Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The View Worlds Fair Com
rmisssoe Meet and Eject
Permanent Gbffsce-S-
They Figure en Hcw To Make a
$4,000 Exhibit with $24.-
SJO--The Building

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rendered 1heir report 81 The
sKh5Ha1 Oh hand and turned every
thing 8EHr 10 the nsw cauulsslOn-
T financial report O. the uE cCnl-
-nissl1n shows that they have
expended szaI5s on the building and
eKhi5f1- This leaves the REV com.
mscu So with which 10 cUl-
Tate Tie exhibits, finish Up the
eszlI5i1g. PM in gRs AID water
fixtures and pay al expenses - main
tanning the building and for the
help which VII be regUIrEd al least
seven months
The rev commission appreciate
TIE fact thai il j. necessary tor them
&c e-ce1orniz4 il every way possible
and . great au1Jznt - figuring Was
done fo see how a $4,000 exhibit
could bs made with ss59 The
di+-e-ent departments wsre cut and
sIasbea and changed around. but the
lowest estimate made exceeded the
appropriation By 5000 IL is esti-
mated 5000 vii be required 10 finish
the bal6ing properly, $4,000 tor
salaries and inclcental expenses
= 600 fCr the mineral exhibit 1850
10 rsylemish the display during the
souDer. and the other departments
run the amount UP 10 about s- 600 al
d agw estimate.
The commission is 0 having a
circular letter printed calling in the
stock q the Oh commission. which
viii De sent TO all stockholders ia a
few days- 1t il the intention 10 pay
c@ this debt aad do as well as they
possibly can On the remaining
amount, although they think il will
te almost impossible 10 make as
cfedGtahe an exhibit a. should be
made from This state Several Of the
commission think that with sl2.e31
more they could make everything
complete but they see no way Of
securing this amount. and viii Go the
bsst possible a. matters low stand.
w. L Dow WIS retained as superin-
teu6ent. The number OF men
expected TO he employed by the com
mission during the six months Of the
fair Is afteen, divided as follows;
Three al the state building To explain
the exhibit and shaw visitors around.
distribute literature. etc. one
5anitor, one special guard 70 show
parties from the state through the
building. two messenger boys. two al
the mineral exhibit, two at the
agricultural building and n extra
Besides these there will be tut
secretary and superintendent and
stenographer who viii do the work
FOR both the men and the woman;
commission
A report was received from th'
commissioners who went to tn,
Black Hills as 70 what they hac
done in the way OF starting til:
mineral exhibit.
A resolution was adopted requir
ing the woman's commission Il
expend a sum not exceeding $3.50
in the decorating and finishing Of tn
state building. As the building is u
be occupied Jointly by both com
missions, and nothing is said as u
who shall build it, the men conside
the women should pay this mucl
towards IL.
The following standing com
mittees were appointed:
Executive Committee-Hinds, Pow
ers, Evans. TAYLOR and Brown.
Committee on Dedication-Taylor
Mcclure, Quarye, Brown and Baker.
Conference Committee-Browu
Kinds. Pitcher and Mcclure.
Committee on Exhibits-Eyans
Pitcher, Baker, Brown, Powers an,
Taylor.
Committee on Printing and Adyel
) t1slng-McCture, Pitcher and Hind:
/. Committee on Transportation
! Evans and Brown.
, The salary OF the secretary an
D superintendent was placed at 50 pc
D day and expenses, and it is expecte
, they will secure transportation fror
0 the railroads If it is possible to do 81
in order that cash will not have to b
: paid for railroad fares.
I Mrs. Haynie met with tie C n
mission and explained to them III
e position Of the ladies in relation I
0 their paying a sum not To excee
: $500 into the building fund. Sh
Thought they would be able
a expend $500 for this purpose BIT
a considered that to be the limit.
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