The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11
TAKEN TO ST.L0U|S
Agricultural, Exhibit Mas Shipped to St.
Louis Last Meek TO be plaCsd in
Position.
Several Parties From MitCholl Will 20.
Down This Week to Attend to
the Decorations.
Hicks Predicts Some Very U0fdYorable
Wealher for the Present Month in
Rain and Snow.
SHIPPED TO 81. LOUIS
Agricultural Exhibits and Decora
tions for State Building Ship
ped Friday,

ped Friday.
Friday the agricultural exhibit for
South Dakota was shipped to st.
Louis for the Worlds Fair. 1t re-
CURED two cars TO transport all the
vast amount of material that will
be displayed both in the state build
ing and agricultural building. The
mineral exhibit was shipped from
the Black Hills Monday and it re-
quired three cars to transport the
products of the Hills country. In
the shipment are thirty-siX panels
that are beautifully decorated which
will represent the counties and towns
in the state that desired to be adj
vertised. These panels will be placed
in the state building III places that
have been provided for them and
will be attractive features of the in
terror. There are 322 sacks and az
boxes Of corn taken along which will
be used to decorate around these
panels, it being the intention tc
make this a work of art. Eleven
crates of glassware were also shipped
which will be used to display the
small grains in the agricultural ex-
hibit, and there were also shipped
So boxes Of grains to comprise tine
exhibit. These grains are selected
from all parts Of the state and when
put together in the agricultural
building it will make a magnificent
display for the state. The agricul-
tural products we're received here
and put in shape by II. y. Warner,
of Forestburg, who was appointed
by the commission to look after this
feature. Mr.. Warner said that par
ticular care had been taken to have
everything Of the best, and he feels
that South Dakota will not be enc
whit behind its neighbors or any OF
the eastern states when it comes tc
agriculture. Mr.. Warner will leave
for st. Louis the first of next week
to receive the products and arrange
them i'm place in the agricultural.
building. All of the installation
work in the way OF stands for the
pavilion was made i'm this city or
account of labor being so high i'm ST.
Louis that the commission thought
money could be saved by having it
cnnctr1ctol boro
The location of the building is d
very advantageous one among the
states that will be represented at
st. LOUIS, standing as it does at
practically the entrance to that part
Of the grounds. The commissioners
consider themselves quite fortunate
ia getting as good a place. The
ground had been set apart for a park
but in view of the fact that South
Dakota was not able to get in on the
ground floor to secure a location it
Jared better than it otherwise would.
Messrs. Saunders and Boucher. OF
the commission, were in the city
most of the week looking after the
shipment of the exhibit and they
expect to 90 to st. Louis shortly af-
ter the opening Of the exposition and
will be there at various. times during
the summer.
The educational exhibit will not
be shipped until the first of next
week.
The work OF decorating the inter
iol of the state uilding will be done
by parties in this city John Roth
and his grandson and Fred johnson.
$. II. Sphinx. Philip Laurson and
Otis Anderson have been retained by
the commissioners to 20 to st. Louis
and do the work, Mr.. Roth will saw
the corn that is needed and the
Others will place it in position. Mr..
johnson. we III derstand, will have
charge OF the decorative work which
will be done around the panels and
in other places where 1t is needed.
He has had considerable experience
in this class Of work and is quite
tasty and original in his designs.
These gentlemen expect to leave fol
st. Louis about the latter part OF
next week and it will! take then
about a month to do the decorating.
1t is regretted that the state
building could not be decorated or