The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-13
COMMISSIONERS At WORK
PLANS FOR MINNESOTA EXHIBIT
AT BUFFALO ARE UNDER
CONSIDERATION
GOOD DISPLAY is ASSURED
Moving Pictures of Twin Cities May
Be Exhibited at Some Prom
inent Point in EXPOSE
tiOn Grounds.

Now that there Is nothing more to hope
for from the legislature the Minnesota
commissioners to the Pan-American ex-
position at Buffalo are considering just
how it will be possible fer them to make
the best showing with the limited APP
preparation that was given them. 1t is
understood by all the commissioners that
a poor display will be worse than none at
all, and while they cannot. with the linn
tied means at their command, possibly
hope to make a complete exhibit of the
marvellous resources of the state they
will endeaVor to so arrange matters that
they will be able to wake up the resi-
dents of the effete East to the fact that
Minnesota is the posseSsor of riches that
are practically ineXhaustible and that it
offers a field for young and ambitious
men that cannot be duplicated in any
other section OF tine country.
If the state could have had building
of it's own on the grounds. where its
products could have been exhibited under
one roof, the work of the commissioners
would have been greatly Simplified, and
the exhibit as a whole would have re-
fiected, as far as any exhibition can do.
the greatness and wealth of the state.
Failing to secure this, they have been
obliged to arrange for space wherever
1t could be had, but this has been chosen
to good advantage, and it is hoped to
make the display at the different places
fairly representative of the different in
dustrieS that are carried on in the state.
AS H. P. Hall put it yesterday: ITO uA
who know what Minnesota. is capable CT.
the showing We will make will look like
nine spot; but those who are ignoI ant
of our vast and varied resources it will
be revelation that will open their eyes
with wonder and give them something
to talk about for months to come
GOOD DISPLAY ASSURED.
Plans for the exhibit have not been
fully wrought out as yet, but enough has
been done to warrant the assurance that
there will be a very fair display.
The departments of horticulture and ag-
riculture will be as complete as it is pos
sible to make them. and they will be
among the best on the grounds. The
mineral wealth of the state will be rep
resented, and it's progress in the arts Of
peace during the short period that has
elapsed since it was first entered by
white settlers will be adequately shown.
It was hoped by the commissioners that
they would be able to exhibit model of
the new state capitol, but there are two
difficulties in the way of doing so that
seem insuperable at present In the first
place, it would not be possible to have it
constructed before July l. This would,
perhaps, be soon enough, since it is net
likely that the rush of visitors viii begin
until about that time. The other is that
the commissioners do not feel that they
viii be justified in taking the cost of the
model from their already too small ap-
preparation, and the capitol commission
ers do not feel that they have any right
to pay for it out of their funds.
About the only way in which this mat.
ter can be arranged would be for the
necessary cost to be raised by a popular
subscription AS this isSa matter in
which the whole state is interested, 1t Is
believed that it would be comparatively
easy to do this, but the commissioners
are buried with work and there seems to
be no one else Who has the time neces-
sary to devote to fufthering the project
For this reason that feature will prob
ably have to be abandoned. This is the
more to be deplored, as Minnesota will
naturally be represented at the St Louis
exposition two years hence, and the
model could be used at both places. AS
a means. of showing the advancement
that has been made in the state it would
be an object lesson that would more than
repay the cost, even it it is looked at as
purely business proposition.
MOVING PICTURES SUGGESTED.
Another suggestion that is now being
given consideration is that Dr. Lubin. Of
Philadelphia, be engaged to take a series
of moving pictures that shall be exhibit
ed nightly from some central position on
the grounds. 1t IS proposed that a trip
be taken over the street car lines of the
two cities, and the most conspicuous Oh.
jects be photographed. This would in.
clude Hennepin avenue in Minneapolis to
Lake Harriet, to Minnehaha Falls, TO
Lake Como through the flour milling dis
trict in Minneapolis, up Nicollet avenue.
Summit avenue IN ST. Paul. Fort Smell
ing, Indian Mounds, to Saltwater along
the route of the electric line, by the state
university, and such other objects as the
commissioners deem best adapted to set
off the advantages of the Twin Cities,
either as summer resorts or places or
residence. These pictures could be op,
Grated at night from some point where
they could be seen by thousands of peo-
pie and they would speak more eloquent
/ iy than pages of printed matter
If an idea, which has been suggested
/ by Gov. Van SAINT, is carried out, Mime
/ sofa will henceforth be known as 1.-The
Bread and Butter State" of the Union
He has notified the commissioners that
it would be clever thing to have a
pamphlet prepared showing the resources
of the state, it's fertility and wealth. and
and Butter State.'' The title has struck
the commissioners as being particularly
appropriate and they will follow out the
suggestion. Artists in the state will
probably be given chance to compete
$25.