The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-10
THAT He THINKS OF IT.
mother Man Who Views MOntana's
! Fair Building With
Critics Eye.
Ne Must Build Bctter-Either In
prove the Present Structure
or be Ridicnlcd.

Yesterday there strayed into THE
tribune office a visitor who had re-
ently been at Chicago and when asked
q he had seen the Worlds fair grounds
Ind the now famous" Montana build
Ing he briskly replied, "Oh, yes; and be-
ing somewhat interested in the state, as
4 you know, and realizing its great extent
X and it's immense possible wealth in min
g-eral, agricultural and grazing resources.
III expected something commensurate
with all this and eagerly looked for the
States building. After riding about the
B Grounds and viewing with establishment
and delight the marvellous palaces erect
we'd for the exhibits and the numerous
h beautiful and artistic structures OF the
n various states and failing to see Mon
n tana's, | inquired Of the driver where 1t
n was. 1T is over there he said, pointing
" to a small, one story house bearing some
\ resemblance to a village store
IL thought the maj didn't know what
he was talking about. for the structure
designated appeared so insignificant COM
pared with the others that ! didn't be-
lieve it could be a state building at all
AS the park carriage in which ! was Il
passenger did not pass by what the
driver claimed was MOntana's building !
got out when at a point not very distant
and walked over to the vicinity Indicated
The driver had made no mistake, for
there was the word. Montana and the
motto,"Oro Plata" above the entrance
A friend who was with me eX
pressed great surprise and was inclined
since | had previously INDUCED in somt
liberal praise of our great state. to treat
n me TO some good natured raiilcry on the
IA subject and did not suppress a hearty
q laugh or two at my expense. was
"a rather too much disappointed and NOR
tilted TO take the matter as a Joke, how
ever. and informed lny friend that un
less the Montanians were fully informed
4 in regard to the building at once and IL
consequence reformed it as speedily al
possible, some of her indignant citizens
upon their arrival next summer, woult
be likely to shy brickbats through tn
front windows and aim their canes a
the furrier's sign perched on the ridg'
4 pole"
.'Seriousiy, the building is the poores
4 looking affair on the grounds ana MOI
n t~anians can better afford to place a bonn
Arder il and build IA new one than to lie
+ it REMAIN in its present condition and b
Y made the subject of the u~nfavorab'
comment and comparisons which ar
J sure to be made"
'Do you think the money appropri
atrd for the purpose was actually use
in Me constructions" was asked.
We'll, | am not an architect and n
nudge of that matter. All | can say
that [ have seen many much handsome
loolln houses built for $4,000 in tn
vicinity of Chicago, but some ALLOWANCE
r.ust be made for the extra expense {
construction in that city the last yea
! am told, too, that the architect had t
cut down his original plans TO fit tn
small space allotted the state by the eH
position officials. Montana's official
should have insisted upon having a rel
sonably good site or none at ALL