The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-05-02
EXHIBIT AT st. LOUIS
Washington Will be Suitably
Represented.
Zen Thousand Dollars for Pre-
liminary Expenses-Commis-
sioners Appointed.

Delegates representing the commercial
bodies OF the principal cities OF the state
assembled at Olympia last Friday to
discuss the subject of a suitable exhibit
10 represent the state at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, to be held in st.
Louis III 1908. 1t was decided that So
OOO must be raised for preliminary ex-
penses, and to expedite matters G. J..
Lord. mayor OF Olympia, and Gwin
Hicks, state printer, deposited that
amount in bank to the credit OF the ex-
ecutive committee, to be repaid when
the several counties of the state forward
the sums requested of them, which will
be refunded by state appropriation when
the Legislature meets.
Ira A. Nadeau OF the Seattle chamber
OF commerce was made chairman of the
convention and Frank LAVAL of Ia
coma, secretary. A committee on resO-
lutions was appointed, which reported
as follows:
First-That the different commercial bodies
OF Washington raise not to exceed the sum of
SIO, OOO for preliminary work.
Second After this sum is secured Gov
Mcbride is requested to appoint commission
consisting OF from five to seven members, said
commission to be selected from business men
from different portions of the state who shall
serve without other compensation than actual
necessary expenses.
1hlrd-Ihat the governor appoint an ex-
ecutlVe commissioner who shall have charge
OF the preliminary work under the direction
ana authority OF the above named commits
sion, the salary and compensation of said com
missioner to be determined by the said COM
mission.
Fourth-The duties of this commission shall
be to provide the details and plan for an ex-
hlblt at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at
st. Louis, and devise the ways and means for
such undertaking and to determine and recon-
mend for the consideration of the next legisla-
ture the suitable amounts of money which
should be appropriated by the state for a
creditable display at st. Louis.
Flfth-The said sum of $40. 900, or the part
thereof that may be used for the preliminary
work above set forth, is to be returned to the
various subscribers to such fund, out of the
appropriation so made by the legislature
The report OF the committee on reso-
lutIons was unanimously adopted and a
committee to apportion the $4,000
among the counties was appointed. The
appOrtlOnment suggested by this COM
mlttee was adopted, as follows:
King, $250O; Pierce, $500; Spokane,
$1,000; SnOhOmish, $3.50; Thurston,
$3.50; Whatcom, $3.50; Fairhaven, $3.50:
Port Townsend district, 800; Port An
geles district, 800; Yakima, Chelan and
Douglas counties, 5000; Wenatchee.
$3.50; Walla Walla, $3.50; Grays Harbor,
$3.50; Chehalis, $3.50; Vancouver, $50:
Centralia, 500; Klickitat, $1OO; Skagit,
$3.50; Whitman, 5000; Lincoln, S10O;
Elensburg, 5000; Okanogan, 500;
Ferry, 800; Stevens, $1OO; Adams,
$1O0; total, $4,000.
The Capital National bank was made
depository for the funds and C. j.
Lord, Allen Weir and H. G. Richardson
OF Olympia we're appointed committee
to take charge of all matters until the
commission appointed by Governor Nc
Bride is organized. The committee was
instructed to notify the various coun-
ties, through their different commercial
bodies respectively, to forward their con-
tributions within thirty days
At night the delegates were entertain
ed at banquet and reception, Mayor
Lord presiding and Deputy Insurance
Commissioner j. H. Shively acting as
tOastmaster.
Governor Mcbride named the st. Louis
fair commissioners as follows: C. J.
Lord, Olympia; George B. HANDLE, Ia
coma; Charles L. Denny, Seattle; T. B.
Sumner, Everett; Miles c. Moore, Walla
Walla; George NJ. Brown, Spokane; A.
FL. Stulfauth, ElIensburg Executive
commissioner, Elmer E. johnson, Ever
ett.
The governor announced that he was
not. in favor OF an appropriation as
great as $75, 1000, saying the state could
not afford it. and would not cnnsider Ii