eable and neat,
and in harmony with the colorings of the walls.

It was "The Great Corn Room" that impressed the visitor with wonder at
its beautiful and fascinating designs, the interior walls being covered
with native grasses, straw, and grains, wrought in a hundred beautiful
and artistic designs. The word "Welcome," directly over the rostrum in
the center of the south wall, attracted the attention of the visitor
upon his first entrance to the building on account of the peculiar
shading, the letters, running from a pure white at the top to a dark
blue at the bottom, the shading being so gradual that it seemed
incredible that it was actual corn in its native coloring.

The arch in the ceiling presented a beautiful appearance, with large
stars in crosscuts of red, white, yellow, and blue corn, a fantastic
background with festoons of grains in the natural colors, wheat, oats,
rye, barley, and flax straw being mostly used. There were two panels,
lettered with oat straw, that glistened like burnished gold under the
electric lights of the arch, describing the various products of the
State, viz, cattle, swine, horses, wheat, oats, barley, corn, flax,
gold, and silver. On the east wall wrought in corn upon a green
background was the State's motto, "Under God the People Rule." This
motto contained every conceivable color that corn is known to take on.

The walls of the other rooms were adorned by a number of paintings in
oil and water colors. A number of enlarged colored photographs of
artesian wells, public buildings, and other scenes, were also displayed,
as well as pictures of prominent men of the State.

During the exposition forty-three South Dakota people received attention
and care on account of illness or indisposition or accidents, and
thousands came there to rest, meet friends, and attend to business
matters. A post-office was maintained in the building, where thousands
of letters were received and delivered.

The agricultural booth was similar in its construction to the "Corn
Hall" of the State building, although different in design. The place
assigned this exhibit in the Palace of Agriculture covered a space 35 by
45 feet 6 inches, with aisles on three sides. The facade fronted on the
three aisles and in its architectural lines presented a solidity
characteristic of the State's exhibits. Cane stalk and corn in red
colors were used to form the base of the facade, being put on in
transverse sections, which gave