The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
SOUTH DAKOTA At THE FAIR.
Site First Chosen for State Building

Secretary George Farmer Of the
South Dakota commission to the
worlds fair has returned from st.
Louis, where he has s. 1T two weeks
with the other members of the commits.
sion, perfecting arrangements for tbs
construction of the state building.
Mr.. Farmer says the location for the
South Dakota state building that vas
selected m 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
cot, and the commission selected u
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 beaut1'
fully wooded hill, near the station OF
the intramural railway, and a short
distance from Gen. Grants historic log
cabin.
The South Dakota building WILL be
finished in cement. The main hall
will be 2Sx4S 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
g.. 49, ;n,4DlIottno IF fUvnnty-f0nr nan.
els, to be made from corn and grains
by A. Roahe, the decorator OF the
Mitchell corr palace. Each OF these
>anels will represent a town or county
n the state, and will be 4x6 and 6xlo
3 feet in size, according to the wish OK
the subscriber, each showing a de
scriptive scene identified with South
Dakota. These panels cost from 500
to 800 each. but the commission has
made a rate Of s35 and $50. respective
". 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 pe
sent In at once to assure a panel.
There will be no horticultural ex
bibit for South Dakota as other states
are spending thousands Of dollars In
this lines 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 FOL
the latter exhibit, Of which amount The
Black Hills raises 100000 and the com
. mission the remainder. The exhlbl
of native Dakota game and fish will bt
very complete, the commission having
obtained the splendid collection OF DR.
Rigg Of Plankinton, Frank "atten o
Artesian, and a large collection from
= a Black Hills man. Mr.. Russell. OF tn
:, commission, will remain or tn
; grounds in charge Of the mining eS
hibit. Mr.. Warner will be in charge o
s the agricultural exhibit, and a youni
lady in charge of the educational eS
:, hibit.
Arrangements have been made wit
the Berger Manufacturing company o
Canton, Ohio, for the equipment OF tn
four corner rooms in the state builo
ing. They will be finished in meta
n highly decorated in attractive colo
schemes. and furnished with metal full
:, niture. The firm furnishes this with
/. out cost to the state for the advertis
e ing advantages it will receive. Their
p will be 81, 400 Of this kind of work tina
will cost the state only the value @
= the crude metal. possibly 500.
The construction of the South Da
kota building will be done by eithe
Contractor Booth Of Sioux Falls o
Caldwell & Drake Of Indianapolis, tn
builders Of the agricultural building
" which is 1000 feet lons. 1t is expect
: ed that the contract will be 'et and tn
q construction commenced within tn
J. week. and the building enclosed an
l. ready for the decorators by Jan.
4 Labor is a source of ~vexation at S
!, Louis; prices are sky-hish and til
unions are arbitrary. Masons get 5
a day and carpenters $500 10 Sc, an
, the amount OF labor that e+ch wori
J. man Ices is clearly laid down by tn
union.
q Commissioner Russell remained g
J. St. Louis to award the contract an
- watch the construction of h building
y" Messrs. Sanders and Farmer comm
= home. Another meeting Of TIC boar
will be held In the state about Dec. II
y probably at Sioux Falls.
ID 1t is planned to dedicate the Sont
D. Dakota building during the visit OF tn
10 South Dakota Press association. whic
- will probably be about May Is, tina
being the date of the session OF tn
Nationa! Editorial association, e
which time the South Dakota boav {
editors has been invite. :. visit tn
fair by the management. Il is expec
~ ed that Gov. Hereid and many OF Ia
hi state officials will be present and a
n sist In the dedication.
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