Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-29

contract for -Minnesota's was but it,
tie over sixteen thousand dollars,
which as it answers every needed pur-
pose seems quite enough to- put in a
building that must practically be CIV
en- away at the close of the fair
Many other states also, such as Wis
consln, Michigan, Washington, and
Arkansas received very material aid
in the construction of their buildings
from the dealers in building mate
rails IN their states. Minnesota on
the other hand, received absolutely
no help. 1t is furnished by exceed
lngly handsome mission furniture
made by the school children of Min
neapolls and St. Paul, and this makes
valuable exhibit of itself and at
tracts much attention, and causes
much surprise especially from east
ern visitors. .,:
Building Stone.
OF the department exhibits, taking
them in their order from the state
building, the first is found in the
Palace of Mines and Metallurgy.
This shows Minnesota's building
stone and iron ores. On two sides is
low stone wall made of polished
GRANTEES from the St. Cloud and Or
tonville districts, Kettle River Sand
stone, polished Mankato and Kasota
marble and Twin City pressed brick,
while polished granite column 20
feet high and weighing sixteen thou
sand pounds stands in the angle. On
the other two sides, are walls twelve
feet high, against which are placed
seven races of stone, each five by sew
en- feet, showing cut granite, Vino
ma stone, pipestone and jasper, as if
laid in the wall of a building. There
are also small cubes of stone, sand
stone paving and curblng, glass jars
of crushed stone for road work, sam
pies of brick, mantle of polished
and beautifully inlaid pipestone, and
a rare and in fact the only known
collection of Photograph pipestone in
the world. AS whole it makes a
strong showing of the states build
ing material and has been especially
complimented by builders and con-
tractors. Many practical granite men
have said that it is the finest and
most practical showing of GRANTEES at
the fair.
Iron Ore, Mines and Docks.
to show-its iron, and this exhibit in
cludes samples of ore from the mines,
the method of mining, how the ore is
handled and how shipped by rail to
Duluth, the greatest iron shipping
port in the world. From one to four
samples of the various grades of ore
taken from every mine in the state
that is in operation, are shown in a
hundred large glass jars. There is a
statistical chart of the output and
two groups of photographs, three by
ten feet in size showing every phase
of mining. There is model of the
cars used in shipping from the mines,
of a section of one of the great ore
cocks at Duluth and of the Fayal
mine-the greatest producing iron
mine on earth. This last model is
eleven feet square, and shows even
the minutest detail of this most IA
nous mine and the three processes of
mining characteristic of the Mime
sofa region,-the open-pit, the mill
ing and the underground. In the
center of the space is a beautiful
model of Duluth city and harbor. On
it is shown every building in the city,
every elevator, dock, pier, bridge, car
line, and mill. One hundred and thir-
ty vessels, exact reproductions of the
boats that make the harbor, are there
and the whole model is covered, light
ed:by. electricity and viewed thru
glass covered openings. No exhibit
in the building attracts more atten-
ton and more sight seers go inside
of it's space and it holds them longer
than ony other of it's neighboring
exhibits and this is the real test of
it's worth.
Education.
The next building is the Palace OF
Education and here in the most
prominent position is Minnesota
booth. This exhibit is certainly a
gem. A lady who is one of the most
competent critics in the state, says
that "Minnesota's is far and away the
most artistic in it's arrangement, the
most harmonious and oignifed and
the most beautiful as picture, in
the building." This may sound ex-
travagant but even the exhibitors
from other states freely admit that
none excels Minnesota. The entire
outside wall has deep frieze in col
ors showing the University campus
and buildings and the Agricultural
college and buildings, while on the
rear wall is another frieze of large
photographs of these buildings. The
'U'' also has cabinet filed with
photographs, charts of statistics, etc.
From the University down, the entire
public school system of the state is
shown, including the normals, the
high and graded schools of St. Paul
and Minneapolis and of the second
airy towns of the state, the state grad
ed schools, semi-graded and rural
schools. Especial attention has been
given to manual training and art
work and it is all most Systematically
and effectively grouped. The booth
itself is of oak in mission brown
stain, the walls are of deep blue
burlap and in no least particular has
anything been sighted or cheapened
or any note of discord been allowed
to creep in to mar it's beauty, while
every feature or the states unrivaled
school system is shown.
A Ruined Fish Exhibit.
This is not only the first time in
the history of expositions that there
has been building devoted wholly to
education, but for the first time there
is Forestry and Game and Fish
building separate from the govern
ment plant. Here Minnesota's
Board arranged for one of it's most
attractive displays. St. Louis is the
very center of the district from which
the state draws much the larger part
of it's summer tourist business. Full
ly IS per cent it is said, of those who
come to the state to hunt and fish
come from that section. The impor-
lance of the game and fish depart
rnop+ can therefore he readily an