Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-03
WORLDS FAIR COMMISSION.
Full Proceedings Of the Meeting at
Santa Fe on Monday.
DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS.

The New Mexico commission for the
st. Louis worlds fair met Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the capitol
for organization.
Their were present C. A. Spiess and
Eusebio Chacon, of Las Vegas: Arthur
Seligman. Santa Fe: r. A. Jones. ..l-
buquerQue; Carl A. Dalies, Belen: w.
b. Walton, Silver City. Herbert j. Hag-
erman, the seventh member was I'M
avoidably absent on account of inter
rupted railroad communication.
Arthur Seligman was elected as tenn
porary president and Eusebio Cnacon
as temporary secretary.
The following officers were then
elected. Charles A. Spiess, president:
Carl A. Dalies, vice president; Arthur
Seligman, treasurer. and w. b. Wal
ton. secretary.
President Spiess was instructed to
correspond with the Arizona commits
sion and to ascertain If the Arizona
commission would be willing to erect a
building Jointly with New Mexico. II
so, 1t is the sentiment of the commits
sion that New Mexico and Arizona
should erect such a building, to be
used by the two territories. Otherwise,
and if at all possible and within the
means of the commission, New Mexico
will erect its own building. In the
latter case, President Spiess was direc-
ted to proceed to st. Louis and to at.
tend to all matters in connection with
the site and to plans for the erection
of a building and to post himself as to
what site and space had been allotted
to New Mexico.
1t was resolved to call upon the
county commissioners of the several
counties of the territory for contrIbu-
tons and the following commissioners
were empowered to see the commits
sioners personally and to obtain such
contributions; Eusebio Chacon, the
counties of the First and Fourth judi
cial districts; Commissioner Seligman,
the county of Santa Fe; Commissioner
Dalies, the counties of Valencia, Nc
Kinley and Socorro; Commissioner
| Jones, the counties of B~ernalillo and
Sandoval; Commissioner Hagerman,
the counties of Eddy. Chaves, Lincoln
and Roosevelt; Commissioner Walton,
| the counties in the Third judicial dis
trict.
The secretary was instructed to pro-
| vide the members of the commission
with the proper stationary and to pre-
sent the proper bills to the commission
for auditing. The next meeting of the
commission will be held in the cap
ltol upon the call of President G.. A.
Spiess.
Treasurer Arthur Seligman was di-
rected to consult with Territorial
Treasurer ]. H. Vaughn as to the pro-
ceedings to make the appropriation
for the work of the board available.
Secretary Walton was directed to
prepare bylaws and regulations
for the government of the commission
and t o furnish each member a copy,
and the matter is to be acted upon at
the next meeting of the commission.
Several applications for positions
with the commission were received
and placed on file for future considera-
ton.
Commissioner F. A. Jones was desig-
mated to gather the mineral exhibit
from different sections of the territory.
There was a great deal of discussion
as TO the work and business of the
commission, but no other definite ac-
ton was had except as stated.
At 6 o'clock the commission adjourn
ed.