The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-13
FOR WORLDS FAIR
Bill to Appropriate $4,000 to
st. Louis Exposition.
The Bill Introduced by Senator London Would
Put North Carolina in Fine Shape at
the EXPOSITION.


There is strong sentiment in North
Carolina in favor of this great States
being we'll and properly presented at the
great Exposition to be held at st. Louis
Col. ]. II. Ariel who was Director
General of the Charleston Exposition is
in the city. He is Special Commissioner
returned from Charleston, where the
Legislature of South Carolina appro-
priated $4,000 to have that States
resources and products represented at the
st. Louis Exposition.
Just before the close of the session
of the Senate yesterday, Senator Lon
don, of Chatham, introduced a bill to APP
propriate 100000 to provide for the par
ticipation of the State of North Carolina
III the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to
be held in the city of st. Louis, Mis-
souri,, during the year 1904, in commem-
Grafton Of the purchase of the Louisiana
Territory by the United States from the
government of France.
Because of the great Importance of the
measure. We print it in full below:
Whereas, The United States by act Of
Congress, has provided for celebrating
the One Hundredth Anniversary of the
acquisition by the United States of the
Louisiana Territory, by holding an Inter
National Exposition, in which the Gov
eminent of the United States and the
people of the several States of the Union
and of foreign nations have been invited
to unite; and
Whereas, The great Importance to the
people of the United States and to the
State of North Carolina of the event
which this exposition is intended to
commemorate, the location Of said ex-
position in the city of St. Louis afford
ing to our citizens opportunities for edu-
cation Improvement and material benefit
of an extraordinary nature, and the
valuable opportunities offered by the
holding of this exposition to the people
OF the Commonwealth of North Carolina
to improveSther Industrial conditions by
the exhibition to the world of the bound
less resources of this State, and thus to
add wealth and credit to its standing
as one of the Commonwealth of the
Union, will appeal to our patriotism, sense
of duty and self-interest so urgently as
not to be wholly disregarded, imposing
upon the State the obligation to emu
late the example of the Federal Govern
ment and the city of st. Louis in their
liberal provisions toward said exposition
by participating in such exposition in a
manner commensurate with it's own dig
nifty; and,
Whereas The State of North Carolina
ranks among the foremost States of the
Union, and is afforded an opportunity
of exhibiting its extensive resources, and
thereby increasing its agricultural,
manufacturing and industrial interests.
therefore,
THE General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section l. That for the purpose of ex-
h;biting the resources, products and gen.
eral development of ithe State OF North
Carolina at the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position 1904 a Commission hereby con-
st:tuted to be known as the North Caro-
lima Worlds Fair Exposition Commits
sion, the said Commission to consist of
the present State Board of Agriculture,
with five 90 additional members to be
selected by the Governor, with the Gov
ernor who shall be ex-officio Chairman
thereof, and who shall cooperate with
the representative of the said exposition
company in furthering the purposes of
this act.
Section 2. The members of said Com
mission shall meet at such times as the
Governor shall appoint and organize by
selecting a vice-chairman and secretary;
the Treasurer of the State shall be ex-
Offcio Treasurer of this Commission
The Commission shall have power to
make most effective the exhibits from
this State. The Governor shall fill all
vacancies occurring on the Commission.
Section 8. The members of the Com
mission appointed under this Act shall
not be entitled to any compensation for
their services, except their actual ex-
penses for transportation and payment
of $500 a day for subsistence for each
day they are necessarily absent from
their homes on the business of said Com
mission.
Section A. The Commission is author
lied to appoint an executive commits
sioner and fix his salary, which shall be
payable monthly, out of the appropria-
ton hereinafter made, and said Com
missioner shall be authorized and re-
CURED to assume and exercise, subject
TO supervision of said Commission, all
such executive powers and functions as
NAV be necessary to secure complete
and creditable display of the interests of
the State at the said exposition.
Section 5. The Commission shall have
charge of the interests of the State and
its citizens in the preparation and ex-
iibition at said exposition of the natur-
al and industrial products of the State
and of objects illustrating its history, and
the installation, care and return of such
exhibit.
Section G. The State Board of Agri-
culture and the Directors of the State
Museum at Raleigh are hereby author
ized and directed to cooperate with
the said Commission in perfecting the
exhibits to be made and they are furth-
er authorized to place at the disposal of
said Commission such specimens of all
branches of the resources of the State
as they may have in their possession
that may be desirable to exhibit, to-
gether with such other exhibition mate
rial which may be acquired; and the
Commission is especially charged to so
design it's installation in cases, desks
ct cetera, as to make the installation
and the exhibits afterwards permanently
available in the State Museum at Raj
eirh. and the Directors of which are
hereby authorized and directed to re-
oo;vo cuch cases and material at the