Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-05
FIVE SPE(1AL TRAINS BRING IN TREMEVN CROWDS tn ATTEND
500 DAY FESTIVITIES At NORTH DAKOTA INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
Exposition City Enteftains
Distinguished Soc
Line Officials
500 Day Is One Of Biggest Of
Entire Period Of Land Show

It was a cold, raw wind, lowering
sky, which dampened the ardor OF
the exposition visitors today and sub
dued the spirits of the excursionists.
500 Day is a success, but it was
made so in spite/of the weather con-
ditions. The 500 special from Mime
apolis, consisting of five coaches and
bearing President Pennington and his
fifty guests, arrived at promptly ten
o'clock and was met at the 500 sta
ton by mounted escort and large
reception committee composed of ex-
position officers and Bismarck busl-
ness men and was taken to the Expo
sition building and Shown through
the different departments. This was
done so that the Pennington party
would have chance to view the ex-
hibits before the jam came later in
the day. The distinguished visitors
expressed great satisfaction with what
they saw. Many of them fingered
for more than an hour in the grain
palace on the first floor and inspected
the individual exhibits and the dis
play prepared by the state. About
every known grain and grass seed is
here on exhibition. product of the
state. Another hour was spent among
the county booths and the special ex-
hibits on the second and third floors.
The woman's department seemed to
present many attractive features, the
fancy work, paintings etc.. shown
there being of a high order. There
was not sufficient time this forenoon
to view the dairy products nor the
brick and mineral exhibits in the base
ment, but the visitors declared they
would find time this evening to finish
their round of inspection.
Expressions of delight with what
was found in the big building was
heard on al sides. The exhibits from
the counties where the 500 railway
company operates are much in evi-
dence and this circumstance was no.
ticed by the visitors. 1T is great
display, a most remarkable one," said
President Pennington in conversation
with Supt. Gilbreath, "and the wonder
is that it could be assembled and so
delightfully."- arranged in so short
time. The people of North Dakota
have a right to feel proud of their
first big industrial exposition. 1t has
been my privilege to attend many
state fairs and land shows, and l can
truthfully say l never saw finer ex-
hibits of farm products anywhere"
The other visitors from Chicago,
the Twin Cities, and Duluth spoke
in like vein. In fact this has been
A. M 80 111 s~}% mi
without and within the state.
Owing to the inclement weather the
attendance ct the exposition this fore
noon was not large and the railway
people had a good opportunity to see
the exhibits undisturbed by the usual
jam which marks such occasions.
The party was shown the exposition
b1 Supt. Gilbreath and his assistants.
Among the people arriving on the
special train were the following off,
GERS of the great 500 system:
E. Pennington, president.
w. L. Martin, vice president and
traffic manager.
G.. R. Huntington, general manager.
A. H. Bright, general counsel.
>Following are among the prominent
bisiness men who came on the special
train.
H. L. Call, Goodridge-Call Lumber
Co., Minneapolis.
G. L. Heegaard, Mandan Mercantile
company, Minneapolis.
F. H. Carpenter, Goodridge-Ca
Number Co., Minneapolis.
J. D. Clark. Flintkote Manufacture
ing Co., Boston, Mass.
F. C. Howard Curtis & Yale Co.,
Minneapolis,
L. C. Mccoy, Mccoy Lumber Co.,
Minneapolis.
Howard w. Baker, Butler Brothers,
Minneapolis.
S. A. Davis. Western Express Co.,
St. Paul.
L. R. Boswell, Minneapolis Paper
Co.. Minneapolis.
George Heaton, Lands, St. Paul.
F. S. Poole, Deere & Webber Co.,
Minneapolis.
H. E. Soule, National Briquetting
Co., Minneapolis.
H. F. Douglas, elevators. Minneapo-
lis.
! The visitors win be entertained at
a banquet at the Grand Pacific to-
night and the special will leave on
the return run between twelve and
mo O'Clock tonight