Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-28
WORLDS FA|R EXHIBIT
General Character OF the Exhibit
to Be Made by the Gov
eminent.
All OF the Departments to Be
Represented at the Elk.
position.
Nearly Million Dollars Will Be
Needed to Make Right
Showing.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Hon. James A.
house committee on industrial arts ana
expositions, has received from Col. j.
N. Brigham, chairman of the govern
ment board, letter setting forth the
general character of the exhibit to be
made by the United States government
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
with an estimate of the cost thereof.
The letter of Col. Brigham, together
with the printed testimony at the hear
ing recently given by Mr.. Tawneys
committee to the worlds fair repre-
sentatives, will be sent to Chairman
Cannon, of the, appropriations COM
mittee.
Col. Brigham states that no definite
plan has been formulated for the ex-
hibit, nor can this be done until the
amount of the appropriation is known.
1t is proposed that exhibits shall be
made for the department of state, the
treasury department, the war and navy
departments the postoffice department.
the department of justice. the interior
department, the agricultural depart
ment, the Smithsonian Institution, the
fish commission. the department of la
Dor and the bureau of American repub-
lies, with other branches and features
of the government that may be Sc
lected for the purposes of the exhibit.
The appropriation for these purposes
does not include provisions for the ord
nance exhibit, the army hospital corps,
the marine corps, the life-saving sta
ton nor other features that will be To-
Gated outside of the government build
ing.
After referring to the cost of govern
nent exhibits at other expositions, Col.
Erigham's letter to Mr.. Tawney con-
c!udes as follows: The government
exhibit at st. Louis is expected to be
more extensive than that made at any
rate exhibits will be prepared and the
cndeavor of each department will be to
demonstrate in the most attractive
manner the methods and materials en-
ployed in carrying on it's work. If the
proposed government building at ST. |
Louis shall contain 100000 square feet
of space, inclusive of galleries and an
mex for the fish commission exhibit, it
will be more than double the amount of
space provided for the government ex-
hibit at the American Exposition.
The estimated expense of an exhibit
such as the government board will be
expected to make is between 100000 |
and 100000. These figures are based |
U pom expenses incurred at previous ex-
positions in making exhibits of the re- |
sources within the United States. No |
exact information can be given as to |
the probable expense of procuring ex-
hfbits from the new dependencies. A |
very creditable exhibit from the Phil |
ippine islands was made at the Pan
American Exposition at cost of $780,
000
The number of experts and skilled |
employees needed to properly install the
exhibit at st. Louis would not
be much greater than the number re-
luired at Buffalo, but more employees
will be needed in the preparation of an
exhibit such as is contemplated for ST.
Louis. Only experts skilled in their re-
spective lines of work are sent from
The departments for the purpose of in
Sailing and caring for the exhibits.
Unskilled labor and other necessary at
can be employed without cost
If transportation. The average ex-
oense of transportation for the experts
sent to Buffalo was $2750 per capita;
he cost of transportation of employees
10 be sent to ST. Louis is estimated at
$3.50 each.
I'm conclusion, assure you that the
government board will endeavor to
make as creditable an exhibit as can be
made with the amount of money APP
by congress for this pur-
,ose. and good business methods will
he observed in the disbursement of the
unds. If the exposition is to be held in
903 1t is important that an appropria-
ion be made with as little delay as I
.ossible."
The house committee on territories
yesterday favorably reported the sem
te bill ratifying an act of the Arizona
legislature appropriating 100000 for an
Nhibit at the St. Louis Purchase Expo
ition.
BIG GuSHER GOES WILD