Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-12-03
SOUTH DAKOTA AT THE FAIR.
Site First Chosen for State Building
Has Been Appropriated hY Maine.


South Dakota commission to the
worlds fair has returned from st.
Louis. where he has s, Mt two weeks
with the other members Of the commits
sion, perfecting arrangements for tie
construction of the state building.
Mr.. Farmer says the location for the
South Dakota state bidding that was
selected some time ago has been appro-
priated by the State of Maine, the lat
ter being ready for the erection of its
state building while South Dakota was
not, and the commission selected a
site elsewhere. South Dakota is now
located on the great central court,
within 600 feet o the great art build
ings, opposite the Texas building and
adjacent to the building of Oregon.
The site is on the crest OF a beauti-
fully wooded hill, near the station OF
the intramural railway, and a short
distance from Gen. Grants historic log
cabin.
The South Dakota bulldog will be
finished in cement. The main hall
will be 28x4S feet in size. and deco
rated in corn and grains, also the hall
way from the front leading to the
main hall. Provision has been made
for the installation of twenty-four pam
els, to be made from corn and grains
by A. Roahe, the decorator of the
Mitchell corn palace. Each Of these
panels will represent a town or county
IN the state, and will be Axe and 6x10
feet in size. according to the wish OF
the subscriber, each showing a de-
scriptive scene identified with South
Dakota. These panels cost from $50
to 800 each, but the commission has
made a rate of $35 and $50. respective
ly, for the small and large size, and
communities which wish panels can or
der from Secretary Farmer, who will
start the artist to work. These panels
can be made much better now than by
waiting until the beginning of the fair,
and as the number is limited and there
are not enough to go around to every
county and town, orders should be
sent in 1t once to assure a panel.
There will be no horticultural ex-
hihit for South Dakota as other states
are spending thousands of dollars IN
this line, and with the limited re-
sources in cash the state showing
could not be made as complete as de-
sired. Stress will be laid upon the
agricultural. educational and mining
exhibits, $25, 900 being appropriated for
the latter exhibit, Of which amount the
Black Hills raises $4,000 and the com
mission the remainder. The exhibit
| of native Dakota game and fish will be
very complete, the commission having
| obtained the splendid collection of DR..
Rigg of Plankinton, Frank Patten OF
Artesian. and a large collection from
a Black Hills man. Mr.. Russell, of the
commission, will remain Oh the
grounds in charge of the mining ex-
hibit, Mr.. Warner will be in charge of
the agricultural exhibit, and a young
lady in charge OF the educational ey-
hibit.
Arrangements have been made with
the Berger Manufacturing company or
| Canton, Ohio, for the equipment of the
four corner rooms In the state build.
ing. They will be finished In metal,
highly decorated In attractive color
schemes, and furnished with metal fur
niture. The firm furnishes this with
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ing advantages it will receive. There
will be S1,400 of this kind of work that
will cost the state only the value of
the crude metal. possibly 500.
The construction of the South Da-
kota building will be done by either
Contractor Booth of Sioux Falls or
Caldwell & Drake of indianapolis, the
builders of the agricultural building,
which is 1000 feet long. 1t is expect.
ed that the contract will be let and the
construction commenced within the
week. and the building enclosed and
ready for the decorators by Jan. l..
Labor is a source of vexation at St
Louis; prices are sky-high and the
unions are arbitrary. Masons get 81
n DAY anu carpenters |f.oU 70 pOs anu
the amount of labor that each work
man does is clearly laid down by the
union.
Commissioner Russell remained of
st. Louis TO award the contract and
watch the construction of the building,
Messrs. Sanders and Farmer coming
home. Another meeting of the board
will be held in the state about Dec. Is,
probably at Sioux Falls.
1t is planned to dedicate the South
Dakota building during the visit of the
South Dakota Press association, which
will probably be about May 16. that
being the date OF the session of the
National Editorial association, at
which time the South Dakota body Of
editors has been invited to visit the
fair by the management. It Is expect
ed that Gov. Hereid and many of the
state officials will be present and as
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