The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-09
The Agricultural Committee An
nounces that Its Affairs Are in
Satisfactory Condition.
INDIANA ARTISTS PRESEN,
THEY WILL COOPERATE WITH THE
STATES COMMISSIONERS.
Conference Held with Miss Goodwin,
q Sculptures, Formerly of Indiana
The Next Meeting.

Yesterday was the regular meeting of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com
mission of Indiana. and the members dis
posed of considerable business. 1t was an
nounced by the chairman of the agricul-
tural committee that matters are progress
ing satisfactorily with that committee. 1t
is the plan to select man in each county
in the State to act as an agent for the
committee and the list of agents will be
completed in a few days. Most of them
have already been selected. w. W. Stevens,
chairman of the committee, has also Sc
lected a committee of gentlemen to assist
him in getting up the exhibit of fine
horses and other live stock.
In connection with the display of fruit
and vegetables the commission will ask
the Gamers of the State to contribute to
the exhibit. The growers will furnish the
raw product for the exhibit and the can
ners will be asked to furnish the finished
product
Secretary Butler. of the State Board OF
Charities, was with the board and out
lined his ideas regarding a display OF what
Indiana has done in the way of public char
tiles The display will be under the direc-
ton of the educational committee. Mr..
Butler estimates that it will not cost the
commission more than $500 to make this
exhibit. OF course there would be greater
expense attached to it, but the institutions
of the State which take part in the ex-
hibit would pay their share.
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
Chairman Fremont Goodwine, of the
committee on education, reported that f.
A. Cotton, superintendent of public in
struction, and his deputies have visited
thirty county institutes in the interest of
the educational exhibit. The purpose IN
visiting these institutes is to get the teach
ers interested in the matter and to ex-
plain to them the commissions ideas in
regard to the educational display. There is
talk of exhibit showing what Indiana
is doing in the way OF training the deaf and
this matter will be given further atten-
ton.
r. B. Gruelle, William Forsyth and Otto
Stark, of the committee of artists selected
by the commission to design suitable dec
orative style for Indiana's building at the
fair were present at yesterdays meeting
and with the members discussed in in
formal way their views of what the decora-
tons should be. An important suggestion
was that the pictures which are to adorn
the building be selected and arranged with
a view to showing the advancement Indiana
has made in art.
A committee was appointed to consider
the suggestion made by u. L. Sweeney at
the last meeting Of the commission relative
to making a display that would advertise
Indianas fishing waters and her summer
resorts. Ii is the idea of Mr.. Sweeney, who,
In the capacity or 1Sn commissioner, mas
devoted a great deal of attention to the
waters of the State, that Indiana should
catch many tourists and people who go
from Chicago Cleveland, Cincinnati and
other cities to the west and north to spend
| their summers. The commission thought
seriously enough of Mr.. Sweeney's sugges-
| ton to appoint committee composed OF
| Newton w. Gilbert n. A. Gladding, FIRE.
| mont Goodwine and NJ. w. Mix to confer
| with the fish commissioner and see what
could be done in this direction.
INDIANA SCULPTURES.
After the regular meeting of the commits
| sion a number of the members talked with
| Miss Frances Goodwin, a New York sculp-
| tress, who formerly lived at New Castle, re-
garding an exhibit of some of her work.
Miss Goodwin made the figure Education
which occupies place in the executive par
| lors at the Statehouse and which was dis
| PLAYED at the Columbian Exposition. She
also fashioned the bust of the late Schuyler
| Colfax which stands in the Senate chamber
| at Washington.
The next regular meeting of the COM
mission will be held in st. Louis on Oct IL.
| That evening the members of the commits
| sion will be the guests of the Indiana So
ciety at ST. Louis. The invitation was &C
cepted at a former meeting, but the date
was left open until yesterday. On Wednes-
| day morning of next week the commission
will hold special meeting and at noon will
| go to the State fair grounds to take lunch
| con with the State Board of Agriculture.
The commission decided to abandon the
project OF making a hard wood exhibit at
| the fair 1t was pointed out that an ex-
| hibit that the State would not be ashamed
| of would cost between $1,000 and $1,000.