The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-09
BILLINGS is
NOT ASLEEP
WILL ADVERTISE ITSELF AT THE
BIG FAIR.
HAS MONEY TO BUY SPACE.

Liberal Subscription for Acquainting
World With Superior Induce
ments Offered Here.
Three of Montanas exhibits at the
St. Louis exposition are ready for
shipment, and good progress is making
n the collection of the others. Those
in condition to be forwarded are the
agricultural, horticultural and mining
displays, probably the most important
of the many that the state will make.
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Montana commission
was held at Butte last Thursday and
much business was disposed of. Miss
Cruise, chairman of the woman's aux
iliary committee, informed the COM
mittee that purchase had been COM
pleted of the furniture for the state
building. The information came in
the form of dispatch from st. Louis,
to which place the lady had gone tq
1nf0 t1,o iofi int
earlier in the season by her commit
tee.
Upon receipt of this information the
committee voted to pay the auxiliary
committee the sum of $4,000, the
amount set aside by the commission
to furnish the building. The hope was
expressed that the members of the
woman's committee, Miss Cruise, Mrs.
w. w. Cheeley and Mrs. Carson,
could be prevailed upon to act as
hostesses at the building throughout
the fair.
Special Agent Appointed.
Chairman Mantle of the commits.
sion said that he had found it abso.
lutely necessary to have a special
agent at st. Louis to look after the
many details that require personal at
tention, and, in order that they might
receive the attention demanded he
had temporarily employed w. G. Bus
y0%4 IN, l.:
wide personal acquaintance at St.
Louis, Mr.. Mantle said he considered
Mr.. Buskett a particularly valuable
man. The commission endorsed the
action of Mr.. Mantle and authorized
the employment of Mr.. Buskett until
such time as his services may no
longer be needed For the work the
| special agent is to receive $125 a
month.
Many Want 1t.
Numerous applications were enter
| tanned for the position of custodian
or watchman of the state building.
/ Commissioner White in particular
recommended Charles Reeder of Dill
Ion for the place. He spoke in ex-
| cellent terms of his candidate, fact
that so impressed the other commits
sioners that they authorized him to
make the necessary arrangements
with his candidate and employ him
| for the position. 1t was agreed, how
/ ever, that the pay of the watchman
/ shall not exceed $50 a month. His
| employment shall not begin before
| April 1, as it is not considered neces-
sary to have watchman before
| that time
Descriptive of Montana.
| The commission decided to pub
lish a pamphlet descriptive of the
state, to be distributed among those
| persons visiting the fair who manifest
any interest in Montana. OF course,
| like in all such cases, Billings was in
| the lead and gave renewed evidence
| of her progressiveness and alertness
While the other representatives
were talking as to the probabilities
of their sections cooperating in this
scheme of general advertising Secre-
tary Paul Mccormick in his quiet
way volunteered the information that
Billings had raised $500 for the pur.
pose of filling space in the proposed
pamphlet, in order that the visitors
desirous of information might be ena
bled to learn a little of the wealth
and possibilities held out by this fav