The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-15
Luscious Feed in Prospect for Visit
ors to St. Louis.
THE ROCKY FORD MELONS
Unique Method to Be Adopted by the
People of Rocky Ford, COL, to
Please the World on Rocky Ford
Day-FuIl Sized Model of Warship
In Uncle Sans Exhibit.


ed free to visitors on Rocky Ford /
day" at the world's fair at ST. Louis !
on a date yet to be named.
Senator G. W. SWink, the founder /
of the famous Rocky Ford melon in
dustry. for several terms mayor Of
The little Colorado city whose name |
is known all over the world because |
of the Incompatible flavor and quail !
ity Of its melons, and one of the most
enterprising agliculturists in the
west. called on Frederic w. Taylor,
chief of agriculture at the worlds
Iar and discussed the adyisability
Of having a Rocky Ford day"
The day on which every one may
feast on Rocky Fords without cost
will be between August 20 and the
middle of September. Thirty refrig-
orator cars a full trainload. each car
filled with the toothsome melons, will
go direct from the melon fields of
Colorado to the palace Of agriculture
and will there be served to all who
wish to partake, and no fee for the
privilege will be eNacted or accepted.
Chief Taylor viii cause huge tent
10 be raised on one of the terraces
nigh on agricultural hill Counters
will be on all sides. In the center
Will be mountains of the delicious
cantaloupes. packed in ice and kept
as cold as the most approved Tefrig-
Grafton will permit. Behind the
,,r
Whitehead Mattresses, to supply all
visitors with their wares.
This is only one way that Colora-
40 has Of advertising her greatness
at the worlds fair. In all of the
large exhibit palaces in the city of
knowledge sht will make displays
in keeping with her wealth and i'm
portance.
b. +. Petors chief clerk, having
charge Of the navy department eX-
hihit at The fair, has formulated plans
for his exhibit which make it I'M
douhtedly the most notable and novel
in the history of government partici-
patton in cXpositionS, The depart
mcnt as whole has an exceptional
opportunity to contribute to the
greatness of the exhibition. BY its
unsurpassed exhibit ,in the govern
ment building; TIN detail of battal-
ion of marines in their model camp
on the exposition grounds; and the
proposed detail Of a squadron of men
of-war at St Louis when the EXPOSE
ton opens, this department will add
more to the success of the exposition
possibly than any other The new
features which Mr.. Peters will have
in his exhibit will render it intensely
interesting.
The most important feature of the
exhibit Mill be an exact sized model
of an American man-ofwar, showing
bow back a distance of us feet tC
about the first Sm0kcstack. The mo
del will not ~ a reproduction Of any
particular type Of ship. but will on
tain features peculiar to battlcshlps
cruisers and gnnhoats. Both the up
per and main decks will be shown
On the former will be two 1O-incl
Freech-loading rifles in modern bal
anced turrets. The main deck vii
show tie captains Office, statcrooms
messrooms, petty officers quarters
Derths, baths. hammocks. galley
mess-dispansary. ammunition hoiSts
torpedoes, electric water-tight door
in operation and naval guns Of differ
ent calibres.
This model will occupy the centra
portion Of the naval exhibit. and vii
be free of access to visitors, VIII
taus will be enabled to examine care
fully and at close range moder
American man-of-war.
Next in importance to the warshi
model will be the exhibition hourl,
while the government building
open, of biograph scenes
the crews on United States memo
war
Thesa moving pictures will |
thrown on a 2o-foot canvas. The
were taken during the summer ma
euvers of the North Atlantic suua
ron off the coast OF New Englan
The scenes reproduced show IL
r'9n.nyers Of vessels. great gun e
-"~".-es. lH'1t0g parties, boat race
t. crv""'o~s ard general muster.
= eff't'on i these radical chang
in his rC"~'o" plans. Mr.. Peters w
exhibit an exact model of the ne
naval academy at Annapolis in min
ture. showing in detail the huildi
and grounds (as they will be VIII
completely for which congress II
appropriated $10.000.000.
Other features of the naval exhi
will include about thirty models
United States men-of-war, bait
shins, cruisers, gunhoats. torpe
boats torpedo boat destroyers. e
similar to those now On exhibit
in the navy department at WASH
ton.