The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-10-26
SKETCHES AT THE FAIR.
As Montana Appeared to a Visitor From
This section,

On arriving at Chicago the initial ste,
for a Montanan is usually to look up thu
Montana building. register his or hel
name on the register set for that pur
pose and see, if possible, any people
from the great silver state they are &C.
quainted with, for an acquaintance a,
the Worlds Fair is very acceptable
when n is lettering about. The Mon.
tana building is situated in the north.
eastern part of the fair grounds. and
from an outward appearance, though not
large in size, is a very unique and at
t~ractive little structure. The interior is
excellently furnished. and one Of the
very few buildings that are carpeted.
The display in u building. however, is
far below the expectation Of the average
visitor from this state, and consist prin-
cipally of specidens of taxidermy, which
as far az they go are Of first-class work.
manship, but that ends the story. with
perhaps the few pictures by Russell, the
cowboy artist" To Offset the disap-
pointment thus encountered the visitor
is anxious to know if Montana has any
thing at the fair to set the state in the
rank to which she justly belongs. and
the next place where Montana is given
space and notice is in the mining build.
ing on the east side in the center aisle.
in the south end of the building. On
entering the alcove set aside for Mon
fronted with the silver statue of Ada
Rehan, which is truly marvellous, and as
it stands represents an intrinsic value of
nearly half a million dollars in gold and
silver. Besides this statue are elabor-
ately displayed gold. silver and all other
mined products of the state in their
rough and refined nature, and on the
whole making one of the most elaborate
and attractive displays in the building,
which probably to a Montanan's eye is
TO none and far beyond any. The
mex place where our state is brought to
the front and particularly this locality
is in agricultural hall, where the Mon !
tana exhibit is given a prominent loca-
ton, and one where every visitor to the
building is bound to pass and inspect.
On entering the portion allotted to this
state you are confronted by Mr. Suther-
lin Of to Rocky Mountain Husband
man. who is in charge Of the agricul- |
display Of the state, and after
being shown around you are at liberty to |
go over and inspect for yourself. Mr..
.utherlin says: when the commission
around to inspect the exhibit and
take statistics, when told that pota.
went SO many bushels to the acre.
and grains of all kinds went 80 many
to the bushel, and the acreage
was SO much, they called me down, but
On weighing the grain twice over, and
thoroughly satisfying themselves that
such figures were facts. I was allowed to
keep the advertisement we'll before the
throngs." A visitor from this
particularly notices the melons.
potatoes. cabbages. grains. etc., bearing
familiar inscription Custer County
Products grown by Strong, Haynes.
Beck, Jordan, Eichorn and others. and
On seeing all the other products of the
same variety came to the conclusion that
Custer county, agriculturally speaking.
IS dead in it." Mr.. Sitherlin says that
the Custer county potatoes have been a
source of considerable annoyance to
1im, as daily there is some one who has
4 desire to carry n off with him, and
the flower of the Murphy dis
play had been carried off by Jealous
,rangers of other states. Mr.. Sutherlin
$ of the opinion that there will be a
good immigration Of well-to-do farming
into Montana next spring.