Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-28
IOWA AT THE EXPOSITION.
Abundance of Material for a Grand
Exhibit.

No state in the transmississippi region
will be able to make a better exhibit OF
products, industries and resources at
the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at
Omaha next year than Iowa. 1t was
the first state to make an appropriation
for participation in the Trans-Mississip-
pi and International Exposition.
Iowa was the first state to appoint a
commission to represent it at the expo
sition. These appointments were
made in consonance with the law
passed by the general assembly in 1896,
making preliminary appropriation.
Under the general direction of the eX-
ecutive council this commission will
have charge of the expenditure of the
state appropriation and of the work
necessary to secure proper representa-
ton at the exposition. The Iowa COM
missioners are: John HI. Wallbank, of
Mt. Pleasant; S. ID. Cook, of Davenport;
F. n. Chase, of Cedar Falls; j. +. f.
Markley, of Mason City; S. B. Pack
ard, of Marshalltown; r. M. Moore,
of Ottumwa; Allan Dawson, of Des
Moines; S. III. Mallory, of Charlton;
Geo. w. McCoid, of Logan; Owen
Lovejoy, of Jefferson; and A. W. Erwin,
of Sioux City. J. E. Browning will be
chief of the Iowa exhibit.
Most of these gentlemen have had
special experience which qualities them
for the duties of the commission. Mr..
Chase was secretary of the Iowa Co
lumbar commission, secretary of the
commission that handled Iowa's inter-
est at the New Orleans Cotton Centen-
NAL, and connected with the Iowa
Centennial commission which handled
the Philadelphia exposition interest of
the state. Ex-Governor Packard, of
Louisiana, is known as one of the lead
ing live stock men of the country and
will look after this important interest
for Iowa. Mr.. Mallory was vice presi-
dent of the Iowa Columbian commits
sion. Mr.. Moore has been director of
the Ottumwa Coal Palace association,
and Mr.. Erwin has been president of
the Sioux City Corn Palace association.
The Des Moines Manufacturers asso-
citation is planning an exhibit at the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition ofall arti-
cles manufactured in Des Moines. ID.
r. Willis, of Shenandoah, is engaged
on an emblematic design in corn,
which will be displayed at the EXPOSE
ton. 1t will be a pyramid showing
the different varieties grown in Page
county. The Sioux City corn palace
may be reproduced in miniature. Cres-
ton is arranging to erect on the Expo
sition grounds duplicate of the
famous Blue Grass Palace, which has
formed the center of attraction at
Crestop during the harvest celebration.
1t is proposed to have within this
structure an exhibit of the resources of
the region about Creston. Glenwood
proposes to hold great apple carnival
on the exposition grounds on day set
aside for the event, when tons of the
luscious fruit will be distributed to the
visitors. In all quarters of the state
there is manifest unusual activity
among leading citizens, who see the
Importance of comprehensive exhibit.
THE interiors of one thousand of the
most attractive homes in the United
States have been photographed by The
Ladies' Home Journal. One hundred
of the best of these pictures will be re-
produced in that magazine. The first
article of the series-"Inside of Hun
dred Homes'-will appear in the
October Journal Bed-chambers, re-
ceptiOn and dining rooms, bathrooms,
halls and apartments of every kind