The Greeley tribune., 1903-11-05
W0RLD'SFAIR
COLORADO'S EXHIBIT TO BE
ONE OF THE BEST.
Mrs. Churchill Tells about Work
of the Board of Which
She is Member.

1t may be OF interest to your
readers, nv dear Tribune, to know
something of the collections now be-
ing made OF Colorado products for
exhibition at the st. Louis worlds
fair, hence l submit bit OF data
CLEANED during a meeting Of the
ladies' auxiliary board held in the
capitol building October %.
Inasmuch as there is a greater
diversity OF resources in Colorado
than in any other state of the union,
the work OF securing an adequate
and representative exhibil is cores
pondingly greater, but the world S
fair board are working in perfect
HARMONY and are receiving the gen
erous cooperation Of all the many
sided activities of tn. state. For
instance, the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company are taking an active interest
in securing an exhibit worthy their
stupendous operations, Of all sorts OF
mining and milling machinery, stIuc-
tural iron, steel rails, barbwire, ETC..
besides perfect specimen of the Bes-
semer steel wagon, the only steel
wagon manufactured in the world.
The mining interests OF the state
have offered one million dollars In
gold bars. rare minerals, precious
stones which will surpass any other
exhibit in the world. There will be
ores in bulk, specimens Of coal from
our inexhaustible fields, one speci-
men alone weighing eight tons. This
specimen has been carefully Grated
and will be loaded on fiat car and
taken intact to ST. Louis. Earth
from which ore is taken will be
feature of this exhibit, clay foT pot
te1y and fire brick. And, by the way
the largest fire brick plant in the
world is located in Pueblo, employ
ing six hundred men. The Van
Briggle Pottery company OF Colo
,ado Springs has already arranged
for three separate displays; First, in
the minin. building the clay from
which this beautiful and already
famous pottery is made; second, in
the liperaI arts building, large col
lection of ceramics and in the fine
arts building the choicest specimens
of their original designs. In the
mineral palace will be found the
famous mineral waters OF Manitou,
tine magnetic waters Of Pueblo and
] Glenwood Springs water.
An effort is now being made to
have proper space allotted for range
clttle exhibit. However. that may
turn out, in the great park exhibit
tio1 of live Wild animals and birds
OF Colorado, there Will be two
uutlalo. two mountain sheep seven
elk, six deer, six antelope, two brow
bears, two black bears, two mountain
lions, two gray wolves, two bob cats,
one lynx. two badgers. two raccoons,
two fox, two swifts, two porcupine,
two prairie dogs, two mink, two
martins, two rock squirrels, two
golden eagles, six blue grouse. siS
uiu tail grouse, six willow grouse,
six sage hens, twelve gray quaiIs,
twelve California quais, twelve bot
whites, two MonsoliaA pheasants
Foul of the leading taSidermists ait
now preparing an exhibit OF birds
and beasts.
The fisheries building will be
enriched by specimens OF our noun
tain trout and many other varieties
of fish found in our streams.
More than all this, Colorado con-
6dently expects to bring home a
yoodly number of gold medals for he:
Horticultural exhibit. For the first
two months after the opening OF the
f .ir we will have to depend for oul
fresh fruit exhibit on this year 5
crop and for this purpose four cal
loads of our choicest apples have
been provided and are being placed
in cold storage in st. Louis, where
thew will he easily accessible to the
grounds and can be installed each
dav without delay after removal from
cold storage. Later all our small
fruits will be on exhibition The
generosity and enthusiasm of the
Colorado fruit growers deserve spec
ial mention. .Paonia, away over in
Delta county, is out for the medal,
and they are in a way the pace max
ers for all the rest of the state in the
quality ana quantity Of their ex-
I,;hi+ aud that they have the supply