OCR Text |
Show PORTLAND FAIR I T9 THE FRONT Lewis & Clark Show - Discussed. Fred Kiesel Thinks th 3 Appropriation Ap-propriation Should Be Increased. Pence Incident May React to the Advantage Ad-vantage of the Utah Exhibitors. Ex-hibitors. At a meriln of the T.ewis and Clark commission, which was held In Oov Wells's office yesterday, a draft of the annual report was submitted and approved ap-proved The commission has drawn flOCO of tho $10,000 appropriated by the Legislature Legisla-ture Of this $619 10 has been spent The rest,' $889.90, is still to the credit of tho commission In the bank. 8 T. YV hi taker, director-general of the l'tah exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase exposition may receive tho same position posi-tion with the Lewis and Clark exposition. Nothing definite has been said vet, but it Is expected that he will get an offer. Wants More Money. The Hon. Fred J Kiesel spoko ln favor of asking the Legislature for an additional addition-al appropriation besides the 110,000 now at the disposal of the commission He thought it was an excellent opportunliv for l"tah to make a good showing and advertise ad-vertise her resources It would be better h' said, than the St Louis Fair had been because of tho size of tho latter In a very elaborate exhibition no State could make a showing thnt would stand out. Although l'tah had done splendidly at St. Louis, more than could nave been expected ex-pected with the comparatively small appropriation ap-propriation th? Slate could 'afford, the fair at Portland would give n better chance to outshine tho Other States It was decided that all the exhibits of L'tah at Portland should be concentrated; that Instead of scutterlnK the various things In different buildings. It would be better to have them all In a bunch. Forgiving Pence Incident. The disposition to resent the Lafe Pence Incident seems to bo dying out Some of th members of the commission thought that It would even react to tho advantage ef Utah. People ln Portland seem lo be trying- to make amends it la thought that because of tho Incident l'tah will be able to got concessions that could not otherwise be obtained. |