The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-21
BIDS MINNESOTA TO
ATTEND EXPOSITION
Director General of Portland
Fair Issues Formal
Invitation

Minnesota has received a formal in
vitation to participate in the Lewis and
Clark centennial exposition, to be held
at Portland. Ore, June 1 to Oct 15, in
elusive.
Colin II. McIsaac, director general OF
the exposition, yesterday called on
Gov. John A. Johnson at the state cap
ltol and left with the governor a hand
somely engraved invitation for Mime
sofas state government and her people
10 participate in the exposition.
The enterprising director general in
vited the governor to recommend to the
legislature that suitable appropriation
be made for the proper display of the
resources of Minnesota at the Portland
1air. The governor declined to make
formal recommendation to the legis-
lature, but admitted his personal belief
that the state should be adequately
represented
Mr. McIsaac will appear before the
two branches of the legislature today
and extend to the legislative branch of
the government an invitation to come
out and assist in making the exposi-
ton an even greater success than he is
assured it will be.
The invitation to official and private
Minnesota to visit the Portland exposi-
tion is from the president and directors
OF the association, organized to manage
the great exposition of the resources
or the Pacific Northwest. 1t is ex-
TENDED 10 the governor and his state to
visit the Lewis and Clark centennial,
the American Pacific exposition and
the oriental fair.
Gov. Johnson said yesterday:
While shall not officially recommend
70 tne Legislature that ii make an apprO
prlation that Minnesota may be repre-
SGntpd at the fa I hal @t,ot
should appropriate a reasonable amount
Tor that purpose. In a general way l am
or the opinion that an amount expended
Dy the state in making a display of its
resources at any of these great fairs is
money We'll invested. II the legislature
should see fit to make an appropriation
sources at Portland. should not veto the
Dill. Our trade interests in the Pacific
Northwest states. / am told are no mean
item IN the total volume of our trade.
ana Minnesota manufacturers and jobbers
l should think would be glad to coop
crate in making a Minnesota exhibit that
WOULD be in every way representative of
Colin H. McIsaac, commissioner gen.
eral of the Lewis and Clark exposition.
arrived in st. Paul yesterday His
mission is TO try to get an adequate
representation of Minnesota at the fair
Yesterday he called on Gov. Johnson
and laid the formal invitation before
him.
Mr.. McIsaac says that the main
buildings of the fair, ten in number.
are complete and could be opened to-
morrow If necessary. At present the
hnishing touches are being put on
some of the state buildings and the
fair generally is in a condition of ad-
vancement as far as building is con-
cerned, that he says is unequaled in
the record of fair building.
ssPOrf1an1 ic r,,lIipor o.. tk1 o.~-o.;
tlon," said he last night at the Ryan
hotel. I'VE started in to have a $780,
600 affair and now we have one repre-
sentng an expenditure of $4,000, 900,
and $500.000 of that sum was raised
right in the city. The exposition is of
the utmost Importance to Minnesota,
as its mission is to educate the country
to the fact that the great Northwest is
alive and doing business.
Oregon does s10.00O,0 900 business a
year with Minnesota and the trade has
just begun. The bulk of business goes
through the St Paul gateway and
every additional dollars worth means
that much more in the grand total of
results. If the exposition accomplishes
its result Minnesota will profit heavily
thereby. If it brings settlers to Ore
gon, Washington. Idaho and Montana
1t will help st. Paul and other Mime
sofa cities. On these grounds alone I
believe the Lewis and Clark exposi-
ton has a right to expect hearty sup
port from Minnesota.
We look for anywhere from a mil
lion to two and a half millions of paid
admissions during the time the gates
are open and it will be the purpose of
every Oregonian to try to impress
each visitor with the greatness and
pleasantness and richness of Oregon
and the surrounding states"