St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-15
WINDING UP AFFAIRS.
jVERPLUS OF $4,000 TO COVER
MT0 STATE TREASURY
OUR WORLDS gArR DoINGs.

Minnesota Worlds Fair Board
Met Yesterday and Closed Acs
counts Except So Far as Wop-
ems Auxiliary Is Concerned
Meet Again Today to Settle,
Inat Also. III 81
INTO
The worlds fair board met yesterday.
for the purpose of closing up the affairs
of the board. Messrs. Ward, of Fairmont;
Lanphere of MOorhead; ID. A. MOnfont,
of st. Paul: j. j. Furlong, of Austif,
and others being present.. Supt. Hunt,
Mr.. Barrett, Gardner Stevens and other
employees were also on hand. The ac-
counts of MIR. Hunt and all matters per-
tanning to the financial managementDf
the board were under discussion and
the vouchers presented were approved.
In the accounts of the ladies' auxiliary
board there were some missing vouchers
requiring another meeting of the board
after these have been supplied. About
$1,000 of the appropriation remains un
expended, and will be covered back into
the state treasury.
Among the things purchased by the
woman's auxiliary board from state
funds, as reported by the president,
Mrs. l.. B. Clarke, were the following:
State flag Observation-Disclosures. $500 90
l showcase, WOman's Work EX-
cn0nge. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l25 00
l showcase, decorative work. 49,. 100 90
2 showcases. with standards. -. % 90
l showcase, small. for prairie
chickens 12 90
small tables, $3.50, $3.50, 81 49,. IL %
80 photographs for frames, Mrs.
Jennie Haynes; photographs,
larger, interior, Mrs. Jennie
HAYNES ........ ............. 200 90
winged frames with flora 49,. 274 90
l winged frame, with statistics
and photographs. .............. $50 90
silk portieres, Indian school
work; % articles Indian exhibit PAT 90
bound books, one large book,
Indian legends, Gordon; port
folio literature, Woman'S Work 100 90
l portfolio, Woman's Work in
medicine. Observation-Disclosures. 80 90
l portfolio. Woman's Work in
Music. with diplomas ...... 100 90
l copper tea Kettle and crane. 90
l pitcher, cameo ware ........... 90
tumblers so
l tea bell. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2 so
INV AOPOll 10 VI VIC
secretary and treasury. which together
complete formal record of the fair,
were also presented for the consider
alton of the board. They cover the
efforts made to secure funds and enlist
the cooperation OF persons and places,
the final action of the legislature and
the results. They cover the awards
made in the several departments. an
estimate Of the number of visitors at
Minnesota headquar ters, of letters
written from the building. of mail re-
ceived and distributed. and a world of
detail heretofore published in frag-
mentary form.
The total receipts by the treasurer
were Sl09,67l.96; the disbursement is,
SS9,947. 12,an the balance now on hand,
S19,724.S4. About $4,000 not included
in the ABOVE was paid cut by Mr.. Mon
fort before the money was placed in the
hands of the treasurer. A few bills
remain to be paid.
The official summary of awards IS as
follows: Agriculture, $50; live stock,
ia; brands of flour, "a; mines and min
ing, 40; educational, 43; Weman'S auXil-
larry, Is; dairy, So: horticultural (col-
lective1. 8; poultry; 80; forestry (col-
lectivel, L; fish and fisheries COLLECTIVELY,
l; wool COLLECTIVELY, l; honey (collective).
l: miscellaneous (not otherwise inCli-
cated), 3. Total number awards, $50. &
The awards on BeSsemer ore in the
mining exhibit were made for the fol-
lowing reasons: .,..- ar
First-For the uniform high grade
and purity of the ores exhibited. and
for the instructive collection of nhotO.
graphs of the mines, shipping docks,
etc.
Second-For the Importance of the
great deposits represented as future
source Of supply Of high grade Bessemer
ore.
Third-For the instructive arrange
ment of the exhibit and the value of the
| information impaired. =
The awards in the live stock. dairy
aud other departments have heretofore
been published in the GLOBE.