Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-28
OUR EXHIBITS
AT PORTLAND
MONTANA's EXCELLENT AGRL
CULTURAL, MINERAL AND ED.
UCATlONAL DISPLAYS.
Special Correspondence by w.

Brlndley.
Portland, July 25.-With an excel.
lent showing of her mineral and agri.
cultural resources and an education
al display that has aroused the won
der and admiration of eastern people,
Montana is most creditably represent.
ed at the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Montana's exhibits are housed in
three buildings, the mineral and agri.
cultural displays being in the Mines
and Metallurgy and the Agriculture
and Horticulture buildings, while the
educational showing is made in the
gallery of the oriental exhibits build.
ing, which has been gwen over en-.
tlrely to schools and colleges.
An attractive pavilion forms the
centerpiece of Montana's agricultural
exhibit, across the isle from the cab
in that was occupied by Roosevelt in
North Dakota. and there are comfort
able seats for weary sightseers and a
register for Montana people. Flathead
Cascade and Gallatin counties have
individual displays, and the grains and
grasses from the other counties are
grouped together. In general, the
showing is one that has surprised east
erners, most of whom seem to be of
the opinion that Montana has small
farming resources. Of the grains
shown in straw, there is alfalfa from
three to five feet high, rye seven and
eight feet tall. peas and beans that
grew nearly as tall, and oats that
stood more than six feet high at har-
vest time.
Montana barley, said to be the fin
est grown anywhere, is shown in glass
jars, some from Gallatin county which
grows sixty bushels to the acre and
weighs so pounds to the bushel, being
especially noteworthy. Oats which
run 48 pounds to the bushel are also
shown, with some fax and sweet corn.
In all there are some twelve or f1f-
teen varieties Of wheat in the jars.
and as many of oats. Alfalfa and 9th
er grass seeds are shown also.
What is said to be the finest floral
collection on exhibition at the Lewis
and Clark fair, that compiled by Pro
fessor ]. w. Blankenship, now the
property of the Montana Historical So
| ciety, has attracted considerable in.
terest. Fasteners have wondered al
so at the statement made on a plac.
ard near it, to the effect that mon
tana produces more wealth per capita
than any other state in the Union
| Even a casual glance at the big dis.
| ,,1o vxyhio h ~ N q
Mines and Metallurgy building con.
vinces the visitor that of the wonder
full mineral wealth of the state the
half has not been told. Two columns
of stacked copper bars, each fifteen
feet high. stand at the entrance of the
exhibit. and compose a most striking
feature. Each bar weighs 1856 pounds
and each column weighs $4,000 pounds
and is worth $2,700. Models are
shown of the mine workings of the
Pennsylvania and Rarus, and the Cal
usa Parrot and Never Sweat mines
The United Copper Company of Butte
has on exhibition ton of average cop
per ore, with it's 800 pounds of con
centrates. The exhibit includes also
a fine collection of silver and gold and
other ores, some big nuggets. and
some fine sapphires. Onyx from Boze
man is exhibited. and there is also
an interesting display OF sandstones
with some GRANTEES and other build
ing stones. There are several big
blocks of coal from the Rocky Ford
mines which contain 46.0S per CEN
carbon.
Montana's educational exhibit il
most attractively and artistically ar
ranged, and is, altogether. credit te
the state. The exhibit is representa-
tive of the various educational institu
tons throughout the state. The state
university at MissOula has an exhlbl'
in two cases. showing photographs o.
the buildings and grounds. and ex
planning the work of the students II
the various departments Inc statt
| agricultural college has four cases O.
similar exhibits and this showing II
supplemented by an exhibit OF manpa
training work.. blacksmltnmg ans
steel and wood turning. whlcn is con
vincing evidence of the practlcaolit!
of the courses.
The work of the public scnools o
Butte, Billings, Helena and Missouri
is shown in a similar fashion, nel'
are numerous photographs ot s.
rooms and buildings. WIN WIN" uan.'
arithmetic and other exercises. n So'
/ remarkable typewriting., done ny nu.!'
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