The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-11
INDIAN TERRITORY'S
EXHIBIT At THE FAIR
Business Men Make Direct
Contributions TO the
Fair Fund

Active work has just commenced to
raise a fund for an Indian territory ex-
hibit at the ST. Louis fair st The
last session Of congress. $4,000 were
appropriated for an Indian territory
exhibit, conditions that the business
interests OF the territory would raise
an additional $4,000. This money
must all be raised by June l. If IT is
not in hand then the appropriation
made by congress lapses.
The Indian territory has no way to
raise the fund by taxation like other
states and territories. It has no leg
islature to look after such matters
The money must come by direct con-
tribution from the citizens. At
meeting recently of business men of
the territory held at South McAlester.
Frank c. Hubbard, Of Muskogee. was
named as worlds fair commissioner,
and authorized to take charge of the
movement. He Is now hard at work.
He has a big office force sending out
literature and letters to the different
interests in the territory and expects
to raise the s25 within the next
thirty days
Unlike most worlds fair commits
sioners. he receives no pay for his
work 1t is labor of love with him.
Not a penny OF the amount eontribut-
ed is to be used in paying office ex-
penses OF the commissioner.
After the money is collected, it win
be turned over to the secretary of the
interior and he will use it in connec-
tion with the $4,000 appropriated by
the government in such manner as in
his judgment. win best promote the
object for which it was raised. While
the secretary Of the interior is deslg-
mated by congress to have charge of
the Indian territory exhibit. yet he
will no doubt appoint a commission OF
representative citizens 70 look after
it and the interests of the territory
will be consulted as to the character
of the display
The plan for raising the $4,000 is
for each city in the town and territory
to contribute it's quota. There are $50
towns in the nation. Commissioner
Hubbard has fixed up a sliding scale
, ranging from 500 to $1,000. in pro
portion to business done. This is re-
garded as a fair plan and the towns
are all taking to it kindly. Muskogee
was in the $4,000 list. A meeting was
held here the other night and $4,000
was raised within an hour The com
missioner says the indications are
that every town will raise more than
its quota and that the total appropri-
alton for the Indian territory display
may reach $4,000
I'VE will make no moccasin ex-
hibit," said Commissioner Hubbard
today Some people, especially in
the east, think that we are all In
dians out here blanket Indians at
that, running Wild and taking scalps
whenever a white man shows up. Just
10 show them that we are a progress
sive, up-to-date commonwealth, we
propose to pat in an exhibit that will
compare favorably with those Of the
states and territories around us In
fact, ! predict that our display viii dis
count any state east Of the Alleghen-
les except New York OF course, this
is saying a good deal. but the terri
tory is filed with enterprising busi-
, ness men, and they will not let us fall
, down on this proposition for lack OF
funds We have the stuff here to ex-
, hibit and will have it on hand at ST.
/ Louis The territory is rich in min
, erals. We have coal, lead, zinc, oil,
granite. marble. asphaltum and all
kinds Of building stone We have the
finest timber that grows Our ce-
reals consist of corn, wheat, cotton,
I, cats and rye We viii be able to
make a good fruit display. Our ap-
pies are the same as those in south
ern Missouri, and northern Arkansas.
They are the big red variety. Scores
3 Of stock breeders viii have cattle and
J hogs and horses in the live stock ex-
hibit.
But where we expect TO open the
eyes OF the fasteners the most" he
continued, "is ip our display OF
schools, public buildings and busi.
ness houses. Instead Of the tepee
which our eastern friends think we
live and do business in. we viii exhlb
il some buildings that would be a
credit to New York, Chicago or any
other big city We have as many sem
inaries as eOnia Of tha eastern efafaa