The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-07-17

further that II had been Drought to the
Boards attention hat there was q law
under which the Commissioners may
appropriate or allow funds for exhibit
ing and advertising the esource Of
their counties.
Mr.. Mitchell was favorably impressed
with the suggestion Of Mr.. Fraser aud
withdrew his motion.
The motion of E.. A. Skillman that the
Chair appoint a committee of three to
confer with the Commissioners and ask.
ing the appointment of n or two
persons to canvass the county aud col
lect ores and explain to the people
throughout the county the advantages
to be obtained by the proposed exhibit
hose persons to receive compensation
for their services from the ~county-was
carried, aud the following committee
appointed: H. G. MoTerney. 8. NJ
Chord. John Hancock. Sr.
Some discussion arising regarding the
law allowing Commissioners to appro.
priats money for county exhibits. the
secretary read the following statute:
SECTION l. Whenever the State of Nevada
by Act of Legislature shall have decided to
make a State exhibit at any exposition, the
various counties may, for the purpose OF
more efficiently representing their resources
and products, by order of their respective
County Commissioners, employ some person
or persons to collect county exhibits and for
ward the same pursuant to instructions from
the State Board Of Commissioner Of such ex-
position.
SIC. 2. All collectors acting under author
ization Of County Commissioners shall col
lect and mark each and all samples in accord
ance with such instructions from the State
Board as may be necessary to secure clearness
and uniformity Of system in the State exhibit.
SEC. 8. The Commissioner of each county
may order the payment of such expenses as
may be incurred in collecting such exhibit out
of any available fund.
SEC. 4. The Commissioner may, for the
purpose of illustrating, exhibiting and adver-
Using the resources of their counties, maintain
permanent exhibits at suitable places. either
in this State or elsewhere, provided that they
shall not expend for the maintenance of such
permanent exhibit more than S25 10 any one
month. Nothing in this section shall be so
construed as to conflict in any way with sec
tions one, two or three.
Chairman Jeannott stated that Mr..
Kapp, solicitor for the Mining Congress.
had suggested at the previous meeting
that if possible a folder or pamphlet be
prepared for distribution at Golifeld,
showing the immense mineral values
already produced by Eureka, and the
county's present MI. jean
not thought this was a wise suggestion
and favored that a Publicity Committee
of seven be appointed to gather and
compile the matter for the proposed
booklet.
On motion OF Mr.. Fraser that a Pub
licity Committee of seven be appointed,
the chairman to be one Of its members,
the following were selected: Alex
Fraser, H. @. McTerney. G. II. German.
II. X. Mitchell, A. z. Mayberry, John
Hancock. ST., Chairman w. E. Jeannot.
s. NJ. Chord suggested that when
these pamphlets are given out at Gold
field a book or register be provided to
secure the names of all parties t. whom
they were given; that in this manner
the names of representative mining
men and others would be secured for
future use should it be desired at any
subse quent time to send out other mat.
ter.
Chairman Jeannot stated that the
printing of 5000 copies of these pam
phlets would cost about $3.50, besides
the half.tones. He also suggested that
besides mining the booklet should con-
tain references to other u of the
county.
John Hancock. Sr.. said he had been
authorized by O. II. German to say that
the latter would furnish all negatives
for the proposed pamphlet free of
charge.
On motion of S. NJ. Chord the follow
ing committee was appointed to solicit
funds for the printing Of 5000 copies
of the booklet, and this committee was
also empowered to have the printing
done: A. p. Mayberry. G. A. Fletcher.
j. II. Fine.
The meeting then adjourned to next
Monday evening at 1870 o'clock. when
the committee appointed to confer with
the County Commissioners will submit
its report.