The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-10
EXPOSITIONAL.

/ CLOSING SESSIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND
EXPOSITION B0ARDS-A NUMBER OF ADD.
TIoNAL PREMIUMS oFFERRD-THE MATTER
OF ADVERTISING ARRANGED -CoMPLIMEN-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The committees met pursuant to adjourn
ment, every member present. The minutes
of the previous session were read and APP
proved.
Mr.. Caldwell moved that the superinten-
dent be authorized to sell one of the tanks
on the fair grounds for SO, and to dispose of
the other on the best terms Obtainable.
Carried.
Mr.. Claypool, from the special committee
on premiums for collections, reported, rec
ommending the awarding of premiums as
follows:
Best collection carriages and buggies $40;
best collection dry goods $40; best collection
domestic goods $50; best collection hard
ware $50; best collection boots and shoes
$40; best collection hats, caps and furs $40;
best collection drugs and fancy goods $40;
but collection stone and hollowware $50; best
collection groceries, etc, $50; best collection
clothing and furnishing goods $40; best col
lection furniture $40; best collection pictures
$40; best collection Iewelry, silverware,
clocks, watches, ETC., $40; best collection
work in plaster of paris $40; best collection
stationary $50.
The report was concurred in and adopted.
Mr.. Claypool rendered his resignation as
which was accepted.
Mr.. MUTT rendered his resignation as SUI
perintendent of the fine art department,
which was also accepted. These vacancies
were filled by the appointments of Mr.. Clay
pool as superintendent of the art depart
ment and of Mr.. MUTT as su superintendent of
/ the cattle department.
Mr.. Martindale moved thai cuts of the
agricultural college, the Marion county
courthouse, the hospital for the insane, and
| the Indiana state university be inserted in
the premium list OF 1874. The Autograph en-
cravings are furnished free of expense to
the board. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. MUTT, Mr.. ClaypOOls
resolution relative to advertising this season
was taken under consideration. Mr.. Clay
pool offered an amendment to his resolution,
| limiting the amount to be expended to 81
600, and that only weekly newspapers be
patronized, which amendments were embed
led in the original resolution.
| Mr.. Martindale submitted the following as
substitute tor Mr.. Claypool's resolution:
Resolved, That the secretary is hereby
authorized TO have cut of the exposition
made and stereotyped in size to go into a
single column of a newspaper ana that he
obtain the names of all the weekly papers
published in the state, with the amount OF
the circulation of each paper; that the COM
mittee will advertise in each of such papers
to such an amount as may hereafter be de-
termined upon. The price paid to each shall
be regulated by the actual circulation OF the
paper. The secretary is directed to get not
more than
TWO HUNDRED ELECTRoTYPEs,
and that he take not less than three bids for
said electrotyping and contract with the
| lowest bidder for the same. That the secre-
tary prepare circular letter to each of such
papers, and insert the amount to which the
paper addressed would be entitled for insert
ing the electrotype, and such advertising
matter may accompany the same, from
the date named until the close of the exposi-
ton of 1874, and the secretary shall, under
| the direction of the president and two MEM
| bers of this committee, SCI out said circu-
lars and electrotypes with the prices named,
| and the papers inserting such advertisement
and sending their papers marked to the
secretary shall be paid the prices named to
them in the circular.
This substitute was adopted.
Mr.. Burke offered the folio wing:
Resolved, That the president and secretary
| give to II. NJ. Lockhart a certificate under
| their hands and the seal of the state board
authorizing him to act as advertis
ing agent of the fair and exposi
ton of 1874, his duty beng confined to solic-
ting and distributing printed matter, and ht
shall, under his own proposition, serve with
/ out expense or compensation from this board
Adopted.
! On motion of Mr.. MUTT the New Alban,
Ledger-Standard Company was allowed 81,
dollars, balance due on account.
Mr.. Grim moved that all the printing b
referred to the same committee as that pro
vidsd for in the resolution on weekly news