Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1891-06-04
WORLDS FAIR.
The State Convention at Yankton Large
Iy Attended and Plans Devised
TO Raise Funds.
Ar Effort TO be made TO call an Extra
Session Of the Legislature to
Appropriate $4,000.
MasOns Bury an Old Citizen Of North
Iland-A Cloud Burst
and Flood.
WORLDS FAIR CONVENTION.

WORLDS FAIR CONVENTION.
An Effort TO be made TO Reconvene tn,
Legislature on Pledges Of Supporting
an Appropriation.
The Wnrlds fair convention at Yankto,
last week was we'll attended. the represen
tation being largely from cities and com,
= mereial organizations. The plan evolved
was to call an extra session of the iegisla.
ture on pledge to appropriate $4,000
In case this failed, a commission of ls
was chosen to raise money by subscrip.
ton.
Following is report of the committee
Gu plans which was adopted:
Whereas the congress of the United
States has provided by an act approved
April 2jth, 1890, for celebrting the 400th
anniversary of the discovery of America
at Chicago in 1893.
The legislature OF the state OF South
Dakota failed to make an appropriation
to enable the state to be- represented at
the Worlds Columbia exhibition.
We deem it Of vital importance, and to
the best interests of the state, that IL be
represented at said exhibition.
Now, therefore, for the purpose of ex.
hibiting the resources, products and gen.
eral Development OF the state OF South
Dakota, we do recommend that this con-
vention do elect by ballot eighteen cIti-
nf tlA IA nj
Worlds Fair commission, two Of whom
shall be from each judicial district and
two at large to serve until the close Of
the exposition and the winding up of the
state exhibit.
Said commission shall serve without
pay except actual expenses paid out and
discussed. The commission shall incor-
porate without issuing any stock, provid-
ing it can be legally done.
The commission shall be instructed first
of all to communicate to the members of
the legislature the following resolution,
which this committee recommend this
convention shall pass:
Resolved, That it is the wish and de-
sire of the people of South Dakota, as
voiced by this convention, that the repre-
sentadves in the st.te legislature shall be
called together in extra session, without
expense 10 the state except for actual ex-
penses paid out and they appropriate the
sum OF fifty thousand dollars or su,h 9TH
or sum as in the wisdom Of the legislature,
shall be adequate 10 make proper ex-
hibit of the resources Of the state. And
further that they shall make the commits
sion now elected, trustees of the fund and
that il shall be disbursed by tho state
treasurer on warrants audited by the COM
mission. The members Of the legislature
shall be asked by the secretary Of the
commission. il they are willing to vote
this APPROPRIATION and if they will TO sign
the appended pledge, the secretary of the
commission shall communicate the fact
to the governor who shall be requested to
at once Call an extra session for this pur-
pose.
THE PLEDGE.
"We, the members of the legislative
assembly of the state of South Dakota,
hereby pledge ourselves that should the
governor of the state Of South Dakota re-
convene the legislature of said state for
the purpose of considering an appropria
tion for the Worlds Far to be held at
Chicago in 1893, We hereby pledge our
selves to comply with said call without
claiming the mileage or per diem as pro-
yided by law, or any other charge or
claim against the state except for actual
expenses paid out and disbursed by the
members and further pledge ourselves
that no other legislation shall be had or
entertained except that pertaining to said
appropriation"
That In case Of the failure OF the legis-
lature TO make an appropriation then the
commission shall raise by subscription the
sum of sl00. 900, TO be apportione ed by the
commission to the several counties or
should the Legislature appropriate less
than 100000 then the commission raise
the balance Of said 100000 by subscrip-
ton.
The delegates from each county repre-
sented. are hereby appointed commit
tee to lay the matter before their respec-
tive counties to devise ways and means
for raising each countv's quote.
This committee further recommends
that the delegates from each judicial dis
trict here present do present the name Of
two competent men, possessing the full
confidence OF the tax payers Of said dis
trict, and do nominate them to represent
said district on lthis commission.
The convention to instruct the commits
sion thus appointed to select, as early as
possible, favorable site for building,
to take pains to have q building that Will
be attractive, end that will be unique and
command the attention Of visitors to the
exposition, said building to be constructs
ed Of Dakota material, such as Sioux Falls
granite, Black Hills stone, Yankton ce-
ment. In this building there shall be a
display Of the products and industries oi
Dakota. Special attention should be CIV
en- to agriculture and stock raising. which
must always be important features IN
South Dakota.
We further recommend that the COM
mission shall endeavor TO arrange by any
and all means, in their power. to hsye a
full exhibit OF South Dakota's resources
in the states own building.
AS OTHERS SEE 1T.
RedfieId Obseryer:-So much has been