kind, will furnish them
for use in the Northern Pacific Exhibit to add to
the attractions OF the display. will be glad to
receive them. Amy person living along the line
who desires to cooperate by furnishing products
or articles for display in the Northern Paedc
exhibit can deliver the same to any Northern
Pacigc station agent, addressed to p. B. Groat,
| General Emigration Agent, St. Paul. Mimi" and
they will be forwarded to st. Paul by Northern
Pacific Express. s
Each article should be labeled. giving name,
yield per acre. weight per bushel. other appro-
| pirate description and give the name and post
office address OF the producer. that theparties
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-.
tions, showing the advantages which the North
west offers for settlement. They cordially in
vited to take their Eastern friends, acquaint-
tancesand intending settlers to the NorthernPaci-
! fc Exhibit in the Transportation Exhibits build
! ing and show them the products OF the wide ex-
tentof new country now being settled up. and
i they can also furnish them with maps and pub
i Iications describing each OF the Northwestern
i states Active cooperation on the parts OF resi-
dents in assisting to show to intending settlers
the agricultural, grazing, mineral and timber
resources OF the great Northwest will be mutually
beneficial to all concerned. and all possible fac-
4 ties will be furnished by the Northern Pacific
railroad Company at their exhibit to further the
objects in view s5
Truly yours.
P. B. GR0AT.
I General Emigration Agent