MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 443 



MINERALS. 



The mineral exhibit at the state fair of 1007 was much more elaborate 

 and comprehensive than was that of the previous year, and was visited 

 by a great many more people. Our experience in 1906 enabled us to 

 be prepared with a better and more pleasing exhibit than we had in 

 that year. The display of minerals, combined with the mining imple- 

 ments formed one of the chief features of the fair, and proved a great 

 attraction for thousands of visitors. 



An effort was made to make the exhibit partly economic and educa- 

 tional, as well as pleasing, and in this we were certainly successful. 

 From the opening to the close of the fair, the Michigan building, in 

 which the mineral exhibit was placed, was thronged with interested 

 spectators, who made many inquiries regarding the nature and value of 

 the minerals. 



Beside the minerals and curiosities, the exhibits embraced a perfect 

 working model of the skip and automatic dump, in active operation at 

 the No. 2 shaft of the Allouez mine. 



There was also a Rand-Ingersoll drilling machine of great power and 

 efficiency in the exhibit, in perfect working order. In this exhibit was 

 illustrated in a limited way the evolution of the mine drill. The ap- 

 pliances shown are exactly the same kind as are used every day in the 

 mining of copper and iron ore, the chief mineral products of Michigan. 



The mineral exhibit of 1907, I am sure, gave great satisfaction to the 

 people who visited the fair. Not a single one went away dissatisfied. 

 We tried to make the exhibit interesting, attractive and educational, 

 and we think we succeeded in doing so. 



Signed, 

 J. L. NANKERVIS, 



In charge. 



TRANSPORTATION. 



Mr. D. R. Hurst was emploj^ed to superintend freight transportation 

 to and from the fair. He succeeded in securing the unloading of ex- 

 hibits promptly, and to the satisfaction of exhibitors. Also in the 

 final task, that of reloading after the fair, he was able to assist both 

 the railroad operators and the exhibitors and the exliibits were promptly 

 loaded and dis[)atclied to their several destinations. 



Mr. John 1*. Kilcline, who assisted and bad charge of a large part 

 of the detail work, did excellent service in looking after delayed cars 

 and packages less than car lots. 



The passenger transportation was well performed by the Detroit 

 Ignited Railway, who carried the large nund)er of passengers to and 

 from the fair without delay or accident of an^^ kind. 



