Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-01
$4,000

$4,000
Besides this there has been appro-
priated for decoration of the Iowa
building, $500 and this may be used in
connection with the appropriation for
fine art The appropriation for admin
istration purposes, including the eX-
penses of the commission. is $4,000,
But out of the appropriations made as
indicated above must come the pay OF
the superintendent, who are to work
up the exhibits and the expense OF car
ing for the exhibits. In five departments
salaried agents have been secured, gen
orally at about $1,000 a year, to work
for the preparation Of the exhibits ana
soliciting exhibitors to take action Ii
is found that there will not be enough
to do the work, and the funds Will De
exhausted before the exhibits are ac-
tually placed. In the livestock and ag-
ric,,itural departments 1t is found that
hut very little can actually be done to-
wards making the exhibits with the
sums set apart for that purpose. Inc
dairy interests say that the sum for
their use is Inadequate and the same IS
true Of horticulture education. Nothing
has been done in regard to minerals
simply because Judge Carruthers says
1T cannot be done on the sum named.
At the meeting tomorrow an EFFORT VIII
he made To have larger sums set apart
for the various departments, and unless
this can be done without causing IN
iurv to the general plans of the COM
mission. 1t is certain that the legis-
lature will be asked to make some ad-
ditional appropriations TO add 10 the
s125 900 already in the hands OF the
commission.
al Des Moines Letter-St. Louis EXPO
sition Story,
w II. Shepherd, Of Harlan, the COM
missioner in charge of the building OF
the Iowa building at st. Louis, arrlVei
TODAY. He has just been at the eX-
position grounds to make Inspection Il
tho work on the Iowa building, anu
while there was shown over the Whole
axnosition. The last time he returned
from st. Louis Mr.. Shepherd expressed
himself as somewhat in doubt as to
whether or not the exposition could be
got ready. This time his tone IS dlnef-
emf II am satisfied now" he said,
that the exposition VIII be READY Tor
the opening next spring. Went al
over the grounds and examined INTO
the progress Of the work being done ana
became fully satisfied that there Can
be no possible excuse for delay IN the
opening of the exposition. The prepaf-
atory work being done is Iully SIN
months ahead of that at Chicago at a
CORRESPONDING date ten years ago. There
are thirteen buildings being erected
now by states on the plateau of states,
including the following: Iowa. Kansas,
Arkansas. Arizona, Connecticut, Ken
tucky Louisiana, Missouri. New Jersey,
Ohio. Oklahoma, West Virginia, AMI
the pavilion of the Travellers Protec-
tive Association
Mr. Shepherd participated in the flag
raising over the Iowa building last
week. when the first to be raised over
an Iowa building was put UP. The
stars and stripes We're raised over the
Iowa building by Miss Minnie Bron-
son a native OF Iowa, who is holdlng
| a position With the exposition workers
Mr.. Shepherd promised President Fran
| els on this occasion that Iowa wouia
send more people to the exposition thar
anv other state save Missouri alone
| President F'rancis, in responding. called
attention to the fact that an Iowa man
| CONGRESSMAN Lane introduced In
congress the bill appropriuting $4,000
| 900 for the exposition; that another
Iowaf. Speaker Henderson, presided
when the money was voted by the
house; that Senator Allison was CHAR
| man of the senate committee on appro-
priations which recommended the BIZ
| 10 the senate; and that another lowe
man. Secretary Shaw. Is the publlc
loaicial who is now engaged in passing
on the expenditure of the money III
behalf of the United States govern
mer.t. The dome of the Iowa building
was finished at the time of the fias
raising and the building Is about half
cove ed with staff