St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-25
iAE COLUMBIAN ECHOES.
:EEARjNG UP THE work or WORLDS
FAB COMMISSION.
FINAL REPORT MADE TODAY


Gratifying Financial Record
Made in Handling an Impor-
tant Tru -t-Petition of Stocl
Exhibitors Denied Account,
Rendered in Detail - About
Fifteen Thousand Dollars to
Be Covered Back Into the
Treasury.
The Minnesota worlds fair commits
ion met at the executive Office i'll the
state capitol yesterday at II a. m. for
the purpose. as heretofore announced.
If closing their official duties i'll connec
ton with Minne5ota'S exhibit at the
columbian exposition. There were
present d. A. Monfort, president; G.
McC. Reeve, secretary; j. j. Furiong,
treasurer; Jay Il, Dle, e. N. Laupnere,
y. l.. Wool. GOV. Knute Nelson, eX
otficio member OF the comm: ssion.
Supt. l.. p. Huat cana in during the
morning session. but VA, not detained
during the delib eratiouS OF the commits
sim.
al
OF the commission required Il session
extend ng into the afternoon and even
ing before the report Wa, COMPLETED
| and necessary papers passed upon and
approved.
The report of the auditing committee,
of which Commissioner hanphere is
chairman, covered the accounts of }. j.
Furlons, treasurer of the commission;
D. A. Molfort, treasurer OF the sub
scrptioa funi; Mrs. A. A. White,
| treasurer of the wo:nan's fund. This
| report shows in elaborate detail scrupu-
| lOuS eXactneSS In the expenditure of
moneys APP )ropriated by the state and
| from other sources From time to tim e
some careless reports have passed eur
rent to the effect that all of the transac-
tons affecting the funds would hardly
| bear inspection.
The final review contradicts all such
| Impressions. The accounting of Treas.
urer Furlong. sustained by complete
| vouchers, was business-like and accu-
rate. The same is also true in regard to
the branch OF the fund administered by
| Treasurer Monfort. Som, gossip has
| been heard in regard to the Wo,nan's
fund. but in this case the Searchlght
| of the auditing committee failed to dis
cover any foundation for incupation or
reflection, either in regard to the bulge
fund or the late exhibit, or any other
matters which have been the subject of
criticism. Among other things which
were publicly said during the worlds
! fol IN, n nj
ing Mrs. F. B. Clarke, who WAS PROM
inent member of the woman's commits
sion, the auditing committee found that
this lady, whose services i'll behalf OF
the woman;s branch of the states ex-
hibit were of the most important and
valuable character, had not for eX-
penses or services received dollar
from the fund. As a matter of fact.
Mrs. Clarke devoted her time, her Or
ganiZing genius, her labor for many
months. paying her own expenses from
| private resources. In this case, as we'll
ings show that the state owes a debt Of
gratitude to those who freely and disin-
terestedly sought to promote the fame
and honor OF the commonwealth in its
relation 10 the greatest opportunity of
its history. =
During the morning session N. P.
Clark. OF st. Cloud; III. L. Brown, Mill
neapolis. and u. p. Foster, Plainview.
appeared before the commission as petit
TONERS for the division. pro rata, among
the stock exhibitors OF the uneXptnded
balance of the sum originally appropri.
aied to promote the stock exhibit. This
appropriation was $1,000; the expendi-
ture during the worlds fair reached
$1,000, the balance unaXpended being
$4,000. The petitioners argued that the
exhibitors should have the benefit of
thu whole fund. though each one had
had all transportation expenses paid
both ways; also S25 per heat for care of
stock while at Chicago. The prayer of
the petitioners was denied, the commits
sion taking the ground that the diver
sion asked for the uueXptnded balance
would be an Improper use of the ulScre-
ton vested in them as custodianS of the
fund. That the exhibit of live stock
fell below anticipatlOns entertained
when the decision to promote that eX-
hIbit was made, seemed to the commits
sion to form no basis for an increase.
Had there been bat one exhibitor, he
might with the same propriely claim
the whole, as for those who were eXhib-
itorS to ask that the uneXpended balance
be given to them. Therefore. the re-
| naming part OF the Iuuu goes Dack TO
the state.
The final report of the commission
was completed at so late an hour yes
terday that it was not submitted to the
state auditor for approval and record.
but will be today. 1t appears that,
after adjusting all accounts and claims
of every kind arising from the work of
the commission, there will remain of
the legislative appropriation the ip-
proXimale sum of Sl5.U00 to be covered
into the state treasury. Minnesota has
reason for congratulaiion that its world S
fair commission discharged its trust in
a mann, L to retire from its duties with
SO complete and invulnerable record.
The formal adjournment and diSsolu-
ton Of the commission will take place