Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-01-08
IDAHO AT WORLDS FAIR.
State Commission Asks Assistance
from Private. Citizens to help
build Fair Building.
WANTS A FINE EXHIBIT.

The Idaho-St. Louis and Lewis and
Clarke Fair Commission. appointed by
| Governor Morrison to obtain and install
the State Exhibit at these Expositions,
find at this time, when necessary ex-
penses may be accurately determined,
that the appropriation made by the
state legislature for the exhibit at st.
Louis, is too small. Unless 1t can be
supplemented, as has been done In 9TH
sr states, by private subscriptions, the
Exhibit will be so limited as to made
quately portray the states capabilities.
This, the Governor, other state Officials
and the Commission, regret SO keenly
that they have decided to make an APP
peal for additional funds by private
| subscription. Before the Commission
was organized the individual members
thought that with the limited appropri-
alton state building would not be po-
little. The announcement Of this raised
storm OF protest throughout the state.
1t was said that Idaho must not be the
only state in the Union not represented
| by state building. So vigorous and
unanimous was the sentiment in favor
of the building that the Commission
could not ignore it. 1t was thought per-
haps that expenses in other directions
could be so reduced as to admit Of an
expenditure OF 5000 for building that
would be home for Idaho people.
Plans for what the Commission consid-
cred an ideal structure, modest, but in
keeping with the dignity of the state
we're drawn. The lowest estimate made
by Idaho builders was $4,000. The Ex-
ecutive Commissioner and Superintend-
ent OF Structure found they could not
let the contract in St. Louis for less
than $500, building material being
excessively higher there. This was
$4,000 more than the amount originally
contemplated for the building appro-
priation, The Idaho. Commission is
making special efforts to present credit
able displays in mining, agricultural,
horticultural and educational depart
ments. The first mentioned two are
practicalln complete. Idaho's mining
exhibit will unquestionably be one of
the best made by any state. Her dis
play in agriculture will be source of
wonderment to people living in other
| states. In the face OF extreme difficulty
I the Commission has obtained one car
load of apples, which has been shipped
to st. Louis and placed in cold storage.
While the apples secured are of excel
lent quality, it is feared that the guam
| tity is not sufficient to attract the at
tention that the exhibit merits. The
| Commission is working earnestly to
make first-class exhibit, but unless
the funds at its disposal can be increas-
| ed to near the amount of the cost of the
building, the display will fall short of
the ideal and the expectations of the
people may not be realized, Idaho il
the only state with small appropria-
ton which has not increased it by pri- /
yate subscription, Oregon has an APP
preparation of $780, 900 and private sub
| scription of $4,000. Washington has
an appropriation of 5000 and pri-
vate subscription of $4,000. Nevada
has an appropriation of $4,000 and
private subscription OF $25, 900. Colo
RADIO with an appropriation of $3.50, 900
did not consider she could afford
building aid is now raising $4,000 for
a state building, which the women of
the state will furnish. Idaho women
have come nobly to the rescue and are
now engaged in raising $1,000 for the
furnishing OF the Women's rooms in the
state building. The Commission makes
an appeal to the citizens of the state for
contributions, large or small, to the
Worlds Fair fund, in order that Idaho
may not be in the rear of the great
Western procession and enterprise.
All contributions should be sent to G.
b. HURT, Executive Commissioners,
Boise, Idaho, who will turn them over
to the State Treasurer, and the same
will be acknowledged by him privately
by receipt, and publicly by the Com
mission, Very respectfully,
HENRIETFA MANSFIELD, Sec.
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