Funds
Allocated by New York State
For Its Agricultural Exhibits
The
following exhibit allocations are listed on pp. 23-24 of the Report
of the Board of General Managers of the Exhibit of the State of New York
at the Pan-American Exposition - transmitted to the Legislature March
27, 1902, (Albany, N. Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, State Printers, 1902.)
| "During
the summer of 1900 the time of the chief executive officer and the
secretary was employed in obtaining information and data concerning
various exhibits contemplated by the board. From time to time this
information was placed before the executive committee, and early in
October the following superintendents and directors of exhibits were
chosen and allotments made:
Agricultural exhibit, J. H. Durkee of Sandy Hill, N. Y., superintendent salary $100 per month for twelve months: and John McCann of Elmira. N. Y., assistant superintendent : salary $75 month. Allotment for the exhibit, $15,000. Dairy exhibit, George A. Smith of Frankfort, N. Y., superintendent: salary $1200 for the entire period of his service. Allotment, $5,000. Horticultural exhibit, S. D. Willard of Geneva, N. Y., superintendent : no salary, except personal expenses, his assistant, F. E. Dawley, being allowed $1,000 for the entire period of his service. Allotment, $15,000. … Apiarian exhibit, Orel L. Hershiser of Buffalo, superintendent: salary $1,800 for entire period of his service. Allotment, $3,300. |
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