The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
hill Introduced Appropriating
100000 for Utah's Repre-
sentation at Big Fair.
PERMISSION OF SEVEN
FOR ADMINISTERING FUND
Magnificent Building COntem-
plated in Measure Presented
for Consideration.

| The exploitation OF Utan industries
Ind resources on scale never before
bftsmpted is contemplated by bill in
induced in the house on Saturday by
representative Wootton of Utah coun,
N, appropriating 100000 for the es'
|ablishing and maintenance of the Utah
|.xhibit at the Panama Pacific Interna.
<iouaI exposition at San Francisco in
Ibis.
N The bill was introduced as the re
nlt Of conference between Governor
kpry. representative Wootton, chair
han OF the committee on appropriations
|yn the house, and Senator w. y. vii.
Eams, chairman Of appropriations. in
bs senate. The men at the conference
/greed that the exposition plan for San
fsneisco would be the greatest world s
.sir ever held and that it offered an
/p3ogtunity for advertising Utah and
s resources such as had never before
Zen presented. For this reason they
EeTe agreed that generous approprla,
ou should be made.
] For Magnificent Building.
With the money which it is expected
De legislature will appropriate a mag
iEcert building for Utah will be con.
ructed on the exposition grounds in
An Francisco and beautiful and In.
/metive exhibit maintained.
In his message Il few days ago Gov
NOR Spry called attention 10 the pro-
|oeed exposition at San Francisco and
Kled its Endorsement by the Utah leg.
ERturc. Later. after conference
Iith representatives Of the San Fran.
sco exposition and Salt Lake bust.
IS men, the governor urged the i'm
Iediate introduction of a bill, which
demonstrates clearly the attitude OF
lab toward the San Francisco expo.
hon.
Robert z. Connolly of the San Fran.
seo exposition committee, is at pres
~ IN Salt Lake and he attended the
Inference in the governors S Office Sat
LAY morning with the chairmen OF
- appropriation committees of the
. use and senate. 1T was then agreed
- representative Wootton should in.
Uduce the bill in the house on Sat
lay, providing for Utah s representa-
! IN at the exposition. 4 similar bill
~ be introduced in the senate Mon
-B by Senator Williams.
Provides for Commission.
i|Representative Wootton IS bill pro
y pes for the appointment of the gov
1 Dor as Panama-Pacifc Internationa
position commissioner for Utah with
yer to appoint a commission of seven
Embers to have control over Utah ::
pfesentation at the exposition, The
Hnmisslon will also have charge of The
fpenditures of all money appropriated
the state of Utah for the construc
OF buildings and the establishing
maintaining of an exhibit of tn,
oducts of Utah at the San Francisco
~ |position.
The bill provides that the member!
tne commission shall receive no com
ntatlon for their services, but tina
y shall 4eve the power to emplo,
tn persons as are necessary for tn,
pose OF carrying out the provisions
the measure.
The bill provides that 5000, 900 or a
zen Of that sum as may be necessary
collecting. establishing and main
shall be available January l3, 1915
- $4,000 on October /, 1914.
ne bill contains an emergency
] fnse and becomes effective upon ap
..spyal.
Ipptah is thus the first state in tn,
on, outside Of California. to talk
eiai recognition Of the big exposi
Which is TO mark the opening o
ranama canal connecting the At
'c,4fNc with the Pacific,
usah's Assistance Appreciated.
IN the fight for the Panama Pacifi
,f'tPsitIon California has received no as
rs Hsnce more gracefully extended thai
pfomscd by the administration o
ggN|p SAID Il. f.. Connolly, who ar
- In salt Lake several days ag
Heselt the request for an appropria
II We have believed from til
- mat all the west would combiu
-nke this the greatest celebration j.
fl Prn history, but such prompt AM
<fons action by the people Of Uta
10y iall to awaken the deep appTe
wv Hpn of all California.
confidently believe that an
~ nm invested in the exposition n
-sa1lL francisco Will be safely placed
WV Know. from my acquaintance wit
noj( development, that your pcopl
kp IHe9uaintcd with the methods o
ning the best results from apprc
, ~ ions made for advertising pui
- When il was first proposed tina
=" tornia should raise SIT 100000 flo
purposes Of the exposition fee
10y ~ doubt existed. but the burdc
oeen SO generally distributed thn
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