Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-10
IOWA BUILDING At SAN FRAN.
CISCO EXPEDITION GIVEN
CHOICE LOCATION
HAWkEYE STATE iNpuerRtEs
TO De SHOWN IN MOVIES
Frss Exhibition Of Pietures sseursd ~
conesssion-A Place Of Welcome and
Rsposs For Iowa People Attending
show-Govsrnor Clarke in Great
Demand 40 Speaker During Stay.
Especial corespondence.1

San Francisco, April 10.-Iowa Is 90.
ing to be represented at the Panama
Pacific exposition in commemorative
Of the opening of the Panama canal
The site for Iowa building has beer
selected, the deed secured, the dedica-
ton ceremonies finished.
I'VE dedicated this Site" said Gov
ernor Clarke. on receiving deed for the
land on behalf Of the Iowa people, "tc
the erection of building that shall
be the home of Iowa during the ex-
position months, where her people may
come and renew, their devotion to their
beloved state, where former residents
may renew old acquaintances where
the richness and beauty and greatness
of Iowa may dwell. where the f1neness
character and moral force Of her citi-
zenship may be exemplitied and where
the stranger also may find welcome and
repcge We dedicate this site to all
the high purposes involved in a great
exposition erected here in the name
of humanity and for the good Of man
kind
\ distinguished party gathered on
the occasion Of the dedication of the
Iowa site, including President Moore of
the exposition, General Pershing of the
L. S. Army. representatives of num-
Der of foreign countries, the Nebras ska
commission and many ex-Iowans. The
L. S.. Infantry band furnished music.
Addresses were made by President
Moore, William r. Sesnon. John j.
Dwyer all of San Francisco, General
Pershing of the army. and by Messrs.
Fl. o. Bernhrock for Waterloo. w G..
Haskell for Cedar Rapids, Ralph Boil
ton for Des Moines and Hugh H.
Shepard for Mason City. The flag was
raised by c. D. Cass of Waterloo
Good Site Chosen.
The site selected and secured is a
very good one. next to Massachusetts
where "a 100000 building is to be
erected. which will be in fact New
England building
. Prior to this. the Iowa delegation
met and organized with Governor
Clarke as chairman. and Ora Williams
as secretary A committee consisting
of Judge Deemer and Messrs. Cass.
Bolton, Shepard and Haskell secured
from the exposition management the
Iowa exhibits and concessions as to
the Iowa building. The space for Iowa
exhibits in the several exposition build
chinery building 5000 square feet: ag-
rculture, $500 feet; manufactures
$500 feet; mines and mining machin :
cry, 5000 feet: transportation 1000
feet: liberal arts, 1000 feet: social
,{o III;
The space will be held for Iowa until
July ! next. except as to live stock
which is September I.
Iowa in Movies.
Concession was secured for the right
to show moving pictures of Iowa indus
tries and activities free in the Iowa
building, with other needful agree
ments as to the use Of the Iowa build
ing
At a later session Of the delegation
an executive committee consisting of
Messrs Cas-. Haskell, Bolton, Haw and
Shepard was appointed for general pur-
poses. The committee was authorized
on behalf of the delegation to arrange
for a convention Of commercial clubs
in about ten days for the purpose of
securing unity Of action in Iowa in re-
gard to various matters not only con-
nected with the exposition but for a
permanent movement to do all things
possible to give Iowa every possible
advantage which the state can secure
from the exposition. The call for this
will be issued at once. It will be held
in the state house probably April 81 or
a few days thereafter.
The Iowa delegation consisted OF if
teen persons. appointed by the gov
ernor and commercial clubs. Four en-
tire days were given over to hard work
in connection with the exposition and
getting ready for a representation fol-