The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-07-30

gent suggestions by citizens and com
mercial clubs of South Dakota, and
Whereas, All the states surrounding
South Dakota are to be represented a,
the Panama-Paciic Exposition Will
large and impressive buildings anC
exhibits, and
Whereas, A number of these states
are paying their buildings and ex
hibits by 2 ate and voluntary sub
scriptions, =
Whereas, q is the sense of this
commissioning at the State of South
Dakota wOlo be placed in an unen.
viable posi- = / if it were not repre-
scented wheg the surrounding states
were,
Therefore 3 re it Resolved, That
this commi . N call upon all the citi.
zens of South Dakota to cooperate in
raising the necessary funds requiring
as they do only a small amount per
capita and particularly solicit the &C.
tive support and assistance of the
newspapers and commercial clubs in
South Dakota to give publicity and
assistance to all efforts of raising
money and securing exhibits for South
Dakota at the Panama-Pacific EXPOSE
ton and express in advance the appre-
citation by this commission of all such
patriotic efforts by the citizens Of
this state.
Various methods of raising money
were considered and the necessary
steps were taken to obtain the requir-
ed information for carrying out these
plans. 1t was the sense of the meet
ing that some form of souvenir should
be obtained and offered to the people
of South Dakota for sale at a price
that would realize considerable money
for the exhibit. 1t was found that the
state of Montana is using a dollar
souvenir in the form of a coin carry
ing the state seal on one side and the
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10000 have been disposed of already
and an additional 20, 900 have been
ordered. 1t was believed that mas
much as the State of Montana is not
as thickly populated or as wealthy as
the State of South Dakota, the State
of South Dakota should at least make
as good a showing as Montana in buy
ing these souvenirs. While no definite
action has been taken on this and
souvenir to be used, it was proposed
that at a later meeting of the commits
sion a day will be designated to be
known as Coin or Souvenir Day upon
which day all citizens of South Da-
kota will be called upon to buy these
souvenirs.
The particular style of building to
be adopted will be determined later
on. There was ONE informal discus
sion of the suggestions made by the
Legislature last winter that the Corn
Palace be chosen as the style of build
ing for this state together with alf-
alta decorations. A telegram was re-
ceiVed from the board of directors
from the exposition stating that il
was believed that it could be arranged
so that a earn palace could be con-
structed on the exposition grounds.
There had been some question as to
whether it would be allowed on ac-
count of the fact hat the buildings
erected for the exposition are all of a
fire proof character. 1t was stated in
the telegram from the board of direc-
tors that the corn and grasses used in
the decoration of such a building
could be chemically treated so as to
render them non-inf1amable.
The corn palace appealed to the
commission-irst because of its novel
ty and the certainty hat it would at
tract a great deal of attention,-sec-
ondly, because it would serve to adver-
tise to the crowds attending the eX-
position from all over the United
States that South Dakota is distinctly
a corn and alfalfa producing state.
1t should not be understood that the
commission has committed itself to
the corn palace plan since it has been
discussed only in an informal way.
The commission will be glad to re-
ceive suggestions from commercial
clubs and citizens from all over the
state as to the proper style of build
ing. The type of building will not be
determined until such time as the
has at it's command all
the available information and the sug-
gestions that may come in from the
different parts of the state.