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Excerpt from Final Report of the Governor John Albert Johnson Memorial Commission: Saint Paul, Minn;, 1913 Sir: - I have the honor herewith to transmit to you the final and complete report of the John Albert Johnson Memorial Commission, the duties of which body have now terminated. This report is the work of the Secretary of the Commission, Mr. C. W. Ames, and it is to his capacity and unremitting devotion to the duties of the Commission that it is due, as well as in a large measure is due what we believe to be the successful issue of the labors of the Commission. A brief resume of the salient points may properly be incorporated in this letter to you. The Commission was created by your proclamation of appointment, on September 29, 1909. It held its first meeting on October 4, 1909. The collection of funds was closed on December 16, 1909. The St. Paul statue and monument to Governor Johnson was dedicated on October 19, 1912; and the St. Peter statue and monument will be dedicated on September 21, 1913. As you are advised, the maximum subscriptions received by the Commission, were the sum of one dollar from each individual. With the aid of the newspapers of the State, the Commission collected $24,349.07. This was increased by interest received on the money deposited while not in use, to make a total sum of $26,146.87. By the expenditure of this fund, the following memorials have been secured to the perpetuation of the memory of Governor Johnson: 1st. The monument in front of the Capitol at St. Paul, consisting of a heroic bronze statue of Governor Johnson, by Andrew O'Connor, with four incidental and supporting bronze statues, all on a pedestal of Minnesota granite. 2nd. A copy of the O'Connor portrait statue, in bronze, on a native granite pedestal, on the ground adjoining the Nicollet County Court House, at St. Peter, Minnesota, making a Johnson Monument and Park at the Governor's birthplace. 3rd. Six volumes of a memorial album, containing six thousand editorial clippings, referring to Governor Johnson's life and character, these purchased from the Pollock Clipping Bureau, and deposited by the Commission with the Minnesota State Historical Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.