The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-08
PLANS FOR
EXPOSITION
ARRANGED
Oklahoma Will Have Big Com
Portable Resting Place.
COUNTIES APPEALED TO
Every One Is Expected to En-
rich 0kIahoma'S Show

Guthrie. o. T. Jan. THE Oklahoma
Commissioners to the St. Louis Exposi-
ton, consisting of Joseph Meibergen,
Enid, Otto A. shuttee. El Reno. and
Fred L. Wenner, completed their bust
ness session today, at which large
amount of routine business was taken
Up and cared for.
On Monday the commission had a long
conference with Governor Ferguson and
laid before him in detail all the work
they had done and their plans for the
future Their work was approved by the
governor, who stated that there would
not be any changes made in the board,
as their work is in such a stage that
changes at this time would but serve to
embarrass and hinder the work.
The question OF appointing an honorary
commissioner in each county was taken
up with the governor and he agreed
10 make such appointments in the near
future. This honorary commissioner VIII
be at the head Of the work in each coun-
". organize his county in every town
ship and take up the matter of a county
exhibit
The commissioners viii 90 TO St Louis
in the near future to secure a. location
Tor the Oklahoma building and arrange
for space for the Oklahoma exhibits.
They have decided to follow the plans Of
the Wisconsin building at Buffalo in
general way. with some slight changes
of design and enlarged about 50 per sent.
This building VIII serve as a headquar-
ters. rest. home and club house for all
oklahoma visitors and their friends. As
far as possible, Oklahoma material win
he used in its construction and many
things in It VIII be of especial interest
and attract the attention Of all visitors
10 Oklahoma.
The commissioners hope to perfect plans
to have daily entertainments in the Ok
lahoma building. when scenes Of Oklaho-
ma in every phase viii be shown with
a stereopticon-
The. exhibit Of territorial products viii
DC made il the buildings devoted TO hor-
ticulhre. agriculture, minerals. building
materials, school work. etc, each exhibit
in its proper department, where it can
be compared with that of the other
sing the matter. it was decided by the
board that the limited amount Of apro-
priation at their disposal would prevent
them making special displays for coun-
ties unless the county paid the extra eX-
pense. 1t was therefore decided that
counties desiring special displays would
be required to pay the extra cost of col
leoting putting in place and properly
displaying such special exhibits. OF
course, products are wanted from every
county and every township in the terri
tory, bat they viii all be put in the gen
eral territorial exhibit unless the county
which produces them provides for a
special exhibit. Every article exhibited.
however, viii be credited on the entry
card to the person producing it, giving
his county and address.
The secretary of the board was in
stlucted to confer with the members of
the territorial board of education relative
TO school exhibit. with officers Of the
territorial horticultural society relative
10 the horticultural exhibit and with
Prof. c. \. Gould. territorial geologist,
relative to an exhibit of soils. minerals
and building materials.
The territorial press viii be specially
requested TO cooperate with the COM
missieners in their work and monthly
bulletins of news relating 10 the work of
the commission. the progress of the ter
ritorial exhibits and all matters of in
terest relating TO Oklahoma's participa-
tion in the great fair. viii be issued
It was the unanimous opinion Of the
commissioners and of the governor that
Oklahoma should not attempt to make an
exhibit of fine arts or manufactures. but
should devote her whole energies 10 put
ting before the world IN their true light
the agricultural. horticultural. mineral
and building material possibilities, max
ing an exhibit that. while it may not be
as extensive or rs fancy as that OF some
of the states. would compare with any
in quality. showing not only the great
things already accomplished by the peo-
ple of the territory. hut the stHl greater
possibilities before them.