The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-23
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EXPOSITION


New Orleans is going after the Panama
Canal exposition in a businesslike way
that indicates a determination to get the
show if there IS any show to set il, and a
purpose to achieve success by deserving
success.
The first practical step in the campaign
after the return of the exploiting COM
mittee from Washington and the pull
ing off of the rousing reception to that
committee Of which an account has
already been given in these columns
was a big statewide mass-neeGng held
at the Atheneum the night of the 7th
instant, at which Mayor Behunan, Cover
nor Sanders. Attorney Bernard McCloskey
and President of the Cotton Exchange
w. B. Thompson made stirring speeches.
and the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, that the completion Of the Panama
Canal, the most stupendous engineering achieve
ment in all history, should be celebrated by a
great international exposition, and that New
logical point for such a celebration. Relieving
that we have here a metropolis best suited by
climate, convenience and people 10 properly
celebrate our nations glorious apIishment.
and desiring to dc our part IL marking this
smomentous epoch, we solemnlZ A@eelare that we
mt and intend to have at 2uthern gate
~ of the United States wSs Exposition OF
5as great magnitude and exeelle1wEAs work, en-
ergy. and money can produce
Resolved further. that it Is the sense of this
mass meeting of citizens gathered together from
fI1r.S4 4tIzEa
be formed tomorrow to further Rev Orleans as q
site for the Panama Exposition, shall ask the
legislature of the state of Louisiana which as
sembleS in May next to submit to us, the people
of Louisiana the question Of whether or not we
shall tax ourselves to finance this celebration
and exposition.
Resolved further; that we hereby invest the
corporation to be formed with full power TO
represent us and desire as hitherto set
FORTH before the legislature in the matter Of
taxation.
Resolved further, that in addition to the aid
furnished by state and city, voluntary centribu-
tions are and shall be solicited and requested
from those able to give, SO that the world
Panama Exposition Company may Immediately
begin its work Of forwarding this great under
taking.
E. L. Chappuis, a prominent public
accountant and one of the brightest OF
the eity's young business men, read the
outline of plan he had prepared fer the
of the exposition company
and the prosecution of its work. which /
met with unanimous favor. Mr.. Chap
puts then called for subscriptions to the !
capital stock with a view of raising a |
fund of 100000 for setting
the wheels of the company in motion /
and beginning with one subscription Of |
$25, 900, another of SIS, ZOO and a third Of
$4,000, many others ranging from $1,000
down to 500 were rapidly offered, with T
the result that before the meeting adj |
journed Gov. Sanders was able TO make
the gratifying announcement from the
chair that S188.5OO had been pledged
nearly double the sum sought as a
starter.
A committee of 500 menbers-250
from New Orleans and $50 from the
other parishes of the state-was APP
pointed to meet next day at the Grune-
valid Hotel and formally organize the
Worlds Panama Exposition Company.
This object was duly accomplished. the
corporation being capitalized at Sf0.-
100000 and the shares fixed at SO each
\ board Of directors was chosen, COM
oosed Of more than 100 citizens repre-
'enting an paEts d the state and ths