The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-30
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{ appointed IN every county pI UhS STATE. ~
selections of prominent men as members
Of these committees being made by tho
local members of the committee of 100.
subscriptions of S25 or less will Toe payable
at the time Of the Incorporation of the
company; 5hosc exceeding S25 and less
/ than 9ltG VIII be paid one-half upon incor-
poration and one-half at later date; sub
scriptions OF Sloo and upwards will be paid
I one-fourth upon Incorporation and three
fourths at later dates. all OF which are to
be fixed by the finance committee.
The question frequently asked whether
state appropriation Will be asked for
may be answered at the present time by
| the statement that whatever the state
shall contribute 10 the semi Centennial
exposition will be expended for permanent
Improvement upon the State Fair grounds,
| which are now practically owned by the
state. 1t il probable that several build
ing Will be erected which may be adapted
to the permanent use of the State Fair
association in its annual industrial and
agricultural exhibits After the close of
the exposition and clearing away OF tho
temporary structures the grounds will be
the finest for state fair purposes in the
United States, and 50 far as may be pcsSi-
Bile the officers in charge of the exposition
arrangements will work with a view TO
the establishment of permanent improve
mentS
Secretary Pollock at the meeting of the
executive committee submitted number
| of plans for advertising which will bc car
ried out. One of these is the adoption OF
artistic envelope designs for use by busi-
ness firms of NEilwaukea and the entire
state of Wisconsin. The Pabst Brewing
| company has offered SlO1 to be bestowed
in prizes i'll an envelope design competi-
! ton open to Wisconsin artists. The con
| ditiOnS Of this competition can be learned
| by addressing the secretary. The prizes
| will be awarded under the direction of
| competent committee upon the considera-
! tiOns of originality of conception, apprO-
! priateness for practical use and excellence
| in drawing. The designs should typify in
artistic manner the development of the
| state in the past fifty years either in gen
| eral way or with reference to a particular
| subject, as agriculture, manufacturing,
! mining, numbering, transportation, cdu-
! cation, art or science.
| The newspapers of the state have shown
| q readiness that is gratifying to semi-cen-
| tcnnial officials to print the facts concern
| ing the semi-ccntennial work, and ar
the information desired by their readers
| to every newspaper in Wisconsin. l.. L.
| Boyd a member Of the executive commit
tee, has secured a copy from Major Moses
| p. Handy of his report to the government
1 as chief Of the bureau of publicity and
! promotion Of the Worlds Fair This re-
| port contains much information that will
| be utilized in the work of similar de-
! partment for the Wisconsin semi-cen-
| tennal.
The announcement of the holding of
| great eXpOsitions always attracts to their
! locality large numbers of promoters of So
| called fake advertising schemes. The
! executive committee has authorized the
issuance Of circular strongly condemn
| ing such schemes issued under the false
representation that they are indorsed by
the semi-ccntennial management, and
| warming business men of the state against
! patrOnzing advertising books or other ad-
vertising publications of doubtful merit
in preference to the legitimate and we'll
established advertising mediums.
One of the questions to be discussed by
! the exposition officials at an early date is
| the advisabiity of enlarging its scope so
| as toinclude, in addition to the distinctive
| Wisconsin features displays by other states.
The TACT the tnat tennessee centenHlll
| management has been successful in secur-
| ing appropriations from number of other
| states for special buildings and exhibits,
| has suggested the advisability Of increas-
ing the attrictivcncSs of the Wisconsin eX-
| position in Il similar manner. BY widen
| ing its scope it is believed that several ad-
| vantageS would be gained. The residents
| of surrounding states would have a larger
| interest in attending the exposition if
| their own states We're given representa-
ton. and the variety in the exhibits would
be likely 10 add greatly to the interest on
the part of Wisconsin people also
The matter of an appropriation from
the national government may also be
| worthy of consideration. While Uncle
| Sam would probably be unwilling to con-
tribute to II purely state affair, he would
| be very likely to prepare an attractive ex-
hibit. similar in general features to that
at the World Fair, if group of states
could be induced to club together in dis
trict or interstate exposition. Mrs. Angus
Cameron. of Lacrosse. has suggested the
advisability of interesting if possible the
states comprising the original Northwest
territory in Il historical exposition. The
states now comprised in the Northwest
territory, in addition to Wisconsin, are
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and q
part of Minnesota.