Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-05-21
Proclamation

be IL known 10 tne people OF
the State of Mississippi that the
State Legislature duly assembled
in regular session in 1914 enact
ed a law providing that the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor
and Speaker of the House Of
Representatives should each
appoint a Commissioner, and
that the three thus appointed
should constitute a Commission
to be known as the Mississippi
Exposition Commission whose
duty it is with the assistance of
the Commissioner Of Agriculture
and Commerce to collect funds
for and take charge Of Misgis-
sippi's exhibit at and participa-
ton in the Panama-Pacific Inter
national Exposition at San
Francisco, California, in 1915.
Be it further known that the
Boards CT Supervisors Of the
various counties and the munich
pal authorities of the various
cities, towns and villages Of the
State Of Mississippi are authoriz-
ed and, enabled by Legislative
enactment to appropriate money
to aid in carrying out the work
of the Commission, and in all
the State Departments to lend
every reasonable aid and assis-
tance in facilitating the work.
Be it further known that this
Commission has accepted this re-
Sponsibility and is duly organiz-
ed and has entered upon its
duties, and proposes to erect a
Mississippi Building at this Ex-
position and, therein concentrate
and display a complete and COM
prehenSive exhibit Of the re-
sources of the State for the nine
and one half months duration of
the exposition and has approx
mated the cost for the enter
prise in its entirety at $50, 600.
Be it further known that such
an exhibit as is contemplated in
the plans purposes of the Com
mission as hereinbefore set out
will accomplish results that will
more than amply justify the cost
in that it will be Of inestimable
value to the agricultural, in
dustrial and commercial interests
of the State and will secure for
us such prestige and so maintain
our dignity among the States of
the Union and the Nations of the
World as will from the stand
points of State pride, national
patriotism and civic and econo-
mic value, make certain and per-
manent our progress and pros
perity in the forward march of
the age.
Now, therefore, we, Earl
Brewer, Governor, Theodore G.
Bilbo, Lieutenant Governor, and
Hillrie M. Quin, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, dc
most Urgently entreat and cal
upon all county and municipal
author ties to support out of
their general fund this worthy
and meritoriOus cause, believing
as we do that an investment OF
this nature will positively bring
to every interest Of the State 6
benefit and a blessing immeasur.
ably outWeighing the cost it viii
entail; and declare it to be the
patriotic duty OF all such authori-
ties to provide for the States
participation in an Exposition Of
International scope to the extent
that it will reflect with credit
upon the nation Of which the
State is an integral part as vel
as upon themselves who will re.
ceive a just share of the honor
and the glory of it all.
We also urge with equal EN-
phasis that every commercial,
civic, fraternal, professional anC
patriotic organization of the
State officially recognize anC
financially support this world
wide movement and in every
way possible facilitate the phil
a.Ithropic effort of the Com