Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-10
TERRITORIAL EXHIBIT At OMAHA.
Plain Statement of the Situation Now Con.
fronting Exposition Commissioners
More Money Needed.
To His Excellency, Governor Otero.

More Money Needed.
To His Excellency, Governor Otero.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, July 30.-It seems
proper that the people of the territory
should understand the situation about
our exhibit at Omaha.
The total appropriation was Sl,454.59
but the legislature authorized
to make appropriations OF additional
sums in order to have a creditable eX'
hibit. So far as we know but one coun'
ty has done this thus far; that being
Santa Fe county, which voted $25 to be
expended in obtaining a mineral collec'
ton.
1t is needless to say that the sum ap'
propriated was entirely inadequate fol
any proper presentation of our products
and resources. In other localities SINH.
larly circumstanced the needed amount
has been made up by the generous con
tributions of citizens, in one case, a
single man giving $4,000 for this pur-
pose.
The commission has been economical
to the last degree. We succeeded In
getting space in the exposition with
Scarcely any expense and unless this
had been done we could have made nc
exhibition at all. The members OF the
commission have not even received
travelling expenses, but in addition tC
the time devoted to the work have paid
from their own pockets for the expense
of attending meetings. No one has re
ceived a dollar of salary except Commits
sioner Lesson whose moderate re-
enumeration simply pays his expenses
| while in charge of the exhibits at Oma'
ha. The total expenses OF collecting
the exhibits, payment of freight leach
car from Kansas City to Omaha costs
$52 besides expenses to the exposition
ground) fitting up our spacein the build
ings with cases, stands, etc, to date, Il
1874. 70. Expenses Of Commissioner Lee
son, $500; miscellaneous, $115.S5; total
81. $50. SIS. The entire balance in ou1
hands including $12a.25 received for th'
''voting contest" is about $500. W.
have to pay all the expenses of main
tanning the exhibit from July Is, tt
November /, of repacking, shipping tt
New Mexico and returning each article
to it's owner. To do all this properly
we need at least $500 more than we nov
have, and that sum will make u tota
expenditure but So, 900, while most state
making exhibits are using from $15,O0'
to $40, 900, and New Mexico itself appro
priated $42, 900 for the Chicago eXposi
ton.
We ought to make a fine exhibit 0
fresh fruit to be renewed every week
but this would entail considerable NOR
expense, and cannot be undertaken I'LL
less more funds are provided. The com
mission has given its time and best eX
ertions to the matter, and is powerles
to proceed further unless aided tinan
cially. All that it can do is to faithful
apply each dollar that is received.
We know of no way in which to con
tinue our present exhibit to the end, bu
by an appeal to the county boards an
to public spirited individuals to contrib
ute the necessary amount. We submit
the facts to your eXcellency asking tina
you take such measures as may seer
best to arouse a proper interest in thi
important subject. Very respectfully,
l.. BRADFORD PRINCE,
THOMAS j. CURRAN,
S. H. DAY,
Executive Committee.
All contributions for the support {
the territorial display at the exhibitio
should be sent to Ex-Governor Prince, {
Santa Fe, who will receipt for the SAN
and see that the money is properly e!
pended. The amount asked for is NJ
large and ought to be raised in a sho1
TINA