The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-24
PAN-AMERICAN EXHIBITS.
CONFER EgNCE HELD IN H4 RTFO RID
 YESTEEDAY.
Preliminary to Requesting Appropriate tions from the General Assembly,,

Preliminary to Requesting Appropriate tions from the General Assembly. Hartford, Jan. 23.--The state board of agriculture held & meeting in room 30 of the capitol at 10 o'clock this morning The principal purpose of the meeting was to confer with Commissioner B. H. Lee and the subcommittee of the board appointed to arrange for exhibits at the Pan American exposition in Buffalo next summer. This subcommittee is engaged in clearing the field in regard to matters connected with Connecticuts dairy and agricultural exhibits Governor Mclean presided at the opening. Professor c. S. Phelps, of Storrs agricultural college, reported having visited Buffalo and seen the building in process of erection. He finds considerable interest among farm CTS in the agricultural part of the expo sition. This interest is shown at Storrs college and in various granges. He es- timated the expenses for the exhibit of field crops at $2,500.
 Professor A. G. Gulley. of Storrs col lege, reported that there is much inter
 est in the horticultural section. The collection of winter fruits will be par ticularly successful. The estimate of expenses for the horticultural exhibits is $1,000.
 J. A. DuBon of Poquonock, reported interest in the tobacco exhibit He re- ported estimates for the tobacco exhibit at $200 for a special exhibit and about $500 for others.
 Dairy Commissioner Noble recom- mended an appropriation of at least $500 for the dairy exhibit.
 Several, or perhaps all, of these esti- mates may be subject to revision.
 Governor Mclean remained in the chair for about half an hour Vice Pres- ident E. c. Seeley succeeding him as presiding officer.
 The sub- committee will meet in room 50 on January 31 to prepare their ma
 terial preliminary to their appearance before the legislative committee on ap- propriation.
 A New England building is suggest ed for the use of the six New England states. Connecticut's part of the ex- pense for this is estimated at s2,200. This expense is entirely apart from the agricultural boards estimates and ex- penses
 Among those present were Governor Mclean, Commissioner B. H. Lee and the following members of the board of agriculture: Edmund Halladay of Suf- field, Frederick Doolittle, of Cheshire, K. Judson Miner, of Bozrah, Seaman Mead of Greenwich Edwin G. Seeley, of Roxbury, Elbert D. Hammond, of Cromwell, Charles A. Thompson, of Melrose, Charles L. Futile, of Hartford, and James r. Brown, of North Ston- ington; also the following members of the Pan-American committees: pr. E. A. Jenkins, of New Haven, Professor c. S. Phelps, of Storrs college, Dairy Com missioner J. B. Noble, of East Windsor, Professor A. G. Gulley. of Storrs col lege, and J. A. DuBon, of Poquonock.
 Mrs Jonathan H. Fanton, of Dan- bury, and Mrs. Edward M. Clark, of New Haven members of the womans board of managers of the exposition, will confer with Commissioner Lee this week regarding an exhibit of Connecti- cut women's work at the exposition.
 The auditors of the board of agricul- ture met in room 50 at 12:45 and audited bills figuring $275 for expenses connect ed with securing exhibits.