Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-12-11
HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA. friday DECEMBER
SOUTH DAKOTA AT ST. LOUIS.
Plans for the State Building and Exhibits
at the Exposition.

Plans for the State Building and Exhibits
at the Exposition.
Secretary Geo. Farmer of the South
Dakota commission to st. Louis, where
he has spent the last two weeks with
the other members of the commission,
perfecting arrangements for the con-
struction of the state building.
MIR. Farmer states that the location
for our state building that was selected
some time ago, has been appropriated
by the state of Maine, the latter being
ready for the erection of her state
building, while we we're not, and the
commission selected site elsewhere.
We are now located on the great CEN
tral court, within 600 feet of the great
art buildings, opposite the Texas build
ing, and adjacent to the building of
Oregon. The site is on the crest of a
beautifully wooded hill, nearthe station
OF the intramural railway, aud short
distance from General Grants historic
log cabin.
The state buildings are all being fin
ished in white staff; our own building
will be finished in cement. The main
hall will be 2GX4S feet in size, and
decorated in corn and grains, also the
hallway from the front leading to the
main hall will be decorated in grains.
Provision has been made for the
installation of % panels to be made
from corn and grains 10y A. Roahe, the
decorator of the Mitchell corn palace.
Each of these panels will represent IA
town or county in the state, and will
be 4NG and GXlO feet in size, according
to the wish of the subscriber, each
showing descriptive scene identified
with South Dakota. These panels cost
from $40 to Sl0O each, but the commits
sion has made Il rate of $50 and $50 re-
spcctively, for the small and large size,
and communities who wish panels can
order from Secretary Farmer, who will
start the artist to work. These panels
can be made much better now than by
waiting unit! the beginning of the fair,
and us the number is limited. .and there
are not enough to go around, orders
should be sent in at once to assure a
panel.
The construction of the South Da-
1ota building will be done by either
Contractor Booth of Sioux Falls, or
Caldwell Il Drake of INDIANAPOLIS. the
builders of the big agricultural build
ing, which is 1000 feet long. and one Of
the biggest ever made. 1t is expected
that the contract will be let and the
construction commenced next week.
and the building enclosed and ready
for the decorators by January lst.
Labor is source of veNaton at st.
Louis-prices are sky high and the
unions are quite arbitrary. Masons get
81 per day, and carpenters $3.50 to S.,
and the amount of labor that each
workman does is clearly laid down by
the union.
Commissioner Russell remained at
st. Louis to award the contract. An
other meeting of the board will be held
in the state about December Is, proba
bly, at Sioux Falls.
1t is planned now to dedicate the
South Dakota building during tine visit
to the big fair of the South Dakota
Press association, which will probably
be about May lG, that being the date of
the National Editorial association, at
which time the South Dakota body of
editors has been invited to visit the
fair by the management. 1t is expected
that Governor Herried and many of
the state officials will be present and
assist in the dedication.- Argus Leader