Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

educational work The Stout manual
training school at MenOmonie and the
travelling library system introduced by
him in Dunn county are conspicuous eN-
amplcS of his wish to use his wealth to
good purpose In his new position he has
the complete confidence of the wealthy
men of Milwaukee. who will be called
upon 10 subscribe literally to the stock
OF e new company. as well as OF the
res hntS of the entire state. lie had an
Rcr1.e part III the establishment of the
ST Louis exposition while Il resident of
that city, thus gaining valuable OK
prrteuce along the general lines of the
duties of his new position.
Directors General Stout. i'll cooperation
with the Milwaukee members of the
Koch. John +. Hansen, John c. Spen-
Ger, August Uihein, e. ]. Lindsay and
l.. T. Ruyd, will at once begin the prep
aration of plans for the exposition. The
state fair grounds adjoining the city OF
Milwaukee. which have been agreed
upon for the location of the exposition,
will be made the subject of study by
landscape gardeners and architects, and
ii is expected that within Il short time
definite designs will be submitted for the
Improvement of the grounds and the con
struction of buildings for the various
exhibits 1t is proposed to construct one
or more artificial lakes and to lay out
walks and drives about the numerous
buildings in the manner to be deemed
most convenient. 1t will require several
months to prepare these plans, and in
the meantime Il vigorous policy will be
pursued in the direction of acquiring
knowledge of the facts essential to the
building of Il great exposition and tho
circulation of these facts among the PEG
pie OF the state
The Importance of the Sem-Centennial
exposition as planned by the executive
committee may be Indicated by the TeSO-
luton expressing the view that the sum
of 100000 should be raised for it. Va
rious sums have been suggested hereto
fore, ranging from 100000 to $1,000,
00o, and this action of the committee was
the first official declaration indicating
the amount of money which 1t is pro-
posed to raise. A few wealthy business
men of The city of Milwaukee have con
tributed to n fund sufficient money to
pay all the expenses of the preliminary
work. The offices in the rooms of the
Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacture
ers association are in active operation.
in charge of Secretary Walter W Pol
lock Citizens of Wisconsin are cor
daily invited to visit the headquarters or
to correspond with the secretary con
corning the Semi Centennial exposition,
and all suggestions of special features
for the coming exhibition will receive
due consideration.
Owing to the unsettled state of the
public mind incident to the political cam
paign. it has been decided to defer the
making of an active and general can
vass for subscriptions to the capital stock
of the proposed Exposition company uu-
til after election day, but this does not
in any sense, imply lack of confidence
in the ultimate large success of the eN-
position 1t is expected that the city OF
Milwaukee will subscribe handsomely t
the stock of the Exposition company
and it is quite likely that when the prop
err time arrives the canvass will be
opened in the state metropolis by the an
nouncement of very liberal subscriptions
from this city. Auxiliary committee:
on finance will be appointed in every
county of the state, the selections OF
prominent men as members of these com
mittees being made by the local member:
of the committee of one hundred. Sub