The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-03
DENvER's MINING AND INDUSTRIAL
EXPOSITION.
Managers of the Scheme Tell just
What Has been Accomplished
and What They Have Hopes of
Doing.

ant preliminary work or the committee
and warrants the announcement that the
success of the exposition is now practic-
ally assured. Active work will begin al
once
"Since the national mining and indus
trial exposition held in Denver in 1882
which proved such a great factor in the
subsequent development of Colorado and
Denver, there has been no exposition OF
the resources and industrial progress OF
the mississippi country. Since that
time the country west of the Mississippi
has increased in population so per cent;
ii has added five new states 10 the Union;
ii has built p, 600 additional miles of rail-
road, and has yielded to the world untold
millions in the products of the mines, the
farm, the fields and the factories. This
great region is the producing belt of the
world; it constitutes two-thirds of the
area of the United States, and it is the
home of 100000 Of the nations most
progressive people.
Reasons For 1t.
Among the reasons urged for holding an
exposition at this time We're;
''First-To commemorate the close OF
the centennial of the purchase of the ter
ritory of Louisiana.
''Second-To celebrate the progress Of
the Mississippi country in its min
ing, educational, manufacturing, histori-
cal and industrial advancement in all
their departments.
''Third-To celebrate Colorados TWEEN
Geth anniversary as a state"
The details of the organization are fully
given. The executive committee created
by the board of managers consists of d.
r. c. Brown, J. l.. Bush, w. n. Byers,
John f. Gampion, W. s Cheesman, ). X
Choate. F. w. Croker, Rodney Curtis, J.
3. Grant, J. j. Hagerman, n. P. Hill.
Irving Howbert, e. 7. Jeffrey, a. W. Nc
lntire. NJ. J. Mcnamara, d. II. Moffat. c.
s. Morey, NJ. d. Thatcher, II. r. VOL
colt.
The executive committee prepared arti-
cleS Incorporating the international min
ing and industrial association, which, on
March q, 1895, were duly filed with the
secretary of state and the clerk and re-
corder of Arapahoe county. The eXecu-
tive committee elected the following board
First National bank; a w. McIntire, gov
ernor of Colorado; j. r. Grant, vice-presi-
dent of the Omaha and Grant Smelling
company; j. L. Brush, lieutenant-gover-
dent chamber of commerce; ". S. CheeS-
man, president of the Union Water COM
pany; john f. Campion, mine owner, OF
Leadyille; F. w. Croker president OF
chamber of commerce; J. K Choate, pres
dent Overland Cotton Mills company;
Rodney Curtis, president Denver Consol-
idated Tramway company; NJ. J. McNaIn-
ara, dry goods merchant; H. r. WolcOtt,
president Equitable building association
W. H. Bush, president Brown Hotel com
pany
me OmcerS.
The directors elected the following Off
Grant, first vice-president; a. w. McIn-
tire, second vice-president; Jerome A
Nickers, treasurer; Frank c. Young, au-
ditor; Frank f. Hartman, secretary.
The board Of managers number 1,259
members, and is permanently organized
with the following officers: Pre- Sident, j.
Is. Grant; first vice-president, Mrs. J. l.
II. A. W. Tabor, F. ". Croker, George
T. Rich. J. f. Campion and Mrs. James
II. Plat; secretary, Frank q. Hartman.
One hundred and twenty acres in the city
park and thirty acres of state school
land adjoining have been selected as the
site for the exposition. The site is but
twelve minutes ride from the heart of the
ran deliver 25,O00 passengers per hour.
The exposition will be thoroughly repre-
sentative of the great interests, progress
md development Of the tWentyfour states
and territories west of the Mississippi
liver. The exposition will be opened lu-
" l, 1896, and closed oil November l, 1896.
Suitable building will lie provided for
exhibits OF departments as follows:
Mines and mining. mechanical arts, man
Jfactures, agricultural, live stock. liberal
lrts, archaeology and ethnology, line arts.
Collective Exhibits.
Many states and counties will prepare
collective exhibits which will be installed
n separate building erected by. them re-
specify elN. -hdHy 'ulluli4sS III " sAS! SPCN-
al exhibits will be shown will be erected
~ the exhibitors.
Foreign villages will also be installed
wherein the people of various countries
viii carry on the trades and amnsementS
# Their daily life, and in their own
Unique and primitive ways.
After 1876 il is the Intention to hold an
exposition each year ami to maintain the
and their contents for per-
nanent exhibition.
1t is expected that the federal authori-
les will erect a handsome building in
which to exhibit important collections /
ertaining to the several departments |
f the government ami the Smithsonian |
Institution. The American agricultural !
ollegeS and experiment stations branch /
s of the department of agricultural have /
griculturaI and irrigation features Of /
he exposition.
The commissioners of Arapahoe county 4
ave been petitioned by 4 ma i0rity of the |
eavieSt taxpayers 10 appropriate the /
UNI of S1W,0tp tor exposition purposes. ]
10 opposition TO the petition has arisen. I
nd the helpful aid of the county is as |
ured to the extent OF its legal ability.
1t is expected that the city of Denver /
7ill appropriate the sum of $4,000 toward /
he erection OF a permanent public build |
nG in the city park. The park commits /
toner's of Denver have already granted /
ne full use and control of the 10 acres
eretofore mentioned for the irrigation |
gricultural and horCC ultural features of /
he exposition
To enable every either of Colorado to
ssiSt and participate in the success of
ne exposition the international Mining /
nd Industrial association has been incor-
Grated for 81 GOO 90, with leo, coo shares
[ the lar vGule Of 81 each.