The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-08
THE WHITE PINE NEWS.
Trans-Mississippi International
Exposition.

The Trans Mississippi Interaa tional
Exposition will be held at Omaha from
June to November, 1898. The idea OF
the Exposition occurred to the mem
bers OF the Trans-Alississippi CONNER
cial Congress which was held in Omaha
in 1895. Twenty-four States were rep
resented. The idea grew until resolu-
tions we're adopted which called for the
organization of corporation with a
capital stock of 81, 900, 900. Under an
act OF Congress approved by President
Cleveland in June, 1896 the project
was recognized to be national as well as
international Congress has made an
appropriation of 5000, 600 for Govern
ment building and exhibit and foreign
exhibits will be admitted through the
custom houses free from duty. Nebras-
ka. Illinois, Montana, Colorado, Utah
and other western states have made
liberal appropriations and are prepar-
ing extensive exhibits. The City OF
Omaha has contributed $50 900, which
will doubtless be increased to 800, 900.
The principal buildings will be a Fine
Arts, an Agricultural, Mines and
Mining. Manufactures, and Machin-
cry and Electricity Building, all OF
Which have been designed by the best
architects aud will be both beautiful in
design and substantial in construction.
They are now well along and will be
ready in ample time for the installation
of exhibits before June LIST. 1t is esti-
mated that the attendance will reach
>, 800 900 and under favorable circum-
stances this estimate will be largely eX-
ceeded.
What are the people of Nevada going
to do in the matter of sending an ex-
hibit? 1t will not do for us to hang
back and lose this opportunity to adj
vertisc our resources to the world. a-
our neighbors are preparing to send
elaborate exhibits and we must moi
let them outshine us. There is proba-
bly, not State in the Union about
which the people OF the East know SC
little and Of which they have so poor
an opinion Born to lie during the
great silver mining excitement, it is
generally believed To have died witt
the decline of that industry. Little Is
known of our gold and copper deposits
of our cattle, sheep, and agriculture
resources. We need money for theii
development, but before we can hope
to get it. this ignorance must be dis
PEELED.
Here is an opportunity. ready al
hand, where little money wisely ex
pended will accomplish great deal
Colonel II. b. MaXson of Reno has beer
appointed State Nice-President and il
laaking every effort to prepare an eX
hibit of both the mineral and agricul
iural products of the State which viii
be II credit to us. In spite of the fact
that the Legislature has failed TO max,
any appropriation, he has succeeded il
securing 500 square feet of space ant
has held them against the offers o
greater inducements from other eXhib
itors. He proposes TO devote much o
his time in the next six months to Thu
collecting. shipping and arranging o
exhibits. To any one desiring IT, h
will furnish Information or literatur,
regarding the exposition. We hope Il
be able 30 furnish AT an early date thu
details of Col MaNson's plan for col
los.iug exhibits. and. il possible to out
line a scheme for sending creditabl
exhibit from this county.