Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-05-05
TO RAISE 1T BY COUNTIES.
Plan Agreed Upon to Form a Worlds
Fair Fund in Kansas.

TOPEKA, April 27.-The convention
called by A. w. Smith, president of the
board of agriculture, to consider the
Kansas display at the worlds fair, is
more representative gathering than was
expected. A fear was expressed by
those who had the interests of the state
at heart that partisanship and political
prejudice would defeat the objects of
the convention, but common sense has
prevailed.
The delegates represented every i'm
portant town and commercial Organlza-
tiOr in the state, and it did not take
long to get down to business. A. w.
Smith acted as chairman of the conven-
ton, and Martin Mohler of the agricul-
tural board was secretary.
The plan adopted by the convention
was submitted by Ex-Governor Click,
chairman of the ways and meaus COM
mittee. 1t provides for raising $780,
600, each county in the state paying its
share of the total amount according to
its taxable wealth as shown by the last
assessors report. A "bureau of pro-
notion" consisting of three members
from each congressional district, is to
be appointed by the convention to look
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governor will appoint a committee,
reau of promotion.
In addition to these committees, a
board OF managers of nine members wilt
have general charge of the entire dis
play and will hold over until the state
has taken official action through its leg
islature in 1893. After the pro rata as
sessments have been made against the
various counties, local boards will be
formed in each and it's members will
give guarantee bond for the amount
assessed against them. Ten per
cent of this amount is to be
paid upon demand of the board
of managers and reasonable time
allowed for raising the balance, each
county to proceed in it's own way.
When the money has all been sub
scribed, the bureau of promotion will
call another convention to elect a board
of managers of nine members. Repre-
sentatiOn to this convention will be
based on the amount of money each
county has subscribed, and it will con-
vene in this city June 10th.
The great advantage in the plan
adopted lies in the fact that the sub
scribers will know exactly what they
are doing and will not have to depend
on the whims of legislature to reim
burse them. The railway corporations
will come in under the same conditions
as counties and will have votes in the
convention, which elects a board of
managers according to their subscrip-
tiOns.
The convention. after adopting the
committees report, proceeded at once
to the election Of bureau of informa-
ton. The election resulted as follows:
First Congressional District-Cap-
tain w. M. Fortescue of Leavenworth,
Neosho Wheeler of Nortonville, and r.
FL. Crosby of Valley Falls.
Second District-C. f. Drake of Fort
Scott, r. w. Hilliker of Kansas City,
KS. and A. Henley of Douglas county.
Third District-C. NJ Turner of
Chautauqua county, L. M. Pickering of
Cherokee county, and Ed Brown of
Crawford county.
Fourth District-Levi Dumbauld, A.
E. Case, H. G. Speer.
Fifth District-Sidney G. Cook of
Dickinson, w. W. Caldwell of Cloud
and John K. Wright of Geary.
Sixth District-A. B. Montgomery of
Sherman, J. w. Epperson of Jewell and
Jones H. Reederof Hays City.
Seventh District-A. w. Smith of
Mcpherson, A. j. Abbot of Finney
county and T. A. Hubbard of Sumner.
The bureau of promotion will meet
at the Copeland next Thursday at 3
o'clock in order to commence work.