Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-31
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The New Worlds Fair Com.
mission Meet and Elect
Permanent Officers.
They Figure OH How to Make q
$4,000 Exhibit with $24.-
S5O---The Building.


L. II. Brown secretary, the old COM
mission rendered their report of the
exhibit on hand, and turned every
thing over to the new commission.
The financial report of the old COM
mission shows that they have
expended s25. $50 ON the building and
exhibit. This leaves the new com
mission $2l,s50 with which to COM
pletc the exhibits, finish up the
building, put in gas and water
fixtures and pay all expenses of MAIN
tanning the building, and for the
help which will be required at least
seven months.
The new commission appreciate
the fact that it is necessary for them
to cconomize in every way possible
and great amount of figuring was
done to see how a $4,000 exhibit
could be made with $24. $50. The
different departments were cut and
slashed and changed around, but the
lowest estimate made exceeded the
appropriation by $1,000. 1t is esti-
mated $1,000 will be required to finish
the building properly. $4,000 for
salaries and incidental expenses,
$1,000 for the mineral exhibit, 81, 800
to rcplemish the display during the
summer, and the other departments
run the amount up to about $50 GOO at
Il low estimate.
The commission is now having y
circular letter printed calling in the
stock of the old commission, which
will be sent to all stockholders i'm Il
few days. 1t is the intention to pay
of this debt and do as we'll as they
possibly can on the remaining
amount, although they think it will
he almost impossible to make as
creditablc an exhibit as should be
made from this state. Several of the
commission think that with $4,000
more they could make everything
complete but they see no way of
securing this amount, and will do the
best possible as matters now stand.
w. l.. Dow was retained as superin-
tendent. The number of men
expected to be employed by the COM
mission during the six months of the
fair is fifteen, divided as follows:
Three at the state building to explain
the exhibit and show visitors around,
distribute literature, ETC., one
janitor. one special guard to show
parties from the state through the
building. two messenger boys. two at
the mineral exhibit, two at the
agricultural building and one extra.
Besides these there will be tue
secretary and superintendent and ii
stenograpler who will do the work,
for both the men and the woman's
commission.
n report was received from the
commissioners who went to the
Black Hills as to what they had
done in the way of starting the
exhibit.
A resolution was adopted requir-
ing the woman's commission to
eNpend IL sum not exceeding $500
in the decorating and finishing of the
state building. AS the building is to
be occupied Jointly by both COM
missions, and nothing is said as to
who shall build it, the men consider
the women should pay this much
towards it.
The following standing COM
mittees were apyointed:
Executive Commiitec-IIinds, Pow
ers, Evans. Taylor and Brown.
Committee ON Observation-Disclosures.
Mcclure, Quarve, Brown and Baker.
Conference Committcc-Brown.
llinds, Pitcher and Mcclure.
Committee on Exhibits-Evans.
Pitcher, Baker, Brown. Powers and
Taylor.
Committee on Printing and Adver-
Pitcher and Hinds.
Committee on Transportation
Evans and Brown.
The salary of the secretary and
superintendent was placed at So per
day and expenses. and it is expected
they will secure transportation from
the railroads if tits possible to do so,
in order that cash will not have to be
paid for railroad fares.
Mrs. lIaynic met with the M
and explained to them the
position of the ladies in relation to
their paying sum not to exceed
s., 800 into the buildin; fund. She
thought they would be able to
expcnd $1,000 fof this purpose but
that To be the limit.
The weather-wisc say we will have
plenty Of moisture the coming season.
The wind was northeast when tho sim