The Forrest City times., 1898-03-04
ARKANSAS AT OMAHA.
exposition Notes Prepared Especially
 for the State Press.

px Order of Arkansas Board of Commis.
 ,ioners to the TransmissippI and In-
 ternstionaI Exposition, Which
 Opens June I.
 fBY W. D. MATHEWS. SECRETARY.l
 Arkansas has decided to make an ex. hibit of her magnificent resources a, the Transmisslssippi and International Exposition, which opens at Omaha, Neb., June and closes on November 1.
 The legislature failing to make an appropriation for this noble purpose, and there being no available state funds, everything now necessarily de bends upon the patriotism, liberality and enterprise of the people.
 In January Gov. Jones appointed the following representative men as a state board of commissioners to the expo sition:
 W G. vincenheller. Little Rock.
 Geo R. Brown, Little Rock.
 WD Mathews, Stuttgart.
 |. A. Byrne, Texarkana.
 Geo Sengel. Fort Smith.
 A. Bertig Paragould.
 w. F. Fletcher. Lonoke.
 & C. Dowell, Walnut Ridge.
 H. L. Cross, Bentonville
 J. F Walker, Rogers.
 E. NJ. Funk, Rogers.
 F P. Hall Prairie Grove.
 K. H. James, Mena.
 A w Poole Ozark
 F. T. Mcconnell, Clarksville.
 l.. F. Berry, Marion.
 J. B. Butte, Helena.
 Emmett Rogers, Jonesboro.
 A. s. Layton Yellvllle.
 R. B. Weaver, Rally Hill H. H. Gallup. Buffalo
 W. T. Hopper Mountain Home.
 D. s. Helvern Mammoth Springs.
 J. s. Newman. Harrison.
 Steve Corrington, Hope.
 Eugene Barkman, Philadelphia.
 W. NJ Price Stuttgart
 x. o. Pindall, Arkansas City.
 Rev. J. M. Luce. Pine Bluff.
 H. G. Hanna Pine Bluf.
 Thos. Matthews, Monticello.
 J. R B. Moore. Heber,
 L. H Owens, DeValls Blun.
 J. C. Yancey. Batesville. J. T Pomeroy, Eureka Springs
 W. B. Folsom. Brinkley, J. B. Harris, Sprngdale.
 A. c. Hull, Little Rock.
 W. D. Jones' Pine Blun.
 NJ. Kuhn, Marshall
 A. J. Redwig Marshall.
 J, F Willard, Hot Springs.
 This board held meeting at Little Rock February Sd, and canvassed the situation thoroughly. Col. R. w. Rich ardson, of Omaha, a special commis- sioner of the exposition. was present, and fully explained the objects and intentions of the projectors. He awakened manifest interest and it was decided to accept his invitation and visit Omaha in body for the purpose of ascertaining what could be done, and if deemed expedient to select suit able space for exhibition purposes and also site for state building.
 The officials of the Missouri Pacific and Cotton Belt appreciate fully the importance to Arkansas of being prop erly represented at this greatest show Worlds Fair excepted of this gener- ation, ana gladly granted transporta- tion. Thirty citizens of our state, rep resenting every section, made up the party that visited Omaha. While much was expected from what had been told us the scenes presented and the plans conceived and being carried out were so much in advance of all ideas formed that each and every visitor was fairly dumbfounded. The magnitude, the hberality, the magnificence of the ex- position cannot be described here. The 200 acres allotted to the exposition is being covered with splendid structures on scale reminding one of the World $ Fair The grounds are being beauti- lied with lakes, lagoons, fountains, etc, and the scene is one of great activity. thousands of men being employed in various capacities. No doubt by June lst all will be in readiness.
 Our neighbor states are evincing great interest, most of them erecting buildings of their own. It was the unanimous opinion of the Arkansas delegation that Arkansas could not af- lord to permit this golden opportunity to pass by Accordingly, President Vim cenheller appointed an executive com mttee, consisting of Messrs. Sengel, W. M. Price, ST., Frank Hill and $. C. Dowell, with himself as president and w. D Mathews as secretary. to devise some plan whereby money and material could be raised to carry out the enter prise. This committee met in Little Rock on the End inst, and called into the conference Gov. Jones, Col. Mitchell, fresldent Cohu and Secretary Hardness o1 the Little Rock board of trade, Geo. h. Brown, of the Cotton Belt. and others, and decided that the great work should be taken up and prosecuted to a finish. Accordingly vice-presidents were appointed to act in conjunction with the commissioners. It is expected that these gentlemen will cooperate in earnest, and that within a couple oi weeks the skies will be bright and the treasury filled with money to carry out the glorious work. We believe that every dollar invested will be returned With fabulous interest The board as Sures the people that every dollar will be accounted for, and promises that Treas urer Hardness will publish an itemizeo statement of receipts and expenditures
 Here is list. of the vice-president' appointed by order of the executive