The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-22
WANT 100000 NAMES.
Kentucky Jamestown Exposition
Commission Calls for Popu-
lar Subscriptions to
Fund.

A well-attended meeting of the
kentucky jamestown Exposition
Commission was held last We'd
nesday at the headquarters of the
Commission in Louisville. The
meeting was called by Col. j.
Stoddard Johnson, President, for
the purpose of devising ways and
means to continue the campaign
for popular subscriptions to the
Kentucky Building and Exhibit
Fund.
Citizens from every section of
the State have been responding
to the call for funds, but as it
will requir not less than $40, 600 to
erect "a building and making a
proper display covering the pro-
ducts and resources of the State,
the Commission is still a long
way from the desired goal. Less
than five months remain before
the opening of the Exposition and
with the stupendoVs amount of
work ahead, it is necessary that
the subscriptions be received at
all early date.
Direct appeals have already
been made to those friends of
State development who showed
an interest by subscribing to the
Kentucky Exhibit fund for the
st. Louis Worlds Fair of 1904
and now campaign will be car
ried on which will cover every
class of business and So tar as
possible every individual in the
State. A plea for popular sub
scriptions throughout Kentucky
as made. 1t is the wish of the
Commission that 10000 names
may appear on the subscription
books. Therefore no subscrip-
ton is too small to be of value.
The Commission invites every
citizen of the State to give an
expression of substantial inter est
in this movement. G. G. Ousley,
Secretary, 204 Commercial Build
ing, Louisville. is authorized by
the Commission to receive all
subscriptions. The general
public is urged to send contribu-
tions direct to him and the re-
ceipt OF the treasurer for the
amount subscribed will be prompt
ly forwarded. In cases where it
is not desired to make cash sub
scription, the Commission is
anxious that those willing to give,
notify the secretary by mail of
the amount of the il subscription,
naming future date for pay
ment. All payments should be
made on or before February /,
1907.
Attention has heretofore been
called to the manner in which
the money will be spent. The
Commissioner s are giving their
services entirely gratuitously to
the work and every cent subscrib-
ed will be devoted to the erection
of a Kentucky Building. and the
collection, transportation. INSTALL
lation and maintenance of an ex-
hibit from this State.
At Wednesdays meeting con-
siderable progress along the
various lines of endeavor was re-
ported by Commissioners. The
mineral, agricultural and forestry
exhibits from this State promise
to prove more interesting than
at any previous Worlds Fair, al
though the exhibits may not be
built on so large scale as here
tofore. 1t is the intention of the
Commission, however, to make
every department model of COM
pleteness. The historiacal depart
ment will doubtless be the m ost
interesting this State has ever
sent to an Exposition. Many
prot1ers of valuable historical
souvenirs have already been made
to the Commission.
A committee was authorized
to visit jamestown at once and
select the building site for Ken
lucky and also secure the neces-
sary space for exhibits in various
Exposition buildings.
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