The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-08-21
FOR AN EXTRA SESSION.
Representatives from All Sec.
tiOns> of the State Meet I'm
ST. Paul
To Devise Means for Increasing
Appropriation for Exhibit
at Worlds Fair.
Resolutions Adopted Favoring an Elk.
ira Session of the Legislature
for That Purpose.

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ST. PAUL, Aug. 14.-Nearly all Sec
tions of the state as well 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 it was not an
easy matter to induce all the delegates
to agree upon method.
D. A. Monford, chairman of the state
commission, called the meeting to order
and explained its objects. after which
the convention organized by appointing
Senator Mayo, of Rochester chairman,
and F. N. Van Duzee, of Luverne, Sec
rotary.
Mr.. Montford read a letter from e.
H. Blodgett, 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, G. d. Tuthill.
Hiram Thornton.
BENTON. H. Coats, c. A. Moody.
BLUE EARTH-C E. Davis, G. w. Neff;
j. G. Power, Joseph Slingermann, E. M.
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, ]. B..
Bassett, C. c. Curtis, E. G. Potter, j. H.
Bradish, j. H. Parry, l.. M. Rand, J. T..
MCGOWAN, S. A March.
ITAsCA-E. J. Caulfeld, James Sherry.
JACKsoN-C. S. Eastwood.
LIE SUEUR-C. n. Cosgrove, w. A. Pat
ton.
MARITIME. w. Jones, Frank A. Day.
MoRRIsoN-C. w. Winstandley, A. r.
Davidson, NJ. NJ Williams, George La
fond.
MowER-C. H. johnson, n Kingsley, G..
L. West, Ira Paddon, Joseph keenan,.
NoBLEs-D. Shell, f. Glasgow.
OLMsTEAD-W. w. Mayo, A. T. Steb-
bins.
PIPEsToNE-W. Lockwood, c. C. Good
now, I. L. Hart.
RAMsEY-W. S. Morton, E. w. Peet, G.
H. Lineau, j. D. Ludden.
REDwooD-O. B. Turrell.
RICE-A. w. Stockton, r. G. Weathers-
ton, M. w. Skinner, Joseph Roach, f. A.
Noble, A W. Norton.
Rock. F. Shoemaker, F. N. Van
Duaee.
ST. LoUIs-R. c. Brophy, j. D. Boyd, o.
D. Kinney, Alexander McCurdy. w. N.
Sheppard, James Tippet, M. j. Davis. t.
B. Perry, S. A. Thompson. Amos Shep-
hard II. c. Kendall.
SCoTT-James McHale, E. J. Gillenbeck:
M. Berens.
STEARNs-D. 7. Calhoun, F. E. Searle,
Joseph Capser.
WABAsHA-E R. Lathrop, C. A. Hub
bard.
WAsEcA-Thomas Bohen.
WAsHINGToN-E. W. Durant, John Nc
Cardy, Judge Nethawny.
WINoNA-C. G. Clement, A. II. Hill, c..
A. Morey, w. H. Yale, ]. A. Mathews, d.
Sinclair.
State Horticultural Society-Wyman
Elliott, A. W. Latham.
Southern Minnesota Fair Association
A. F. Kilbourne, w. K. Knapp.
State Forestry Association-J o. Bar
rett.
State Agricultural Soeiety-W. NJ
Liggett.
State Bee Keepers Association-L. Fl.
Wilcox.
j. B. Bassett, of Minneapolis, asked
for information as to the various uses
proposed to be made of the $50, 900
appropriated by the legislature.
D. A. Monfort, in replying, outlined
the action of the legislature and the
organization of the commission by the
governor The commission consisted OF
five members appointed by the gov
ernor, and also as ex-officio mem ers
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 ascer-
tanned that it would be impossible for the
state to make an appropriate display OF
her resources with $4,000, 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. P. Hunt endorsed Mr.. Monfort's
contention as to the necessity of addi-
tional funds and presented the following
table:
Agricultural .........................S 1900
Horticu tural .......................... 1900
Forestry ..................... 10000
Mines and Mining Observation-Disclosures. 10,f0)
Dairy Products ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Live Stock. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1850
Poultry and Fat Stock ................ 1000
Fish and Fisheries. ...................... 5000
Geological ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
Educational ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4,5.0
Sugar Cane Syrup. ....................... 1900
Lakes and Summer Resorts. ........... 2,75C
Flour Manufacturing ................. 1000
Lumber. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Manufacturing and Mechanics. ........ 10000
Immigration, pamphlets. ............... 300