LADIES BUREAU OF ENTERTAINMENT.                  

By the direction of the President of the Exposition, one-fourth of the gallery
space in the Mining Building was assigned to the ladies of the Bureau of
Entertainment, which was fitted up in a manner which added much to the
attractiveness of the building, and this feature of having the bureau in the
mining building was carried out successfully.

REMOVAL OF EXHIBITS.  In addition to the permits issued by the Transportation
and Exhibits Departments, each exhibitor has been required to give up a pass at
the door to the guards for every package removed from the building, this pass
being signed by no one but myself.  Under this arrangement, no complications
have arisen so far as I know.

RECOMMENDATIONS.  There is little to be said concerning how the Mining Building
should be administered, if the work should be repeated, although several
lessons can be learned by what has been written here.  I should recommend that,
in addition to the complete system of lectures, such as was contemplated here,
should be added.

First,- A general description of the exhibits in the building to be spoken from
a phonograph at frequent intervals during the day, showing the order in which
the exhibits should be visited for the most instructive result, and describing
their characteristics.

Second,- Much time and energy should be given to securing demonstrations of
mining and metallurgic processes, especially the panning process, so frequently
described, but so unfamiliar to most visitors; the extraction of free gold by
quicksilver and the retorting of the resulting amalgamation.  Finally, a series
of elementary lectures on mining topics, will do more to popularize a mining
exhibit than large sums spent in the effort to obtain more complete mineral
collections.

I would recommend that more responsibility should be expected of the
superintendent of buildings, and that the guard force should be directed to
take their orders concerning the details of each building, and that far closer
relations should exist between the head officials of the guards and the
superintendents of buildings.  In the case of the Mining Building, the lack of
such instructions might have been severely felt, but for the unusual efficiency
and tact of Major Llewelyn, Commandant of the Guards, which I have had reason
to thoroughly appreciate.

GUARD SERVICE.  On the opening day of the Exposition two guards were assigned
to the Mining Building.  At my request this was increased to four, both day and
night.  Most efficient men were selected by Major LLewelyn for this work, and
they served without any complaint during the entire Exposition.  Their services
must be thoroughly commended.  In addition to this force, several of the states
exhibits employed private watchmen.  The valuable exhibit of gems in the center
of the building was furnished with an electric alarm attachment on the case.

CONCESSIONS.  The concessions assigned to the mining Building occasioned the
principal difficulty to good administration.  Of course, this assignment for
the sale of materials, inappropriate to an exhibit of mines, is perhaps the
just consequence of having unfilled space after the Exposition opened.  Of all
of them, the noise of the piano was most generally objectionable.  But in all
this array of incongruous shopkeepers, the only serious disgrace to the
building was the concession to the Western Optical Company, which might with
some propriety have been allotted space in the Liberal Arts Building.

I mention these details to bring up the question as to whether the concessions
and the Exposition Company would not have been mutually benefited had these
concessions been placed elsewhere.

In conclusions, I wish to testify to my appreciation of the fact that the
results obtained in the Mining Building are due primarily to the forethought of
Mr. H.B. Hardt, and the spirit of earnest work which he aroused in the state
commissioners, whose work has accomplished the greater part of this result. 
For my own work, I wish to acknowledge the courtesy and confidence displayed
toward me by President Wattles and General Secretary Wakefield, as well as
others of the Executive Committee, without which success would have been
impossible.

With  sincere respect, yours,

(Signed) David T. Day,
Superintendent of Mining