rize on "best one-farm
exhibit;" gold medals on various county exhibits, seven in
number; gold medals on various mill products, five in number;
gold medal on dairy exhibit, by Hazelwood Company; gold medal on
hops, wool, and flax; gold medal on beet sugar.
Fisheries: Washington's exhibit in this department included
every native leading variety of food fish and game fish,
exceeding in numbers and quantity the showing of any other
State. The installation was also the most practical undertaken
here, considering the water and temperature, as all live
exhibits were failures, and the collective exhibit was awarded
first prize.
Game: In this department was shown a comprehensive specimen
collection, in whole mounts, of the fur-bearing animals, animals
of prey, game animals, and game birds indigenous to the section;
one carload. Awarded silver medal.
Mines: In this department was shown the most complete collection
of the State's minerals that has ever been made. Entered as "a
collection of ores, gold, silver, copper; minerals, fossil
collection, coal and coke; building materials, iron, lead,
antimony arsenic; roadmaking and cement materials, clay and clay
products, limestone and lime, soils, mineral waters,
illustrations." Awarded gold medal on "collective exhibit of
ores and minerals;" silver medals to various counties and
individual exhibits.
Climate and scenery: Over 400 paintings and photographs were
shown in the State building. Not in competitive exhibit.
Education: Photographic enlargements of all the State's normal
schools colleges, and city school buildings; also shown in the
State building.
Literature: The "State Book" issued by the commission has been
distributed at the rate of 500 per day throughout the period; in
addition to which individual literature has been furnished by
Seattle, Spokane, Yakima, Everett, Walla Walla, Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company, Clarkston, Waitsburg, Tacoma,
Bellingham, Wenatchee, Olympia, Great Northern Railway, Northern
Pacific Railway Company, Chelan, Pullman, to the total number of
800,000 pieces.
The total expenses on account of participation in the Exposition were
$69,135.47, leaving a balance unexpended of $8,245.
WISCONSIN.
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