Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-03-29
Citizens Of the City who Attended the
Meeting Yesterday Favor Burleigh
County Exhibit.
Various Ways and Means Suggested
for the Making Sof an Exhibit by
the County.
Citizens Express Themselves Regard
ing the Matter Of Display for
St. Louis Expo.

a suitable exhibit at the st. Louis ex-
position as a part of the states exhibit
was the opinion of those who met at
the city hall yesterday afternoon to
discuss the matter. w. F. Cushing, who
is Interesting people through the state.
addressed the meeting, stating the OBJ
ject OF the state commission and it's
plans fer carrying on the work It was
desired. he said, to have a committee
from each county to assist the state
committee. and see that exhibits were
collected and turned over to the state.
These exhibits, as fast as collected.
would be stored in suitable cases pro-
vided by the state, in the capitol build
| ing, where they would remain until
taken to ST. Louis. He pointed out the
fact that this year was the only time
/ the work could be done If nothing
! was done until after the next, legisIa-
ture met, it would be impossible to
1 gather an exhibit of the agricultural
products of the state. If the counties
would assist this year. an excellent
exhibit could be gathered from this
years crop. ready to put on display
at ST. Louis as soon as the exposition
opened.
Mr. Cushing stated that an exhibit
from the Missouri slope country would
be of immense value to this section,
In the near future all the cheap agri-
'cultural land of the northwest would
be confined to this section. and with
suitable exhibit of its products at
St Louis, it would attract many set
tiers IRON the central west
There was a general discussion of
the proposition by those present. The
question of whether the state would
reimburse counties for the expense
they incurred came up, and it was
stated that it was not desired in any
way to pledge the next legislature to
do anything for the exposition, Ieav-
Ing them free to act as they saw fit.
Ii the counties were to do anything
| they should do it on their own re,
lSpoAoADAHty. L1c1 w d1ldCG gave
those present characteristic talk on
the matter He said this section of
the country should be represented, as
Bismarck was the capital of the state
and was historically identified with
the Louisiana purchase through the
Lewis and Clark exposition. He
thought with an active committee Of
five men. such as O.. H. Will. John
Millett and Gottlieb Huber and others
to gather the best grains. vegetable
and grasses from all parts of the
county, fine exhibit could be gather
ed. Let such committee haye.an an
preparation of $500 to spend for labor
in collecting the best cereal and vege-
table products from all parts of the
county. and he believed a fine exhibit
could be obtained. He would give
what time he could spare toward get
ting the exhibit in shape. These men
ne had named were expert judges of
what was best to collect. and he
would guarantee that with such a COM
mlttee good work could be done.
E. A. Williams said he agreed with
the views of Farmer Wallace. He
thought the county ought to have a
good exhibit. N. F. Boucher thought
the county should be we'll represented
and he would lend what assistance he
could. These gentlemen thought a
greater amount than $500 would be
necessary to make such an exhibit as
should be had
4 After a general discussion. it was
decided to leave the appointment OF
a general committee of five to the
chair. this committee to name an active
subcommittee to gather exhibits. and
take such other steps as they thought
necessary to carry on the work. "a
committee will be named later by
Chairman |. P Baker, after consider
alton of the best men for the place.