Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-08
ExP0S|TIONS
SUBJECT OF
MESSAGE
GOVERNOR TELLS LEGISLATURE THAT
, He BELIEVES $4,000 IS ALL
STATE CAN AFFORD ITO ExPEND
ON THESE EVENTS.
COMMISSION MAKES
LENGTHY REPORT

ture yesterday afternoon, Governor
w. C. Mcdonald told the Legislators
tl.at he believed that $4,000 was all
that the new state ought to eXpend
upon the two Pacific coast eXpositions
to be held in 1915. Both eXpositions
are asking the state for appropria-
not express preference for either Of
tie two expositions but indicated
clearly in his message, that he believ-
ed that $4,000 ought to be the limit,
even if only one exposition were hon
ored with an exhibit from this state.
The house yesterday took no ac-
ton on the message but the two bills
by Speaker Baca on this subject are
special order for Monday afternoon.
With the governors message, he
sent the report Of his exposition com
mission which consists of William T.
Thornton. J. ]. Shuler, II. J. Hager-
man, II A. Jastro and r. +. TWitchell.
Mr. Twitchell is chairman and Mr..
SlAuler is secretary. The recommen-
dations of the commission are modest
and it is believed that small sum Of
money will be all that is necessary to
carry them into effect if they are
adopted by the legislature. The com
mission reports that it met. organized
and visited the exposition sites and
selected sites for the New Mexico eX-
hibit at both San Diego and San Fran
cisco.
That portion of the report, dealing
with the sort of exhibits recommend !
ed is as follows: +,
BY the terms of the joint resolution !
III der which your commission was
created, it is provided that the COM
mission prepare plans for the eX-
hibits of the state of New Mexico at
the said exposition and submit the
same, with its recommendations, to
the legislature of the state now in ses-
Pursuant to this provision. your
commission has adopted and agreed I
to recommend and report to the leg
slature that the state of New Mexico
be represented at both of the exposi.
tions; that it erect at the exposition
at San Diego, to be used and known
as the New Mexico building, a replica
Of the old church and mission of
Pecos and that it erect and maintain
at the exposition at San Francisco,
4 replica, either of the old church and
mission at Jemez or at Acoma. Your
believes that those two
can be reproduced at cost
antirely within the means of the
state.
In report of this character, your
finds that it cannot thor
,'lghly explain to your excellency and
O the legislature the plans which it
las in view for these exhibits, and
therefore suggests that joint meet
ng of the senate and house of repre-
be arranged for at an early
late, to be attended by your ex-
,cllency, the several state officials,
md all citizens interested in the well
are of the state. at which time this ;
through it's chairman and ,
Lembers, will orally explain to all
concerned what in its Judgment should
,e done. This suggestion is made for [
lie reason that owing to the peculiar
md at the same time comprehensive
'lans which your commission has
n view, it has thought best that the
'eople will be able better to under
tand them if presented in the man
Ter suggested, and for the further rea-
On that, at the present time, it has
cen considered more proper that all il
+ the plans relative to New MeXico's S
Ahibit should not be published until +
tier the representatives Of the
tate have officially acted thereon. t
Your commission has also taken T
Ito consideration the question of the I
late's appropriation for these expo o
tions, and, in making recommends. o
on it submits, your commission says d
lat, based upon the assessed valua. ii
on of the state, as at present found
non the assessment rolls, approxi- T
ately seventy-tve million dollars,
will cost each taxpayer of the
ate, upon each one hundred dollars
assessed property. the sum of ten el
ants per annum for the years 1913, al
IA and 1915 in order to make and W
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