414: BOARD OF AGRTCULTUKE. 



INDIANA AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. 



W. W. STEVENS, SALEM. 



To the greatest exposition of all time — greatest in respect of lavish, 

 important and interesting demonstration of the highest achievement of 

 art, science and industry, as Avell as in extent of area and magnitude of 

 construction — the Government of the United States and the authorities 

 of the Universal Exposition invite your presence. This invitation the 

 Indiana Commissioner would second and herewith, through your honor- 

 able body, extend to the people of Indiana, and particularly the agricul- 

 tural people, an urgent invitation to be present. We do this with a con- 

 fidence inspired by personal inspection, having been an eye witness of 

 the tremendous preparations now practically completed in the creation 

 of the "Ivory City" at St. Louis, and feeling certain that nothing ap- 

 proaching this admirable enterprise and entertainment has ever before 

 been projected or is at all likely to be equaled, much less surpassed, by 

 our generation. 



Indiana will do herself proud with the $150,000 appropriation made 

 by the last Legislature to collect and install exhibits of the various indus- 

 tries tliat are bringing her wealth and reputation. 



In the agricultural display the sum of $20,000 will be expended to 

 arrange a mammoth special corn exhibit, a general agricultural display, 

 horticulture and live stock, and the interest that has been manifested by 

 the good people, not only along these lines, but all others, presages a 

 success that will do great credit to our commonwealth. 



Special appropriations have been set aside to lay out fine displays in 

 educational matters, woman's work, mines and mining manufactures, 

 stones, fine arts, and many other Industries of which we are proud. 



The Indiana Building, now about completed, will be a credit to the 

 State, and we have no hesitancy in saying that every Hoosier will be 

 proud to own it and sh;ii'0 in the hospitality that will be extened to all 

 visitors. 



Besides providing the very best display that can be made with the 

 appropriation placed at our disposal, especial attention will be paid to 

 caring for all Indiana visitors, and to see that they get what they want. 

 We would urge upon everj'^ one who can spare the time and means to 

 sjiciul a If'w weeks at this exposition. How the world's best woi'k can be 

 seen housed in the most magnificent palaces ever built for such purposes! 

 The student will have the rare privilege of attending an international 

 congress of arts and sciences, and listening to lectures by the most 

 learned men of every civilized country in the world — an opportunity 

 which every young aspiring college student in the country should take 

 adv.'intage of. The inventor aTul meelumic will see llie lat(>st ;nid best 



