The weekly Iberian., 1914-11-28
LOUISIANA TO Be
REPRESENTED AT
SAN FRANCISCO.

The Exposition officials at San
francisco have accepted plans
and specifications for the Lonisi
ana Building and work will com
mence just as soon AZ the contract
can be lei.
Mr. John Numa Colomb who is
living in San Francisco is a
native Of Louisiana and has gen.
erally offered 70 represent the
Commission in the letting of this
Contract. The Louisiana Society
Of California comprises more than
Hundred LouislaDians, are very
enthusiastic over the idea Of hav-
ing Louisiana represented al this
Great Exposition, and have offer
ed their services to do anything
possible TO make the Exhibit a
success,
The first Five Thousand allot-
ment Of Medallions has just been
received and is being distributed
among the different Banks over
the State, who have offered TO dis
pose of them. Every citizen who
is patriotic enough to i1vest on Z
DOLLA Il in this grea5 adve IA
ing campaign for LouietaEe Gtil
purchase One Of these MedaIiious
and preserve il as a badge Of pa
triotic citizenship. The women
of the Stale have been asked to
take charge Of this campaign for
selling Medai'jons. Committees
are now being formed for this
work and it IS expected that every
patriotic woman IN the STATE VII
be willing to help
! This is L0nisiana's one great on
portuDity to advertise her wonder
fuI resources to America and ev
cry Louisianian should make it
his individual business TO see that
Louisiana takes proper advantage
Of ii. * second class Exhibit
would he OF less than no value.
The Exhibitors at the Louisiana
State Fair at Shreveport we're
very generous with tbs 10mmls-
sion; furnishing Two ca. oads Of
splendid agricultural Ezbibits.
These Exhibits have been shipped
| to New Orleans and are now be
ing gotten iD shape for shipment
to California. Other Exhibits are
beng sent III every day and 1t is
expecged that by January first,
this viii be one Of the most com
plete Exhibits ever shipped from
the State.
The Commission Council of New
Orleans have just appropriated
Five Thousand Dollars to this
fund; this makes Nine parishes
that have contributed, mp to date.
Many others have it under advise
ment and it is expected before the
campaign is completed, that every
parish in the State viii have sub
scriOed. The Governor has issued
a pfooiamation, setting aside Sat
urday, December Fifth, as spe
cial day for the sale OF Louisiana
Medalli0ns. Every town and city
10 the State will be asked to co.
operate in selling these Medal
lions, and it is hoped to raise, at
least, Twenty five Thousand Dol
lars.
The Commission has notified
the Officials at Sar Francisco that
they may expect Louisiana to
have the best Agricultural Exhi
bit shown at tne Exposition.
Every community ia the State
should be glad to make this fact
and should any special Exhibit,
win Blue Ribbon at this Great
Worlds Exposition, the section of
Louisiana from which it came,
should be indeed proud, as the
Press over the world would adyer
tise that individual section IN
such way as would be impossible
under any other conditions.
Is your Bank patriotic? Ii you
want to find out, call and see If
they have Louisiana MedallioDs
for sale. If they have you will
find little card al Their window,
stating this fact, and you should
find smiling cashier who will be
willing to show them to you and
encourage your support q The
Project.
Every Louisianian should re-
member that Saturday, December
Fifth, is Louisiana Medallion Day,
and he should know thai the Com
mission appointed by the Gov
ernor to have Louisiana properly
represented at this Exposition are
given their time and energies, free
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