The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13

To raise the allotted sum promptly the or
panization of County Columbian Assocl-
atoms was recommended and plans for such
associations were submitted. The April con-
vention had agreed upon the l6thday OF June
as the day for assembling another conyen-
ton composed of delegates representing the
subscribers to the fund. for the purpose of
electing a permanent Board of Managers.
The Bureau of Promotion at their nesting
June 10th, finding that sufficient progress
had not been made in securing subscriptions,
postponed the date for assembling the con-
vention until the 18th day of September.
On this latter date, the records in the Sec
retary's office showed that counties and rail-
road companies, representing $40, O.56 of
the apportionment had paid in the first in
staIlment or had assented to the plan and
paid in part and could be relied upon for the
balance.
Delegates representing these subscriptions
met in convention in the Senate chamber in
the city of Topeka September 18th and
elected the present Board of Managers.
Upon the adjournment of this convention
the Bureau of Promotion surrendered to Us
the books, papers, products and funds on
hand, together with the responsible duty of
continuing to complete success the work so
well begun.
Under the authority above recited we as
sumo our position as your Board of Man.
ayers for the kansas sss ESh GsIs;o, IN
lieved, that a creditable display of our re-
sources, products in agriculture, horticulture,
Horticulture, live stock, manufactures, build
ing material, forest products, mines, mining,
fine and decorative arts, educational, charit-
able and benevolent institutions and common
school system, together with statistics inVrs-
ing the attention of the world to the advan-
tages we are able to offer to manufacturing
industries will require the sum of One Hun
dred Thousand Dollars, and our first work
will be an energetic effort to secure this. We
ask your assistance and hope to enlist every
county. railroad company, corporation and
individual citizen in this patriotic service for
Kansas.
We desire correspondence with companies
and counties who did not respond to the call
of the Bureau of Promotion, and we desire
those who dld respond 10 continue their
communications with US. We especially ask
the Press of the State to speak in favor of
this fund in their columns, that reach and
are read and have an influence in every
home. Your cooperation will insure imme-
diate and certain success. We ask you to
proceed IN your own way to ralse the amount
indicated and we will render you any assist
ance in our power, but We recommend the
organization of County Columbian EXPOSE
ton Associations and will furnish blank
forms and STOCK certificates necessary for
such corporations upon application.
Remit all moneys to our Treasurer. Samu-
uel T. Howe, Topeka, Kansas, who will duly
acknowledge receipt of the same.
The position of Kansas at the mighty ex-
position rests upon your favorable answer to
the above request. We confidently believe
that your wisdom and generosity will furnish
the means to make an exhibit that will
sneak grandly for this state to that audience
of the world. Respectfully submitted.
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS.
". II. SMITH, A. W. SMITH,
Secretary. President.