The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-01-02
APPROPRIATION
FOR EXPOSITION
Commercial Club Favors state Fund
OF 100000 To Benefit
Utah

for exposition purposes during the
next two years With this amount
Of money, 1t is set forth In a report
Of special committee adopted Sat
urday by the board Of governors,
that Utah could place an excellent
exhibit at both San Diego and San
Francisco during the Panama exposi-
ton, and that 100000 could be ex-
pended in the establishment and
maintenance of an exhibit here in
Salt Lake Of the resources Of the
state which would result in great
good.
This exhibit would be collected by
the Utah Development league and ex-
hibited in connection with the
leagues publicity campaign. Thous-
ands of tourists who will stop Off
here on the way to the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition would undoubtedly
become interested and make invest
ments.
The special committee making the
report consists of r. ID. Woodruff,
chairman; Windsor V. Rice, F. S.
Murphy, Edgar s. Hills, Frank B.
Stephens, o. c. Beebe and Joseph
e. Caine. The report as adopted by
the board follows:
Immediately after its appointment
your committee proceeded to San
Diego spending four days in looking
over the exposition grounds the city
and the surrounding country. After
full inspection Of the grounds the
working plans and the financial ar
rangements, the committee Is con.
WINGED that the Panama California
exposition is already an assured
success and that the state of Utah
cannot afford to forego the opportun-
ity Of making an elaborate display
upon that occasion. The affairs Of
the exposition are in the hands Of
enterprising and energetic young
men who appear to have an intelli.
gent grasp of the situation and the
ability and determination TO make
the show complete success.
In submitting its recommendation
for an appropriation for this under
taking your committee is impressed
with the wonderful opportunities the
State of Utah will have from now
until the end of the year 1915 for cx-
plotting it's attractions and resources
With this in mind, 1t is the unani.
nous opinion of this committee that
the State of Utah should appropriate
the sum of 100000 to be expended
upon the Panama-Pacific exposition
at San Francisco and Panama-Cali
fornia exposition at San Diego, the
establishment and maintenance Of
high class exhibit Of all of the states
products and resources in Salt Lake
City and an elaborate and extensive
campaign of publicity in connection
with these exhibits. This appropria-
ton should, in the opinion Of your
committee, be distributed as follows:
"First-Not less than 100000 to
be expended in the establishment and
maintenance of high class exhibit
of Utah's resources In the Vermont
building on South Temple street or
in some other desirable location in
Salt Lake CITY, that all of the coun-
ties OF the state be given equal rep
resentation in this exhibit and that
the cost of gathering and mainten-
ance the county exhibits be borne
from this general fund; that book
let's, pamphlets and other literature
advertising the State of Utah be is
sued at once and be given wide dis
tribution; that a part of this fund
be made available for inducing trans
continental travellers to stop over in
the State Of Utah en- route to or from
the Pacific coast and for showing
them the resources and attractions
of the state.
In the opinion Of your committee,
considerable portion of this fund
should be mado available at once for
the establishment OF the exhibits and
for the necessary publicity attendant
upon its exploitation.
"Second-That the balance Of the
appropriation OF 100000 be divided
equally between the Panama-Pacific
exposition at San Francisco and the
Panama. California exposition at San
Diego; that these funds be expended
under the directions Of commission
ers selected for their experience in
exhibition and publicity work and
that while the funds be carefully
safeguarded, the commissioners be
given great latitude and discretion
to the end that the greatest possible
advantage may acrue to the state at
large"