The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-10-06
GOOD WORK
The Corn Palace Committee Laborsd
Diligently to Bring About the
Success Attained.

The corn palace closed Saturday
night and the greatest and most sue
cessful week IN the history of the
enterprise was recorded. The under
taking this year was something mon
umental, in that a new building had
to be erected and decorated and the
financial part was much heavier than
ever before. While a certain sum Of
money was raised to begin with the
amount was in nowise large enough
to complete the enterprise as the CON-
mittee wanted it, but with true grit
and perfect faith iE the success of
the palace the committee, with the
assistance OF a number of business
men, tackled the proposition and went
in deeper than ever. They proposed
to have a building that was large
enough to accommodate any crowd
that would ever come to the corn
palace. How little they reckoped
with the truth they knew not, for it
was only on the third afternoon that
the seating capacity was overtaxed
and hundreds stood up during the
performance. The same thing was re-
peated Thursday afternoon and near
ly again Saturday. There vas not one
concert during the week, with the
exception OF Saturday evening, when
the building contained a crowd that
was highly satisfactory to the man
agement.
10 L. o. Gale, the president, d.
W. Burright, the secretary, VIM. M.
Smith, the treasurer, and DR.. r. f.
Dundas, Messrs. Scallin, Smith and
Burns. who compose the corn palace
committee, is due the credit for The
success OF tie palace, and whose
efforts we're aided in every possible
way by individuals of the city. Presi-
dent Gale had charge Of the attract
ions with which to amuse the public
and there is a great deal of labor cun-
nected with the bringing together OF
such a vast organization in the way
OF musicians and street performers,
but everything in this department
passed off to the satisfaction of all.
Messers. Smith and Burrigbt had
charge Of transportation matters,
which more or less involved the sue
cess of the palace and they we're able
to bring about a satisfactory service
during the week that brought in the
people. Robert Burns was in charge
Of the advertising and the publicity
department kept the people of the
state and northwest in thorouga
touch with events that were to take
place at the corr palace and the
magnificent crowds that came at
tested fully its splendid way Of dis
%seminating the information. Mr..
Burns stated that the newspapers Of
the state responded most heartily
to the proposition that he sent the
editors and that he felt under lasting
obligations to them for the valuable
assistance they rendered so cheerfully.
DIR. Dundas and S. III. Scallin had
charge of the. building and decora-
tions, and the magnificent structure
which stands on the prominent site
in the city speaks volumes of praise
for what they accomplished. DR..
Dundas devoted practically hls whole
time to the erection of the building
and looking after the matter OF dec
Grafton and for two months he was at
his post. of duty at the palace direct
ing the movements Of from so to 60
men every day and it was a task that
few men would care to assume, but
it needed a man to do just that thing
under the circumstances, and the
DR.. watched the interests of the
committee with all possible care and
judgment. For the good OF the city
he sacrificed much time. During the
week of the palace he acted as master
or ceremonies in the building and
kept the people we'll informed of
train departures and other inform
alton that would tend to make their
Stay in the city more pleasant. The
securing of the county exhibits was
in charge Of j.. *. Smith, and the
magnificent display that was seen at
the palace spoke volumes of praise
for his work in that department..
This is II of the leading features of
the fall event and this department.
advertises South Dakota's products
as it can in no other way. Mr.. Smith
Had some OF. the best counties in the
state represented and the products
were the envy and admiration Of all
visitors.
The corn palace committee as a
whole and individually are entitled
to sincere thanks of the citizens of
Mitchell for the grand work they
have performed, and there is not a
person but will join with The Re.
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