The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
NO HANGING BACK
Magnitude of Kansas Exposition
Explained to Governor.
Every Section of the State Was
Represented.
MIR. KIMBLE'S TALK
How the People Have Become
Interested.
n L IL
TALK
Governor Stanley Noncommittal
on the Question.

The directors of the Kansas EXPOSE
ton company interviewed Governor
Stanley Tuesday afternoon.
The board of directors of the expo
sition company met in the Office of the
secretary of agriculture in the state
| house and went before the governor
with the request that in his message to
the legislature that he recommend a
| liberal appropriation for this work.
The governor says he has been wait
ing before giving out anything definite
on the question until he may learn the
| sentiment of the people throughout the
state on the proposition.
He was given conclusive evidence in
the conference Tuesday afternoon that
the people of the state are for the ex-
position.
The members of the board called on
the governor in body, and Mr.. Samuel
Kimble, of Manhattan, voiced the SEN
| timents of those assembled in showing
| the governor that it was at his sugges-
ton that the board of which they were
members was appointed. and that the
exposition plans had been carried too
far to be dropped now.
When the body of delegates met in
this city on the 9Th of last June they
were welcomed to the city with a speech
/ by Governor Stanley, in which he
praised the enterprise in which they
were about to engage.
Mr.. Kimble went over the ground
with the governor, again covering the
points that the committee had all the
necessary features to make the exposi-
ton a success, and that the good which
would result to the state by means of
this exposition could hardly be meas
ured, and that it could hardly with
prOpriety ask the national congress
to contribute to the Kansas exposition
unless the state legislature eVinced a
disposition to help the plan along.
He also went on to show that the
plan was not a money making scheme of
a few men, nor of the city of Topeka,
nor any one particular locality, but
that it was to be a state exposition. and
that Topeka was chosen as the place
for the exposition for the reason that it
was the capital city and was perhaps
better fitted every way to handle the
exposition.
ing this appropriation 1t should not be
looked upon as an assault upon the
state treasury; that it was only a rea-
sonable request for funds that would
rebound to the credit Of the state a
hundred-fold.
He urged how necessary it was for
the committee to learn the attitude Of
the states executive on the question be-
fore anything further was done, and
showed how necessary it was for them
to have the governors sanction to any
thing they might want to do.
At the conclusion of the statement by
Mr. Kimble the governor asked to hear
from the other gentlemen present.
Each stated the facts as they exist in
their various localities. Every congress
Siona1 district in the state was heard
from, and it developed that the press
of the state could be counted upon as
staunch supporters of the exposition.
After all the gentlemen had been
heard from, the governor asked that the
plans and the object be explained to
him.
President John E. Frost, of the Expo
sition company, thereupon briefly out
lined the work to be accomplished by
the Exposition company.
Governor Stanley said: 81 apprehend
that there will be some difficulties to be
met with this winter. The state board
of charities will ask for $3.50, 600, the
Agricultural college will want about
100000 and the State university will ask
in the neighbOrhOod of $3.50, 00O The
Pan-American commission will ask an
appropriation and there will be many
other calls for money. Now we will
have to curtail these institutions.
will be unable to say what we may do
in this matter until receive reports.
from all the state institutions. I have
asked them for information along this
line, but have so far been unable to get
in all the reports. Now I think we
may modify these requests for appro-
priations and all get together and agree
on what will be about the proper
amounts to ask for"
The argument was made that the ex-
position should not be associated with
the state institutions at all, but should
be looked at from an entirely different
standpoint. There has never yet been a
session Of the legislature in Kansas but
that has cut down the appropriation
bills asked by the state institutions. But
the exposition appropriation bill will be
of an entirely different character. 1t
will stand upon it's own merits
Correspondence with the members of
rfe11
timent is for the exposition and it is
believed that the exposition will stand
on its own merits in the legislature.
Mr.. Foley of the Foley Railroad Print
ing company of Parsons was yesterday
elected to membership in the board of
directors of the company to represent
the Third district.
Those present at the meeting yeSter-
day were: John E Frost, Topeka; A P
Collins, Salina; Samuel Kimble Man
haitian; H. F. Sheldon, Ottawa; Sam b.
Cole, Harper; William Scott, Larned; P.
H. Albright. Winfield; F. D. Coburn,
Kansas City; w. H. Mcclure, lola; O.
L. Anterior, Russell; R. B. Ward. Belle
vile; John J. Dalton, Mankato; c. G.
Moore, Galena, and J. A. Kennedy, Bur-
lington.
Willim Scott of the Larned Chrome
scope reported that he had disposed of
eleven lots of ten shares of capital stock
each, making a total Of $3.50 worth with
in the past few days. Several others
announced the disposal of stock County
commissioners have met in several more
counties and announced the vice presi-
dents to represent their counties.
The meeting adjourned shortly after
5 O'Clock subject to the call of the presi-
dent.
UNANINfITY OF SUPPORT. \
The managers of the Kansas Expo
sition company are proud to note that
every convention which has met in this
city during the past five months has
adopted resolutions favoring the Kan
sas Semi Centennial exposition
Besides the conventions in this city
the exposition has not been forgotten
by organizations whose conventions