Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-12

cades and fountains, he explained, is
in the center of the exposition
grounds, for which broad avenues ra.
date in all directions in the manner
of the ribs of a fan
He said the foreign countries would
expend at ST. Louis in the proportion
Of three to one as compared with their
exhibits at the Chicago fair. The
states of the union. he said, would
spend from eight to ten millions OF
dollars at st. Louis. about twice as
much as they spent at Chicago.
Hoard Would Advertise.
Former Governor William ID, Hoard
of Fort Atkinson said the commission
asked for more money because the
state was abundantly able to pay it,
that the investment was assured OF
returning handsome dividends 10 ;ho
state, that the sister states were doing
literally for themselves in approprlat
ing for exhibitions, that Wisconsin
cannot afford to be Inundated and
that this is TO be the greatest inter
national exhibition ever held. lie
said:
wisconsin has much to advertise,
She has more water power than any
otner state in the union. She is first
in dairying and second in the manu-
facture of cheese
Her manufacturing and agricultural
resources are only in the beginning OF
their prosperity. The board propoS-
es to advertise extensively with book
lets. illustrated to show the resources
of Wisconsin in the most attractive
way. This will be advertising of
permanent nature. There are hun
dreds Of acres of excellent farming
lands that ought to be settled in the
northern part of the state, rich lead
ana zinc mines in the southwestern
part that ought to be worked Think
of our great agricultural and horticul
tural resources! Nowhere in the
world have | ever seen grass grow
so gladly as in northern Wisconsin
The COW is a godsend to the farmer
who succeeds to the land that the
lumberman has cleared. She works
her moving machine where stumps
are galore and turns the grass into
money for the farmer. She turns the
stump acres into rich farms. We
need farmers to come and handle
cows in this state. Dairy products are
one-thrd of the total value of the as
ricultural products of the state Thu
state and the university are most
known in Europe on account of the
dairying interests. A special envoy
of 40 leading German farmers is
coming to Wisconsin next summer to
study our methods in farming and
particularly in dairying. Here is
splendid opportunity to advertise our
profitable. We cannot but disgrace
the state if we attempt to make an
exhibit with so small fund as we
now have and we have concluded that
the sum of $225,000 is very small but
we can make that so a long way. Il
will be far better not to exhibit at all
rather than to humiiate the state be-
fore the country ana the nations.
Gueder Gives Figures.
William E. Gueder of Milwaukee
said that two years ago he thought
$25 900 would be enough to make a
fair showing for Wisconsin. He went
to st. Louis and now he was con
WINGED a $4,000 showing would be 4
crying disgrace and humiliation to
the state.
If the state is to make an exhibit
at all" he said, 1T must be reason
ably adequate to the size of the fair
and to the exhibits to be made by
other states and in a sense, compel
ing states. The commission
has carefully considered the
matter and has decided
that $225,000 is the smallest sum for
which a presentable and really valu.
able exhibit can be made for Wiscon
sin "
He gave the following schedule OF
costs to the committee as roughly
showing the plans for the st. Louis
fair as compared with the Chicago
fair