The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-03
PROGRESS OF THE WEST.
Mining and Industrial Re-
sources and Developments
Will Be Shown.
BUILDINGS TO BE PERMANENT.
It Is the Intention of the Managers
to Hold an Exposition
Each Year.

DENVER, CoLo., June 2.-The mana
gers of the proposed mining and industrial
exposition have issued statement to the
public setting forth what has already been
accomplished and what it is proposed to
do. They say;
The results to date of the canvass for
subscriptions justify the statement that
ample financial aid will be obtained, and
the selection of the site ends the important
preliminary work of the committee and
warrants the announcement that the sue
cess of the exposition is now practically
assured. Active work will begin at once.
Since the National Mining and Indus
trial Exposition, held in Denver in 1882,
which proved great factor in the subse-
quent development of Colorado and Den
yer, there has been no exposition of the re-
sources and industrial progress of the trans
Mississippi country.
Since that time the country west of the
Mississippi has increased in population 90
per cent; it has added five new States to the
Union; it has built %, 900 additional miles
of railroad and has yielded to the world
untold millions in the products of the
mines, the farm, the fields and the fac
tories. This great region is the producing
belt of the world. 1t constitutes two
thirds of the area of the United States, and
it is the home of II 900, 600 of the Nation S
most progressive people.
Among the reasons urged for holding an
exposition at this time are:
First-To commemorate the close Of the
centennial of the purchase of the territory
of Louisiana.
Second-To celebrate the progress of the
trans-Mississippi country in its mining,
agricultural, educational, manufacturing
historical and ind : strial advancement in
ali their departments.
Third-To celebrate Colorado's twentieth
anniversary as State.
The executive committee created by the
board of mana gers consists of D. R. G.
Brown. J. L. Brush, w. H. Bush, w. N.
Byers, John F. Campion, w. S. Chesman,
]. K. Choate, T. w. Croker, Rodney Curtis,
]. B. Grant, ]. ]. Hagerman, n. P. Hill,
Irving Howbert, E. T. Jeffrey, a. w. Nc
Intyre, NJ. J. Mcnamara, D. H. Moffatt,
c. S. Morey, NJ. D. Thatcher, II. R. VOL
colt. The board of managers number 1859
members, and is permanently organized
with the following officers: President. J..
B. Grant; first president, Mrs. J. L..
Routt; vice-presidents, w. s. Stratton, n.
a. W. Tabor, F. W. Croker, George Tritch,
John F. Campion and Mrs. James H.
Platt; secretary, Frank E. Hartman.
One hundred and twenty acres in the
city park and thirty acres of State school
lands adjoining have been selected as the
site for the exposition. The site is but
twelve minutes ride from the heart of the
city, and the streetcar lines leading to it
can deliver $4,000 passengers per hour.
The exposition will be thoroughly repre-
sentative of the great interests, progress
and development of the twenty-four States
and Territories west of the Mississippi
River. The exposition will be opened
July 1, 1896, and closed on November l,
1896.
Suitable buildings will be provided for
exhibits Of departments az follows: Mines
and mining, mechanical arts, manufac-
lures, agricultural, livestock, liberal arts,
archaeology and ethnology and fine arts.
Many States and counties will prepare
collective exhibits which will be installed
in separate buildings erected by them re-
spectively. Many buildings in which
special exhibits will be shown will be-
erected by the exhibitors.
Foreign villages will also be installed
wherein the people of various countries
will carry on the trades and amusements
of their daily life in their own UNIQUE and
primitive ways.
After 1896 it is the intention to hold an
exposition each year and to maintain the
buildings and their contents for perma-
nent exhibition.