Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-31
IOWA AND the FAIR.
Report OF tho Executive Committee
to Tho Iowa Columbian
Commission.


To the Iowa Columbian Commission
The executive committee preser
following estimates of money rec
to prepare, install and maintain u
hibit of the products OF Iowa u
worlds fair at Chicago in is9:
making these estimates, your co
tee realizes the fact that u
amount Of money must be eNpend
making preparations The succ'
our representation all lies in &,
ready. Our stock raisers and fl
are not able TO work "a year I
ready and then devote the next s,
when they shall be planting and
vesting, To make nm exhibit :,
world for the benefit of the sta
Iowa at large. The commiss
must offer sufficient cncourageme
induce the people TO get ready
ever they can that Is worthy and G
able TO our state. No lowan wi
grudge the money necessary for u
building equal to that of our
states. We undertake this entel
for the purpose of making kno,
the world the resources of Iowa, ,
IL is worth doing at all IL Is wort
ing well.
In making these estimates, we
added the cost of transportation
also provided for renewals of peris
articles. We estimate:
For state building aud equipment
for tho same, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Live stock this To include domes-
tic animals of all varieties, kinds
and classes of Iowa breeding,
rearing and ownership, including
poultry exhibit also including
all premiums, medals and prizes
for the entire live stock industry
of the state. ......,,.......,.,,
Agricultural this to include all
grains, grasses, field seeds root
and vine products, including the
sugar beet and other sugar pro
ducing plants; also all manu-
featured articles from the above
products, such AS flour, meal,
starch, glucose, sugar, sorghum,
and products OF the canning fac
tory and packing house; especial
attention being given To corn as
an article of food. ,...,.,.,.,.
Horticulture-All orchard fruits,
products Of tho vineyards, garden
fruits, nursery stock aud orchard
appliances, all processes for pre-
serving, evaporating or drying
fruits Horticulture and forestry
specimens of native woods ,..,..
Manufactures Machinery of Iowa
invention or manufacture, used In
mechanical, agriculture, mining
or artistic operation; manufact-
ured product from wood, leather,
cotton, wool, hemp, flax; paper
and all metals; the object being
to present the variety, magnitude
ana excellence Of the manfactur-
ing industry OF the state, giving
special attention To the abund-
ance of raw material and the
choapness of fuel ..............,..
Dairy Products Cheese and butter
made by the factory or creamery,
or of domestic manufacture, all
dairy appliances Of Iowa inven-
ton or manufacture. ..,...,...
Education and Liberal Arts-1his
TO embrace the work of the COM
mon school system the academy,
college, university, art institutes,
technical and professional schools
the educational, reformatory and
charitable state institutions, the
plastic, pictorial and decorative
arts, including photography and u
oil 30. Il l,tl,tt 80 thA 40
school appliances aud furnishings,
music, drawing, engraving and
kindergarten appliances, and
public libraries. .............,
Bee Culture Bees and their pro
ducts, bee management, nparian
appliances OF Iowa invention,
manufacture or use. ..,......,.
Woman's Work -Embracing all do
partments OF female industry,
such as needle work, embroidery
fancy work for home use, comfort
or ornamentation, painting,
special designs In wood, leather
and other materials and fabrics;
pantry stores, cookery, woman's
inventions and woman's work In
Iowa literature, history and do
yelopment. ..,.....,........
Fish Native fishes, en-
bracing the work of the fish com
missions, state hatchery fish
Matching and fish production Ia
Iowa streams, lakes and ponds
Mineral and Geographical Mineral
ores, products OF mines, embrac-
ing coal, lead, iron, aluminium
and other metals gypsum, marble
IA ina .tNI nj hng
building stone; mineral paints.
fire and potters clay and other
valuable clay and sands and
articles manufactured from them,
including brick and tile speci-
mems of soil, geological exhibit,
fully illustrating the geology Of
Iowa, properly classified and ar
Sanitary Work Of the state board
of health hospital Accommodations
for the use of Iowa visitors at
at the exposition who may be
taken down by sickness or In.
jured by accident, and other
sanitary requirements during the
exposition.
Decorations- Artistic designs Ia
Iowa corn and other Iowa grains
and grasses used In decorating
interior Of the Iowa building tho
purpos being to make an artistic
and beautiful display of the field
products Of Iowa display OF all
Iowa birds, properly mounted,
will he used for the double pur-
pose of exhibiting such specimens
and identifying the building. 80.
Promoting, Printing and Publica-
tion-A statistical exhibit Of the
resources, productiveDess and
other interests essential to a COM
plete exhibit OF the material prog
ress and social, civil and moral
life of Iowa; also tho supply
ing of literature for free dis
tribution, advertising the advant-
ages and excellencics Of the
state, also maintaining bureau
OF information, for the benefit OF
the Iowa visitors to the exposi-
ton; an illustrative exhibit Of the
climatology of Iowa and the
weather and crop reporting
service Of the state; this depart
ment embraces all the clerical and
mail service essential to the adj
vertising OF an Iowa exhibit ut
Chicago In 1893. ...............
Press Department = Embracing
Iowa press headquarters at the ex-
position with complete files of all
the periodical publications Of the
state properly displayed; also the
literature of Iowa, including all
works of Iowa authorship In law,
history, science, poetry, travel,
etc, and their proper classifica-
ton and display. .............
Administrative and Installation
All clerical hire, furniture for sec
rotary and other officers, secrc-
tary's salary, expense OF station
airy, postage, express charges, in
surance, telegraphing, blanks and
blank books for secretary, treas
urer, superintendent and other
officers; expense OF commission
and all others essential to the in
stallation Of an Iowa exhibit. 49,.
Salaries Of superintendent, assist
ants and helpers. ...,............
Incidental and contingent expenses.
lotui. ..'.s'.'. '.'.''sss'' y
This seems large amount to al
who has not figured up the cost a