Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-13
THE GREAT FAIR.
Some Impressions Of an Argus Rep.
lresentative While in st. Louis.

some impressions OF an argus hcp-
resentative While in st. Louis.
While the attendance at the Louis
lana Purchase exposition may not be
meeting expectations at this time, it
must be altogether due to the season
of the year, the oppressive heat for
which st. Louis is noted during the
midsummer months. Certainly no
one should stay away for fear Of be-
display Of the products of nature and
what there Is to be seen or learned.
Few now living will ever again have
the opportunity of witnessing such a
display of the products of nature or
the genius of man as is now offered
at st. Louis. Possibly this exposition
came too soon after the worlds fair
at Chicago, but the time seemed aus.
picious, concentrating as it does
the centennial of the purchase from
France in 1903 of the vast strip of
territory stretching from the Gulf of
Mexico to the Canadian line and ex.
tending from the Mississippi river to
the Rocky mountains, embracing one
million square miles and divided into
fourteen states and territories, an EN-
pire in itself.
There was ample inspiration for
this achievement and everything has
been done on a scale of grandeur and
completeness never before attempted
Ii is safe TO say 1t will not be equaled
and certainly not surpassed in anoth'
- a,nnratfnn The ttn1aptalytnm lie
too great and the prospect of a deficit
too discouraging for future attempts
Whatever the financial outcome oil
this exhibition il can never be said
that the American people have been
faxed or h~umbugged, for not only the
United States but the world has con
tributed generously of its products to
make the exhibition a success
1t does not lie within the gift OF
man to describe the beauty of the
grand cascade after hightfall, the
thousands of electric jets producing
effects that would have read like a
fairy tale a half century ago. AS one
gazes at this marvel of human in.
genuity and thinks of the discoveries
made in Harvesting electricity to the
uses of man he wonders what Napo
leon and Jefferson would say could
they view the scene for a brief hour
Impotent, too, is n when it comes
to describing the exhibits to be found
in the agricultural building, liberal
arts, mines and mining, manufacture
education, varied industries, electric
ity, transportation, machinery and
horticulture. The manner in which
the exhibits are placed shows great
genius and skill in arrangement, this
is particularly true Of the agricultur
al building. The display of the Mis-
sissippi valley states reveals most
strikingly the source of wealth of that
great region and no n longer won
ders why the United States is en-
abled to feed the world. Whatever
state you are from you have no feel
ing of envy, but simply proud that
you are a citizen of the United States
and have a common interest in every
thing you see. II you exclaim, won
derful. those who live in Nebraska
Iowa or Illinois, when they visit the
mines and mining building, and lool
| upon the great and varied exhibition
of minerals only echo your own feel
ings. One seems essential to the 9th
er in rounding out the grand total Of
the country's wealth. And if you arc
from Montana you will be excused
from taking a patriotic pride in ouI
states exhibit, especially when you
think that il could lave been made
even better. However, 1t compares
well with other mining states. Mon
tana has a fruit display that Ices hel
credit and it is fruit that had beer
in cold storage during the winteI
months.
Buttime and space will not permit
even a superficial mention OF th'
things TO be seen at this marvellous
exhibition. No one can visit II, how
ever. without becoming strongly i'm
pressed with the greatness OF his OWL
country, rich in everything that goe'
to make a people great and prosper
Gus. AS a son of France said: ~
people OF America have reason 10 Zee
proud OF their country
One can see the fair in a week, o.
he can spend a month there protitab
ly. Those who love art could spen'
days studying the works OF the grea
masters of ancient and ume'
and then long for more time.