The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-13
STATE PARTICIPATION.
virginia's Call to Sister States Meet
ing With Hearty Response.

Will have charge OF New York's par
ticipation in the jamestown EXPOSE
ton, very aptly struck the key note
of the jamestown celebration when he
said that 'Virginias invitation to her
sister States was nothing but the call
of the mother inviting her children to
celebrate the parents birthday" That
it has been so considered, the ready
response which the states have made
to Virginia's invitation sufficiently
proves.
The great Empire States has the
honor of making the largest appropria-
ton up to the present time, viz, $780,
10000.
North Carolina was the first State
to appropriate, but there was a con-
dition connected with the legislative
enactment, viz, that the United States
should appropriate a certain sum be-
fore North Cardinals bill should go
into force.
The first unconditional appropriation
came from New Jersey; $4,000 was
the sum designated. Recently Gov
ernor Stokes, of that state, accompan-
led by his entire commission, visited
the Exposition grounds, inspected the
surrounding territory, became ac-
quainted with the plans of the mana
gers and returning to New Jersey, pro-
claimed that it would be his endeavor
to see that his state largely increased
her appropriation, SO that she would
make an exhibit commensurate with
the historical Importance and CONNER
cial position of the commonwealth.
The commissioners from many other
states have visited the Exposition and
secured sites for their buildings. The
first commission came from Rhode Is
land and the conferences between
Rhode Island and the Jamestown peo-
pie were very interesting and left
many new thoughts with the mana
gers Of the celebration.
Rhode Island, which is a very rich
state in proportion to its size and
population, has a history of which anv
American commonwealth, might well
be proud, and the states commission
ers decided that an historical display
in their state building would be the
most proper form of participation, and
they have prepared plans for such an
exhibition.
Connecticut made an appropriation
at the last session of its legislature
and Governor Roberts, together with
his commissioners and number OF
prominent state officials recently Wis
tied the Exposition grounds. They ex-
pressed great surprise at the progress
of the work and at the perfection OF
| the plans.
Commissioners from Illinois, Penn
| Sylvania. Massachusetts, Maryland
Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina anG
Missouri have already selected sites
for their state buildings. Ohio ha.
just passed an appropriation of $751;
600, and will select it's site in the very
near future, as will South Carolina
which has made an appropriation o.
$4,000.
Besides these States, Maine, Wis.
consin, Florida and Delaware will bt
represented. The Exposition Company
made no effort to secure State partici
patton until the Federal government
officially endorsed the celebration
therefore, owing to lack of time anC
the fact that most of the other state!
have had no legislative sessions sine,
the 4th of last March, the invitations
TO participate have not reached all tn,
CONFERENCE.-The.
Among those states which hav,
been invited and have considered par
ticipation are Iowa and Kentucky.
In Iowa a bill is now pending which
in all probability will be passed, AM
Kentucky, through some misunder
standing, failed to reach the Exposi
ton bill, but a popular subscription
is now being raised there for the pur
pose of participation.
All of the states whose legislature
meet this year and those which do no
meet until next year will be invite,
and it is hardly possible that any on
will refuse Virginias invitation.
The entire amount appropriated u
to this time by the various State
reaches we'll over 100000 and thi
sum is likely to be increased largel
until the final amount expended b.
the states will approximate if not ex
coed one million and half dollars.
Mrs. Welsh Entertains the Gard Club