The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-28
w. a. CALDERHEAD.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. Is.

! W. A. Caderhead. Marysvlle, Kan.
DEAR SIR:-The organization in Mar
shall county is good and will be compe
| tent to do and perform all the dutie:
that will be required of them in collect
| ing necessary funds and materials fol
| the Kansas exhibit.
The rules adopted by the board Of
reference and control of the World :
| Columbian commission require that sal
exhibits intended to be competitive and
within the jurisdiction of juries or com
mittees authorized to award prizes must
| be located in some one of the general
| exposition buildings and be grouped &C.
cording to the official classification"
| A collective exhibit illustrating the
recources of Marshall county would con-
tain products in agriculture, horticul-
ture, Horticulture, manufactured articles,
| dairy products, live stock, poultry,
school work, women's work, fine art,
building materials, rock, plaster, cement,
stucco, brick, clay and many other
things, and would necessarily have 10 be
separated and classified and given space
in all the various exposition buildings,
and could not be entered as a collective
county exhibit
In competitive exhibits in the general
exposition buildings, l suppose that the
information suggested III your fifth
question will be required. The rules on
that subject have not been received but
it is reasonable to believe that the cola-
petition will be fair, and that samples
taken from the fields that have been Cul-
tivated in the ordinary and approved
manner for growing crops viii not be ex-
pected TO compete with special samples
that have been produced by methods
that could not be profitably applied to
the entire crop.
The rules requiring "that the expense
of transporting, receiving, unp2cking
and arranging exhibits, as well as their
removal at the close of the exposition.
shall be paid by the exhibitor This
rule applies 10 all the exhibits In the
general buildings. and / suppose will
also apply to the live stock exhibit. In
formation has been received in an inof-
fetal way that the expense OF taking
care of stock while Oh exhibition will be
paid by the national commission
We will be permitted To Use our state
building is depository for collective
exhibit of such a line as shall best Illus
trate and exeIuplify the natural resources
Of the state as well As rs historical and
archaeological features. This exhibi:
viii mot be permitted 10 participate IN
prizes or awards, nor De within the iuris-
dlction of committees o. Jurles Of
award We desire 10 hare the best
samples OF products aud materials en-
tered for competitive exhibit IN the gen
eral exposition buildings. and VIII fur
nish blank applications and render every
needed service Or assistance IL securing
permits for space. and hops 10 see Nan.
sas exhibitors receive q fall share Of
awards, but we RELY upon the collective
display IN the state building TO coupon
safe the sta c NJ the several counties IN
the state for the money expended and
laOoT performed ia collecting. preparing
and making the exhibit TINS display
viii he under the confrol Of tie state
board OF managers. and care viii b.
taken 10 secure IN each comfy all the
credits IL which they are
entitled. The general design
Viii classify and group products
aud materials in way that will exhibit
the entire resources Of tire state 10 the
best advantage. bat card ~slI ie At
Iached q each exhibit giving ii.e nafne
and address Of the exhibitor. and ce'lU-
lies fuTniShin. SPECIAL novel AID aitfac- /.