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

mites, who found they had. another
DUTY which they could not delegate
to anybody. AS usual they faced it
manfully. F. j. Meyst said if the ed
itors were pleased and satisfied, that
was more than enough reward for
him. Capt. C. C. Whitney said this
had been the largest excursion and
the most easily handled one of any in
his connection with it. 81. P. Hall
spoke of his SO years OF service in
and for the association, and said he
was willing to. continue in the same
line 3S years more. The three speak
ers said other things but the hotel
management was waiting for them to
attend to settlement details more
duties-so they all cut it short, and
the episode ended with the encore
yell: -
Gopher, Gopher, Gopher State,
Editors, Editors, wise and great,
Boomalacka, Boomalacka, 'Rah, 'Rah,
'Rah,
Editors, Editors, Min-ne-so-tah.'
Accident Mars Pleasures.
The last days ride OF the excur-
sionists homeward bound was sad
dened by the news of the shocking
fall from the cars of Miss Amy Olson,
representing the A. o. y. w. Guide of
st. Paul. The newspapers have al
ready told the story of her terrible
plunge from the open vestible which
she mistook for an entrance passage;
of the discovery of her absence; of
the return of Capt. Whitney, accom-
panied by Mrs. Potter, who was chap
eroning her, to the scene of the acct
dent; and the later and happier news
that her injuries, while serious, will
not prove fatal.
The party reached St. Paul at about
o'clock Monday afternoon, June 10,
and departed on various trains for
home.
Acknowledgements.
The editors owe thanks to many
persons for the pleasures of their
trip:
10 the Minneapolis & St. Louis
Railroad, whose magnificent facilities
and service were so freely placed at
their disposal. General Passenger
Agent A. B. Cults, of Minneapolis,
has made every editor on the excur-
sion friend of his road for life, and
his chief clerk, Mr.. Fleming, was his
worthy representative.
To F. E. Rice, of St. Paul, superin-
tendent of the Pullman Car Company,
who furnished the beautiful cars for
the trip with the air of one favored
by being able to perform such, serv-
ice.
To the Minnesota Exposition Com
mission, who furnished an automo-
bile ride, and strove in many ways to
add to the pleasures of the trip.
To Congressman Tawney for his
personal efforts in our behalf.
To Chas. S. Mitchell, superintend-
ent of the Minnesota exhibits at the
fair, who did all two men could do,
even in the press of other special du-
ties, to make. the exposition visit hap
py and successful; and to his efficient
secretary, Joe Whitney, for similar
efforts.
To George L. Brown, Pullman con-
ductor, for unremitting labor to make
the life of everybody except himself
a happy one.
To the Minnesota type Foundry
Co., the Mcclellan Paper Co., the F.
G. Leslie Paper Co., the Inland Type
Foundry, for attractive souvenirs.
Lastly, but in respect of time and
work in the editors service, facile
princeps, the executive committee.
Minnesota's Display.
Work of the Managers.
The Minnesota Board of Managers,
as they are officially known, had a
set purpose in the plan of each ex-
hibit made at the Fair. The Board
is a small one, just three men, and
each trained and successful bust
ness man. Messrs. Condo Hamlin, j.
M. Underwood and Theo. j. Hays
seemed to have entered into this
work with the same systematic thor
oughness that they are understood
to enforce in their own business.
they have evidently not wasted
dollar of the states small appropria-
ton and have made every penny
count. The earliest and most i'm
portant act of the board was the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Chas. S. Mitchell as
superintendent and executive officer,
whose tireless and able efforts are
warmly endorsed by the commission
ers and ali having to do with Mime
sota's interests at the exposition. It
is to be regretted both that the ap-
preparation was not larger and that
the people of the state did not take
more of a personal interest in the
states exhibit. With one or two ex-
ceptions not one of the representa-
tives of the great resources and in
dustries of Minnesota, has given any
material assistance to the Board and
practically every. feature of the
states exhibits had to be bought and
paid for, while in other states whole
exhibits were supplied by large spe-
cial interests.
The Minnesota Building.
The first intention of the Board
was to erect a permanent building,
one that could be taken back to the
state, but the contractors and build
ers of Minnesota instead of helping
to this end and taking an interest
in the plan, submitted but two bids
after long waiting and personal So
licitation, and they were nearly dou-
BILE the architects estimate. Having,
therefore, to abandon this idea of
permanency, it was decided to put just
as little money as possible in the
building, saving as much as possible
for the exhibits. The design of the
building is classic and severely SIM
pie. The finish is very plain, and as
whole it is either sharply con-
demned for it's plainness or is highly
praised for it's artistic consistency
and beauty; there seems to DO no
middle ground of criticism. Those
who most admire richly upholstered
furniture and outward excess of
adornment, condemn, while architects
and students of art, enthusiastically
praise. 1t is built with special refer
ence to the hot weather that: ia SIM