The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-03
SOUTH DAKOTA AT THE FAIR.
Site First Chosen for State Building
Has Been Appropriated by Maine.

oecrelary George Farmer or the
South Dakota commission to the
worlds fair has returned from st.
Louis, where he has 1T two weeks
with the other members of the commits
sion, perfectins arrangements for the
construction of the state building.
Mr.. Farmer says the location for the
South Dakota state building that was
selected some time ago has been appro-
priated by the State of Maine. the lat
ter being ready Tor Che erection of its
state building while South Dakota was
not. and the commission selected a
site elsewhere. South Dakota is now
located on the great central court,
within 600 feet the great art build
ings, opposite the Texas building and
adjacent to the building of Oregon.
The site is on the crest of beautl-
fully wooded hill, near the station Of
the intramural railway, and a short
distance from Gen. Grants historic log
cabin.
The South Dakota bulldog 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 ha9 been made
for the installation of twenty.four pam
els. to be made from corn and grains
by A. Roahe, the decorator OF the
Mitchell corn palace. Each of these
panels will represent a town or county
n the state, and will be Axe and 6x10
feet in size. according to the wish OF
the subscriber, each showing a de-
scriptive scene identified with South
Dakota These panels cost from $50
to 800 each, but the commission has
made a rate of $35 and $50, respective
ly, 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
and as the number is limited and there
are not enough to go around to every
county and town, orders should be
sent in at once to assure panel.
There will be no horticultural eX.
hibit for South Dakota as other states
are spending thousands of dollars in
this line, 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 for
the latter exhibit, of which amount the
Black Hills raises $4,000 and the com
mission the remainder. The exhibit
of native Dakota game and fish will be
very complete, the commission having
obtained the splendid collection of DR..
Rigg OF Plankinton, Frank Patten OF
Artesian. and large collection from
Black Hills man. Mr.. Russell, of the
commission, will remain on the
grounds in charge of the mining ex-
hibit, Mr. Warner will be in charge of
the agricultural exhibit, and young
lady in charge of the educational ey-
hibit.
Arrangements have been made with
the Berger Manufacturing company of
Canton, Ohio, for the equipment of the
four corner rooms in the state build.
ing. They win be finished in metal,
highly decorated In attractive color
schemes, and furnished with metal fur
niture The firm furnishes this with
out cost to the state for the advertis-
ing advantages 1t will receive. There
will be 81, 400 OF this kind of work that
will cost the state only the value Of
the crude meta. possibly 500.
The construction of the South Da-
kota building will be done by either
Contractor Booth of Sioux Falls or
Caldwell & Drake of indianapolis, the
builders of the agricultural building,
which is LOCO feet long. II is expect
ed that the contract will be let and the
commenced within the
week. and the building enclosed and
ready for the decorators by Jan. 1.
Labor ip a source of vexation at st.
Louis; prices are sky-high and the
unions arc arbitrary Masons get 81
a day and carpenters $3.50 to Sc, and
the amount of labor that each woTl-
man does is clearly laid down by the
union.
Commissioner Russell remained at
st. Louis to award the contract and
watch the construction OF the building,
Messrs. Sanders and Farmer coming
home. Another meeting of the board
will be held in the state about Dec. is.
probably at Sioux Falls.
1t is planned to dedicate the South
Dakota building during the visit OF The
South Dakota Press association, which
will probably be about May &c, that
being the date of the session OF the
National Editorial association, at
which time the South Dakota body OF
editors has been invited to t.-.t lie |
lair by the management. 1t Il expect !
ed that Gov. Hereid and many of tine !
state officials will be present and as.
sist In the dedication.