The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-10-28
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weeks and four days of actual opera
ton the enterprise has attained a de-
gree of financial success that has not
been approximated by any previous
exposition in this country. If it's gates
were closed today it has money in the
bank to pay every dollar of indebted
ness and dispense q handsome sum as
a dividend to the stockholders. Ac-
sording to the books of Secretary
Wakefield the present indebtedness Of
the exposition is $6s, 900, which stands
against a cash balance in the bank of
$113, 600, exclusive of the receipts of Sat-
urday. For some time past all bills have
been paid whenever presented with the
proper vouchers and the cash surplus
has steadily accumulated.
Manager Rosewater received a letter
from Hon. William Harper, in which
the writer states that the arrangements
for the celebration of Chicago Day next
Saturday are practically completed and
a big crowd from the Windy City was
assured. He also inclosed a communi-
cation, in which it was stated that the
Chicago Board of Trade would be rep
resented.
Superintendent Hatch Of the Wiscon-
sin horticultural exhibit is in high
feather for the simple reason that he
feels that he has all of the Trans
Mississippi states whipped to a finish
on the apple show. He has 100 vari-
cites Of apples On his tables, and takes
great pleasure in explaining that this
is more h double the number shown
by any other exhibitor. The Wisconsin
apples are considered to be about the
finest in the building, but why this is
no one can say. In all Of the states out
side the irrigated districts the apples
are specked and off in shape and size,
while those from Wisconsin appear to
be perfect in every respect. In addi-
ton to apples Superintendent Hatch
has a fine collection of plums, crab ap-
pies and cal
The tremendous crowds which are
now attending the Trans-Mississippi
Exposition have found it quite difficult
to get rooms. The trains usually arrive
in the city in the early morning, when
people dislike very much to spend an
tiers, Or else they come rather late in
the afternoon, when they are worn out
with travelling, and then to loo up
rooms becomes a burdensome job.
The exposition management did a
very thoughtful and wise thing when
y " = o~,@ @f %11 ,&oo~% oo
resentative business men Of Omaha to
conduct an Official Bureau of Informa-
ton" I say they did a thoughtful and
wise thing in doing. this for the simple
reason hat the people handling this
bureau are not only thoroughly equip
ped, to accommodate an enormous num-
Der of people with rooming quarters,
but they are also as reliable in their
dealings as any bank in the city; hence
people who wish to economic in time
can, upon their immediate arrival in
the city, report their wishes to this
bureau at 1919 Farnam street (near the
Paxton hotel), and within a few min
utes' time they can be suitably, COM
fortably and safely located without any
charges whatever. You simply pay to
the bureau a fee Of from Csc to SOC,
take a receipt, which receipt will be
accepted at the place where you secure
your rooms as part pay for the quar-
tiers.
Large additions were made to the Ne
braska horticultural exhibit, notwith-
standing the fact that it was Saturday
and an off day. The tables were full
Of the finest varieties, but they were
notsfull enough to suit Superintendent
Youngers and consequently more stuff
was piled on. When the work was
completed there was as fine an exhibit
as was ever seen at the exposition. In
addition to the regular. exhibit, there
were German prunes, yellow, German,
Lombard and Black German plums.
The Horticultural building had hun