The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-20
COLORADO LEADSl
Seven Worlds Fair First Prizes
Awarded this State.

FIRST IN Installation.
First in Precious Stones.
These are the awards that have been
accorded Colorado at the st. Louis Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition during the
past two weeks, announces the Hon.
Mark q. Woodruff, Of Denver, register
state board Of land commissioners. In
fact they are the only first prizes that
have been awarded. The first three
have been described in the dispatches
in the daily newspapers. The honey ex-
hibit which captured the first honor was
installed by the Montrose County Bee
Keepers Association, and was shipped to
St. Louis last spring.
The Juvenile Court education exhibit
is special exhibit which was furnished
from Judge Lindsey's juvenile court, in
Denver, and it shows the manner in
which the Juveniles who come before his
court have been educated, and tn results
that have been attained in the edu uation-
al line, through his manner Of handling
boys.
The winning Of first prize on installa-
ton is one OF the highest honors that
could be accorded any state, for that
means that its entire display, including
everything, has been arranged and pre-
sented in a better manner than the dis
play OF any other state or country, and
speaks well for those Of the commission
who had this in charge.
The prize for the exhibit Of precious
stones was awarded to the George Bell
company, of Denver. they having in
stalled an exhibit OF this character in
the manufacturers and liberal arts build
ing.
Colorado residents that are returning
from st. Louis are jubilant over the sue
cess that is attending the Colorado ex-
hibit in the awarding of prizes at the
fair. Mr.. Woodruff, who has Just re-
turned to Denver from the exposition,
in discussing it in general way, said:
II want to tell you that it is an honor
to be able to say that you live in Colora-
do when you are on the st. Louis worlds
fair grounds, for this state has captured
almost everything down there in the way
Of first prizes. Our exhibits are exam
ined more closely and praised more than
the exhibits, taken as n whole, OF any
other state, and to think that they were
made with an expenditure OF less than
10000! Too much cannot be said OF the
men who have had the preparation OF
this exhibit in charge, and who have al
so won their way into the hearts and es-
TEEN of the directors of the fair, and Of
the fair management, and OF the public
generally in st. Louis. Those whose du-
ty it has been to remain there and look
after The exhibits have, made friends
with everybody, and this friendship has
done n world of good in advertising the
state. But the awards that have been
granted have been strictly on their mer-
it. The Colorado mining exhibit by far
eclipses any two mining exhibits in the
building, when judged from any point OF
view. The Colorado az ricultural exhib-
it was installed for less lhan $4,000 and
secured first prize over the Missouri ex-
hibit which cost s25O,000 and the Cali
fornia exhibit which cost s225,OO. be-
lieve i am safe in saying that the Colo
RADIO horticultural exhibit will also win
first prize in that department
"The gold medal accorded the mining
exhibit is huge bronze affair, and is
very beautiful, 1t will be brought to
Denver and installed in the capitol, and
kept there.
"Another exhibit that is attracting es-
pecial attention is our display in the ed
ucational building. There is shown the
growth of the public schools of Colora-
do, from the adobe school house on the
plains to the East Denver high school
building, and the work of the school
children from 1856, when they only had
u half dozen in the state, to the present
time, is also aptly shown. 1t was in this
department that the juvenile court ex-
hibit won first prize, and ! am sure that
when the general awards are made that
Colorado will not be far behind prize
number one, il she does not secure it.
"Commissioner-i Chief Paul Wilson
and every man under him are tireless in
their efforts to advertise Colorado and to
SEQ to it that all Of the Colorado visitors
are well entertained. For the life Of me
cannot see how they have accomplished
so much in the time, and with the cash
available. Certainly any one who was
prone to criticise three months ago will
not do SO now, when they learn that Col
orado has already captured every first
grize given, and stands good show for
rest OF them"
Since the above very interesting inter
view and report on the worlds fair
awards, reports in Denver from st. Lou
is are to the effect that Colorado contin-
ues to win her daily medal at the exposi-
ton. On Friday last it was announced
that the Colorado State school Of mines,
at Golden, had been awarded first prize
for its exhibition OF practical metallur-
gical and chemical work, conducted by
groups of students, in special building
at the fair, located by the mineral ex-
hibit.
Certainly, Gov. Peabody did a great
service to the state when he Strengthened
out the muddle in the worlds fair com
mission in which things had been left by
his Democratic predecessor in office. He
made no mistake when he appointed MIR.
Paul Wilson, of Pueblo. the commission
er-in-chief.