Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

and fronts TO the north and west. The
first floor contains the Offices, mems re-
ception and club rooms, a ladies par
lor. reading and reclining rooms.
toilet and check rooms; also barber
shop, cigar and news stand, post
Office. bureau Of information, where
every Michigan visitor is expected to
register. giving both his home and
Chicago addresses. The general re-
ception room is being finished and will
be furnished by Saginaw County al an
expense of S. 900. and Muskegon
County is doing the same thing with
the club-room. spending $1,000. Inc
ladies' parlor and reading-room have
been decorated and furnished by the
leading society women of Grand
Rapidsat a cost of $1,000. The main
corridor. 30 feet long and 80 feet wide,
has large fireplace at one SIDE, around
which is placed $1,000 mantei FUR
nished by the Widdicomb ManteI Com
pany of Grand Rapids. There Will
also be fireplaces in the ladies' parlor
and the Saginaw and Muskegon rooms.
The floors Of the corridor and Railways
are made of Michigan tile, all the wood
used ia the building came from Michl-
gan, and most Of the construction
work was done by Michigan workmen::
The interior finish of the hrst ana
second stories is in Michigan red oak.
When passing up the broad stairway
leading to the second floor the visitor
will be confronted at halfway land
inrr by an elegant marble bust OF Gen.
Cas-. On the second floor will be found
a newspaper exhibit in a large room
fitted and furnished with chairs.
tables. and other conyeniences for the
comfort and convenience of newspaper
peop'e. The exhibit will contain
the last copy of every paper in
the State printed prior to May /, as
well as subsequent copies Of every
paper giving an account of the open
ing of the fair. On tins floor is also a
large aSsembly-room furnished with a
nine organ by Farrand & Nolty of De-
troit. Here will be held the meetings.
social gatherings. and banquets; and
1 there Is also a room for State exhibits,
4 4ox7o. in which the university at Ann
Arbor is making natural history dis
play, and where exhibits from the
\ various State institutions will be made
/ in glass cases. A prospective map OF
/ the State, lsXl4 feet in size and costing
4 $4,000 is a feature of the show.
| The third floor will be devoted 20
4 sleeping rooms. The tower carries an
/ illuminated clock having siS-fooi
dial.
In the Mineral Department Mines
Building Michigan exhibit will be
I displayed in a pavilion made of stone,
iron ore, copper, crystalized salt,silver'
/ gold, granite. marble. verde antique
and other specimens Of mineral taken
from the quarries and mines of Michi
gan. One of the unique attraction:
inside this pavilion will be biblical
representation Of Lots wife turned
to a pillar of salt There viii also b,
/ a specimen of copper ore as il comes
out OF the mine, 9S per cent pure anc
weighing 10000 pounds The cost o.
this pavilion is estimated at so, 900
II will stand in the centerofth build
ing opposite Germany and England
and was constructed under th'
supervision of Peter White, member o
the board for Marquette, and Jay A
Hubbell of Houghton.
In the Agricultural Building Michi
gan has erected another fine booth OF
/, 200 square feet of space, in the cen
ter of which stands COrinthan tenn
pie surrounded by shield with tn
coat of arms ot the State. The boot
is filed with the choicest collection o
grains, grasses, and other products o
the farms OF the Wolverine State. II
this collection the State Agriculture
College is represented by a fine dis
play. Vice President +. H. Belding
Ia charge OF this part of the show.