The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22
WORLDS FAIR FUND,
ems Picked up a. State Headquarters.


Allen county desires to have its mar.
BILE quarries represented in the Kansas
building at Chicago.
The Concordia Times has the proper
spirit. 1t says: Lets get hustle on
us and plan to raise our share"
Sherman county was first under the
wire. The first installment of her share
has been received. This is cOmmenda-
BILE and should be and example to the
larger eastern counties of the state.
The distribution of the fund of $780,
900 among the several counties on the
basis of the assessed valuation makes 1T
very nominal sum per capita, and only
70 cents upon each one thousand dol
lars OF taxable property.
IiGarden City is in the front rank. A
meeting of citizens of Finney county
was held here Monday evening, the call
being signed by many of the principal
citizens. Finney never gets left. and
knows how to advertise.
Treasurer Howe yesterday receipted
to County Treasurer Cunningham OF
Allen county for the first installment OF
its quota of the worlds fair fund
Allen is the second county to report,
Sherman having headed the list.
The Sterling Gazette says: 'sRice
county can raise her portion of the
worlds fair fund very readily" That
shows the kind OF spirit that will win.
How much better to encourage the
scheme than to stand back and frown.
Shawnee comfy Will soon be ready to
report her money raised. The county
committee has been called to meet Fri
day evening at the board of trade rooms.
Every Topekan interested in the proper
representation of Kansas at Chicago in
1893 should attend that meeting.
While. the address of the worlds fair
convention outlines a general plan for
county organization, it is left optional
with the county as to the method by
which their quota shall be raised It is
left to be seen who will invent the most
ingenious scheme, or the most success
full.
Major Sims, secretary of the bureau
OF promotion, heartily approves of Pro-
lessor Worrelfs idea of urging upon
the farmers OF the state the Importance
OF gathering the best specimens OF
grains and grasses from this years
crop. The sheaf Of wheat or oats that
will win premium of s. or 80 would
well repay the trouble of carefully gath
ering and putting in safe place.
Ex-Mayor Henley of Lawrence called
a mass meeting of the citizens of the
Modern Athens" for Tuesday evening,
when 1t was decided to organize Co
lumbar Exposition association, and a
number of committees appointed.
Great interest is manifested in Law
renee in the matter, and it is safe to
predict that Douglas county will do her
share towards having Kansas repre-
sented.
THE press of the state could materi-
ally help in the work of pushing for
ward the work, said prominent state
officer yesterday. THE power of the
press is untold in such cases, and there
ire surely none Of our papers who will
not show their loyalty to Kansas at this
line. My idea would be to put the
work into the hands Of the progressive
newspaper men in each county. When
hey take hold something must come
Topeka Capital: Nobody questions
he value of the Kansas exhibit at the
Worlds fair. 1t is almost a necessity
md so recognized by the public-spirited
itiZens OF all sections of the state. We
lave but to look back to Kansas record
t the Centennial to SUBSTITUTED the
lain. Every county and every rail.
Dad IN Kansas is deeply Interested in
dyancing the interests OF our state
nd with united effort the fund a0rasd
pom VIII soon be raised. Who's the
eAt 10 report their first installment?