The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-25
State Fair Notes.

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Visitors to Helena are surprised DIT
tho ranidity with which the state
fair buildings have gone up Inc
three big structures, giving over
IS 900 square feet of floor space are
now ready for the roofing. Inc
main building has two floors l52x4o
feet. In the upper story will be the
fine arts fabrics and educational eX
bibits. Skylights are being placed
in the roof so that the pictures may
be seen from the artists view. Inc
number of really fine paintings in
Montana is greater than in any other
state in proportion to the population.
A feature of the state fair this year
will be the department OF Montana
manufactures. There are twenty
three distinct lines Of manufactures
in Montana, and in the one depart
ment of brewing there are twenty
one breweries. In the home manu-
featuring department it is already
certain that the exhibit will be sur
prise to the average citizen. ms
division of the fair has been placed
in charge of G. N. Kessler and w. &.
Conrad. both Of whom are interest
ed in the home industry improve
ment. Mr.. Conrad is president OF
the State Home Industry association.
The musicians Of the state and
those who compose, are offered a
novel and interesting contest at the
state fair. Reeves Music Co., of Hell
ena. offers $50 to the Montana COM
poser who will write the best music
to words written by Mr.. Carey, the
artist of the New York World. The
words will be published broadcast.
and the person composing the music
will receive the premium The con-
test will take place at Helena during
the fair and competent judges will
be selected.
The $500 for the racing program
at the sttte fair has brought out a
good deal of inquiry from horscmcn
not only in Montana, but in idaho,
Utah and the west. The number OF
harness horses in this state is sur
prising. and the prediction is now
made that the track record of 2:l2
will be beaten this year. w. A. Clark,
ir.. Of Butte. has a number OF good
horses in training: at Bozeman there
are a dozen: at Missoula ten; at Dill
Ion three: at Butte twenty; in Fer
gus county four; in Choteau county
six; in Billings twelve, and num-
Der Of other points report two TO
-four good PAGERS or trotters. Ihe
schedule as made UP is special in
ducement to the Montana horse, and
is meeting with approval.
Montana will likely have a good
racing circuit next year, in which a
half-dozen of the leading tracks will
participate. Kalspell, Butte, Hell
ena, Bozeman, Billings, Livingston.
Great Falls and Missoula are all re
ported as anxious to see such cir
cult formed 1t would not only give
season of good racing to the pub
lie. but would add a great stimulus
to horse breeding in the state. 1t is
proposed to inaugurate this circuit
with something like 100000 in casf
purses and have a series of stake
races for breeders.
Montana will be able to give as FINE
an exhibit of grains, tame hay ant
fruits this year as would be possible
in any year of the states history. IL
all of those lines the crop this yea
is reported prime. The task now he
fore the individual farmer is to SCI
that his samples are carefully sc
lected and properly packed. The in
ducement this year is above the or
binary for an exhibit that will reall.
show the progress of the state.