Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
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The States Exhib ihe Big
Show Will be y. ID
liable.
COMMISSION so DECIDES
First Meeting of That Body Was Held
at Des Moines Yesterday and Pre-
llminary Steps Toward Arrange
ments Were Taken-The Plans.

AS was intimated in yesterdays
Courier, the exhibit from Iowa at the
st. Louis exposition will not be small
affair, but will be on an elaborate scale
and will be an exhibit of Which every
inhabitant of the great state OF Iowa
may be proud. At the first meeting of
the commission appointed by Cover
nor Shaw, which was held in Des
Moines yesterday, this fact was decid-
ed upon by the commissioners, two OF
whom are Captain S. B. Evans and
Robert H. Moore, of this city.
Those in Attendance.
The first meeting of the Louisiana
purchase commission was held in the
reception room of the governors office
at 10 o'clock. Following are the COM
missioners, majority of whom were
in attendance: Lieutenant Governor
Milliman; S. M. Leach, Adel; Senator
Joseph Wallace, Eldora; Senator W.
C.. Hayward, Davenport; John L.
Waite, Burlington; j. "A. Erickson,
Boone; Charles nj. Junkin, Falrfleld;
S. B. Evans and R. H. Moore, Ottum-,
wa; S. B. Ziegler and William e.
Fuller, West Union; A. B. Funk, Splr-
it Lake; W. T. Haywood, Des Moines;
G. A. Stanton, Centerville; David
Brant, Clinton; Lafe Young and E. H.
Hunter, Des Moines; VIM. Logan. .keo-
kuk:j w. H. Berry, Indianola; G. /.
Hancock, Dubuque; w. o. Payne, Ne
yada; Mayor j. j. Hartenbower, Des
Moines, and Edward P. Heizer, Sioux
City.
r. II. Moore Secretary.
The commission was organized on
motion of S. b. Evans of Ottumwa that
Lieutenant Governor Milliman be Sc
lected as chairman and motion by
S. M. Leach, that r. H. Moore, OF OF
tumwa, be selected as secretary. Both
motions prevailed unanimously.
The Plans.
The secretary read letters to Gov
ernor Shaw from Ex-Governor d. r..
Francis, of Missouri, who is now pres
ident of the exposition and from F.W.
Lehman, who is we'll and favorably
known in Iowa, and who is now init
mately connected with the exposition,
introducing Hon. ]. V. Skiff, who was
present representing the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company.
He outlined plans of management
and the desirability of Iowa and all
other states of the Purchase" having
exhibitions at the worlds fair. Fol-
lowing this statement Chairman MILF
man called for expressions of views
from the various members of the COM
mission. All of the members talked
Informally, different ones offering
plans for the furtherance of the work
that has been undertaken.
Liberal Views.
The most noteworthy feature of the
forenoon session was the liberality OF
views by the members of the commits
sion. 1t. was agreed that Iowa should
not do anything cheap. The parl
Iowa is to play in the demonstration al
st. Louis was likened unto birthday
party and it was argued that it was
high time for Iowa to celebrate this
anniversary as the occasion requires
The Exhibit.
The character of an exhibition tt
be given was discussed and it was
agreed that whatever else we have we
should be among the foremost in ag
ricultural and horticultural exhibits
also in dairy products, live stock show
manufacturing and other enterprises
for which the state is famous. 1t was
thought necessary to establish a press
bureau, and to get an estimate of tho
cost of suitable building.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was held il
the Savery house. Commissioner Lo
gan moved that committee of five b.
appointed by the chair, of which Com
missioner Young should be Chairman
on publicity and promotion to devils
ways and means to get at the work il
hand and to bring it about in tn
most expeditions manner. The chail
man appointed as such committee
Commissioners Young, Brant, Funk
Berry and Payne.
A Liberal Appropriation.
Commissioner Berry introduced tn
following resolution which was unan
mously adopted:
Resolved. That it is the sense of thi
commission. that liberal appropris
tion should be properly represented a
the Louisiana Purchase Expositio
and a creditable exhibit of our gran
industries and resources be had at s.
Louis in 1908.
Capt. Evans Honored.
Commissioner Leach moved the al
pointment of a committee of seve,
of which Chairman Milliman shoul
be one, to be styled an executive pla
and scope committee, whose duty
would be to gather facts and dat;
and make estimates of what would b
required to make creditable exhibi
to give the items of cost in order ths
proper showing could be made t