The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-12-24
NEVADA AT ST.. LOUIS.
Commissioner Yerington Outlines q
Work of General Interest.

James A. Yerington of the st. Louis
Exposition committee, spoke about the
plans of the commission while in Reno a
few days ago.
Mr.. Yerington and his associates are
certainly leaving no stone unturned-
especially il the stone assays anything
to make the exhibit from Nevada at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition some
thing that will advertise The resources
Of this State as nothing has ever done
before.
The commission has already secured
specimens of N8 varieties OF MINERALS
found in this State. In addition to what
is known as the metallic minerals. the
exhitSt will include such products AS the
diatomacous earths and other sillicates,
onyx, ersery, carborundum, tripoline,
gypsum, harytes, graphite. marble, trav-
e%rtine. tinted sandstone, granite, tufa,
serpentine, sulphur, borax, salt. mineral
pant, infusorial earth, pipe clay, etc. etc.
All exhibits must be sent 10 before the
18th of January and intending exhibitors
should place themselves Immediately in
communication with the commission.
The exhibit will be something mor
than a mineral collection, splendid as
that will be. There will be a magnif-
cent display Of the agricultural products
o: the State and the garden vegetables
and large and small fruits will be kept
constantly renewed during the term of
the exposition.
One of the most valuable and interest
ing advertisements Of tho u Of
this State will be Il history Of Nevada
that the commission is compiling. 1t
will contain 400 pages and will be neatly
bound. The book will be handsomely
illustrated and an edition of 100000 will
be printed.
Every article will be contributed with
out charge, as a labor OF love for Ne.
vada. Among the articles now in course
Of preparation are the following histori-
cal sketches:
aThe Comstock." by Superintendent
G. Mem. Ross.
"Tonopah,"S 8. A. Knapp.
"Washoe County" Allen c. Bragg.
Preface to the "History OF Nevada
John NJ. Fulton.
"History Of the Irrigation Movement in
this State" State photographer Taylor.
"Nevada's Progress" Senator New
lands.
"The Nevada Bar" Major Huffaker.
Nevada as viewed from the stand
point OF a Mining Engineer" John G.
Ralston, OF Spokane.
.The Fish and Game Of Nevada
George T. Mills.
"Nevada's Educational Institutions"
President Stubbs.
In every county in the State a repre-
sentative citizen is engaged in preparing
a history OF his county.
The commission will issue and dis
tribute this book without drawing d cent
from the State appropriation. The
money will be forthcoming from private
subscriptions and the County Board Of
Commissioners OF each county will be
requested to act under the provision Of
a law enacted by the late Legislature
providing for appropriations to adver-
tise the resources Of the respective conn-
ties.
Governor Sparks has requested that a
thousand copies OF the book be set aside
for his use. He will send them 10 re-
Spouse to inquiries coming to him from
different points in the East respecting
the of the State. Another
thousand will be sent to the principal
public Libraries and chambers OF com
MERGE in the country. The balance will
be for free distribution at st. Louis
Journal.
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