The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-07-10
ALL GOOD EXCEPT ONE.
The Verdict Of a Visitor on the Mon
tana Exhibits a. tho Big
FAIR.
The Exception 10 That Of Fruits
In the Horticultural
Building.
In the Mining building tho State Hss .
Display second to N0ne-State
In The Mining DniIdlng the State Has I
Display second to N~one-Stats
Building.

"Wish one exception she displays made
by Montana in the various departments Of
the Worlds fair are highly crsditabls 10
the state" said . Montana visitor who has
lately returned from Chicago. and who was
at some pains to examine the state exhibits
carefully and compare them with those Of
other northwestern states.
'Ths one exception" continued the
speaker. lis that Of fruits In the hosttcul.
tural building. II 10 offered In cxrlanation
OF the lamsntabls failurs Of that display
that Of the 200 jars OF fruits prepared for
exhibition all but about sixty wore spoiled
by q blundsr In she making OF the acid In
which the fruits were rsessIved. What
ever the cause, tho few lars OF very ordinary
fruit in the space set apart for Montana
should DO ct once supplemented BY more
than twice their pumbes Of Jars Of some Of
our 6ne fruits or taken own and put ont
OF sight. When I saw the display about
ten days ago the only effect 1t could produce
was one Of deep chagrin. fos it was ridicu-
lous in al respects. However, ! was In
formed by / e~cretary Ramsey that tho de-
feet would be Jemsdied in a few weeks, or
d soon as this years fruits riponed. Dr..
Kelssy's botanical exhibit. in the horticul-
tural building. ID, Of course. complete and
attractive.
9TH agricultural exhibit 10 quito fair.
though meager. II Il in the immediate VI
cinity OF tho remarkable exhibit Of Kansas,
mot far from that OF Illinois and other aRri.
cultural states. md Of course suffers by
comparison with them. for they ara a. *
olusively agricultural states a. Montana Is
a mining and stockRtowinR state. Despite
this fact tho Montana exhibit will rank
easily seventy on . scale of 100. The dis
play would have been larger but from tho
fact that . good deal Of first material
was wasted BY faulty methods Of prepare
ton. The grain and grasses are displayed
to advantage.
.'The educational exhibit. in the liberal
nrss department Of the big building, 10 q
source Of pride TO all M~ontanians. All de-
partments Of ths work Of our public schools
Rte represented by the ACTUAL work OF ths
photographs Of chool buildings Of the
state. A relief map of the state is OF par
ticular interest to visitors. a. 1t gives o. o..
cellsnt idea Of the topography OF tho state,
besides being wrought with skill and pa
tience. The vast numbers Of school teach
ers from all sections Of the country who
fool to the educational department are
unanimous In their expressions of surpIise
at the wonderful advancement of the cause
Vt public education In ths state Of Mon
tana.
"Montana's mining exhibit ia the most
attractive and best representative of the
great industry of the state that can DO
found In the mining building. II is nttrac.
lively arranged and has a fne position. on
tho main isle. nenr the southern entrance
to tho building. Th exhibits OF the west
ern mining states are placed near together,
md constitute q eL magnet. around
which are drawn Immense crowds OF Wis
itors. Great piles of quartz. though they
fairly Rlisten with gold or silver or copper,
ARE not particularly interesting to the eye.
but gold nuggets, cut and uncut sapphires
and rubies and other pretty stones are. and
in these the Montana display makes q fine
showing. OF course the expert 10 much
attracted by the large number OF pieces OF
The Kehan statue has the place of honor in
tho exhibit and is of course OF more than
passing intereat to the thousands b come
from n%on-mininR states. 1t lacks much of
being tho Sensational feature that the en-.
thusinsts predicted, but 1t 10 easily one of
the stellar attractions of tho building.
""Yhis much maj in all truth be said of
the Montana building: It 10 n of the
coolest md most comfortable on tho
grounds. The building 10 set we'll FOL ward,
ground. along which every visitor TO the
fair will make one or more trips. Il . 4
plain. unpretsntious building, but the
broad porch with its comfortable benches
invites a visit, and the substantial furni-
turs inside ia enjoyed by the foot weary
who fain would rest. In most of tho ssas.
buildings the furniture Is 30 frntl and
artistic that the masses pass by with n
glance. not daring to sit DOWN and look
around or ask questions. Tho windows
of the building are large and the rooms
cool and inviting at all times.
1.-The state is cteditably represented by
its women. as indicated by a writer In The
INDEPENDENT Sunday mo ming.
"Whether better results could have been
secured by the use of mo 9 Of the $1oO. 600
a propriated in the securing Of exhibits
and less in the payment Of salnfles ID q
question 70: others to discuas. What there
ison the grounds credited TO Montana Is
good"
Ladies' and children's tan -colored hose at
Butcher & bradley's. los broadway. n
Samuel X. Dayfs especial.
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