The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
STATE FAIR RECEIPTS GREATER
THAN EXPENDITURES.
WILL SERVE ANOTHER YEAR
Old Board Of officers Reelected with.
Addition Of Treasurer-sec-
retary's Pay Raised.

Although probably several days will
be required to enable the secretary
to give the exact figures, enough has
been learned from cursory eXamina-
tion, of the accounts to make it certain
that the receipts in connection with
the state fair were enough to meet
all expenditures and leave little in
the treasury to be applied for better
ments and as nest egg for the next
fair. The money received from all
sources amounted to $4,000, derived
as follows: Legislative appropriation,
$4,000; donated by William Scallon,
$4,000; donated by citizens or Lewis
and Clarke county, $500; derived
from concessions, approximately, ST.
900; from sales of pools, estimated,
$500; from sales of tickets, estimated
$12, 700. ~ =
The expenditures were: Er9ctiQH
of buildings, $500; improvements,
81 500; premiums and purses, SIS, 1000;
employees, $2,500; music and special
ties, $1,500; expenses of commissions.
81 .OOO Total $4,000, leaving a bal
ance on hand Of $4,000. @
Election Of Officers.
Friday evening the board Of mana
gers held it's annual meeting at Hell
ena and elected officers for the en-
suing year. Because of the very eff
ficient and acceptable manner in
which they had performed their vari-
GUS. duties the board paid the old
officers the compliment of electing
them again.
The members of the board who were
present were, James P. Murray, Bea-
verhead; Herman Berg, Broadwater;
j. N. Tolman, Carbon; j. j. Patterson,
Cascade; George McCone, Dawson;
S. S. Hobson, Fergus; F. L. Benepe,
Gallatin; John B. Welcome, Jefferson;
w. M. Biggs, Lewis and Clarke; w.
H. Raymond, Madison; Len Lewis,
Meagher; George ]. Allen, Park;
Henry Buck, Ravalli; T. E. Hammond,
Rosebud; Eugene Carroll, Silver Bow;
Ewing O. Clark, Sweet Grass; Will
liam w. Gamble Teton; w. B. George,
Yellowstone.
1t was apparent that the board
was of one mind as regards the off,
GERS to be chosen and motion was
made that the secretary be instruct
ed to cast the unanimous vote OF the
meeting for the reelection of the old
incumbents. This prevailed with a
whoop and the secretary cast the vote
of the members. except in the case Of
himself, where the president voted.
These were elected: President, F..
L. Benepe, Gallatin county; vice pres
ident. w. NJ. Biggs, Lewis and Clarke
county; secretary, John w. Pace, Lew
is and Clarke county.
It was decided to segregate the
Offices of secretary and treasurer, as
experience had shown that it was
about all one man could do to perform
the duties of the secretaryship without
also having to look after the finances.
A. L. Smith of Helena was elected
treasurer.
After it had. been decided to elect
a treasurer it was further voted to
increase the salary of the secretary
from 5000 to $1,000 year. the DIFF
ference to be paid out Of any funds
remaining unexpen'ded in the treasury
after all bills mad been met.
Hold Over Until Then.
A committee was appointed for the
| purpose of recommending five men
to constitute the executive committee.
The committee. Messrs. George, Ray
mond and Welcome, held a meeting
and then reported that it had been
impossible, because of the limited
time at It's disposal. to arrive at a
conclusion and asked that it be given
! so or 60 days in which to make its
recommendations these to be approv-
ed by the president. Mr.. George asked
to be excused from further service,
saying that he expected to be out
of the state In compliance with his
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