BUREAU OF SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Ways & Means Department of the Trans-Mississippi and International
Exposition took charge of this branch of the work after subscriptions
aggregating $404,720.00 had been secured, as evidenced by the certificate of
the committee appointed to review the subscriptions obtained up to December
1st, 1896 (See General Operations, page _____)  and the task of securing
further subscriptions to an adequate amount, and of making collections of the
assessments on the subscriptions, was at once begun and pursues with
indefatigable energy.  This kind of effort is familiar to many and it is
unnecessary to dwell upon the details of it in this case, but only to give
results.

Manager of this department by untiring effort of himself and of aids called to
his assistance, succeeded in increasing the subscriptions by $221,242.70,
making the aggregate amount of subscriptions to the Exposition $625,962.70, of
which amount there was collected the sum of $548,415.20, or eighty eight (88)
per cent of the entire subscriptions.

When the financial situation and possibilities of the years 1896 and 1897, are
considered it will be quickly granted that this was a remarkable record of
collections of such a general and promiscuous subscription list.

The subscriptions to the Exposition were in number and amounts as follows:

3,284  subscriptions of $		10.00 each
1,113							20.00
439								30.00
66								40.00
790								50.00
10								60.00 
5								70.00
4								80.00
494								100.00
1								110.00
1								120.00
22								150.00
94								200.00
48								250.00
37								300.00
2								350.00
4								400.00
64								500.00
3								600.00
6								650.00
3								750.00
36							1,000.00
1							1,250.00
3							1,500.00
9							2,000.00
9							2,500.00
6subscription of 	$3,000.00 each
8							5,000.00
4							10,000.00
1							15,000.00
1							20,000.00
1							25,000.00
2							30,000.00
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Of subscriptions of $5,000.00 and greater amounts the list is as follows:

The Burlington System                        $30,000.00
The Chicago and Northwestern System          $30,000.00
The Union Pacific System                     $25,000.00
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific System    $20,000.00
The Missouri Pacific System                  $15,000.00
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul System    $10,000.00
The Omaha Street Railway Co.                 $10,000.00
The Omaha Gas Co.                            $10,000.00
Mr. Herman Kountz                            $10,000.00
Mr. Edward Rosewater                         $ 5,000.00
The Union Stockyards Co.                     $ 5,000.00
The New York Life Inc. Co.                   $ 5,000.00
The Nebraska Telephone Co.                   $ 5,000.00
Mr. Frank Murphy                             $ 5,000.00
The Byron Reed Co.                           $ 5,000.00
Chicago Lumber Co. of Omaha                  $ 5,000.00
Mr. Philip D. Armour                         $ 5,000.00

Assessments on these subscriptions were ordered by the Board of Directors as
follows:

November 28th, 1896      5 per cent
February 1st, 1897       5 per cent
March 1st, 1897          5 per cent
April 1st, 1897          5 per cent
June 1st, 1897          25 per cent
August 1st, 1897        20 per cent
February 1st, 1898      20 per cent
March 1st, 1898         15 per cent
100 per cent

The paid up subscriptions were in number and amount as shown in the following
statement.

Statement of Paid-up Stock Subscriptions:

1,194 Subscriptions         1 shares each
451                         2
211							3
39							4
500							5
8							6
2							7
4 							8
322							10
2							11
1							12
18 subscriptions          15 shares each
70							20
36							25
29							30
2 							35
4							40
52							50
3							60
1							60
1 							65
1 							75
34							100
1							125
1							150  
6  							200
6							250
6							300
10							500
2							1,000
1							2,000
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