The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-16
AN IMMENSE
WOOL EXHIBIT
PLAN OF MONTANA EXPOSITION
COMMISSIONERS.
WILL Be GREATEST THERE
Senator Mantle Has Something to
Say Concerning States Dis
play at st. Louis.

play at St. Louis.
Already it develops that the space
allotted to Montana for an educa-
stional exhibit at the st. Louis expOsi-
tion is too small Evidently laboring
under the misapprehension that the
states educational institutions and
its facilities for imparting informa-
tion to the youthful mind were still
of the primitive sort that existed
during the formative period follow
ing the discovery of gold in the ter
ritory, the management saw fit to
give Montana the small amount of
room contained in a section 3Ox15
feet Because of this restriction OF
space the auxiliary committee on
educational display reported at the
meeting of the state commissioners
held at Helena last week that it had
been unable to decide upon it's ex-
,hibit and adjourned until it had been
definitely determined whether the
states space allowance would not
be increased.
Senator Mantle, chairman of the
executive committee, was at Helena,
of course Upon his return ito Butte
he gave out the following:
ut was the desire of the commits
sion ito meet in Helena during the
state fair that we might look over
the exhibits and choose from among
them the best that could be sent to
ST. Louis I was astonished at the
splendid agricultural display, also in
the display of fruits, especially ap-
pies. In the agricultural exhibit bar
ley was the first, but there was also
fine wheat, oats, rye and grasses.
The alfalfa was very fine In making
up the display for the Worlds fair
Montana will send the greatest wool
exhibit that cam be put into st. Louis
for this is the biggest state on sheep
and wool this side of Australia.
Ladies' Help Asked.
The commission decided to appoint
committee OF three women to take
up the matter of decorations for the
state building. The commission has
no money to put into paying salaries
to this committee, but we decided
that by appointing three of the best
known and most enthusiastic women
in the state that they could in turn
appoint others who will assist them.
''In this way the building will be
furnished with the. handiwork OF Mon
tanas women and be source OF
great pride to the whole state. There
will be thousands of Montana people
attend the fair and each one will make
a point to see what the fair ones of
Montana can do in the way OF deco
rations.
"Needlework paintings in oils and
water colors, china, typography, in
fact everything which the nimble fin
gers of women can fashion will be
selected and placed ON the walls,
tables, chairs, sofas, lounges, in
fact, everywhere
"The space to be decorated will be
110X70 feet, the walls are Is feet high
and there will be reception halls,
parlors, retiring room, and also the
great rotunda, running to the top of
the building.
''It will be great opportunity for
the local Artists to place some OF their
work on display where it will be a
fine advertisement to the state Many
of the Montana people will see works
of art in the Montana building when
they would be lost sight of in the
great art display OF the world
Railroads are Generous.
Zone thing that is very pleasing to
the commission is that the railroads
have promised free transportation ito
the commission for freight of all kinds
which is to be sent to st. Louis and
will also return same free OF cost.
The agricultural display will be
gathered at Bozeman, but all other
exhibits will be gathered here at
Butte.
In the matter of the educational
exhibit, it was found that the officer
who had the matter OF allotments of
space in charge overlooked this ex-