The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-23
Special Committee So
Votes at Meeting
Yesterday
FOR CORN PALACE
Commission Informally Fa-
vors Building.-Money
Must Be Donated

Pierre, S. DIT was decided yes
terday at a meeting of the special
commission appointed by the gov
ernor, that South Dakota would be
represented at the Panama-Pacific
Exposition at San Francisco next year
with suitable building and an eX-
hibit. 1t is necessary that the money
to pay for this building and exhibit
be provided by private subscriptions
by the people of South Dakota and
the commission made an earnest APP
peal to the citizens and newspapers
of the state to cooperate in securing
the necessary funds.
1t was decided that the building
and exhibit would require the eX-
penditure of approximately $4,000.
All the members of the com
mission, appointed by the governor,
were present The commission con-
sists of W. c. Cook, of Sioux Falls,
j. w. Campbell, of Huron, w. c.
Lusk, of Yankton, Roswell Bottum,
of Aberdeen, w. r. Ronald, of Nit
chell, j. A. Stanley, of Hot Springs,
and Mayor Howard, of Lead. The
commission organized by electing
Mr.. Cook chairman and Mr.. Chas.
McCaffree, state commissioner of i'm
migration, as temporary secretary.
The question of Whether or not the
state should have an exhibit and
whether or not the necessary funds
could be obtained was first consider
ed. After full discussion it was de-
clared by unanimous vote to be the
sense of the commission that the
state should be represented at the
exposition and that the sum of ap-
proximately $4,000 would be nee
esary to finance it.
The following resolution directed
to the people of South Dakota was
adopted:
Ask Citizens to Help.
Whereas, 1t was proposed to the
legislature at it's session a year ago
that an appropriation should be
made for a state building and an ex-
h;bit at the Panama-Pacific EXPOSE
tion, land
Whereas, The Governor of the
not come TO vote in either house,
and
whereas, The Governor of the
State of South Dakota has seen fit to
appoint this commission as a result
of numerous and urgent suggestions
by citizens and commercial clubs of
South Dakota, and
Whereas, All the states surround
ing South Dakota are to be represent
ed at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
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and exhibits, and
Whereas, A number of these
states are paying for their buildings
and exhibits by private and voluntary
subscriptions, and
Whereas, 1t is the sense of this
commission that the State of South
Dakota would be placed in an unen-
viable position if it were not repre-
sented when the surrounding states
were;
therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That
this commission call upon all the cit
liens of South Dakota to cooperate
in raising the necessary funds, re
uuiring as they do only a small
amount per capita, and PARTICULAR.
solicit the active support and assist
ance of the newspapers and CONNER
cial clubs in South Dakota to Civ
publicity and assistance to all effort
of raising money and securing ex
hibits for South Dakota at the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition and express II
advance the appreciation by this com
mission of all such patriotic effort
by the citizens of this state
To Sell Souvenirs.
Various methods of raising none
were considered and the necessar
steps were taken to obtain the re
eauired information for carrying ou
these plans. 1t was the sense of tn
meeting that some form of souveni
should be obtained and offered to tn
people of South Dakota for sale at
price that would realize considerabl
money for the exhibit. 1t was foun
that the state of Montana is usin
dollar souvenir in the form of
rs coin carrying the state seal on on
side and the exposition seal on til
other. OF these 10000 have bee
disposed of already and an addition;
10000 have been ordered. 1t we
believed that inasmuch as the stat
of Montana is not as thickly pop,
lated or as wealthy as the state {
South Dakota, the State of South Di
kota should at least make as good
showing as Montana in buying the:
souvenirs. While no definite actic
has been tkaen on this, pending Il
selection of the style of souvenir
be used. it was proposed that at
later meeting of the commission
day to be designated to be known
s."Coinj or Souvenir Day" upon whit
/. day all citizens of South Dakota w
be called upon to buy these souve
q irs.
Corn Palace Favored.
'se 1.-The particular style Of building
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