The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-26
The Board Of Worlds Fair Man.
ayers Getting Their Affairs
in Order.
Appointments Made to the Va
rious Exhibits That Are
to Be Made.
Tho Money at tho Disposal Of tho Iionrd
AppOrtiOned TO Various Objects
Othor business.

The board of Worlds fair managers Of
Montana were In session all day yesterday
and part of the night clearing up the de-
tails Of the work of properly installing tho
states exhibit at Chicago. W. II. huthor-
lin, Of White sulphur Springs, was up
pointed to take charge of tho agricultural
exhibit at the fair and his salnry fixed at
$125 per month. DIR. ID. A. Psnse, of Mad
ison county, was appointed as assistant In
the agricultural exhibit at 500 a month.
Prof. Il. W.. ]raphagen was appointed to
take charge OF tho mineral exhibit at $125
per month, and Alvin i. Vinnedge, OF
Pa k, and l.. w. Curtis, of Cascade, were
named to nssist him at 500 per month
each. X. G. Young was given charge Of
tho educational exhibit ut $l25 a month,
md Miss Lizzie Burnett. of Butte. WIS
made his assistant at $75 a month. Nj ,ss
Lulu Holmes. of Silver Bow, was made
hostess of the Montana building for
May. June and July, and Miss Lula
Nutting. of Yellowstone, hostess for
August. September and November. The
executive commissioned WAS authorized to
appoint other assistants In the mineral ex-
hibit. IL he thought them necessary.
Bids were opened for printing 125, 900
pamphlets descriptive OF the state and Its
resources. The bids were as follows: Mis-
soulian Publishing company $31 per 1000
for the nrst lO0. 900 and 1924 for each ad-
dltional 1000; Avsnt Courier, Bozemnn,
$2S.GO and S25 40; Butte Miner, 1876 and
$50; Helenn Herald, $34. 80 and $50; Rocky
Mountain Husbundman. $33.45; Butte In
ter Mountain, $26.2 20 and 1923. so (dsliver red
in Butts); G. X. Wells company. $27. rs and
$26.3 delivered in Chicago; all the above
in silver bronze ink; Independent Publish
ing company, $37.09 and $37.39 in silver
bronze ink, and $36. 90 and 1868 in silver
ink; Industrial Printing company, Grent
Falls, G46.5 50 and $44.9O in silver bronze,
and $45.50 and $43.9O in silver ink. The
contract was awarded the Inter Mountain
at the figures named.
10 was ordered that $25.O00 be placed in
the hands of the treasurer, in addition to
Whist is already there. for Immediate use
for the following purposes: Expenses agri-
cultural xhibi $4.S52, mineral exhibit
$7,325, sdueational exhibit 1924, hottieul-
ear nle exhibit cc l 1850 salaries of ot1ioars
$3,32O.34. miscellaneous So. 432. The same
amount WAS placed in the t easurer's hands,
to be availsble on May /, for the follc wing
purToses: Advertising 5000, agricultural
eXhlblt $l,13o, mines and mining $l,989.
live stock exhibits $2,4O7, educational exhi-
bin 1868, horticultural exhibit $500, salaries
81, 1895 ladies department $4,000, ex-
penses of Montsna building 81, S04. GO, mis-
cellaneous So, 000.35 The auditing com
mittee placed the following amounts to tho
order OF the executive commissioner: Agri-
e%uitura! exhibit SO. 24l, minsrnl ST, 7s9, live
stock &2.312.50 {, educational So. 144, horti-
c~ultura! SG25. salaries So. 1888, ladiea' depart
meat 81, O75.
Stephen de Wolfe rendered his resigna-
ton as president of the board, saying it
was his intention to follow it up by re-
signing as q member. The board refused
TO receive the resignation, but he was re-
quested to act as orator on Montana day.