Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-15
EXPOSITION N BAD SHAPE.
Treasury Department seeking to Re
cover Balance Of Government Loan.


cover Balance Of Government Loan.
A dispatch from Washington 10 the
New York Herald says:
While the directors Of the jamestown
exposition are sending committee TO
Washington 90 attempt TO make am ar
rangement with the treasury depart
ment FOR the payment Of the govern
meut loan the officials of the treasury
department are making preparations 90
assume charge OF the exposition 20 the
extent of taking over the gate receipts
and applying them upon the eXposi-
ti0n's Indebtedness To the government.
Unless the committee makes haste In
getting Co Washington II is quito pos
idle that the arrangements OF the
treasury department 90 take over the
gate receipts may be completed before
ita arrival.
THO disposition on the part ~ the di-
rrctors 10 Ignore the expressed wish OF
Seey Couclyou in the selection OF Mr.
Alyah no. Martin as director general,
boz place of James NJ. Barr whom the
treasury department desires 10 remain
iu office until The close or the oNposi-
dion. has had "a tendency 10 mako the
relations of the department ana the exc
position somewhat strained. The expo
IUon. as debtor of the United states
t1 do, amount of Approximately etlIo00
b.. Iu un UOsitI0u 10 openly Disregard
tho suggestion OF the branch M Tho
government charged with me collection
off fhIt amount
WIN only little over month and
half tu rum there is no possibility
tnII Jln exposition cam repay ODE sof-
j emmouTs Joan While Che act making
tHp appropriation makes the debit lien
Uu tuu exposition grounds ana build
uss. fhis r. NOT looked upon ls "a very
largo asset and Che treasury officials
| ara worried over che prospect
Up to ths umr the exposition has
| mlIa three utNmeutH Ou tho loan, and
hga. amount fo about $4,000 How 10
| asgur. fnr remainder uf Lne million
| loaned Uy DuuCrsEs Dr. thr question. and
/ about tha uuly course ieft to ihg trrlH-
| us department is fo follow tho pfece-
| don't established at So Louis. ana tako
| tur FafU receipts ANA tnc receipts Of
| fn. aNpu.IfI0u frlm the c0ucofsl0uHircs.
10 i- bot believed thHt the income dur
| .ue fnr iima tnc exposition is t1 Dee open
would repay the loan. bat n may Boz de-
| OIIrI fHHt II is advisable Tor tno goN-
| oumUuI iI make tne best ~ ID bad har-
| guIu aud collect what is possible in
| thls manner hut the government hcsi-
| utes t0 tlHe this course.
| s..E Curtelyou is away on DIS vac
| cation uud Win noe return 40 Washing
| tom for two weeks. 80 steps VIII ho
ubun Iu lha matter without c0usulta-
| tI0u with fho secretary. hut this can
| readily b. dome hg wire should mo com-
| mittre frlm the directors flil to appear
m Washington or De- unable tO present
"a plan which VIII meet with tho favor
OF Acting iecy Edwards when they DO
| appear
Al the emo ar tnf pasHlse M ono ace
| makinF thC loan uf 81 uluno0 90 the eN-
| position Dbl The house NJ representative
| There Was appropriated tbboeN Tor tho
/ purpose of dlggIuE channel to me ek-
/ position grounds up to the passagc ~
that Hct there had already been appro-
1 lriated au agEregate ~ N-5lt olQ.