The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-08
WISCONSIN FAIR
BUILDING READY
State Structure Will Be Com
pIeted at Cost of $4,000.
ERECTED AT SAN FRANCISCO
According to D. e. BoWes, Secretary
OF the Commission Moving Pic
lures Will Be One of the
Features.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to ID. II. BO"e'
secretary of the Wisconsin Panama
Pacific exposition commission, on Feb
ruary 20 Wisconsin will be ready with
an elaborate display of the resources
of the great Badger state.
The Wisconsin building has been
completed, and it is now being fur
nished. On February 1 the Wisconsin
commission will formally open it's
headquarters in the attractive struc-
ture, one of the most picturesque on
the exposition grounds.
Arrangements have been made by
the Wisconsin commission for ade-
quate displays of the commercial, in
5trial, agricultural, live stock and
dairy resources of the state in the de-
partment of the exposition devoted to
these specific lines of resources.
The Wisconsin building will be
completed at a cost of $4,000. The
furniture, electric light fixtures and
furnishings cost about $4,000 1t was
built according to plans drawn by
Robert A. Messmer & Brother of Mil
waukee, of frame, with stuccO finish,
this finish being in conformity with
other buildings on the exposition
grounds
The building is 1873 by ~ feet, and
two stories high. The furnishings are
in keeping with a harmony scheme
adopted by the Wisconsin commission
after much deliberation and investiga-
tion.
One of the best features of Wiscon-
sins share in the exposition will be
moving pictures showing industries
and other resources of the state.
There will not be room in the Wis
consin building for this particular dis
play, so space for it has been as
signed in the Palace of Education and
Social Economy. Pictures are now be-
ing taken by a well-known Milwaukee
firm of moving picture makers, and
effort is being made to have this ex-
hibit as typical of Wisconsin as pos
sible, and as diversified as possible.
There will be many state features
at the exposition during it's long run,
all of which have not yet been ar
ranged for.
One of these features already an
nounced is the famous University of
Wisconsin band of 60 pieces. This
band will make a tour of the West
this year and lit will spend two weeks
at the Panama-Pacific exposition late
in the summer. It's programs have
been announced, and include carefully
selected popular and classical music.
Among other distinctive Wisconsin
features will be display of the work
of Badger schools, among them an
especially attractive exhibit by the
Oshkosh Normal school.
The Wisconsin Panama-Pacific ex-
position commission includes:
j. T. Murphy, Superior, chairman.
A. w. Prehn, Wausau, vice-presi-
dent.
DIR. A. J. Provost, Oshkosh, commits
sioner.
D. E. Bowe, Milwaukee, secretary.
The last Wisconsin legislature ap-
propriated $4,000 for the erection of
Wisconsin building, and to assist
in gathering a display of the re-
sources of the state that will be- cred
table The commission has worked
faithfully to carry out the idea set
forth in the measure making the ap-
preparation.
The secretary will establish the
headquarters of the commission in
the Wisconsin building on February 1,
and remain at the exposition until it