Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-20
WILL ASK FOR 100000
Secretary Gage Will Recommend
Appropriation for an Exhibit
at St. Louis.
The Matter to Be Taken Up Soon
After the Congress
Meets.
Gage Will Urge That $4,000 Be
Expended on the Build
ing Alone.

washington, Dec. Zu.-C0nBTesS VIII pe
asked to appropriate 100000 for gov
eminent exhibit at the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. 1t will be asked for
100000 in addition to the $250,000 appro-
priated at the last session OF congress,
making $500, 900 in all for the erection of
a government building at the fair. An
additional sum of $4,000 will be asked for
the erection of life-saving station by
the government and special exhibit Of
apparatus and work of a life-saying
crew.
Congressman Tawney, chairman OF
and expositions, will take up the matter
Immediately after the Christmas recess.
He will frame bill making these pro-
visions and urge it before the house. Mr..
TaWney left last night for st. Louis,
where he goes to deliver an address at
the ceremonies attending the ground
braking for the exposition buildings
Mr.. Tawney addressed a letter to MT.
Gage, secretary of the treasury, several
days ago, asking that an estimate be
furnished for the governments partici-
patton in the fair.
The reply was received late yesterday
afternoon. Upon its recommendations
Mr.. Tawney viii. act in framing the bill.
The letter says in part:
I'm reply, you are informed that in the
Judgment of this department the appro-
priation for preparing, installing, etc.,
the government exhibit should be be not
less than 100000. The sum appropri-
ated for similar exhibit at Chicago in
1892 amounted to Ss59, 900. The amount
named herein for the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition is $4,000 less than
was available at Chicago, but 1t is be-
lieved that, owing to the experience
which the executive departments and
other governmental establishments have
Lad in connection with expositions, an
exhibit can be prepared and installed on
lines not heretofore followed, more COM
prehensive and interesting than any
that have preceded 1t, producing an ex-
hibit that will be a credit to the govern
ment and an honor to the exposition.
THE building projected. based upon
the appropriation of $250,000 already
provided, can obtain only 100000 square
feet of available floor spuce, or about
one half the space afforded by the
United States government building
erected at Chicago for exposition pur-
poses in 1892. In order that building
may be constructed containing at least
10000 square feet of floor space. exclu-
sive of galleries and annex for the ex
hibit of the United States commission OF
fish and fisheries, that would be COM
mensurate with the occasion and afford
all necessary space without crowding, l
would suggest that an additional appro-
priation of 100000 be provided, making
total of $4,000 for the building. The
United States government building at
the Worlds Columbian fair cost $780,
but 1t was erected at a time when the
price OF labor and material was much
less than at the present time"
The secretary's letter then refers to
the section of the act which provided for
the Louisiana purchase celebration
which made provision for an exhibit of
a ife-savlng station with apparatus and
equipment The secretary's letter then
continues:
II would recommend that an appropri-
alton Of $4,000 be provided for the erec-
ton of a life-saving station on the
ground at st. Louis. Mo-, a station that
will not only be adapted to the require
ments of the life-saving service, but will
be in harmony with the surrounding
buildings and topography of the