The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-27
Nevada at ST. Louis

In1rIy thousand WOA hlilSlntn are
employed at the exposition grounds in
ST Louis putting on the finishing
touches for the opening of the greatest
fair the world ever saw.
The Nevada building is completed
and 1t is sad was the first one finished
on the grounds. Mr.. Yerington. Mr.
Hardin and Mr.. Freudenthal are OH
the grounds and are very busily en-
gagged in looking after the interests OF
Nevada.
While the Nevada building is modest
in size ard appointments, II is situated
in a very conspicuous place near the
entrance in a grove of oaks and pre-
sents very home-like appearance.
The boys say that while the building
is not large the door is wide enough To
admit Nevadas largest citizens and
their friends, and that the hospitality
will be as free and the welcome as
warm as the most particular may de-
sire.
The exhibits have all arrived and
have been placed in the respective
buildings where they belong.
The exhibits would be properly ar
ranged now but for the fact that The
contractors are behind with their work
on account of friction with their Ia
borers Labor is high and somewhat
independent. Carpenters get Is cents
an hour for eight hours and $3.50 an
hour for overtime. Plumbers get 81 an
hour and 50 an hour for overtime.
Just now they can put in all the
overtime they want to. One contractor
told me he pa carpenters $40 for eight
hours work on Sunday.
Nevada's exhibit will be in place as
soon as that of any of the other states
The space allotted to our state in
each building is conspicuous and am
pie. Nevada people who visit the fair
will be surprised ard extremely graft
fed at the showing made by the state
in all its exhibits.
One of the features of the Nevada
exhibits and one which will bring her
to the notice of other states and coun-
tries, will be the twenty-mule team
drawing three wagons with the seal OF
the state of Nevada on each wagon.
driven by Borax Bill of the Borax COM
pany, with a jerk-Iine. which will be
driven through the grounds twice a
| day to the Nevada building, in which
/ all may ride who wish.
Mr. Hardin is working hard, syste-
matically arranging the exhibits and
talking Nevada all the time.
The agricultural exhibit will not be
! large. but the variety and quality win
be great. The commissioners have ar
ranged for early fruits to be sent from
the southern part of the state, and an
ticipate that they will be able TO show
apricots as big as peaches in advance
| Of any other state.
| The commissioners are using every
effort to economic. but meet with
many discouragements on account of
the high ice of labor and material.
| Considering the difficulties the COM
/ missioners have had to contend with,
/ they have accomplished wonders.
Mr.. Yerington has just been elected
president of the executive committee,
I an association composed of all the ex-
ecutive commissioners of the states
and foreign countries, which is second
| in Importance only TO the worlds fair
| administratio itself. an honor which
| the people of Nevada will feel proud
| of, since she is the smallest state in
| point of population, and which will do
! much to advertise her at this fair.
Every effort is being made to ex-
hibit the resources of the state both
mineral and agricutural.-J. +. En-
mitt in Reno Gazette.