Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-27
Portland and St. Louis Commit.
tees Held Sessions 10 State
Executive Offices
TRIP TO COAST WEDNESDAY.
Governor and Commission Gvlng to
0regOn--St Louis Exhibits Turned
over This Aiternoou.

The commissioners from Utah APP
pointed to manage the state exhibit at
the coming Portland fair. and those
who had I'm charge the recent st. Louis
exposition met separately in the state
executive offices. and agreed upon $3.50
o'clock this afternoon as the hour for
turning over the exhibits of the St.
Louis fair for transportation to Port
land.
The proposed trip to the coast, which
the commissioners have announced, was
postponed until Wednesday morning,
at the suggestion Of Governor cutler
who found u inconvenient to leave
Tuesday evening, as planned.
The assembly Of the Utah commits
sion Tor the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
and unless some Unforeseen obstacle
interyenes, It's adjournment tonight will
be sine die, with all Of It's business COM
pleted, and the worlds fair deficit a
matter of history
When the committee met, Treasurer
Willis johnson had on hand as assets
the $500 appropriated by the Legis-
lature for the use Of the commission,
over the protest OF several house meme
bers, and the S2,l3t cash on hand when
the Legislature met, which the house
sought to recover summarily into the
treasury by the passage Of one OF Harry
Joseph's resolutions, which lost its en-
acting clause IN the senate. This money
was increased TO total of S9672.2O by
$il.20 turned In by Director General
Whitaker from the sale of concentrates.
The principal item OF outstanding in
debtedness was the notes held by local
banks, endorsed by prominent citizens,
for total of $500, without interest.
The item OF an overdraft nc the Com
mercial National bank for 5000, the sal
airy OF Prof. Cummings as director Of
the educational exhibit. and freight
and storage bills ran the total up to
$3.50 above the funds on hand. IL was
proposed 10 meet this shortage by strlk-
ing out the item OF interest from the
notes held by the local banks, ana
taking the balance OF i2l.90 stil above
the funds available, from other claims.
LoYsEY LEFT OUT,
The claim Of Il. s. Lovsey for a small
balance due him for wax was not al
lowed as receipt was presented by
Director General Whitaker showing
that he had received the money. This
claim figured TO some extent In the
house Investigation,
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT,
The state board OF education Is
scheduled 10 hold a meeting this after
noon In state supt, of schools Nelson's
Office FOR the purpose OF talking over
the educational exhibit for Utah at the
Lewis & CLARK exposition IL IL ex-
pected that the board viii be able TO
ascertain, today just what amount OF
money Is available for an exhibit and
hence some definite plans for the same
win probably be made state Super
lntendent Nelson has positively re-
fused to undertake the management OF
an educational exhibit with less than
$4,000 available. and has requested &c.
900 II creditable and prominent dis
play ia desired. There was a PROPOSE
ton before the Portland commission
this morning 90 place the management
In the hands OF the state board OF edu-
cation and place 5000 at its disposal