The Dickinson press., 1893-07-22
NORTHWESTERN STATES.
MAKE A VERY CREDITAnLE SHOW
ING AT THE FAIR.
The Northwestern naL Pacific Coast
States Have Cont tributcd More
Than One-knlf of This COuntry'n
Exhibit.

Jackson Park. Special Correspond
ence.-1hc buildings of the Northwest
ern states ut the worlds fair are Il
great credit to the patriotism and enter
prise OF NorthWrstrrE people. When
the efforts We're being made to secure
the Columbian exposition for Chicago.
pledges We're made that the people of
the states north and west of Chicago
would do all in their power - make
it Il sacccss and right royalty have
these promises been kept Every
Northwestern state is represented by
Il building here and by many exhibits,
all of which are credits To themselves
and tn the great fair Even Canada
has done her utmost and has not only
SURPRISED the Yankees. but her own
citizens. purpose in Il future letter
to show just what the Northwest as
Il whole has done for the exposition.
1t ";in easily be shown that the North
western and Pacific coast states have
contributed NOR" than half of all that
has been brought here 10y the states
to celebrate the grand Quadri-ccntrn-
NAL celebration of the Western hrniS-
pl.crc. This letter will deal mainly
with the buildings erected upon these
grounds by Il f"w of the Northwestern
states and the displays mad" in them
In many respects. Minnesota may be
regarded as the
Typical Northwestern state.
She has the most romantic legendary
ltt ~ I'll
the most varied industries and cXcrls
in the most diverse lines of production
of the group of states embraced i'll
Iowa, Wisconsin,, North and South Da-
kota ard Mimi, sofa. Michigan and
Illinois might also be included in the
same list. but not With equal force of
comparison.
Minnesota stands prominently TO the
front in history. itg"ll'lary and profane
and as producer of breadstutfs. Long
fellow has made some of her Indian To-
gends household lore i'll two continents
a history of the United States without
Il chapter upon the explorations OF the
Jcsuts upon Lake Superior and the
Upper Mississippi river would be like
the play Of Hamlet with leading char
actcr left out. Minnesota WAS also the
scene of the greatest Indian massacre
in the annals of savage warfare. The
North Star State produces more wheat
than any other state and manufactures
enough flour to feed the world. Her
l}rSSuincr irOa ore resources are BOulld-
less. perhaps greater than those of any
other state She has also more standing
white pine than any other state and
even ut present ranks we'll to the front
as Il producer of lumber.
The contract price Of the Minnesota
building was S2.ln00. 1t covers am
area Hf 50 by !U feet and its height to
the main cornicc is ! feet. The style
of architecture is that of til" Italian
renaissance Like most of the other
buildings upon tle grounds. Ill" frame
is of wood nild the cN;, ,nal sll"athins
Of staff. The roof is covered with me-
tallic Spanish tiles. There is Il portico
in front supported by pillars with Greek
capitals In this portiro stands the
statue of Ili;walha carrying Mime
halrl, as conceived by Longfeilnw in
the lines:
cover wide and rushing waters
In his arms lie bore tn. maiden"
1t is a noble reminder of Mimnrsota's s
legendary history executed in plaster
by .Ja,ob F'jeldc, the sculptor. Of Min
ne,polis AT som" future date it Will
be- cast In bronze for Minn"halm Park
at Minneapolis. The funds for the con-
strlc,ion of this statue We're contllbut-
ed by the school children of the state
to the amount of nearly $500. 1t
will take $1,000 to complete it. The
conception. rs portrayed by the artist.
is purely that of the poet and must not
be criticised on purely realistic sro1lMs.
The lower floor of the building Is
devoted mainly to an exhibit. OF the
states fora fauna. minerals. grains and
other products Besides the space oc-
cupiel by these there is an office for
Superintendent l.. l.. Hunt. post Of
flee. a check room and an information
bureau. The lower floor has til" most
complete exhibit of Indian relics dis
! played in any state building on the
grounds These relics We're mainly con-
tributed by Prof Jcwett of Faribault.
Duluth has placed upon exhibition on
the south side of the hall a paper
| mache relief map Of the city, its har-
| Dor and envirnDs occulyin. space
% by % feet i'll y form. Every
building and viadnct and street and
avenue is represented.
Peter Lambert of Duluth exhibits
sevrns violins whose sounding boards
are constructed of spruce grown upon
| the iron hills of ST. Louis county. said
TO I've the best wood in tlp, world for
the purpose They are constructed aft
cr the Cremona patterns. Near the
center of the exhibits upon the lower
| floor is Il large case in which is Il col
lection of old and new books. manu-
| scrips and autograph letters contfibut-
| I'd by A Bull formerly of Minneapolis.
| In the collection is IL letter of Christie
pher Columbus written TO Il friend aft
er his return from his first trip 10 the
| new continent. Around the frirZes Of
| the different rooms in tht. building is
| printed in gilr letters the name of the
| county seat of each co,lntr in the state.
Just inside of the maine entrance is
drinking fountain supplied with city
water which passes through Pasteur
filters.
AS you pass up the sta: T-ay 20 the
| second story you obServ at the head
of the first Ending Il large bow oricl
window. over the archway Of which,
is inlaid in grains and grasses with
proper perspective and coloring the
| coat Of arms of the st;t<c. Orcr your
| head as you stand upon this landing
is great novelty in tie way of electric
lighting consisting Of tri.lEphic ar
ransenIcnt of elk's heads. TO the ant
lers of which, are fastened numerous
incandescent electric lights that shed
a bright luster upon the pGssing throng
in teh twilight hours.
| The north side Of the second story
contains the Indies reception rooms
and the Woman Auxiliary Board
room These are elegantly filed by
furniture loaned b;- Brs,dstreet. Thur
Der & Co. of Minneapolis for the SUN
Of 500 during the time that the expos
ition is open. In the ladies' reception
room is stained venetian glass win
dow executed in Tiffany's best style,
portraying the Indian maiden. Mime
haha and tie falls. after which she wa.
| .,rsnr.iir..y In, fitl. line. Hi