Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-11-21
f;IDWINTER FAIR.
Matters Relative 10 an Exhibit
Thoroughly Discussed---A Ne
Vada Building.

SUNDAY journal mas the 1OllOW
ing:
Pursuant to call, there was joint
meeting of citizens and members Of
the State Agricultural Society at the
Court house yesterday morning. The
attendance was not Ovel!y large, D.t
what Was lacking III numbers was
made up in the interest displayed by
those present in the matters under
discussion.
President Martin of the Agricul>
tural Society presided, and stated
the object of the me- ting.
Secretary Stoddard read COM
munication from the Vice President
Of the Midwinter Fair Association,
in which the gentlemen stated that
Nevada could have 1900 square feet
of space in two of the buildings for
81 $40, and that the same would De
| reserved upon the receipt of fifty per
cent. or the amount.
GOVERNOR CoLCoRD.
Governor Colcord, who lately re
turned from San Francisco, stated
before the meeting that, in company
with Evan Williams, he visited the
Board of Directors at San Francisco,
at meeting of that body. and pro
tested against the idea of our State
being compelled to pay for space in
which to make an exhibit. The
Board claimed that as the matter
had already been settled with our
Commissioners, and the space set
apart, although no payment had as
yet beer made on the same, there
was no further action to be taken,
and that no reduction in the price
could be made, for if Nevada was
given a reduction, others would be
claiming the same right. The Gov
ernor could say nothing further, but
found on his return here that the
Commissioners haF e not closed ne
gotiations for the space, but SIMPLY
got the figures on what so many feet
would cost. He stated to the San
Francisco Board, however, that the
people of Nevada, as a whole pros
tested most strenuously against the
charge for space and if there was no
State exhibit at the grounds, many of
the blocks and handsome Mob Hill
residences would be placarded as ex-
hi pits of Nevada enterprise and pro
ductivenes.
NEVADA BUILDING.
The Governor believed that it
would be fare better for the
State To erect building of its own
in which to make an exhibit, and
was of the opinion that the money re-
CURED to purchase space would al
most, if not wholly cover the cost of
such building. At the figures re-
ceived, 81, 400 would ne necessary
for the space required and for that
nice building could be
erecred.
Sam Davis, he said, has received |
the concession and closed the con-
tract for a piece of ground, in the |
southwest portion of the grounds in |
which to get up his 40 exhibit. That |
Davis signitied his willingness to al |
ow the State to use portion Of the
same. The ground IS a slight pro- !
lection from the main ground and
The Governors idea was to erect the
Nevada building at the opening of
his projection to the fair grounds
proper and hem the Davis exhibit in
oy running fence on either side of
he building. There Will be one en-
rance gate to the 40 exhibit, to see
which a small fee will be charged |
and the Governor proposes to
make the only way Of exit through
.he Nevada building. BY this
means all persons who go to
see the Davis exhibit, which
will probably be 70 per cent. of the
attendance, will be compelled to look
upon the Nevada exhibit. A build
ng 4Ox50 feet would be ample, and
could be completed in Il very short
line. In regard to finance. he sug-
rested that the Agricultural Board
make application to the many mon
Eyed men who made their fortunes
n Nevada for assistance.
WHAT OTHERS SAID.
ID. A. Bender also addressed the
Meeting and took almost the same