Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-02
WORLDS FAIR.

First Day of tho Kansas Convention.
session of the convention called by the Stat
Board of Agriculture, meeting of proml
nent citizens of the state was held and /;
program committee appointed. This ex.
pedlted the work of the opening session.
When the convention met there were pres
ent about 800 delegates including men of the
highest prominence in Kansas affairs.
President A. W. Smith, of the State BOARD
the secretary of that board, acted as secre-
tary of the convention.
President Smiths speech in opening the
convention was full of enthusiasm for Kan
sas, and we'll reflected the sentiment of the
assembly.
Committees were appointed, consisting OF
one member at large and two from each
congressional district,
l. On ways and means to report plan to
raise the money necessary to make an ex.
hibit at Chicago.
2. On permanent plan of organization.
3. On resolutions.
4. On credentials
The convention listened to some short
speeches, the speakers voicing the one senti-
ment-that Kansas must get there.
In the evening at the Grand opera house,
a large audience listened to General Benja-
min Butterworth, solicitor general of the
Columbian Exposition.
The audience evinced thorough sympathy
with the speaker and enthusiasm for the ex-
hlhit.
General Butterworth gave some compare
tive figures. when the matter was before
congress-" he said, "a bill was passed which
required the city of Chicago to guarantee in
advance SO, 1000. 900. There was not a man
east of the Allegheny mountains who ever
dreamed that Chicago could raise the half of
SIC, 0OO, 600. Did she do it? Yes, she has
already raised $11, 0OO, 600 and has pledged
ST., 100000. Why, she has raised $40 for
every man, woman and child within her
limits. Raised $11 COX, 900. Paris did not
do it. London didn't do it and Vienna
didn't do it.
The greatest amount of space ever pro-
vided for any exhibition was at Paris two
years ago, when severty-eight acres was
provided. What has Chicago provided?
Over $50 acres.
"a substantial token of the breadth of the
national sympathy is shown by the action Of
state legislatures in the matter of provision
for state exhibits at the exposition. It will
be remembered that the total appropriation
by states to the centennial exposition of 1876
was below 100000 In many cases these
subscriptions were for stock in the EXPOSE
ton company. The largest appropriation
outside OF the state OF Pennsylvania towards
the centennial was that of Massachusetts for
$5O.UO. Seventeen states appropriations
bills have now been passed by both branches
OF the legislatures aud have been signed by
the governors. The appropriations made by
these states have already passed the 81. 0U0,-
w marx. They are as follows: California,
$ouOUO; Idaho, $4,000; Indiana. $4,000;
Iowa, $4,000; Montana. $1O0, 100; Nebraska,
$SOCUs New Jersey, Sc, 900: North Dakota.
$2o.OO: New Mexico. So, 600; North Car
DINA, $500: Oklahoma, 5000: OHIO,
$4,000: Pennsylvania, $150OOO; Vermont,
$a.UO: Washington, 5 lO0, COO; West Virginia,
$4,000: Wyoming. $4,000.
:. The total amount of proposed appropria-
lions by state Legislatures Is about 81, 500, 900.
And now let Kansas keep step with her
aeeer states OF the west, said the speaker.
kansas can show to the world that in fer
hlity of resources, aggressive gen ius and
wonderful enterprise she is not surpassed b.
any state in the union.''