The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-08-20
MORE MONEY Is NEEDED
FOR A SUITABLE MINNESOTA Ex-
HIBlT AT THE WORLDS FAIR,


FOR A SUITABLE MINNESOTA Ex-
HIBlT AT THE WORLDS FAIR,
And the Best Way Co Raise the Funds Il
to Call an Extra Session of the Legisla-
ture and Make Another Appropriation.
SO Decides the Convention Held at St.
Paul.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 14.-Nearly all Sec
tions of the state as we'll as every va
riety of interests were represented in
the gathering which assembled In
the hall of the house of representatives
Thursday morning. The object Of the
convention was to consider the practica.
bility of and devise means for increas-
ing from $4,000 to 100000 the funds
set aside for Minnesota's exhibit at the
worlds fair. As to the desirability OF
such an increase there was entire
unanimity OF opinion. but il vas not An
easy matter to induce all j6 delegates
to agree upon method.
D. A. Monfort, chairman of the state
commission, called the meeting to order
and explained.itss objects. after which
the convention organized BY appointing
Senator Mayo, of Rochester, chairman,
and F. N. Van Duzee, of Luverne, sec
rotary.
Mr.. Monfort read apletter from E..
H. Biodgett, of Red Wing, regretting
that that city could not be represented,
but assuring the convention Of its sup
port in any course decided upon.
A poll of the convention was next
taken by counties and showed the fol-
lowing delegates to be present:
ANoKA-John Hunter, c. d. Tuthill.
Hiram Thornton
BENTON. III. Coats, CT A. Moody.
BLUE EARTH-C. e. Davis, G. w. Neff,
]. G. Power, Joseph Slingermann, e. N.
Pope, George d. Barr.
CLAY-T. C. Kurtz, Paul Titus.
FARIBAULT-Basil Smout, G. N. An
drews.
GooDHUE-W F. Cross, Tams Bixby.
HENNEPIN-E. J. Phelps, N. Williams,
A N. Allan, A. j. Sawyer, j. S. Bell, j. B
Bassett, c. C. Curtis, E. G.. Potter, J. H.
Bradish, J. III. Parry, l.. M. Rand, j. T.
MCGOWAN, S. A. March.
ITAsCA-E j. Garfield, James Sherry.
JAcKsoN-C S. Eastwood.
LIE SUEUR-C. N. Cosgrove, w. A. Pat
ton.
MARITIME. w. Jones, FranksA. Day.
MoRRIsoN-C. w. Winstandley, A. r.
Davidson, NJ NJ Williams, George La
fond S $50. 80
MowER-C. H. johnson, N. Kingsley, c.
L. West, Ira Paddon, Joseph Keenan,.
NoBLEs-D. Shell, F. Glasgow.
OLMsTED-W. w! Mayo, A. T. Steb-
bins.
PIPEsToNE-W. Lockwood, G. c. Good
now, /. L. Hart.
RAMsEY-W S. Morton, E. w. Peet, c.
Fl. Lineau, j. d. Ludden.
REDwooD-O. B. TurreH.
RICE-A. w. Stockton, r. G.. Weathers-
ton, M. w. Skinner, Joseph Roach, F. A.
Noble, A w. Norton.
Rock, e. Shoemaker, F. N. Van
Duzee.
ST. LoUIs-R. C. Brophy, j. d. Boyd, O.
d. Kinney. Alexander McCurdy, w. N.
Sheppard, James Tippet, NJ. j. Davis, T..
B. Perry, S. A. Thompson, Amos Shep-
hard, HI. C. Kendall.
SCoTT-James McHale, E. j Gillenbeck;
NJ. Berens.
sTEAaNsTD. T. Calhoun, F. E. searle,
Joseph Capser. <k 9E
WABAsHA-E. r. Lathrop, C. A. Hub
bard. .
WAsEcAE Thomas Bohen.
.JVAsHINGfoN-E w. Durant, John Nc
Cardy, Judge Nethaway. -.
WINoNA-!G G. Clement, A. 81. Hill, C.
A. Morey. W, II. Yale J. A. Mathews,tD.
State horticultural society-wyman
Elliott, A. w. Latham
Southern Minnesota Fair Association
A. F, KiIbeurnes W,ssK. Knapp.
State Forestry, Association-J. Q. Bar
State Agricultural society-w. NJ.
Liggett, =
State Bee Keepers Associstiop-L b.
Wilcox.
J. B. Bassett, of Minneapolis, asked
for information as to the various uses
proposed to be made of the $50, 600
appropriated by the legislature.
D. A. Monfort, in replying, outlined
the action sof, the legislature and the
organization Of the commission by the
governor. The commission consisted Of
five members appointed by the gov
ernors and also as ex-officio members
the governor and the two gentlemen
representing Minnesota on the national
board of the Columbian exposition.
Seven Of the eight members were in
attendance. 1t had been early ascsr-
II. L L l.
state to make an appropriate display Of
her resources with CSC, 900, hence the
calling of the convention. Mr.. Monfort
then requested Mr.. Hunt, of Mankato,
superintendent Of the commission, to
lay before the convention the allotments
made among the various state interests.
L. r. Hunt endorsed Mr.. Moufort's
contention as to the necessity Of addi-
tional funds and presented the following
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