The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-20
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.

| raised by the voluntary subscriptions
of private citizens for the State exhib-
it at the Worlds Fair. The sum of
$50, 900 voted by the preceding legis-
lature was found TO be inadequate to
enable the State to make such an ex-
hibit as it's resources and Importance
demanded. 1t was decided by pub
lie spirited citizens that at least
100000 more would be required. A
committee was appointed and the
amount to be raised was distributed
among the counties of the state ac-
cOrding to population and wealth.
The sum required was raised, and the
bill for reimbursement has now been
presented. 1t should be passed with
out opposition. y
Minnesota is great, prosperous
and gro wing State, abundantly able
to make an exhibit of her own and
pay for il without reluctance or mig
gardlineSs. What the State most
needs and will need for years to come,
is immigration of the best class and
the introduction of foreign capital to
build up her manufactures and devel
Op her wonderful industrial resources
There is room within her borders for
million more intelligent and indus
trious people and opportunity for the
profitable employment of many mill
lions more of capital in the next FIVE
years. To attract these hither we
must advertise our resources and adj
vantageS to the world. How can this
be done more effectually and more
economically than by the fullest eX-
hibit possible at the Worlds Fair.
1t is matter which directly con-
| nit Af
cheap, poor, inadequate exhibit COM
pared with that made by our neigh
| boring States would have been worse
than none at all. Public spirited Cit
liens have repaired the mistake of
the legislature in failing to make a
sufficient apprOprathin to enable the
| State to EShOw the whole world the
splendid inducements we have to Of
| fer for all who are seeking new homes
in the West, and the attractions we
are able to offer to capital seeking re-
munerative investment. \
1t is is not too much to expect, then.
that the present legislature shall
promptly repair the mistake of it's
predecessor. The passage of the bill
State pride and the Times entertainS
hesitating and cordial support of ev-
cry intelligent member who has a
proper sense of his own duty and the
dignity eff the State.
Minneapolis Journal: The last leg
islature only appropriated $4,000, and
the supplemental contributions have
enabled the commission to place the
state in good Columbian shape. This
800, 900, so contributed, should be re-
imbursed to the portion of the popu-
| latiOn who came forward to preserve
| the dignity of the state and payment
should be diffused in the general tax
so that every tax payer in the state
may have an opportunity to help in
the good work. The commission will
collect from the contributors as it is a
debt of honor; but the 100000 ought
to come from the state and not from
part of the people. 1t is really debt
of honor upon the people of the entire
state.
Litchfield Revieao: Senator LaDue
has introduced a bill which provides
for an additional appropriation
of 100000 to defray The expense
of the Minnesota exhibit at the
Worlds Fair This bill should pass,
| for it would not be right to let the
people who have advanced the $lO00.-
600 stand the expense. The appropri-
alton of the last legislature, S50,000
was not sufficient to make a credit
able exhibit, and the state should
promptly reimburse those who came
to her rescue and advanced the $780,
000
St. Paul Pioneer Press: The legis-
lature of 1890 appropriated the sum
of $4,000 with which to represent this
great state in it's various degrees of
development, it's uneXcelled resOurc-
es and natural claim for recognition
| in an event the like of which history
tirely inadequate for the execution of
the real spirit of thesbill carrying the
appropriate land was so conceded by
enlightened men of alt portions Of the
state at the time. What, therefore, is
the duty of the present legislature?
The board of worlds fair managers
have proved by their successful efforts
up to this time in pushing for credit
able exhibit that no mistake was
made in their selection. Men with
| 1883 lOECO Vi C1ldI duu uCUCIIlllud-
tion would have been content with a
meager and totally inadequate rep
resentation, or, what would have been
better under such conditions, aban-
dOned the project altogether and
left the state unrepresented. Moth
ing daunted, they appealed to the
public spirited citizens of the state
for funds, and as result of persistent
efforts succeeded in raising 800, 900 by
private subscriptions on in
dividual guarantees. The pro-
visions of the bill now
before the senate require that the
appropriation shall be used to reim-
burse the men who came to the
rescue of their state when no other
means was at hand to save us from
humiliation or misrepresentation
Shall it be said that the great State
of Minnesota is to be represented at
Chicago by individual capital, fur
nished by men whose pride and pa
triotism prompted them to aid in the
great work, or Will the representatives
of che people now doing service at the
capitol assume the responsibility of
this exhibit and make it one of state
as it it ought to be?
The legislature Of Iowa at it's 1890
session appropriated $4,000 with