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but under the terms of our contract with the Washington
University that amount was paid out of the rental fund of
$750,000 which we paid for these buildings as they stand.

Besides that $100,000, we promised to give you $15,000 for the
furnishing of that building. When we made that promise we did
not know you were going to get $100,000 from Congress which we
would have to pay back. * * *

Now, in view of what I have said, we feel that we will give you
the $15,000 for your building if you insist upon it; that is, we
have made the appropriation of $35,000 for the creche. The
$15,000 toward the equipment of the Woman's Building, under the
circumstances--it seems to me, we should be relieved of that
$15,000. I thought when I returned from Washington that the
financial worry had been met, but I have realized within the
past forty-eight hours that we can not open the exposition
within the nineteen and one-half millions. We will not go back
to Washington, however. We are economizing in every possible
way. * * *

An official communication was received by the president of the board of
lady managers stating that in the draft of the contract between the
Exposition Company and the Treasury Department--

It is provided that from the first payment of $1,000,000 there
shall be set aside by the Exposition Company $100,000 to be paid
to the board of lady managers according to the provisions of the
act and for no other purpose whatsoever.

The attention of the Exposition Company was called to this provision,
and on March 5, 1904, the two following letters were received:

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
_Office of the Secretary, March 5, 1904._

MADAM PRESIDENT: I am directed by President Francis to inform
you that the executive committee has approved the requisition of
the board of lady managers for $100,000, made available to said
board from the Government loan by special act of Congress, as
set forth in the resolution adopted by the board March 3, 1904.

Acting in accordance with the instructions of the executive
committee, the president has this day deposited, out of the
Government loan, the sum of $100,000 with the treasurer, Mr.
William H. Thompson, said sum to be drawn out by the board of
lady managers in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the
board; that is to say, to be "subjec