The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-09-03
NEVADA AT THE WORLDS FAIR

The last Legislature made an appro-
priation of $50, 900 from the State Treas
ury that Nevada might be an exhibitor
at the st. Louis Worlds Fair. In view
of the condition Of affairs at the Ne
yada Building on the Fair grounds at
the present time, it is not amiss to re-
call the life of Senator 81. E.
Freudenthal's Worlds Fair bill until it
found a home in the Statutes OF Ne
vada.
The Worlds Fair bill was introduced
by Mr.. Prudential in the Senate and
asked for $50, 900 to make the State ex-
hibit. The Ways aud Means Commit
tee cut the amount of the appropriation
to $40, 900. and it so passed the Senate,
Senator @. II. E. Hardin of Humboldt
opposing the measure. 1t looked as II
it would be '.irrevocably" tabled In the
| Assembly, but some of the friends OF
| the bill held the committee Gin abey-
ance" until a telegram could get James
A. Yerington to Carson City from Es-
meralda County, where he was on q
mining trip. Prestol The bill was re-
ported back to the Assembly for $4,000
and passed the; House. the Senate and
/ Senator Hardin concurred. and Cover
nor Sparks made it a law by his sigma
-ture.
The Democratic Governor of Nevada
then appointed this very successful Re
publican lobbyist, James A. Yerington,
and the very changeable Senator Hardin
of Humboldt County. the two members
to act with himself as the Board OF
Worlds Fair Commissioners. Mr. Yer
ineton was made the manager OF the
exhibit-that is, the man who was to
have the spending of the $4,000 appro-
priated by a Fusion Legislature, in
Guiding for himself the modest salary OF
$685. a day and expenses during the
Fair. The Governor and the Senator,
however, under the provisions of the
Act are obliged to serve on the Board
without pay.
Messrs. Yerington and Hardin were
very much in evidence in the collection
| of the products and mineralso OF Nevada,
and if reports be true they have not beer
| 50 much in evidence at the Nevada
| Building at. the Worlds Fair in st.
| Louis. but they have demonstrated to
the taxpayers of Nevada their ability to
spend all the money they could lay
| hands on. Not satisfied with the $780,
| 600 from the State, the Board endeav-
| ored to "work'' every county in the
| State for more funds, and by gross and
wilful Misrepresentation succeeded IN
| getting several Of the counties to con-
| tribute additionally to the Worlds Fair
Fund. All this generosity from the
public spirited people of Nevada has
been rewarded by gross Encouragement
of the Nevada exhibit and extravagant
waste of the money given the Board.
had Reports Game Some Time Ago.
The reports that for some time have
come from St. Louis have strongly con-
demned the Nevada exhibit at the
Worlds Fair, and many complaints
have been heard of the bad management
Of the Nevada Building. But little at
tention was paid to these statements
and it is quite certain 40 investigation
was made of what was being done with
the peoples money by Commissioners
Yerington and Hardin.
Telegraph for $1,000.
Last week Yerington and Hardin
the two Worlds Fair Commissioners at
st. Louis, ~telegraphed to Carson Oity
that they were out Of funds and unless
they got more money they would have
to close the Nevada exhibit.
Board of Examiners Refuse Request
This startling announcement created
q sensation, aud on Wednesday thu
State Board of Examiners met in Car
son to consider the request for an ad
ditional 5000 to carry on the State ex
hibit to the close of the Fair.
Halt Called on Commissioners.
The Appeal reports that it was 'unan
imously decided that the State ap
preparation, being exhausted, that the
State had no power to send any nor
money or incnr any more expense. This
having been decided on, the Governor
wired Commissioner Yerington to incul
no further expense on behalf OF thu
-~~ PALdSADE BKEvITIES.