The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-13

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exhibition with $5.0G0,000, that seems
too small for an exhibition which
would be worthy of, Canada and wor-
thy of the most admirable remarks
hear here. Five millions, think,
would not do 1t. If you expect $2,-
100000 from the Canadian govern
ment, then all you have contributing
from other sources is only $1,25O.O00,
that Is including the city of Winni-
peg. Exposition corporation and the
railways and gate receipts of $780,
900. 1t does not seem to me very
large amount of money to be contri-
buted from those sources in propor-
tion to the amount asked to be contri-
buted by the government. If it is to
be a national exposition SIS, 900 900
seems too small; If it Is to be a pro-
vincial exposition, such as in Port
land and Seattle, it Ia too large. At
Seattle the federal government con-
tributed 100000, while we are asked
to contribute $2.5OO,0O0. and from all
other sources the amount placed in
the hands of the committee would be
S2,500O00.
No Money From Railways.
Il must say that, to me, that the
expectations seem larger than they
appear in reality. They are expecting
assistance from the railways, but
from the remarks of MIR. Whyte. l in
fer that they would contribute in the
way of reduced fares, as l did not
gather from his statement that the
companies would contribute to the
funds of the exposition company.
The only way Mr.. Whyte said the
companies would assist would be by
reduced fares. / did not hear any re-
mark about any contribution of mon
ey. may say have to express my
views that in mind you have not come
here with such project as to justify
such demand such as you make upon
the government. OF course it will. be
my duty to have the matter taken in
to consideration by the government.
l do not know what the minister of
finance will be able to contribute
this year. While the amount is a big
one, in sense of provincial expo
sition, l state again it is on the small
side for universal exposition, such
as you propose. regret l cannot say
more on this occasion, and while
deeply in sympathy with the project,
it is matter which requires some
further consideration"
Benefit to Canada.
j. w. Dafoe, who was the first
speaker. said the exposition, though
local in it's origin. would be national
in spirit and in scope. 1t would. he
thought. pay Canada in way of adver-
tisement for the amount of money it
was proposed to invest in it, Mr.. Da-
foe declared that the time was op-
perfume at the beginning of the CEN
tury, which is to be Canada's century,
to have a worlds fair which will eX-
press to the world the capabilities
and resources Of the dominion. He
predicted that the fair would result in
a large acquisition of European capi-.
tai to- Canada.
Financial and Business Aspect.
E. d. Martin. president of the board
of trade. presented the financial and
business aspect of the proposed eX-
position. He said that careful in
quiry had been made as to the effect
of world fairs on such cities as Chi
ago, st. Louis and Portland. Oregon.
In every instance good to the cities
and country had resulted.
Mr.. Martin emphasized the fact that
the dominion government in recent
years has spent more than s2000,000
on foreign eXpositions. MIR. Martin
said that what those interested desir-
ed was federal grant of s2,500,O00.
This was because 1t was realized that
if fair is to be held at all. it should
be made a success. The Centennial
corporation, he said, in various ways
would raise an equal sum. The total
prOposed expenditure would be over
$S.OO0.00O.
William Whyte. second vice presi-
dent of the G. P. R.. said that the
growth of the east depends entirely
on the development of the west. The
holding of this exposition would bring
east and west closed together. make
stronger the ties which bind Canada
to the mother country, and aid i'm
migration. He assured the govern
ment that the railways would do ev-
erything possible to help the eXposi-
ton.
Manufacturers Favor Ii.
John A. MacDaugal, M. L. A., of AL
berta, gave his support to the delega-
tion. John Hendry, president of the
Dominion Manufacturers association
said the manufacturers of the domin-
ion favored the idea of the exposition
as did also the province of British
Columbia, for which he could speak.
]. A. NJ. Atkins in an impassioned
speech, declared that Canadians from
the Atlantic to the Pacific were in
favor of the proposed exposition.
AVIATORS COMING
Paulllan and Assistants on Their Way
to America.
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