Show B U PIC ILett montgomery B pickett secretary of works is ia the youngest youn aest official connected wit with lithe the exposition he ha was born in lexington ey in 1868 after aft er receiving r 0 ceia ng a cou common school education 4 be wa was prepared for princeton b james jamea lsne lane allen alien the kentucky nov alist who bad baa been a favorite 0 IM mr M r Pi pick chetta ectlis ettlis fath 11 koy er ar james D t pick ett president 0 the kentucky Kent urn 7 fj att vertith vert ver ity sity at 15 he be ente el the intal department of 0 the bi bie P F nr at indianapolis Indiana in aw 2 he ff ent to california and while there thera supported Bup ported himself ly by his bia literary efforts mr pickett was made inada secretary of works in august gasto oui to that be had acted as a private sec batary to mr burnham |