Willmar tribune., 1904-11-30
"a i, opportunity of witnessing.

priately the largest structure on the
ground, covering an area of % acres.
Minnesota's exhibit was creditable
and in some respects unique. A life
size image of Father Hennepin With
white companion and an Indian IN a
canoe discovering St. Anthony Falls
all made of prize winning Minnesota
butter-was we'll conceived and exc.
outed. In another part OF the building
the Pillsbury Washburn mills and St.
Anthony Falls were pleasingly re-
produced in miniature. Here hot
biscuits, made from world-famous
Minnesota flour, were served free to
all visitors. In this building Cali
fornia's exhibit was the most varied
and impressive. In the Alabama
section was statue OF liking Cott n"
about 90 feet high, all made fsom un.
spun cotton. Germany had one OF the
most instructive and comprehensive
exhibits in this great structure.
Minnesota had a most interesting
display In the building devoted to
Fore try, Fish and Game. Her ex
hibits in the Mines buildirg and l..
the Educational> building won grand
prizes. Sweden's exhibit in the Palace
of Education and Social Economy
gave evidence of the high standards
attained in that country in educational
work.
TO attempt the task of conveying
even a general idea Of the things to
be seen in the various buildings de
voted to Manufactures, Transporta.
tion, Liberal Arts, Electricity, Varied
Industries, Mines and Metallurgy,
Anthropoloy, Fine Arts, Forestry,
Fish and Game, not to mention the
individual exhibits of thedifferent ma.
ttons, would be out of the question.
Our own country, OF course, had the
most extensive displays in all the
great buildings. The American ex'
hibits give evidence of rapid work
done on q gigantic scale. Displays
from European and Asiatic countries
impress one with the idea of more
painstakine care, more thorough or
ganiz alton, and more scrupulous re-
gard for detail.
In Germany's section of the Trans
portation Palace device was shown
used on the government railroad
there, which makes accidents by col
lisions of trains impossible. Al
American railroad man was examin
ing it, and asked what it would cos
to equip his sy ystem with these devices
When he was told the approximat
expense he turned away inpatient,
aud said his company could we'll at
ford to lose q few Pullman cars ever!
year rather than go to such expense
If he thought of human life at all, /
was perhaps only in connection will
damage suits. The fact that over So,
600 human beings were killed O
maimed last year on our priy atel.
owned highways does not make us fee
like boasting to the foreigner abou
} our collosal engines and our handsom
coaches, especially when we are in
formed that in Germany, Austria, ia
pan, Norway and Sweden and in 9th :
countries where the whole people ow
the rallied highways, an accident re
sulting in the destruction of huma
life is hardly ever heard of.
To the American citizen who love
his country, and who therefore desire
} to see all his fellow workers share tn
benefits of it's government equally, tn
} exhibits in the Government buildin
, give infinite satisfaction. The detail
of our splendid postal system whic
enables US to transmit letters an
printed matter at such small cost an
which serves rich and poor alike, ar
shown by many devices. Nume1
Gus moving picture machines shove
how mail 10 handled in the great dis
tributfpg centers. A pneumatic tub
was operated, illustrating how tirt
class mail is shot from place to plac
beneath the surface of the earth in th
densely populated districts. Life-lik
figures in wax, representing mail Cal
riers in Porto Rico and Alaska, ella
in the costumes of their respective Il
calities, convey to the. mind the vat
extent of the service and the gres
value which the purchaser OF q two
cent stamp receives. Numerous othe
devices were shown-all enabling th
observer to understand the system /
? its details and demonstrating that
monopoly in the hands of the govern
mept or, in other words, the people
Is the greatest Of bles sings.
In another part of the building wa
a United States mint 10 full operation
illustrating how the miner OF one {
: the precious metals (gold can brin
his product and have itstamped int
full legal tender money at the govern
ment's expense. Every ounce of th
yellow metal that the miner thus hs
> coined and exchanges for the produc'
of the soil or of the factory stimulate
, all industries and benefits the who,
. people.
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