The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-11-11
EXPOSITION AND ITS FATE
STOCK HOLDERS TALK OF CON-
TINUING ANOTHER YEAR.
Opinions on All Sides Expressed
President Baum and p. E. her
For 1t, the Latter Being
Enthusiastic.

ty of the stockholders Of the Trans
Mississippi exposition met at the city
council chamber last night to talk over
the question Of continuing the exposi-
ton next year. It was a disappoint-
ment that SO few were present. The
fact was attributed to the rain and to
meager announcement of the meeting.
Ernest STUNT called the meeting to
order and announced the object. Presi-
lent Baum Of the Commercial club was
made chairman and Councilman S. 0.
Lobeck secretary.
Mr.. ANDERSEN was called for and
said thai he thought that the exposi-
ton should be wound up as soon as
possible and the buildings sold.
Postmaster Euclid Martin agreed
with Mr.. ANDERSEN. He thought it a
good plan to let we'll enough alone. The
success of the exposition had been a
credit to the people Of the city and OF
the west and he feared that a great
mistake would be made in attempting
to carry the show on another year. II
some wanted to try it, all
right, but present stockholders should
have the privilege of Withdrawing.
Henry T. Clark was in favor Of try
ing the thing again. He held that the
present organization should win up its
business next Monday because there
probably were legal difficulties in the
way of it's continuing, but another
exposition, he believed, should be held
next year. There would be no war to
interfere with ~attendance; states now
participating would do so again, and
the western states not this summer rep
resented would be anxious to be repre-
scented next year; the show next year
/ would have the benefit of the good re-
port about this one, and every man IN
Omaha, Nebraska and the west should
do his best to see the great success re-
heated next year. Mr.. Clark believed
the government exhibit would remain
because there was no place for 1t to go
until 1900. He believed that next sum-
mer a big army encampment might be
had here and he thought that every one
who had been here this summer would
come back and bring friends with him.
Her ENTHUSIASTIC FOR IT.
George Barker said he thought it
would be worth While to continue the
exposition another season according to
some practical proposition.
The most enthusiastic advocate OF
continuance, save, perhaps, Mr.. Baum,
was Peter E. Her, who declared that it
would be a shame for the beautiful
buildings to go down. He said he hac
spent most of the day trying to get the
exposition nag to the exposition
but had failed. They had told hin
hat they wanted nothing more to dc
with the exposition, and he did no
blame them, for they had had a hare
task and a big job.
He had talked with those owning tn
land on which the exposition stood, am
they had said that they We're perfect!
willing to continue the leases on tn
present terms. The manager of the Hi
nois building had told him that it n
would buy the furniture in the build
ing he might have the building. or h
could have the building for $500. MI
Hers desire was that a company b
formed to buy the exposition building
Let any stockholder who wanted nj
dividend have it and let all stockholder
who wanted to go into the new com
pany go in. I'VE cannot afford" sal
he "to let the thing go. We must kee
. it up"
; Mr.. Frenzer, speaking for the real es
=, tate men, said that the exposition ha
not had a considerable effect in rails
ing the price of real estate in the cit!
but personally he would like to see tn
show tried another season.
Samuel Rees, as did all other men VIII
spoke, declared that the old compan
; must for legal reasons go out Of bus
ness. If any new company wanted I
, take the thing up he was willing to q
his share. But he was not sure ths
: the project would succeed. Many thing
> should be learned before it was unde'
: taken. 1t should be found out no
the land could be held; what the go
eminent and the states would DO an
what rates the railroads would make
Mr.. Rees thought that better exhibit
J might be obtained for an expositio
! next year than were here this year.
RAILROADS FAVOR IT.
Mr.. Her arose to say that he ha
talked with several of the railroad pc
nile and they had assured him thu
they would do more next year tina
/ they had been doing this year. TT
necessary money could be raised witt
: out any trouble whatever. The onl