Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-15

farmers and dairymen should have no
hesitancy in shipping their superior
COWS to Bismarck for couple weeks
stay, especially as you will offer val
liable articles as prizes, including at
that time a silo. don't recall what
the other prizes were, but l know
they were of sufficient value to be an
inducement to bring COWS along.
Need Dairy Experts
You should have the best dairy ex-
perts as lecturers and make daily
tests of the cream to determine the
amount of butterfat. Then you must
have the daily churning, or butter
making contests to ascertain the re-
suits from each cows offerings. But
l realize you have an able assistant
in Dairy Commissioner Flint, who
thoroughly understands all the ramifi-
cations of this department, and you
can depend upon him to successfully
carry out the plans which you out
lined to me.
Addition to Main Building.
Now as to the addition to the main
building which you spoke OF to me.
You said that there were 77x85 feet
of vacant space between the two
south wings of the Exposition build
ing, which you contemplated utiliz-
ing. will tell you what l think you
should do with that space. l would
tear down the south fence, level off
the ground, enclose it, then construct
hip roof over that entire space. You
can make a cupola roof, or, to ex-
plain more fully, have the top and
center about twenty feet nigh, and
then have g. space about 1Ox1O CO.
cred with lumber, then drop down
about six feet before you make an
other wooden projection, or extern
sion, and still another drop of six
feet, and then you have a sort Of
stairway of a roof. There win be
between each of these three roofs a
space of six feet which will be filled
with glass, and in this way you will
have abundance of light for all pur'
poses during the day, making it a
large and cheerful room. On all
sides of this expansion space, would
build booths to the number of about
eighteen, of different sizes, to &C.
commodate all who may want to
make a display in that part Of the
building.
II you will place in this particular
space one or more large arc lights,
it will illuminate it beautifully at
night, and make 1t one Of the most
attractive parts of the building.
Machinery Hall.
In this ample space you can dis
play all kinds of farm machinery,
automobiles, traction engines, etc.,
You should by all means leave space
for a drive or entrance way in the
southwest corner so as to admit auto
mobiles, and other large heavy pieces
of machinery.
Here will be a most elegant room
surrounded by booths, gaily and tast-
lily decorated, with all kinds of mach.
inery in the center, flags flying, and
VITA band playing on a center
stand will make it most inviting
space in the big and commodious
building.
Domestic Science Department
There is one thing upon which |
want to lay particular stress, and
that is a domestic science depart
ment. BY all means have one. Get
competent intructors, even if you
have to pay a good salary. You told
me while IN Bismarck that you had
already donated for this purpose two
valuable ranges, two expensive sew
ing machines, and some elegant lad
les wearing apparel, which will fit
you out in splendid shape for prem
iums. In addition have heard that
you have secured excellent electrical
appliances for cooking purposes.
Now, suppose you take the room
which was used, when it was the
Northwest Hotel, as a kitchen, and
last year as the dairy department.
and fit it up, divide it up into rooms
and use it for the domestic science
department, and you will have an zeal
place for this department. One room
for the kitchen, another for the sew
ing room, and another for dining
room, and another for dressing and
your supplies in room in the base
ment in charge of steward. With an
equipment of this kind you will be
able to conduct domestic science
department upon the latest, improved
methods.
Bench Show.
The dog show should be given prop
er recognition. While you can not
exactly, make it a part of the expo
sition, you can if satisfactory, secure
the Armory, and conduct that feature
of the two weeks exposition from
that building, providing that is salts
factory to those who may be manag