The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-18
NORTH DAKOTA At Bio FAIR

III lcCCeF 10 HIS nome paper
at Lansford. w. E. Holbein, in
charge of the North Dakota dis
play at San Francisco. tells of the
attention that our state is attrac-
ting at the Panama Pacific expo
sition. and of her building there.
Speaking of the building. the fol-
lowing short description is given:
The North nakot" building is
really the big thing for North Da-
kOta readers. and - is but right to
say that the state has worthy
representation here. A person
who does not know the vast re-
sources of North Dakota can learn
a lasting lesson nv snending day
around the building. In the east
wing on the first f~~" one fir'>
the manufactured products of the
state. Among these products will
be found the finest pottery that
is made. The brick companies -
the state also have comprehen-
sive displays of their products.
The state penitentiary exhibit oc-
cupies the whole east wall of this
room with the raw material and
finished products of the Irvine
plant and the broom shop. Two of
the biggest coal mines in tAesstate
are represented by two Immense
chunks of Ignite that came to the
coast without a break in them.
The School of Mines Of the
State University has large num-
Der of barrels and boxes of ex-
hibits that have not yet been "un-
packed. We are expecting Dean
Babcock of Grand Forks, here al
most any day to do this work to
his own satisfaction. There are
many other things of intense in
terest in this room that space will
not allow mentioning in this LET
ter.
In the rotunda of the building
Mr.. Freyberger is erecting an inn
mense lighthouse. reaching two
stories high. of grains and gras-
ses from North Dakota. Every few
feet colored glass windows have
been provided which will reflect
the electric lights inside the
structure and makes one of the
finest exhibits on the entire exhi-
bition ground. A sign will be plac-
ed on this lighthouse reading
North Dakota Enlightening the
World
The west wing of the first floor
is devoted to the grain and gras-
ses exhibit from all over the
state. The corn exhibit will be one
of the finest on the grounds. Mr..
has built a large sus-
pension bridge of corn that is al
ready attracting a. lot of atten-
ton from those who have visited
the building.
The upstairs of the building is
worthy of special mention, for on
the second floor will be found the
ladies' and mems parlors.s toilet
rooms, the secretary's office. the
kitchenette. etc.
The ladies' parlor is in the east
wing. and the mems in the west
wing. One of the finest marine
views to be seen from the grounds
can be seen from the windows Of
the parlors. During the exposi-
ton the big fleet of warships will
be anchored right off the North
Dakota building. SO that the visi-
tors who call at our building will
find ample entertainment for
them.
BESIDES all the other fine fea-
lures of the building two pianos
will be found. donated by local |
piano concern. The one that will
occupy the mems parlor will in
reality be a pianola. so that any
mere man can play it.
The lawn about the building is
green and the flowet- are bloom
ing although it is now the 29th
of January. The weather is quite
warm. but nearly every day it
rains so that the weather is not as
enjoyable as it might be-" Il