Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-21


transportation advanced cost Of build
ing and the like. Then the educational
interests came upon us demanding that
there be an educational exhibit I'm our
plans we had originally intended to in
clude an educational exhibit, but had
dropped II as the educators were not
active, Al q commission meeting Supt,
Nelson appeared and eloquently pleaded
for an educational exhibit. The CONF
mission all agreed with him, His tinal
estimate was that $4,000 was necessary
to build the booths and arrange for the
exhibit.
What to do was a great question. We
knew our funds were exhausted, But
the members were public spirited, and
Mr. Newhouse declared that rather
than see no exhibit he would himself
pay the cost n ~ was necessary, The
Others would not consider this.
Then we thought OF the possibility
of selling the exhibiting material at
the end OF the fair and recover money
enough. There was a mining mill, for
instance worth $1,000 and we knew that
eastern colleges had been inquirina as
to the possibility of buying it.
We held meeting and decided to
ask II the University would buy IT,
Supt. Ritter Of the board of regents an
but wanted II as a donation. Then he
said that the previous worlds fair
that at Chicago had raised all its
money for the Utah commission by
borrowing from local banks on notes
endorsed by prominent citizens, We
reported this back to the entire COM
mission and when our funds were ex-
hausted, | took a note for $4,000 up to
McCornick's bank. ! asked Mr.. Nc
Cornick IL he would loan us the $4,000
on the note. He said yes II II was en-
dorsed, | said well, will you endorse
It. He did.
"Other banks loaned money the same
way, and among the people who did so
were Hoyt Sherman, Mir Cosgrlff, The
Commercial National bank John G.
Cutler, Mr. Newhouse, Mr.. Ritter and
myself So the deficit was raised In
that manner"
AS TO FORGERY CONVERSATION
The examination now turned back to
John c. Cannon, and the alleged for
gerry
did he or did he not at that meet
ing you have mentioned In the Deseret
News building, tell you he had forged
your name2' was the first question.
MY recollection is. Mr. Smith, that
he answered in the manner ] have in
dictated"
what steps, II any. have been taken
to replace that sum OF money!
What ! may say will be entirely
from hearsay, although ] have no OBJ
lection to answering lie made good"
ITO whom was the money paid2'
81 presume to the treasurer OF the
commission"
do you not know tnat the money
was deposited In local bank|'
NO. I do not
do you know where the secretary
is?"
NO"
How long since you saw him2"
"On the day l spoke Of In the Deser-
ct News building
NO MORE IRREGULARITIES.
"Do you know Of any other irregu-
larlties of this commission
mo sir | was asked certain ques-
lions by the other investigating COM
mittee'
Has the matter ever been discussed
at any meeting Of the commission"
mot while | was chairman. / know
nothing " the meetings since"
when did you learn that your name
was forged to a number OF ordersY'
II think It was the day before the
day | spoke OF"
would you recognize themW
Treasurer johnson was here called
and asked to produce the orders. lie
left the room TO obtain them from the
bank vault, where they are DEPOSITED
why could not quarterly reports be
made to the state auditor2' was asked
OF Governor Wells.
We'll, | couldn't answer that
"Wero reports frequently called for?'
COULD TRUST WHITAKER,
"The board asked FOR reports quite
frequently but we realized that Mr
Whitaker had great deal OF work 10
do and we didn't feel TO press him on
this account. We knew he wodld keep
his accounts perfectly straight and ac-
count for all moneys paid out"
WAS MIR. Whitaker called before the
board to make explanation Of any nat
ters the board WAS not satisfied with In
his work ut st. LouisY'
II think not, The fact u.s. he visited
Salt Lake but two or three times while
the exposition was IN operation
did the board here ever take any
action In regard to Mr., Whitakers re-
ports3"
NO / think not Some trivial mat