The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-01-03
SUGGEST S50,O00 MISSION FOR
 EXPOSITION
Various Phases of Proposed Repro duction of Arizona's Building at
 Exposition, Are Discussed.

Reproduce the San Xavier Mission as Arizona's building at the Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco.
 That is the suggestion being dis cussed by those interested in a dis tinctive international exposition ever held-the first great exposition of the west.
 Nowhere in the state of Arizona can there be found a building which has the architectural beauty, the tra- ditions and the fame of the San Xa- vier Mission.It would provide a home for the exhibit of this state which would be superlatively appropriate and distinctive, it is asserted. re- production of the mission, it is be- lieved, would be superior as an at traction to the exposition and as an advertisement to the state over any ordinary design which would be without associations.
 The authorship of the idea is un- known, but it has been discussed by the Arizona commissioners to the exposition. It occurred also to Secre- tary John F. Myers of the chamber of commerce. He spoke of it Friday to Dr. Frederick Vining Fisher, man ager of the lecture bureau of the eX- position, who spoke in Tucson Fri day night.
 
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 This is the finest mission I have ever Seen,' he said when he visited San Xavier in company with Secre tary Myers.
 I believe that the other commis- sioners to the exposition will favor the idea" said Nose Drachman Sat urday. T believe the building could be reproduced on a reduced scale for tn no be low because it would be of tenn porary construction, lumber and plas- ter. However" he added, humorous ly, Tt should be built of adobe bricks made from Arizona mud to be entire ly appropriate.
 The other commissioners are: Flu gene Brady O'Neill of Phoenix, J s. Douglas of Douglas; T. T. Johns of Prescott, and A. F. Thompson of Kingman.
 The commissioners said MT. Drachman, propose to ask the legis- lature at the special session for an of $5O,0OO for Ari- zona's exhibit We realize that funds are scant, but we believe that this is the best chance that Arizona will have to advertise in a long time 10 come and that it should be taken ad- of.
 State Senator A. A. Worsley, when asked to express an opinion on the proposal, expressed the fear that the appropriation for the Arizona exhibit would be small, owing to the unset tied tax question and the complaint of many people of the state at the size of the tax bills.
 The appropriation will take the form of a bond issue anyway, he added. T doubt that the legislature will feel justified in appropriating more than S50,000 and if it does that there will be no appropriation at all for San Diego.
 The details of the exhibit, the de sign of a building, and so forth, prob ably will be left to committee to be appointed by the governor. The legis- lature cannot take time to go into that
 The management of the San Diego is seeking an appropria- tion for an Arizona building at their fair which is to be held simultan- eously with that at San Francisco.
 The state is committed to an eXhib it at San Francisco by reason of hay given by the exposition. All of the western states with the exception of Wyoming have signified their inten- tion of having buildings at the Pan ama-Pacific exposition. The whole number of states that have promised to participate are 36. pr. Fisher de clared while here that all 4S states would doubtless be represented.
 It would be desirable to repro duce the inside as well as the outside of the misSion,' said Secretary Myers. The former might entail difficulties SC great as to be impracticable, but by all means the state building should take the form of the mission |