Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17
The Omaha ENnoaltinn

The South Dakota Farmer has the
following in relation to the Trans
Mississippi Exposition to be held in
Omaha next year, which offers an OPP
portunity for advertising The wonderful
mineral resources Of the Black Hills
that should by all means be utilized,
notwithstanding the fact that densely
stupid and short sighted legislature
failed to make an appropriation there
for:
"The Chicago and Northwestern rail
way has just announced subscription
Of $4,000 to the stock Of the Trans
Mississippi and international Exposi-
ton to be held at Omaha next year.
The Burlington road more than a month
ago subscribed $4,000. The Rock Is
land and Union Pacific road each
subscribe $4,000; the Missouri Pacific
$4,000 and the Milwaukee $4,000. The
total stock subscriptions now amount to
Si3S, $50, and the promised subscriptions
of the railways will raise the total to
s52S, ,4S0 z. I. Lindsey, manager of the
department of ways and means, expects
to secure vt least 100000 in stock
subscriptions.
"The state Of Nebraska has appropri-
ated 100000, while Omaha and Douglas
county will vote bonds in the sum of
100000 in aid Of the Exposition.
Utah has appropriated $1,000 for an ex
hibit at the Exposition, and Montana
will spend $50, 900 for the same purpose.
Appropriation bills are pending in most
Of the legislatures in states and terri
tories west of the Mississippi river.
"The Exposition site in the northern
suburbs OF Omaha embraces ample area,
is most accessible and in every way
adapted for the purpose. The board of
managers passed a resolution providing
for the following nine buildings, which
will constitute the nucleus around which
the smaller buildings will be assembled:
Building No. l-Agriculture, Horti-
culture and Forestry No. 2-Mines and
Mining No. 3-Manufacture and Liber-
al Arts; No. 4-Fine Arts; No. O.
Electricity and Machinery; No. c.
Auditorium No. The Nebraska
Building No. Strand Army Of the
Republic Building; No. 9-The Silver
Palace.
"In the discussion regarding these
buildings the idea was advanced that
the auditorium building should be made
a model of the world-fsmed tabernacle
in Salt Lake City, building renowned
as having the most perfect acoustic
properties of any auditorium in the
world. The material TO be used in the
construction Of the buildings has not
been decided upon by the exposition
authorities, but it is more than likely
that the temporary buildings will be
built in the same way as the Worlds
Fair buildings, Of staff, form Of stucco.
The plan Of the exposition authorities.
however, contempla.es one or more
permanent buildings. 1t is desired to
have four of the buildings built in .
permanent and substantial manner, if
arrangements for SO doing can be made.
| but il is certain that some of the build
ings will be of permanent character.
The government building will probably
be one of these. the purpose of the ex-
position promoters being to purchase
this building altar the exposition is
over. 1t is also the purpose 10 have the
auditorium constructed Of permanent
material.
Applications for space at tho exposi-
tion continue to pour into the depart
ment Of exhibits, and a veiy fattering
showing has been made in number Of
different lines. The list Of applications
for space, already large, is growing daily.
Manager Z. E. Bruce, Of the department
Of exhibits, announces special prizes,
consisting of six gold trophies, six silver
cups and six gold medals, to competitors
in each of the following classes: For
the best display Of an irrigating system
in operation; for the best electric light
service in display for the best display
illustrating the process of the manu-
facture Of beet root sugar for the best
display Of manufacturing plant in oper-
alton; as well as two more lots OF small
er prizes for other high class exhibits to
be designated hereafter.
Manager A. L. Reed Of the depart
ment Of concessions and privileges has
on ile large number Of applications.
The limo which seems to be receiving
the most attention is amusemcnts in
the nature Of those which formed the
immortal Midway Plaisancs at the
Worlds Fair. The latest is m applica-
tion for $1,000 square feet for Chinese
exhibit. There viii be no lack Of novel
ties at the Exposition Of 1893.
"A woman's department has been or
ganiEed.
The Exposition viii open June lst
and close November Let, lsoe."