Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-29
WORLDS FAIR What is Arizona Going to
 Do? NOW THE ACCEPTED TIME To Begin Preparations for Our
 Exhibit. Let the Papers .Agitate the Subject so that Our Territory will not
 Turn up Missing.

What is being done concerning Ari- zona's exhibit at the Worlds Fair was asked of Commissioner Wm. Zecken- dorf today by CITIZEN representative.
 ''Very little as yet has been accom- plished" was the reply. But the time has come when the question must be agitated. If we fail to receive an appro- priation ssat the coming session of the legislature We might as well thrown up the whole business"
 "What IS expected of the territory was the next quiry.
 G"Well it is expetecd that we will make a creditable showing, to begin with. In order to do thls the several state legis- latures have voted various sums, for in stance Iowa has given S50,0O0 for the preliminary arrangements, and will fol low this up with much larger appropri- ations. In addition it is necessary to start popular subscritions which is ex- pected to largely augmented the amount voted by the legislatures.
 Owing to the varid conditions obtain ing in different states and territories it is difficult to give detailed plan of ac- tion which would universally apply. California has taken the initiative m the matter and organized somewhat in this line.
 A meeting was called in San Fran CISCO of the representatives of the va rious mercantile, manufacturing, and art organizations to form a prelin mary committee for the organization and calling of State Convention. At that meeting an executive committee was appointed, collection taken up for the expenses, and a general secretary ap- pointed; the convention was called, and a day fixed. The plan of representation was as follows:
 Every local commercial organization in the state was authorized to send two delegates, and the same number was provided for from every local industrial scientific, educational. agricultural, hor- ticultural and viticultural society, and from every already organized local Worlds Fair Association and every local board of trade. Then each state organ ization representing the above mentioned societies vas invited to send five dele gates. Each county board of officers, board of aldermen, trustees or super visors, whatever their title, was invited to send two delegates. Each newspaper In the state was notified to send one delegate. To these were added an inTi. tation to the governor of the state and all the commissioners representing he state on the Worlds Columbian Com mission, the mayor of each city, and, lastly, the executive committee having charge of making the call for th vention.
 After the executive committee had fixed on the date for the convention, a circular was issued, addressed to each of those organizations, which read as fol- lows:
 Your organization is entitled to. delegates at convention to be held in the city of ........... on ........ 1890; the said convention having for its purpose the formulating of the state or ganization for the furthering and the proper representation of the resources of California at the Worlds Columbian Exposition in 1893, and for the purpose of influencing the proper state legisla- tion and appropriation.
 You will oblige the committee in charge of the formation of this conven- tion by forwarding to them the names and addresses of the delegates that you propose to represent your organization. Should you anticipate any delay in re- porting the names of the delegates, please advise us at once.
 The convention will be called together by hIS honor. Mayor of the City of. of............... Hall, on. 1890, sat 10 o'clock a. m.
 by giving this your immediate atten- tion and prompt reply you will greatly oblige,
 Respectfully yours,
 Persuant to the call the convention assembled in San Francisco, and the Mayor of San Francisco called the con- Yention to order. Committees on ere dentials and permanent organization were appointed. The plan of organiza- tion was as follows:
 A president, first vice president, and than a number of additional vice presl- dents. so that one should come from each section of the state any number from five to twelve. In California they named twelve. These positions are more honorary than useful, the pres ident and first vice president being se- lected for their well-known executive ability. A secretary and a treasurer were chosen and a board of directors was created consisting of one gentleman from every county in the state, the di- rectors from each county being selected and named by the delegates in the con vention from that county. This board of directors is intended to take the place of the convention for all future joint action, and each director is to be the official representative of the state or ganization in hls county, being autho- rized to organize and officially establish local organizations in his county, which should be granted official communica- tion with the state organization.
 All communications from headquar- quarters in that county should, oe forwarded through the director in hat county, and all official communica ions from any local organizations in ,ach county must be forwarded through | he director resident in that county.
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