The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-24
CONTENTS ON WORLDS FAIR
BILL.

| St. Paul Dispatch. 1t is not a Ques-
tiUn OF profit or loss altogether. 1t is
question affecting the dignity and
| honor of The state. No common
wealth worthy OF place in the sister
hood of American states can afford 10
| be unrepresented at Chicago. The
sentiment OF our people demands such
representation and the popular will
ingnesS 10 meet the expense cannot
| be gainsaid were half dozen Popu-
! list legislatures to declare to the con-
| trary. The owners of property and
! the payers OF taxes, the wage-earners
and the cultivatorS of the soil are all
anxious that the state shall be prop
erly represented. Only few dema-
gogue politicians and Il few mistaken
but well meaning public representa-
tlyeS fail to catch the general feeling
on the subject. Long before the
worlds fair has come TO an end most
OF those who are now opposed will be
glad that the state has kept faith
with it's citizens and recognized the
true interest OF the people in cOnnec-
tlOn with the Columbus celebration.
st. Paul Globe: The bill apprOpri-
ating 100000 for our exhibit at the
worlds fair has now passed bOuh
houses Of the legislat re, and if the
governor signs il, which he is expect
ed to, Minnesota will have $685.
with which To make respectable ap-
pearance before the world. The sum
is none too much. 1t will prove to be
money well invested. Our state is not
any TO well advertised, and this is the
opportunity of its existence. We need
more farmers, more mechanics and
more capitalists, In short, there is
plenty of room here for more good
men Of every class. And then we
need broader market for our prod
ucts of every kind. 1t is unnecessary
to offer an argument TO prove the
potency of advertising. Everybody
possessed of grain Of Intelligence
knows it's power. A "flfty-cenU" eX-
hibit would do US more harm than
good. If we are to reap any benefit
from our effort in that direction, our
exhibit must make an attractive show
ing; and to make such among the
MAMMOTH presentations which many
other states are preparing to make, it
will cost every cent Of the appropria-
Uions contemplated. We had far bet
ter make no showing than anything
less than what $150,00 will afford us.
St, Paul Pioneer Press. We are not
alone among even the wealthy and adj
vanced states in having found it ad-
yisable to increase the first amount
set aside. Undoubtedly those in
whose hands the responsibility has
been laid appreciate the conditions,
and if there be Others who fail to do
50, their impressions will be corrected
when they see the immensely and i'm
pOrtance Of The exposition, or read its
records. They will be grateful then
for the forethOught which they now
regard as extravaganza. There is a
vast yet delicate difference between
economy and parsimOny which such
occasions aS Columbian eXpOSitions
serve we'll TO illustrate. The public
spirit and liberality Of the state of
Minnesota toward the worlds fair has
been shown by the readiness Of thou
sands of individuals in the several
counties to guarantee the Subscrip-
tiOn Of the amount required. The
best that can be done is to reimburse
them with the hearty thanks OF the
commonwealth.